It’s Almost Christmas

Are you looking for inexpensive Christmas decorations you can make with your children? Here are a few different crafts that can be easily created with materials you can find around your home or buy for a few dollars. Read the rest of this entry »

Scrapbooking is a fun way to preserve the flavor of this year’s holiday season for years to come. Unfortunately, as any scrapbooker knows, it can be an expensive hobby. However, with a little ingenuity you can make beautiful and expressive scrapbook pages that don’t cost more than the holiday itself. The key is to find and use scrapbooking elements that you can create yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

Hoe, Hoe, Hoe! Shopping for your favorite gardener? Trying to think of a gift that they will love? Pay close attention to any hints they may drop as Christmas approaches. They may be telling you just what they would like to receive this Christmas, if you just listen.

If you don’t get any hints, here are several ideas for gifts gardeners will love that will make your shopping list shorter: Read the rest of this entry »

This holiday season you could give out knitted socks again. Sure, everyone says they love them, but you can only tell yourself for so long that you don’t see the inward eye-rolling of the people who get your socks every year. This year, make those eyes snap open wide with surprise by using on of these unique Christmas gift ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you planning Christmas travel this year? Thanksgiving may be the most stressful time to travel, but Christmas is not far behind. The very first post in this blog was about holiday travel. Now it’s time to add a few tips to help make your Christmas travel more less stressful and more enjoyable. Read the rest of this entry »

“He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town

So the refrain goes. Santa Claus is a genius at managing a long and diverse Christmas list. Don’t you wish you could do the same? Well, you can if you follow these simple tips.

• Focus and mindfulness: Anyone can manage a personal Christmas list with just a little effort. Everyone has the ability to compile a comprehensive Christmas list for cards gifts. What we do lack, however, is mindfulness. So we find ourselves forgetting to add people to the list and consequently overlook them. Of course, some people try to get by without any list, and suddenly find it doesn’t work. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s be practical: Everyone loves a live Christmas tree, but not everyone can have a live tree in their home or apartment. For many people an artificial tree helps them celebrate the Christmas season. Here is why you might want to consider an artificial Christmas tree. Read the rest of this entry »

Greeting cards are a cherished part of the Christmas season. This year, instead of buying a box of Christmas cards to give your loved ones, consider making them with your kids. Your children will enjoy spending time with you to make original homemade cards and you will get a kick out of watching them add their special touch to each card.

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A cookie swap or cookie exchange is a time when friends gather to share cookies with one another. The advantage of a swap is that each person leaves with a variety of homemade cookies. Some will make sugar cookies with icing, while others will make Russian tea cakes or gingerbread cookies. A Christmas cookie swap is really a gift that friends give one another.

Is it your turn to host the annual Christmas cookie swap? Hosting a cookie swap is easy if your follow these steps.

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Why should you make handmade invitations? Customized hand-made invitations set your Christmas event apart from the many holiday parties that are happening throughout the season. Plus homemade Christmas invitations can be created to match the theme and decorations of your Christmas party. Read the rest of this entry »