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Christmas Ideas

Get your jollies on this Christmas season and check out our holiday gift guides, Xmas crafts, decoration ideas, recipes for Santa's favorite cookies, and more.

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Dec 12, 2008

Add an old-fashioned touch to this year's Christmas tree by decorating it with popcorn-and-cranberry garlands. You will need:popcorna tapestry needleheavy-duty sewing thread, waxing dental floss, or f ...

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Dec 11, 2008

Make sure this year's live holiday Christmas tree is not only pretty, but safe, too. Here's how to safely put up a real, live Christmas tree. You will need: a fresh treea tree standwatera ceiling hook ...

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Dec 11, 2008

Putting lights on the Christmas tree may not be the most glamorous part of tree decorating, but the glittering results are worth the effort. Tip: When choosing lights for your Christmas tree this year ...

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Dec 8, 2008

So, you've made the change to fluorescent light bulbs? What should you do with those old energy wasting bulbs? Decorate your tree with it! Learn how to turn lightbulbs into Christmas ornaments with ...

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Dec 4, 2008

Here is a tutorial about how to turn a normal glass bulb into a glittery Christmas ornament. Make beautiful glass ornaments with clear glass bulbs (you can buy this at any craft store), glitter and re ...

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Dec 4, 2008

Death to sticky bows! You can learn how to tie your own christmas bows on your presents this year. Watch this video for the proper technique on tying a ribbon around a present, curling the ribbon and ...

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Dec 4, 2008

How to wrap presents like a pro. Watch this video to learn how to flawlessly wrap gifts this Christmas. All you need is a gift, scissors, wrapping paper and tape. You don't want to be giving gifts tha ...

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Dec 4, 2008

This origami video shows how to make a simple dove-like bird. I then go on to show you how to turn it into a hanging decoration. This would be great as a Christmas tree ornament or some other holiday ...

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Dec 3, 2008

This week on Etsy How-Tuesday Kristen Couse aka cakehouse shows us how to make a decorative holiday trivet for the dining table. You can spice up your home decor, whether you're hosting Christmas or a ...

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Dec 3, 2008

Today you will learn how to make two different Christmas ornaments that you can hang from your Christmas tree. You will need decorative stamps, decorative hole punch, rubber stamp ink pad, styrofoam b ...