Combining the holidays with the most special day in a couple’s life, a Christmas themed wedding is a festive, exciting way to celebrate the lifetime bond between partners. Wedding Photo USA has offered a few ideas to pull off the Christmas wedding theme without going to the extreme. For example, when it comes to wedding [...]
For Christmas gifts that are made with love and look fabulous, Christmas cookies in stunning packaging is a great way to show friends and family how much you care. Impeccably-baked Christmas sugar cookies are made much more beautiful when packaged beautifully, and preserve their shape and flavor better than in a Tupperware, like this Mix [...]
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 [...]
Saban Brands announced June 16 that their Paul Frank characters are in pre-production for a made-for-TV Christmas special. This is the first time these characters will hit the small screen, starring in a Christmas mini-series slated for release in 2012. Produced by cartoon bigwigs Mike Reiss (“The Simpsons”; “Ice Age: Continental Drift”) and Erik Wiese [...]
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 [...]
A recent commenter in our entry on Recycling Christmas asked where he might find someone willing to take an old artificial Christmas tree off his hands. For those of you in a similar situation, here are some ways you can repurpose your Christmas tree or find it a new home: Give it to charity – [...]
Traditionally, Christmas balls and other holiday decorations belong to Christmas trees and flat surfaces in a home such as mantles, tables, etc. Even the funkiest artificial trees don the cheeriest of Christmas ornaments when it’s time for the old sleigh bells to come a-jingling. But Alan Sailer has different plans for his Christmas decorations and [...]
Eggnog is one of the things many adults look forward to during the holidays. This creamy, sweetened, dairy-based beverage is perfect for sitting by the fire while the twinkle of Christmas lights from your gorgeous Christmas tree induces a further indulgence in the beauty of the season. With its debated origins going back to medieval [...]
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