Ribbon-wrap mesh lights
String lights take an afternoon.
This takes fifteen minutes.
A 16 ft ribbon of translucent mesh with warm white LEDs and snowflakes woven into it. Spiral it up a trunk, tie the end, plug it in. No untangling, no spacing bulbs by eye, no ladders.
16 ft per roll · warm white · wireless remote with timer · IP65 outdoor
Wraps like ribbon
One continuous strip. It follows the curve of a trunk instead of cutting across it in straight runs.
Snowflakes built in
Illuminated motifs are part of the mesh, not clipped on afterwards. Nothing to fall off in wind.
Remote + timer
Brightness, twinkle modes and a timer, from a handset. Set it and forget it for the season.
IP65 outdoor
Rated for rain and snow. Made to stay up from Thanksgiving to New Year.
The box in the garage
Everyone loves the glow.
Nobody loves the untangling.
Three hundred feet of green wire, wound around a cardboard spool that collapsed in 2019. You spend an hour on the floor of the garage pulling loops apart, then another hour on a ladder spacing bulbs by eye — and it still looks uneven, because a straight strand on a round trunk always does.
A ribbon removes both jobs. There is nothing to untangle, because it comes as one piece. There is nothing to space, because the LEDs are already set in the mesh at an even density.
Three steps
Wrap it. Tie it.
Switch it on.
1
Wrap upward
Start at the base and spiral up, keeping the ribbon flat against the bark. Overlap each turn slightly so no bare trunk shows between passes.
2
Tie the end
The roll comes with ties. Fasten the top edge to a branch collar or the trunk itself — snug, not tight. Stretching the mesh is what shortens its life.
3
Connect and switch on
Run the lead to the adapter, plug in, then use the remote. Set a timer and you will not touch it again until January.
How far one roll goes
One roll is one trunk.
Not one tree.
This is the number nobody puts on a product page, and it is the reason half of these get returned. A 16 ft ribbon spiralling a 12 inch trunk with a sensible overlap covers about three and a half feet of height. If your tree forks at four feet, you need more than one roll.
Measure the trunk at chest height, find your row, and buy for the height you actually want to light.
| Trunk diameter |
1 roll covers |
Trunk + branches |
| 6–8 in · 15–20 cm
|
about 5½ ft |
2–3 rolls |
| 9–11 in · 23–28 cm
|
about 4½ ft |
3 rolls |
| 12–14 in · 30–36 cm
|
about 3½ ft |
3–4 rolls |
| 15–18 in · 38–46 cm
|
about 2½ ft |
4 rolls |
The photographs on this page show three to four rolls.
Every full-tree image you see here — including ours — was lit with multiple wraps. One roll on its own gives you a glowing trunk, which is a genuinely good look, just not the same photograph.
Built into the mesh
The light is the fabric.
Not something stapled to it.
Three things are woven into the same strip: a flexible mesh that stretches around bark and branches, the LED string itself, and the snowflake motifs. Because they are one piece, the density stays even — no bright patches, no dark gaps, no bulbs pointing the wrong way.
01
Flexible mesh
Gives with the shape of the trunk instead of fighting it. Wraps pillars, posts and railings the same way.
02
Built-in LEDs
Micro LEDs set at a fixed pitch along the strip. You cannot get the spacing wrong.
03
Light-up snowflakes
Larger motifs worked into the mesh. They glow, they do not glitter — so they read as light, not as craft glitter.
Before and after
The same tree.
A different front yard.
Unlit, the mesh is a fine translucent net — visible up close, close to invisible from the sidewalk. Lit, the trunk becomes the brightest thing on the street, and the light throws far enough to catch the snow on the lawn.
Five places it works
Not just the tree
in the front yard.
Yard tree
The obvious one. Wrap the trunk to the first fork, then decide whether to keep going.
Porch pillar
Straight columns are easier than trunks — a flat spiral, no taper to allow for.
Mailbox post
Four feet of post takes a single roll with plenty left over.
Balcony railing
Run it along the top rail instead of spiralling. The mesh drapes without sagging.
Indoor tree
Works on a real or artificial tree indoors. Keep the adapter dry and off the floor.
Side by side
String lights. Net lights.
