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When Do You Put Up/take down Your Holiday Decorations?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on November 22, 2010
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Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, I am just super surprised at how many of my friends have already had their Christmas tree up for 2 weeks! Thanksgiving hasn't eve...
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- When I was growing up we didn't put up our tree until Christmas Eve (because we could usually get a tree for free) then it was taken down New Year's Day. Before childr...
- I can't stand the Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving. We have THREE radio stations already playing 24/7 Christmas music. Like others in this forum, I LOVE ...
- i'm still taking down halloween decorations! but we have more of them than we do christmas stuff...... we'll put up the outside decorations this weekend, then all the...
Who Does the Holiday Decorating?
Asked by J.H. from Phoenix
on November 27, 2010
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Happy holidays everyone! Question here... who does the holiday decorating in your home? Is putting up the Christmas tree a family effort that has evolved into a tradi...
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- We all do. This year we bought a fake tree that is already lighted so I helped hubby separate the leaves and he and the kids put the ornaments on. I will have hubby ta...
- I do the decorating, I do the planning, I do the shopping, I do the wrapping, I do the cooking, I get the guest rooms ready, and I do all the cleaning up and I'm feel...
- My husband plays no part in the decoration process LOL He's just not into that. He sits there with coffee and observes. He helps if I ask him but he can care less ab...
What's There to Do for the Holiday?
Asked by S.T. from Dallas
on October 9, 2008
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This is our first holiday season spent in the Haltom City/Fort Worth area. In Austin, there were lots of fall festivals and pumpkin patches to visit this time of year...
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- S., I think ft.Worth has the lighting of the Christmas tree. There are lots of pumpkin patch places to go every where. We have one in Arlington that is run by a famil...
- Here are just a few thing that I know of that you can do. Have a great time and welcome to the area. http://www.flowermoundpumpkinpatch.com/home.html http://fl...
- There is a pumpkin patch on Green Oaks (just west of Cooper Street) at St John the Apostle United Methodist Church in South Arlington. This year will be our 5th year ...
Calling All Creative Holiday Decorators!! Can You Help a M. Out?!!
Asked by M.W. from San Francisco
on December 10, 2011
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I am putting on a holiday luncheon for the teachers and staff at my kids' school next week. I am trying to get my creative juices flowing. Any creative, cheap and si...
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- Buy as many yards as you need of shimmery tulle' (netting) at the fabric store. Twist it slightly with a strand of tiny white lights and put them the lenght of the tab...
- Don't know if you have a Dollar Tree around but they have some cute stuff for a buck. Or, how about asking some of the classrooms to make snow flakes ?
- Hang white lights (from your stash if you don't want to waste the $) from ceiling & against back wall. Have a tree or two (neat if you can borrow several fake...
Best Time to Decorate for Christmas?
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on November 7, 2010
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I love,love,love this time of year!! Needless to say I cant wait to start decorating for Christmas. I was just wondering when others began their decorating. Is it beca...
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- If we are home, we decorate on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Forget black Friday, we go get our tree and swap from our Thanksgiving decorations to Christmas that day...
- Hi! Our family tradition has been since I was a baby to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as a family on Thanksgiving morning. Then we all got VERY excited ...
- I am with you ILOVE X-Mas to we start the the day after Thanksgiving and it take about a week to finish. I like to keep everything up until the 3rd wk of January. Afte...
Halloween Decorations - Walmart or Target?
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on October 3, 2011
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Which store - Walmart or Target - has better Halloween decorations??
Thanks!
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- Sorry, a lot of rouge answers - but I love hobby lobby too! But if between the two - target:)
- From what I've seen this year Target has better ones. I love the spider lights, I'm going to have to get some.
- Target. Also check your local Big Lots Store or Garden Ridge. They usually have great holiday decor at a decent price too. Don't forget the dollar stores.
When Do You Un-decorate from Christmas?
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on December 18, 2011
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I'm sure un-decorate is not a word, but it's late and I'm just curious.
We typically take everything down the day after Christmas. I'm sure we will this year becaus...
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- I like having them there through the 12 days of Christmas. Since I moved into a small apt, I have a small (2 ft) flocked artificial tree. After Christmas, I take off t...
- Usually new years day. This year i am going to put a big ham in the oven and take my time :)
- we make sure to do it AFTER Epiphany, Christmas is a 12 day season that begins on 12/25, so it's usually the first or second weekend in january that the decorations co...
Decor Question
Asked by W.M. from Nashville
on January 3, 2011
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I need some help decorating. We have this big wall in our foyer that leads into the living area. It is probably 9 ft long and about 10ft tall. Right now we have a r...
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- I'm loving the new wall decals! They have EVERYTHING out there. From fabulous quotes on life and family to a picture or scene of anything you could ever want! I'm e...
- an artificial red plant in brown baskets on both sides. hang the baskets and get theshape that would blend well withyour mirror or plugin wall lamps. I have a wooden ...
- Candle sconces would probably be the wrong size scale to flank the mirror anyway. You need to keep the proportions in mind. If you have a really large mirror, small li...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by K.B. from Chicago
on August 30, 2009
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I'm starting to think more about what traditions we want to do at holiday gatherings. I'm realizing that it's my turn to start creating some of these memories for my f...
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- We just started this one. One of the uncles dresses up as Santa and walks around the outside of the house with his back to the windows like he's looking in the sky. ...
- My earliest childhood memories of Christmas always included the annual train ride to the city. We would meet at the train station (it started as my parents, the 6 of u...
- The only tradition I've established is doing what works on any given year! I mean, we celebrate Halloween by dressing up and going Trick-or-Treating, Fourth of July wi...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by M.T. from Philadelphia
on November 14, 2007
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My husband and I are in the process of getting divorced. This will be the first year of holidays not spent as a family unit. I would like to start creating some trad...
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- Hello, my name is N. I am a mother of three beautiful children. One thing that my children and I do together is the christmas tree. I put the garland and the high or...
- My kids and I usually watch A Christmas Story on Christmas eve, and I let them open one small gift.That's my special time with them because they leave with thier dad o...
- Hi! I think it 's so nice and important that you want to create new traditions with your daughter. Here are some of the things that I do with my kids. We always bak...
