Christmas Decorating The Natural Way
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas, Christmas Decorating, Christmas Fun Sunday Dec 12,2010
Tired of of the same old Christmas decorating schemes, the same colors and same ornamentation year after year? How about trying something new and fun this year, add some natural elements to your Christmas decorating.
You can easily achieve a beautiful change of scenery by using materials from your own garden or anywhere green outdoors. You may need more imagination and resourcefulness to find the ornaments hidden out there because winter often tends to cover them.
You can create ornaments from dried greenery, fruits, flowers and more. You are only limited by your imagination. If properly and creatively arranged, whatever you make will be the perfect choice.
Many craft stores, nurseries and tree places offer lovely greenery and dried natural fruits and flowers that you can use. With the addition of ribbons, bows and even some glitter, you can create your own Christmas decoration masterpieces.
Family Christmas Gift Exchange
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas, Christmas Fun, Christmas Gifts Thursday Dec 9,2010
It used to be that families had no rules about gift buying. Everyone bought for everyone else, and gifts were exchanged when the family all got together somewhere during the Christmas season.
These days, it’s more common for people to draw a name out of a hat or get assigned a person to buy for. Or the family creates a type of “white elephant” exchange instead of having family members buy for individuals in particular. So, what many families need is a fun way to exchange the gifts, whether they be for a specific person or whether they are ‘white elephant” type gifts.
If the family members drew names, there are several fun things you can do. The gifts can be hidden and clues given as to the location of the gifts. So, if you arrive at grandma’s house with your gift for Aunt Martha, you might tuck her gift into a kitchen cabinet. Then you’d create a series of clue as to here it is. You might say, “Cinnamon lurks here” or “it’s the hub of the home, but not always the home of the hub”.
A Dog’s Rules for Christmas
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas, Christmas Fun, Dog Tips Tuesday Dec 7,2010
- Be especially patient with your humans during this time. They may appear to be more stressed-out than usual and they will appreciate long comforting dog leans.
- They may come home with large bags of things they call gifts. Do not assume that al
l the gifts are yours.
- Be tolerant if your humans put decorations on you. They seem to get some special kind of pleasure out of seeing how you look with fake antlers.
Homemade Made Christmas Gifts – Gifts in a Jar
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas, Christmas Fun, Christmas Gifts, Christmas Recipes Sunday Dec 5,2010
Well, it’s that time of year again, Christmas, a time of joy and a time of giving. Christmas gifts can be a chore or a pleasure and I have always chosen to make them a pleasure. One of the best and easiest ways to do this is to make gifts. I have always found that most people really enjoy receiving gifts that are homemade because along with the gift comes the love and caring that was put into it.
My favorite thing to do is to make up Christmas Gift baskets. Friends and family have actually come to look forward to my baskets every year to see what goodies I put together. There’s little more rewarding than to pass out the gift baskets and watch people go through them sharing their gifts and showing off what I tucked inside.
One gift I always include is gift jars. There are so many ideas and they are so easy to make. You can make anything from cakes and cookies to drinks and creamers in jars. Here’s a few great gift jar recipes that you can try and share this year and a few ideas to make them even more special!
AMARETTO COFFEE CREAMER
3/4 cup non-dairy coffee creamer
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight fitting lid. Shake well to blend. Store in airtight container and give creamer with the recipe for Amaretto Coffee. Yields 12 servings.
Attach to the jar: Amaretto Coffee: In a mug, combine 2 tablespoons of creamer with 6 ounces of coffee.
Christmas Lights Gone Wild
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas Decorating, Christmas Fun Saturday Dec 13,2008Fun Homemade Christmas Ornament Project
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas Decorating, Christmas Fun, Christmas Tree Thursday Dec 13,2007There’s something special about making something with your own hands, especially for children who love to see their crafts on display. So what could be better at this time of year than creating some homemade Christmas ornaments.
Christmas ornaments made from ordinary pipe cleaners and inexpensive acrylic beads are very pretty and easy to make. They look quite impressive yet are easy enough for small children to make. This is one Christmas craft idea to use again and again. Everyone in the family will enjoy making this Christmas craft, ich can be varied to make a number of different sparkling ornaments for your Christmas tree.
