Christmas crafts for outdoors

Dear friends, I have a crazy idea to spark Christmas in public transport in my neighbourhood…but I’m not sure how to do it safely. Can you advise me please?

A few steps from my front door is a lonely bus shelter, bravely facing the world with its large frame of brightly coloured, scrolling, advertisement posters.  Then there’s the bench, a few timetables tacked up around the other walls, a notice that you can’t just put up your own notices,  traces of old graffiti and a waste paper bin. 
I thought  I’d affix a few strands of sparkly tinsel up around the walls, fairly high so they’re not easy to dislodge.
But I’m not sure what to use to hold the tinsel up??  I have some clear, wide packing tape.
Also blutack, but I don’t think that would work. 

Today will be over 100°F. The last few days have been high 90s and humid, with strong winds. 

I’ve never done anything like this, so your advice is appreciated. TIA.


joanne said:

Dear friends, I have a crazy idea to spark Christmas in public transport in my neighbourhood…but I’m not sure how to do it safely. Can you advise me please?

A few steps from my front door is a lonely bus shelter, bravely facing the world with its large frame of brightly coloured, scrolling, advertisement posters.  Then there’s the bench, a few timetables tacked up around the other walls, a notice that you can’t just put up your own notices,  traces of old graffiti and a waste paper bin. 
I thought  I’d affix a few strands of sparkly tinsel up around the walls, fairly high so they’re not easy to dislodge.
But I’m not sure what to use to hold the tinsel up??  I have some clear, wide packing tape.
Also blutack, but I don’t think that would work. 

Today will be over 100°F. The last few days have been high 90s and humid, with strong winds. 

I’ve never done anything like this, so your advice is appreciated. TIA.

Are there posts? Openings where you could secure wire, string or ribbon? My husband I did this today with a little wire and ribbon. The utility company left this to rot on our berm, so we decided to make it festive. 


So, not the best pics (couldn’t stand in the road, for fear of being run over). On the viewer’s left wall, there’s a little tinsel tree wall-hanging complete with a star atop the greenery. In the middle, slightly to your right and leading away from you, is a length of gold tinsel looping around that roof strut.

Amazing how many elderly dog-walkers, runners, cycling packs, and tradies (construction trades workers) are out and about around 5-5:40am  oh oh Also, bus shelter is under video surveillance!

We’re expecting the remnants of a cyclone may trail through town in the next few days; winds more than thing else. Some parts of the State may reach 113°F+  in the meantime. 


Very disappointing: drove past this evening to discover Town Council has removed the tinsel. (It was still up this morning)


Well, guérilla action will need to be taken before the end of the week, methinks!!   grrr



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