Tie on tree decorations

[BearSoFair]

They probably have a name but I don't know what it is!

Thanks to a very destructive cat who isn't satisfied with simply pulling baubles off the tree, she also wants to try eating them, or the string...the usual hanging style are a no! We have a few apples from Wilko that have thin wire at the bottom, so they can be firmly secured to the branch. Does anyone know where I could get other decorations in this style, or even what to search to find them

Sorry can't help but I was thinking about these the other day - I still have some holly and berries and fir cones from my mums tree that you tie on the branches - hopefully someone will come along with some ideas as I would like some too.

Can't help with the wired baubles, am afraid. So following this thread with interest.

But two tip that worked for us and ninja-level exploring cat: wire a few small tangerines around the lower branches of the tree, nearest baubles, and prick the peel every so often to activate the scent (and replace when getting old, obviously).

They look festive, and the citrus oil works as a deterrent. Studding them with cloves is tempting, but they're so toxic if cat swallows one that we never dare risk it.
Vet visits at Xmas to be avoided!

We also sprinkled cat-deterrent peppermint and cinnamon essential oils on cotton wall balls and tucked them inside a couple of mini wadding-stuffed pockets (Xmas print material with easy open poppers so you can refresh the oils). Again, as toxic to cats, no danger of them accidentally ingesting it that way.

Placed on lower branches near trunk. So the scent smells festive to humans, but puts the cats off venturing too near.

Last resort: use a laser pointer to lure them away if they DO show interest in your tree. More fun to chase a moving red dot, hopefully!

You can get wire hangers to replace the strings on baubles. They look like a little S hook. 100 if them are a couple of quid.

Also grab some naval oranges, slice about 1cm thick, stab some cloves in the skin and dry them in the oven for a few hours at about 100 degrees. Hang them on the tree. They look lovely, smell great and cats hate them!

100% the little metal ornament hooks, most stores sell them now.

My cats can't get anything off the tree when I use them! You just hook one end into the hook on the bauble and bend it, then bend the other end around the tree branch. They're immovable. I store trees with them and that involves carrying them downstairs and into a garage and not a single bauble is lost! I also have them on my outdoor bits and they survive all storms.

Get some green plastic coated garden wire. Thread through the loop in your existing baubles and wrap around the branch.

Ornament hooks could be a great shout, thank you!

Our cats never attacked our tree. One of our first cats pricked her nose on it and obviously taught our other cars who then passed it on in their turn.

Last year DDs kitten knocked on bauble off and spent the whole of Christmas playing with it, totally ignoring the rest. It's not a given that cars will attack a tree.

I hang the baubles as normal with their usual string, then use green gardening wire looped through the string and twisted round the branch. My 2 cats have not got a bauble off in the 12 years I've had them. The wire is cheap, and can be reused.

Water the tree when the cat is in it. Ours used to cling to the trunk and chew wires/knock things off, then launch crazy attacks on anyone walking past. Turning the power off and slowly pouring water down the trunk worked as a deterrent. It didn't take much water. I felt bad, but the wire chewing and crunching into random items (we took the most hazardous ones off) was getting dangerous for the cat.