Dec 18, 2025
Simple (But Crafty) Gift-Wrap Ideas
The craftiest among us have many options when it comes to #wrapping #Christmas #gifts. Most Lovely things suggests using kraft paper and rubber stamps to create your own, one-of-a-kind, repeating-pattern wrap; making air-dried clay tags for labels that can double as ornaments; using white butcher paper and a labelmaker; or stringing candy canes on gifts […]
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Dec 17, 2025
Get Creative With Gift Wrap
Take it from the #gift-givers at the Organizing Blog: Even if a gift isn’t extravagant or costly, you can dress it up with wrapping that screams “open me first,” and you don’t have to spend a lot to make your gifts look special during the #holidays. With some creativity, even humble materials such as scrap […]
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Dec 16, 2025
Good Gift Wrapping Makes the Holiday
No #Christmas tree would be complete without a pile of wrapped #gifts under it. If you want to go beyond the #gift bag and make your gifts stand out, start with a quality paper, the New York Times says; it will be less likely to rip as you fold it around the gift. Use invisible […]
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Dec 5, 2025
Bring the Outside in for the Holidays
You can #decorate for the #holidays elegantly and #inexpensively by foraging, says HGTV. Fallen branches, leaves and evergreen boughs are easy to come by, especially if you’re doing a little bit of fall pruning. Take a spirited forest walk and not only will you get some fresh air, you’re likely to find fragrant pine cones […]
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Dec 4, 2025
Make Room for the Holidays
Is your space so #cluttered that you don’t know where to put the #Christmas tree? Prepare your home for the season by #dcluttering before you start #decorating, The Spruce says. Start by clearing out the stray children’s toys, and ask kids to pick a few things they no longer want to #donate or #trash. Do […]
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