Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY, tagged Christmas, Christmas card, Christmas dinner, Gifts, Greeting card, Hole punch, place cards, Shopping, Stationery, Tissue paper on December 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a festive idea to not only add some holiday cheer to your dinner table but to also provide place cards. And if you’re “green”-conscious this will appeal to you.
Cut up old Christmas cards in the shape of a star and then cut out the same star shape in tissue paper. Write your guest’s name on the tissue paper star, punch a hole in the two cut-outs, thread them with a length of red ribbon and tie up the dinner napkin.
Setitng Pretty
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY, tagged candy canes, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Christmas stocking, Christmas tree, Crochet, God, Holidays, Opinions, peppermint sticks, United States on December 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Decorating your home for the holidays is usually an annual tradition and one that often sticks to the same theme year after year. While tradition holds a sacred place during the Christmas season, every now and then, a new idea comes along and this is one you might want to incorporate into your holiday decorating scheme. Kitchens often get overlooked in the holiday decor, so this sweet treat idea would look terrific on a window sill or on a counter.
Fill a few glasses of varying size and shape with sugar and mini-marshmallows, add some peppermint sticks and you have a 5 minute decorating idea that is sure to evoke some sweet comments.
Sweet Sensations
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY, tagged Christmas gifts, polka dot paper, red Christmas wrapping paper on December 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This nifty gift wrap idea is as versatile as polka dots are traditional. My photo is depicting a very classic red and white polka dot, however you can certainly use almost any polka dot paper that appeals to you and utilize the ribbon/ric rac tie.
On The Dot!
Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY, tagged Catholic, Christmas, Container Store, Gift, Gift Wrap, Gift wrapping, Paper, Shopping on December 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
DASHING DEER
It seems as if every year, Christmas and holiday wrapping paper gets more and more sophisticated. One store in particular is a particular favorite of mine for wrapping paper, The Container Store. I love how they showcase the papers by grouping them in various color categories and they have tons to pick from.
I like this particular choice of wrapping paper because it is a slightly-off-Christmas color and deer are so ecumenical! Ha, ha, this from a Catholic wife of a Jewish husband.
Wrap the gift and tie it up with a piece of grosgrain ribbon with a couple of jingle bells on top and you can “jingle all the way” through the holiday!
Dashing Deer
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