I love my garden by day. When the evenings are warm, it’s so nice to sit outside after sunset, and I wanted to find a way to love my backyard just as much at night. So I started looking at solar options for garden lighting. (I love solar garden lights because I don’t have to buy batteries or hide long, unsightly electrical cords…and of course the solar power is free!) Well, what a pleasant surprise! I had no idea there were so many choices, from traditional to artistic, functional to just pure fun. So how to choose the right lights? It depends on what you need, and what you want.

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Do you have an unofficial competition on your block for the best holiday lights? Maybe it’s your turn to host Christmas dinner (or the office party) and you want your home to look its best. Whatever the reason you decorate, you don’t have to spend hours arranging holiday lighting in the cold or running multiple extension cords, thanks to clever technology and modern LED decorations—some are so efficient that they’re even powered by batteries.

One of the quickest, easiest ways to light the entire outside of your home is with our Firefly Landscape Laser Light  Just stake it, plug it in, and it looks like you’ve strung 1,000 lights. Shine it on a giant tree, and when the wind blows, the lights even appear to twinkle. We guarantee you won’t miss climbing up and down the ladder on a cold day to string holiday lighting.
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There’s not much more fun than decorating the tree at Christmas time, and it goes way beyond choosing and hanging ornaments. It’s even better when you’re doing it as a group. Here are ways to make your holidays more meaningful, too.

Preparation
Before you start decorating, you’ll need:

• The tree
• Ornaments
• Lighting
• Tree accessories
• Storage

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Have you heard? Solutions is having a Pinterest Sweepstakes! We’re celebrating our new & exclusive instant decorating collection with a Pin To Win sweepstakes.  2 winners will each receive $500 worth of Solutions items.

For Details on how to enter and what to Pin, go here >

See our Pin Board example >

For your “pindow shopping” fun, we’ve gathered more photographs representing some of our favorite Solutions holiday products below. Happy Pinning!

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Many of the products found in some of our earliest Solutions catalogs are still around to this day—although they have evolved over the years. Take a look at this week’s featured product focus: Three-way Cordless Light vs. Superbrite Touch Light.

The Three-way Cordless was featured in the first Solutions catalog (March 1986). It operated on four D batteries, and you could either mount it on the wall using screws, or carry it around by the handle.

Its successor, the Superbrite Touch Light, is not only streamlined in design, but brighter and much easier to install. Just peel and stick! It’s perfect for cars, boats, closets, lighting up dark corners, etc. It is powered by three AAA batteries and uses energy-efficient LEDs that never need replacing. Many of the lighting products featured in today’s catalogs use LEDs, which are slowly dominating the lighting market due to consumers’ growing concerns of the environment.

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Now that Halloween is here, the holiday shopping season is upon us.  At Solutions we seem to be less focused on Halloween this year and more excited about preparing for Thanksgiving entertaining and Christmas family gatherings.  To help get you in the holiday mindset, we’ve listed below some of our favorite products that are new to Solutions for the 2011 holiday season.

Gift Box Ornaments:
New to the Gift Box Ornament roster is the Sock Monkey with his arm loaded with presents.  The Tall Santa got a fresh, new look this year as well.  Our Gift Box Ornaments are slightly larger than our Surprise Ornaments, so they hold more inside.  Whether it be candy, money, jewelry or a note, the new Sock Monkey Ornament will be happy to “gift wrap” your gift for you.

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From practical to decorative, Solutions carries a wide selection of lights with energy-efficient LEDs. What makes them so great? Read on to find out!

1. Less energy – lower utility bills
2. Last forever – less landfill waste
3. Battery-powered – no cords
4. Generate little heat – won’t burn on contact
5. Small in size plus shock-resistant

Visit our LED Lights category at Solutions.com for lots of bright ideas in LED lighting.

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“I use the tap lights in many ways; they are so handy.
(1) over the litter box so kitty can see at night
(2) the corded phone is in a corner under a cabinet; I put a tap light over it to enable us to see and use it during a power outage
(3)a couple in the console of the backseat of the car and in the front seat console
(4) in the dark recesses of the armoire–who knows what lurks there!?
(5)the wine cabinet
(6)the pantry and coat closet
(7)deep clothing drawers so I don’t have to turn on the lights and wake my husband
(8)our southwest style house has an entire built in entertainment wall, but no built in lighting. tap lights are great for up-lighting behind baskets and other items on display.
(9)used as a headlight/rear fender light on my granddaughter’s tricycle. She was delighted!
(10)under the kitchen sink, of course
(11) on the top of the bottom bookshelf. now I see the books down there and also the dust. (an unexpected benefit)

I’m going to have to start ordering these by the case. My 4 year old granddaughter and I keep coming up with new places to use them, and she wants to take some home!”

-Jeanne

Editors note: Thanks to everyone for your great tips and suggestions on ways to use the tap light. Be sure to visit the original Tells Us How You Use Your Tap Light post to read them all.

Shop for the Tap Light now at Solutions.com

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