Prescription for the holiday blues

Not all holidays, or all holiday memories, are warm and wonderful. Remember: “This is only temporary.” Maureen Ramsey Hughes offers a prescription for beating the holiday, or post-holiday, blues.

2009 Gadget Gift Guide

Gift ideas for travelers, gadget-lovers, readers, road warriors, phone fanatics, home office workers, proud parents, college students, grandparents, moms, dads, AND yourself. That’s pretty much everyone, isn’t it?

The Christmas Centerpiece

The photo above is from a Christmas luncheon I attended last weekend.  I thought the centerpiece was elegant and did a nice job of adding a focal point to the table without overwhelming the table or getting in the way of the meal itself or the conversation around it.  It is important to consider the [...]

The joy of handmade Christmas ornaments

there are some easy and beautiful ornaments that families can make together in their home. Not only will handmade ornaments give the tree an even more personal quality, but the act of making the ornaments will give families a chance to spend time together, bonding during the all-too-often hectic season.

Rejuvenate your skin for the holidays

Ah, a relaxing and rejuvenating mask or scrub…the perfect end to a long day of holiday shopping and parties. Get the glow that says you’ve been spending hours stargazing in the crisp air or lounging by a fire with a hot chocolate and a book by revving up circulation, sloughing off the dead skin cells, [...]

Filling the Home with Holiday Cheer

A few ideas for spreading holiday cheer throughout the home: 

 

 

·       Tie wire edged ribbon on anything around the home—candle sticks, chair backs, vases. 
·       Add greenery and berries to the chandelier in the dining room
·       Place candles on the dining table, on the mantle, on the coffee table and anywhere else throughout the house.  [...]

A Cleaner Candle

 
 
 
As we light candles in our homes this season to enhance the holiday aura, we might want to take a little caution, not just with the burning flame but with the wax. 
New soy wax candles are hitting the market with many advantages over traditional paraffin wax candles. 
To start with paraffin is a petroleum-based [...]

Seeing Beauty in the Little Things

Recently a friend was visiting and complimented me on my garden. I was surprised to hear her comments because winter is here, the flowers are gone, the trees are bare and I have a big list of things that need to be done before spring.
She looked at my garden and saw the beauty that was [...]

Gift Ideas for Teens

For anyone a little at a loss as they shop for a teen this holiday
season, here are some suggestions gathered from various online
resources.

Apple iPod Nano 8G or iPod accessories
Design and Create Your Own Converse Sneakers at converse.com
or Design & Customize Your Own Pair of Nikes at nike.com
DJ Hero – a new video game by the [...]

Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Some Tips for keeping the holidays green…

· Keep and reuse ribbons and bows.
· Use gift bags instead of wrapping paper and keep and reuse them.
· Use and reuse baskets instead of paper for wrapping some gifts.
· Create your own wrapping paper from newspaper, magazines, paper bags or fabric.  (You can use some [...]

Ornament Idea

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While I was Christmas shopping the other day I saw a beautiful idea for Christmas tree ornaments.
When I walked into a small gift shop, large, clear glass ornament balls hung from invisible string.  Inside these oversized ornaments were feathers-peacock and other varieties.  The ornaments were very striking, and I’m sure would look beautiful [...]

Tea and pears make a delicious holiday duo

Some things just go together, especially for the holidays – hot cocoa and marshmallows… turkey and stuffing… and a fresh new couple, tea and pears.

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