Event Recap Chat with Jeff Carter of ChristmasCraftsman.com

[GE Jeff]

My website is for anyone who want to do a retro style Christmas display or who wants to add retro elements to your modern display. It has a link to GE Lighting guides that go back to the 20s. Also patterns for Popular Mechanic plywood cuts out and how to videos.

 

[Storeytime]

I love the retro ideas you have on there.

 

[Jordan Rivers]

I was just checking this one out

 

[SBellsRikki]

Oh wow, that's cool. That's my fav era of Santa

 

[Storeytime]

About how much does it cost to make those multi point hanging stars?

 

[GE Jeff]

I love GE Christmas lights, I love history, and my background is in TV production so it only makes sense that it all converges into a documentary of GE Christmas lighting.

 

[Jeff Westover]

That sounds pretty neat. When does that come out?

 

[Meceka]

It sounds very interesting.

 

[GE Jeff]

The plastic Moravian stars, I purchase.

 

[GE Jeff]

Thanks to Covid, the production is on hold. I have several interviews in the can and had several scheduled for this summer.

 

[Jeff Westover]

Dang Covid

 

[Storeytime]

I've got some trees with real thin spindly limbs that you can't hardly wrap with lights. I need some ideas for them, like maybe just hanging things like those Moravian stars and your lighted tinsel stars.

 

[Storeytime]

I love the red bells in those stars. That takes me back to when I was a kid. I may have to make some of those for the spindly trees.

 

[GE Jeff]

With the tinsel stars, you can light it with flood lights. The new GE warm white LED floodlights are spot on to regular incandescent floods. You could light a large tree for less than 100 watts.

 

[Jordan Rivers]

Do you have any guides for like beginners?

 

[Storeytime]

My wife and daughter are watching how you make those stars now. I think we're going to make some of those.

 

[Jordan Rivers]

I want to one day work up to a sophisticated display. but can't yet

 

[SBellsRikki]

bwha ha ha @Jordan Rivers I was thinking that but too shy to ask! Thank you!

 

[Jordan Rivers]

I think it takes money, which is my big worry now. But listening to these guys talk watts and stuff...I need to learn

 

[GE Jeff]

Here you go! The lighting engineers at GE made these with the beginner in mind. The lighting has changed but the lighting principals have not. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffcarter629/collections/72157635505741139/