This ribbon.
| | String lights | Net lights | This ribbon |
| Time on a 12 in trunk |
40–60 min, plus untangling |
5 min, but it is a flat rectangle |
10–15 min, wraps as ribbon |
| On a round trunk |
Straight runs, uneven coverage |
Bridges the curve, leaves gaps |
Follows the curve evenly |
| Bulb spacing |
Up to you, by eye |
Fixed grid |
Fixed pitch, cannot go wrong |
| Snowflake motifs |
None |
None |
Built into the mesh |
| Storage |
The tangle |
Folds, but snags on itself |
Rolls back up |
| Remote and timer |
Usually none |
Sometimes |
Included |
| Typical price |
$20–40 |
$17–29 |
$36.99 |
Specifications
Everything on the label.
| Length |
16 ft / 4.9 m per roll |
| Light colour |
Warm white |
| Motifs |
Illuminated snowflakes, built into the mesh |
| Mesh |
Translucent, flexible, wraps trunks and posts |
| Control |
Wireless remote — brightness, modes, timer |
| Power |
Plug-in outdoor adapter (mains) |
| Weather rating |
IP65 — rain and snow |
| In the box |
1 mesh ribbon roll, 1 remote, 1 adapter, ties |
| Best for |
Trunks, pillars, posts, railings, indoor trees |
| Care |
Wipe with a dry cloth. Store rolled, not folded. |
Before you order
Three things to know
before the box arrives.
All three are on this page because they are what people complain about afterwards.
It needs a socket, not batteries.
The adapter plugs into a standard outdoor outlet. If your tree is more than a lead's length from the house, plan an outdoor extension cord — and put the adapter itself somewhere sheltered, on a stake or under an upturned tub. Water sitting in that connector is the single most common way these fail.
The snowflakes are light, not print.
In daylight you will see a translucent net with faint white motifs. They appear at dusk and they are the whole point after dark. If you want something that looks decorative at noon, this is not that product.
One roll is not a full tree.
Check the coverage table above with a tape measure before you choose a quantity. Two rolls on a slim trunk looks considerably better than one stretched thin.
Make it last more than a season
Mesh lights die for
two boring reasons.
Search the reviews of any mesh light and the same sentence appears: it looked great for about five weeks, then half a strand went dark. It is almost never the LEDs. It is the joint where the wire meets the lamp, and water in the connector.
01
Do not stretch it tight
Tension pulls on the LED joints every time the wind moves the branch. Snug and flat beats taut.
02
Keep the adapter dry
Stake it upright, or put it under cover. A dry connector is the difference between five seasons and five weeks.
03
Store it rolled
Coil it around a bucket or a spool. Folded into a bin, the mesh creases and the wire work-hardens at the crease.
Unplug before you take it down.
Not because of the voltage — because a live strand dragged across a branch is how the wire gets nicked. Ten seconds now saves a dark section in February.
Questions
The seven that get asked.
How many rolls do I need?
Measure the trunk at chest height and use the table above. Trunk only on a 12 in tree usually means one roll; trunk plus the main branches is three to four. When in doubt, order one more — an extra roll is cheaper than a bare patch you look at all December.
Plug-in or battery?
Mains power through the supplied outdoor adapter. That is what makes it bright enough to be seen from the road — battery sets at this length are noticeably dimmer and need recharging every few evenings.
Can it stay out in rain and snow?
The ribbon is rated IP65 and is built to be left up through the season. The adapter is the part that needs help: keep it off the ground and out of standing water, and it will be fine.
Will the snowflakes show in daylight?
Faintly. They are lit, not printed, so in full sun you mostly see the mesh. From dusk onward they are the brightest element on the trunk.
Can I cut it to length?
No. Cutting the strip breaks the circuit and the rest of the run goes dark. If you have too much, wrap the surplus around a lower branch or coil it neatly at the base — do not trim it.
Can I link two rolls together?
Each roll runs on its own adapter and its own remote. For a multi-roll tree, run one outdoor power strip to the base and plug them all in there — that is simpler than daisy-chaining, and one switch kills the lot.
How long is the lead from the ribbon to the adapter?
Short. Assume the adapter sits at the foot of whatever you are wrapping, and plan an extension cord from there to the outlet rather than the other way around.
Fifteen minutes now.
Six weeks of glow.
16 ft per roll · warm white · remote and timer · IP65 · folds back onto itself in January
Ships worldwide
Free over $50
Remote included