The entryway of your home is the first thing your guests see when they come to visit you for the holidays, so it needs to be welcoming and festive. This video provides some useful tips on creating a warm and inviting entryway that gets your guests into the holiday spirit before they even come inside.
The smells that are in and around your home at Christmas time are every bit as important as your visual décor. There are certain smells that just remind us of Christmas, like evergreen scents, cinnamon, hot chocolate, and the smell of baking cookies. You can find scented candles featuring most of these smells now, but [...]
Turning your home into a “winter wonderland” can cost a lot of cash if you buy a lot of new decorations each year. And that’s exactly what retailers want you to do. But you don’t have to buy new things to bring your décor up to date. Our friends at the Christmas Places blog have [...]
You don’t have to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to have beautiful and unique centerpieces for Christmas if you’re willing to put in a little effort. This video from the 700 Club employs a little creativity to design beautiful Christmas decorations, all for $25 or less, and all are easy to create.
Personalized ornaments are another great way to start a family Christmas ornament tradition. When you buy a personalized Christmas ornament, any ornament you choose will be unique because it is customized with the year, the name of the family member it is being presented to, and a special holiday message. Best of all, you can [...]
Each Christmas, families partake in a variety of different Christmas traditions that have been passed on from generation to generation. Some make traditional family recipes, while others incorporate special decorations that once belonged to close relatives. Decorating the tree provides an extraordinary opportunity to integrate old family traditions while creating new ones as your own, [...]
We all want our homes to look beautiful for the holidays, but should you focus on perfection? According to the Christmas Myths blog, perfection merely brings stress and undue worry, and it may even be counterproductive when it comes to making your guests feel welcome. Instead, they suggest that you focus on making your home [...]
With all of the Christmas cards that will keep ending up in your mailbox this December, it’s likely those Christmas cards will play a significant part in creating at least some element of your holiday decor. If you want to save money on your contribution to your family and friends’ own decoration collection (and incoming [...]
As you decorate your home this Christmas, you may want to add a lovely, traditional poinsettia to your holiday décor. If you’ve shied away from the poinsettia in the past because you heard that this gorgeous plant could be a potential poison for children or pets, think again. The Mythbusting Elf at ChristmasMyths.info debunked that [...]
The Christmas Tree Decorating blog has some excellent ideas for creating a gorgeous Christmas tree display while still staying within your budget. Learn how to make a popcorn or candy garland or how to use cheap, wired-edge ribbon to create a designer look without breaking the bank. Visit their blog for more tree decorating advice [...]