To determine how many feet of lights you will need, first decide the size and number of stars you would like to make, and then add the lengths of each of the stakes required.
For more ideas and installation tips, see Nights All Aglow.
Outdoor Lighting: Stars
Bring a bit of the heavens down to snowy earth with stars fashioned from ordinary garden stakes.
Martha Stewart Living, December 2007
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