Elf Logic - 22" Large White Moravian Star 2018 New & Improved Hanging Outdoor Christmas Light, Holiday Decoration, Porch 3D Fixture, Advent (22 Inch Assembly Required)

I really loved how these modern looking Moravian stars worked with my DIY modern Christmas trees. They were perfect in terms of size and I love the modern geometric appearance. However, I wasn't a big fan of the pegs that serve as pins to construct the star which gives it its overall shape. They were too visible so I altered the star a bit by painting on some clear crafting adhesive and then applied some iridescent chunky glitter/confetti to help hide them. I really like the overall look a LOT.As you can see, I also altered these in a way to make them suitable as tree star toppers. I carefully drilled four holes onto each side of the bottom point and then threaded floral wire through them in order to hold a much thicker heavier gauge wire that I used to attach to my actual trees. You can sort of see the thick wire running up the length of the bottom spike of the star. I was in a rush and wanted to paint them white to hide them better. But I ran out of time. But at least here for my review it makes for a better visual in terms of what I actually did. I have some video footage I took when constructing/altering these stars. Maybe I'll be able to provide a short video here in case anyone here might want to do the same. I kinda invented the concept and had no idea what I was doing but thankfully it worked out perfectly with no problems.As quite a few people here said, this star has to be put together. Upon first glance, it looks like a very daunting task. There really are no clear instructions. But since I work with my hands a lot and am in construction I was able to put one star together in about fifteen minutes.CON: The one downside is that once these are constructed you are not going to want to disassemble them as it's too difficult and you risk damaging the star to the point of it being unusable. One portion of my star cracked where a peg/pin holds it in place. This happened before I even attempted to alter them in any way so the damage had nothing to do with my efforts as far as that's concerned. But thankfully it's toward the top and not associated with any weightbearing portion of the star. I applied some craft glue to the area to hold it together so hopefully it'll hold up.Secondly, since I will not attempt to disassemble these and since they will only serve as Christmas decorations I will have to find a large box to protect and store them. Of course, if this is not the case with you and you keep this up all year then it won't be an issue.Thirdly, unlike the 18" Elf collapsible (which is also easier to store due to being able to be folded it flat), the light bulb inside for this 21" version doesn't have a harness or holster to securely hold the light bulb in place. After I assembled my two stars and did all the altering that I mentioned above and set them atop my trees I could tell that with one the bulb was leaning over to one side and it was lighting the star in an asymmetric, uneven way. It really got on my nerves. Eventually I decided to take it down and dissemble a portion of it to shorten the cord and center the light inside better. With the 18" version of this Elf Moravian star there is a nice holster to securely hold the light. But I do like the more geometric and larger shape of this 21' version so much better.Lastly, I hope these stars hold up. The plastic can be quite brittle. My storage area for holiday decorations is not in a temperature controlled environment. It can get to 122 degrees in the summer. I just hope this star holds up and gives me many hears of enjoyment. I'm only taking off one star because of the brittleness and lack of light bulb holster for the inside. Also, I think $40 for something you have to assemble yourself and that is quite brittle is a bit overpriced. I think $25-30 would be a fairer price.

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Reviews were stating it would take hours to put together....not so for me. Of course, I was a mechanical engineer for 40+ years, but it was pretty much straight forward. One thing I suggest....I took super glue and placed a drop on the inside of each clip, just to help hold them in place (actually, silicone would work better for plastic, but it takes a while to set up)....leaving the last few unglued where the bulb is inserted, so it could be removed if necessary. Also, we had a strong wind here that pulled the pins apart where I DIDN'T glue it, so it proves the necessity. I'm going to wrap white nylon string around the base to further hold the pieces together. It looks good from across the lake, and I've had numerous comments on it. Remains to be seen how long the plastic holds up in the sun during the daytime.

We used this as a 21” tree topper for our neighborhood Christmas Tree topper. To accomplish this, we had to tape the cord down to the bottom of this Star. We then had to cut half of the bottom of one leg of the star, so we could attach it to a pole that we used to fasten the Moravian Star to. Packaging clear tape accomplished this easily.Effectively we took a hanging Moravian Star, and made it a Moravian Star Tree Topper.It was a hit, and we plan on using it next year, unless, of course, you make a 21” or larger Moravian Tree Topper Star.

It held up well outside for the Christmas season. No yellowing, no damage, even from high winds. I put my own leds and mounting adapter in it and it looked good.