To make the bead and pipe cleaner ornaments, you need common pipe cleaners in desired colors and acrylic beads. Two types of beads are particularly effective when strung on pipe cleaners. One type are called sunburst beads, but are also known as paddlewheel beads, snowflake beads, or starburst beads. These beads have six faceted paddles spaced equally around a center that contains the hole for stringing. When several of these sunburst beads are strung consecutively, they fit against each other in an interlocking pattern.
Cute Christmas Dog Pictures
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas Fun, Christmas Funnies Tuesday Dec 11,2007Now these aren’t your usual Christmas dog pictures. There are many dogs who will not even consider have themselves ‘decorated’ so here’s a way around it. These are some fun pictures I did for friends with dogs. 
This is Missy, an adorable little 4 year old Lhasa Apso mix. She gets to be a Christmas Angel Bear.
This is Rudy, a one year old Jack Russel Terrier mix. He gets to be a Santa Bear for Christmas
This is Lucy Lu, a 3 year old Miniature Poodle/Japanese Chin mix. She gets to be a Snowgirl for Christmas
This is River, an adorable little Havanese, not even a year old yet. She lives in Canada and it is cold, cold, cold so she got her own igloo and Christmas tree.
Hope you enjoyed those and maybe this gave you some ideas if your pooch won’t don the Santa Hat or Antlers you searched all over to buy just for them. 
Homemade Christmas Gifts – Gifts in a Jar
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas Fun, Christmas Gifts Monday Dec 10,2007Well, it’s that time of year again, Christmas, a time of joy and a time of giving. Christmas gifts can be a chore or a pleasure and I have always chosen to make them a pleasure. One of the best and easiest ways to do this is to make gifts. I have always found that most people really enjoy receiving gifts that are homemade because along with the gift comes the love and caring that was put into it.
My favorite thing to do is to make up Christmas Gift baskets. Friends and family have actually come to look forward to my baskets every year to see what goodies I put together. There’s little more rewarding than to pass out the gift baskets and watch people go through them sharing their gifts and showing off what I tucked inside.
One gift I always include is gift jars. There are so many ideas and they are so easy to make. You can make anything from cakes and cookies to drinks and creamers in jars. Here’s a few great gift jar recipes that you can try and share this year and a few ideas to make them even more special!
AMARETTO COFFEE CREAMER
3/4 cup non-dairy coffee creamer
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight fitting lid. Shake well to blend. Store in airtight container and give creamer with the recipe for Amaretto Coffee. Yields 12 servings.
Attach to the jar: Amaretto Coffee: In a mug, combine 2 tablespoons of creamer with 6 ounces of coffee.
Family Christmas Gift Exchange
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas Fun, Christmas Gifts Saturday Dec 8,2007It used to be that families had no rules about gift buying. Everyone bought for everyone else, and gifts were exchanged when the family all got together somewhere during the Christmas season.
These days, it’s more common for people to draw a name out of a hat or get assigned a person to buy for. Or the family creates a type of “white elephant” exchange instead of having family members buy for individuals in particular. So, what many families need is a fun way to exchange the gifts, whether they be for a specific person or whether they are ‘white elephant” type gifts.
If the family members drew names, there are several fun things you can do. The gifts can be hidden and clues given as to the location of the gifts. So, if you arrive at grandma’s house with your gift for Aunt Martha, you might tuck her gift into a kitchen cabinet. Then you’d create a series of clue as to here it is. You might say, “Cinnamon lurks here” or “it’s the hub of the home, but not always the home of the hub”.
Christmas Decorating The Natural Way
Author: Admin | Filed under: Christmas Decorating, Christmas Fun Friday Dec 7,2007Tired of of the same old Christmas decorating schemes, the same colors and same ornamentation year after year? How about trying something new and fun this year, add some natural elements to your Christmas decorating.
You can easily achieve a beautiful change of scenery by using materials from your own garden or anywhere green outdoors. You may need more imagination and resourcefulness to find the ornaments hidden out there because winter often tends to cover them.
You can create ornaments from dried greenery, fruits, flowers and more. You are only limited by your imagination. If properly and creatively arranged, whatever you make will be the perfect choice.
Many craft stores, nurseries and tree places offer lovely greenery and dried natural fruits and flowers that you can use. With the addition of ribbons, bows and even some glitter, you can create your own Christmas decoration masterpieces.
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