Christmas is a religious and secular holiday celebrated throughout the world every year on December 25. However, in the United States, the holiday season begins after Thanksgiving and continues until New Year’s Day. To prepare your home for the Christmas season, try the following Christmas decorating ideas for decorating Christmas trees and both inside and […] More
I am a fan of using removable wall decals to decorate around the house. Decals can liven up a living space without the damaging effects of nails or the permanency of paint. Before the birth of my daughter, I decorated her nursery with some fun jungle animal decals. Her wall are still pretty bare, but […] More
Disclosure: I received some Flower Bugs Wall Decals Stickers from Modern Wall Graphics as part of an advertorial. When I first decorated the nursery for my daughter, I picked out some adorable jungle animal wall decals that I placed above the twin bed. Wall decals are easy to apply and easy to remove. Thus, when […] More
Fall is here once again, which means that the holiday season is near. Thanksgiving is soon approaching. Revel in the celebratory mood by decorating your house with wreaths, pumpkins, centerpieces, and other fall party decorations. Of course, one of the most important places to start decorating with fall decorations for home are your entrance doors. […] More
Thanksgiving is an American holiday that focuses on the expression of thanks and gratitude. Celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving is a time for families to get together and be thankful. One of the biggest traditions of the Thanksgiving holiday is the Thanksgiving dinner which traditionally includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin […] More
Next to Christmas, autumn is my favorite season of the year. I love watching the leaves change colors. I love listening to the Vince Guaraldi Peanuts soundtracks and marveling in the leaves fluttering down to the ground. (The song “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” is the perfect soundtrack for a beautiful fall day, by the way.) […] More
If you love the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holidays, then you can add some seasonal style to the windows in your home with these holiday window decorating ideas. Whether you have a small or large budget to work with, you can easily decorate your windows with colorful ornamentation and lights that capture the feel and […] More
When I do not have a mobile infant to keep from destroying the house, I usually put up three full size Christmas trees around my house. Thus, I am need of three Christmas tree toppers. On the main tree in my living room, I always put the star that belonged to my great grandmother and […] More
Every year during the holidays, my husband and I go to a Festival of Trees, which is put on each year to benefit a local children’s organization. This year we brought our daughter to her first Festival of Trees. She was absolutely enamored by all the beautiful trees and lights and other decorations. She kept […] More
Last year before the unexpected early birth of my daughter, I had been reading a book entitled Christmas Past: A Selection from Victorian Magazines compiled by Dulcie M. Ashdown. The Victorians essentially created Christmas as we know the holiday today. The notion of the traditional Christmas, from the Christmas tree to the food served at […] More
