The warm embrace of the cold winter season, the aroma of freshly baked cookies, the exciting sight of presents under the Christmas tree and the stimulating spectacle of bright colors – these are just some of the exhilarating sensations we experience every Christmas. Another noteworthy scene is the influx of lush greeneries that come [...]
Shocked about that $2,000 Christmas tree you just saw online? Wait till you read about the world’s most expensive Christmas trees! Here are just some of them: Soo Kee Jewellery Diamond Christmas Tree USD 1,005,000 This million-dollar tree was produced in 2007 by Soo Kee Jewellery in Bugis Junction, Singapore. Standing at nearly 20 feet, [...]
One of the many reasons people choose artificial Christmas trees over real ones is because they are reusable. They are also versatile in that they can be utilized to fit almost any kind of occasion. Here are some ways you can use your Christmas tree, even when the holidays are over. Valentines Use red [...]
The Obama administration earned the ire of the general public – and consequently, the title “Grinch” – with its proposed 15-cent tax on fresh-cut Christmas trees. Drawing flak from critics, the White House announced on Wednesday that it has temporarily shelved the Christmas Tree Tax. In an interview with Fox News, spokesman Matt Lehrich [...]
Declared “Best Fake Firs” by the New York Post, Christmas Tree Market is holding an Autumn sale that lets you save up to 60% on your artificial tree, plus free shipping! Starting at $99, their classic trees come in natural evergreen colors that offer realism at such a bargain. You may shop through their “Top [...]
Celebrate the seasons of sunshine with the Spring Sale from Balsam Hill. The forerunning artificial Christmas tree brand is offering significant markdowns on their stunningly realistic trees, once hailed “Best Artificial Christmas Tree” by Good Housekeeping, and featured on Oprah! Here’s our top choices: For a glamorous tree that is put up in less than [...]
A long standing custom, our friends from Germany (and those with roots and relatives from the country) practice the German Christmas Pickle tradition. The tradition rewards the most observant child of the family. After the Christmas decorations and Christmas trees have been hung and finished, mothers or fathers hide a pickle-shaped glass ornament in the [...]
Image via www.artificial-christmas-trees.org While real, farm Christmas trees are more of a fire hazard (as seen here with a 40 second video of a dry Pine tree catching fire and engulfing a living room, from the US Fire Administration), for those of us who have artificial trees there are still some guidelines to remember to [...]
For those of us who live in the hotter parts of the country, a Winter Wonderland doesn’t really come to pass at any time of the year. But for those of you who love the look of snow blanketing the barren winter landscape and want to bring that atmosphere inside, there are a few ways [...]
In the United States, we have our Christmas traditions–the Christmas tree, Santa’s gifts and coal, stockings, etc. Other parts of the world also have theirs. Take for example the Tio de Nadal (Christmas Log) tradition in Catalonia, Spain. The Tio de Nadal, or as it is more popularly called, Caga Tio (translating to “Pooping Log”) is [...]
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