12 simple strategies for making Christmas a little less hectic by [share title="Share this Post" facebook="true" twitter="true" google_plus="true" email="true"] The holidays are almost here once again. Everywhere you look, there are signs of Christmas to come. And while the season brings us so much joy, it can bring stress, too. As the days until Christmas wind … [Read more...] about 12 simple strategies for making Christmas a little less hectic
Tree Wrapping and Tree Lighting by I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has … [Read more...] about Tree Wrapping and Tree Lighting
Conversations with Claus Vol.4 – Christmas Fanatic by Welcome to another Conversation with Claus, a Skype session with Santa Claus in which he provides invaluable advice and wisdom to callers about celebrating the holidays. This month, Santa addresses the Christmas concerns of Frank Furter from Fullerton. Frank is a Christmas fanatic who wants to … [Read more...] about Conversations with Claus Vol.4 – Christmas Fanatic
The Art of Christmas Lighting by Art, in one form or another, exists in every culture. It is a common language unto us all, one that we all understand regardless of what verbal language we may speak. Art is different from spoken language in the respect that the language of art is emotion, rather than words. Over time, most of us … [Read more...] about The Art of Christmas Lighting
INFOGRAPHIC: Christmas Spirit By Design by Being a brick and mortar retailer in today’s online shopping world presents a real challenge. Shopping from the comfort of your home in your pajamas is certainly more convenient than actually getting dressed and driving somewhere. So how can retailers get customers away from their computers and into … [Read more...] about INFOGRAPHIC: Christmas Spirit By Design
Don’t Hesitate on Your Christmas Lighting by We’ve all done at least one of the following: Waited until the night before the due date to write that big term paper or presentation. Spent hours watching YouTube videos or reorganizing our sock drawer to avoid starting a new project. Rushed to the post office on April 15th to file our … [Read more...] about Don’t Hesitate on Your Christmas Lighting
Hollywood Cocktails for New Year’s by New Year’s Eve is the time when everything old and new converge. It is a time to celebrate the past and the future in one memorable New Year’s Eve party. And to create that memorable party—the one that everyone talks about--you need memorable drinks. So to help set the stage for that … [Read more...] about Hollywood Cocktails for New Year’s
Silver Bells and Silver Screens: Where to find Hollywood Christmas Magic by What is the ideal Christmas landscape? This question triggers so many images—the Hallmark Christmas Card scene of rooftops cake-frosted in snow. For children, perhaps it is some scene out of the North Pole, with Santa standing in the polar wind and snow-flakes, dressed in bold red and white ermine, … [Read more...] about Silver Bells and Silver Screens: Where to find Hollywood Christmas Magic
Vintage Christmas Decorations by Let’s talk vintage Christmas decorations. Let’s recall some of the great decorative hits of the 1970’s and 80’s. Let’s remember those red and green bubble Christmas lights--The ones that looked like they could have been made in Edison’s New Jersey laboratory. How about those light sets with the … [Read more...] about Vintage Christmas Decorations
The Gift of Giving – Wounded Warrior Project by When you were a child, it was all about the gift. Counting off the days until Christmas with your Advent Calendar. Lighting the Menorah from left to right during Hanukkah, a new gift for each new candle. What could be better than opening the perfect gift? Well, there are better things. As great … [Read more...] about The Gift of Giving – Wounded Warrior Project