The current hexagonal base is not high enough to place the battery box underneath. (We designed the kits before finding the lights). For this reason, the battery box has to be placed outside the back of the base and display box, and can be disguised with one of our pillow packs decorated with flowers, ribbons and bows etc. You may click on this link to find the pillow packs once you have read the instructions below. 

http://www.scarymarycards.com/shop/accessories/pillow-packs

                Assemble the hexagonal base, Bucket and central bottom straw and dowel, but do not place the tree layers on the central dowel yet. Decide which will be the front of your tree and then make a small nick in the bottom of one of the rear corners of the hexagonal base for the wire from the battery box to pass through to the underneath of the base. Make sure that at least an inch (25mm) of the black coated wire part of the lead from the battery box passes through this nick and secure the wire to the underneath of the base either with a high tack tape or preferably with hot melt glue, two part epoxy (5 minute) or Pinflair glue gel (you will have to wait for this to set before proceeding.) It is very important that you secure the wire to the underneath of the base to prevent it from breaking with regular movement if pulled.

                Using a sharp craft knife or scalpel, cut a small hole through the bottom of the base and bucket close to the central straw & dowel at the rear of the assembly. Continue this hole through the top of the bucket and then feed the lights through. Now place and glue the first layer of the tree in place over the central dowel as per the instructions. When set, feed the lights between the branches of this first layer and wind the wire around the rest of the layer so that a couple of lights show at the branch tips. The wire can be bent and twisted into place so that the lights are visible at the ends of the branches. repeat this for each of the remaining layers remembering that there are 20-21 lights on the wire and 12 tree layers, so that you will have to distribute them evenly around the tree. Make sure that you save at least one light for the inside of the star. As you make your way up the tree with the wire, you may find it difficult to keep some of the lights in place whilst working on another part of the tree. You may tack the lights into place using hot melt glue, epoxy, Pinflair glue gel or strong high-tac tape. (We prefer hot melt glue as it sets very quickly). Alternatively, you may assemble the tree layers to the central dowel before winding the lights around.