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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

I just wanted to wish you all a very safe, healthy and happy Merry Christmas! My family and I are spending our first Christmas in our NH home! I am so excited. For the first time that I can remember on Christmas day that we do not have to rush through opening our presents, to hurry and get ready to go to the relatives. PJ’s all day for me!

Here all a few Christmas trivia facts I though you would enjoy while waiting to open your presents!

Christmas Carols were invented as a way to tell a nativity story for those who could not read.
Holly berries are poisonous if eaten. So don’t mistake them for Christmas candy!
More than 1300 colorful costumes are worn in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
In Italy, children place their Christmas letter under their father’s plate.

In 2007, mall Santa’s in Australia were asked not to say “ ho-ho-ho” because they felt it was too derogatory (haha!).
In Russia, the gift bringer is Grandfather Frost.
Santa Claus was portrayed as an elf until 1931, when Coca-Cola portrayed him as human size.
In Holland, the gift bringer is an 8 footed horse.

All Christmas trees in Greenland have to be imported because trees can not survive that far north.
77 Million Christmas trees are planted each year in the US.
About 1.5 million Christmas cards are sent in the US every year.
The first Christmas tree sold as a Christmas tree was in 1951(what about before 1951?).
The top producing Christmas tree producing states are Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and California.
For every one Christmas tree cut down, roughly three are planted.
In Christmas, Florida, the citizens maintain a fully decorated tree year round.
In Italy,a Yule log takes the place of a Christmas tree.
Edward Johnson, Thomas Edison’s assistant, invented Christmas tree lights in 1882.

The popular Lego’s are named after Danish words “ LEg Godt’ which means play well.
When Santa delivered Mr. Potato Head in 1952, they were made out of plastic parts to stick in a ‘real’ potato.
In 1977, Slime, by the creator Mattel, was the Holiday’s most popular gift.
Cabbage Patch dolls sent parents into a frenzy at Christmas in 1983 (I was one of those mother’s!).

The best selling single of all time was “White Christmas’ by Bing Crosby.
“I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” was recorded in 1952.
Jingle Bells was originally called ‘One Horse Open Sleigh’
The nostalgic 1983 movie “A Christmas Story’” inspired the creation of the Wonder Years TV show.

Merry Christmas my friends!!

All photos from pinterest. Christmas facts from cable tv’s ‘Christmas Music and Trivia”. I hope you enjoyed!

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Christmas Mantels and Tables

Monday, December 19th, 2011

I do not have a mantel this year to decorate for Christmas! I never thought about it until I brought all my Christmas decorations out an realized that there isn’t a mantel here! So sad. So I thought I would share a few pictures of decorated mantels I thought were so pretty:

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How simple and beautiful:

Below are some beautiful pictures of Holiday decorating that I found that I also wanted to share:

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Love, love the little arrangement above! And these:

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And look at this great outdoor idea:

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I hope you enjoyed! Do you have a mantel to decorate? This is what I had to work with this year in the new condo:

Decorating Your Own Wreath

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Do you decorate a wreath for the Holiday’s? I do love the simplicity of the simple red bow on a wreath.

But I really love to buy a plain wreath every year and decorate it myself. Below is an artificial wreath that I like to decorate every year:

The BIG trick in using an artificial wreath is to be sure to spread out the branches! It is all compacted and squished when you first bring home. Remember to always take the time to spread out the branches so that it will look more realistic.

There are a few ways you can secure ornaments to your wreath. I think the easiest way to attach items is to tie a floral stick to the ornament:

And then it is very easy to poke the ornaments into the wreath.

You can also use a glue gun to secure the balls:

Floral wire (shown above) is another option. Cut a small piece of wire and string through top of ornament and then tie secure to the wreath branch:

For the bow on your wreath, you can make one yourself or you can buy a bow already made for only a couple dollars. Just have fun with it! Decorate as little or as much as you like:

With an artificial wreath, you can take off the bow and all your ornaments and save as well as your wreath. And make a new masterpiece next year!

Here is another easy project:

Gather a few different varieties of branches together. For this project, I used four varieties of branches. First, secure the bunch tightly together at the stems. You can use wire or I tied a heavy rubber band to secure: