Christmas decorating doesn’t have to be a bank-breaking event. There are plenty of ways to create a warm and festive environment with limited resources. Begin by pulling out all the family favorites. Homemade ornaments made throughout the years are far more special than anything you could buy in the store. Display them on your [...]

The purpose of a present is to make the recipient feel treasured, and with a little special care in the gift wrap, you can do just that.
Here are 24 creative gift wrap ideas.
1. Wrap your gifts with another gift. For example, you might wrap a gift with a bright new silk scarf. Wrap a [...]

Homemade Christmas decorations are some of the most unique. They are also a lot of fun because you can enjoy them with your family. Below are 4 fun and easy to make homemade Christmas decorations:
Popcorn Stringing
If you like strung popcorn, it’s really simple to make. Start with a big bowl of popcorn (unbuttered, of [...]

You walk through the aisles of your big box retailer and you see dozens of Artificial Christmas Trees. It’s hard not to think of the convenience and low maintenance of a fake tree this year. The retailer has a large selection of trees in many price ponts. What’s the difference between the trees.
First, be [...]

How many years have you spent, with your cat finding your Christmas Tree irresistible? Younger cats love to play with the baubles hanging off the tree, as they are shiny and interesting things that they don’t see very often. What normally happens when your cat spots the baubles is that it will tap it [...]

SALEM - Two of Oregon’s largest Christmas tree growers announced this week they are forming a coalition to promote sustainable Christmas tree production and recapture some of the market share growers have lost in recent years to artificial trees.
Executives with Holiday Tree Farm of Corvallis, Ore., and Yule Tree Farm of Aurora, Ore., explained in [...]

BANGOR, Maine - Maine tradition took center stage Friday afternoon at the Bangor Civic Center as two competitors raced to be named the fastest wreath maker at the National Christmas Tree Association Convention and Trade Show.
More than 50 Christmas tree growers, retailers and vendors from around the United States and Canada witnessed Maria Kingsbury [...]
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A 50-foot balsam fir in Green Mountain National Forest has been chosen for holiday duty at the U.S. Capitol.
Theodor Bechtol, the Capitol’s grounds superintendent, made the selection Monday from a preselected set of trees.
“We’re looking for a tree that looks good 360 degrees around the tree. It has to be uniform in density and it [...]