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Holiday Decorating
Asked by A.S. from Davenport
on December 13, 2010
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Another random question that I have just out of curiosity. When you were single (or if you are currently single w/out kids) did you decorate for your holiday(s)? Ear...
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- This IS a random question! LOL I lived on my own for many years before getting married, from about 24 to about 34 (apartments & a house) and I always put up a tree & ...
- when i lived with my cousin in an apartment we were planning on decorating for nondenominational winter holiday of your choosing day (a holiday we made up since we wer...
- I have always loved Christmas. The 7 years between leaving the nest, and having a family of my own, there was a tree and decorations in my home every year. Christmas t...
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...
How Soon Is Too Soon for Holiday Decor?
Asked by C.T. from Kansas City
on November 1, 2006
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just curious....with Halloween over now how soon is too soon to take it all down and put up Christmas decor? I am eager this year to get it all out and overwith to adm...
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- It's never too soon to enjoy the wonderful blessings of the Christmas season. I used to think so, but not anymore. I would't put your tree up though until closer to...
- So, I am soooo glad there is another christmas perosn in the world. I loveeeee christmas. It will be my baby's first so I am super excited. Anyways, This is just my op...
- I would take the Halloween down and If you have some Thanksgiving stuff put it up. If not then I would wait till the day of or the day after. Now the stores have chris...
Christmas Decorations
Asked by J.H. from Denver
on September 23, 2009
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Hi Moms -
This may be a little early to ask, but I am a planner and with a much tighter budget this year I am looking to get started on some good ideas for home decor...
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- Make little "mice" ornaments for your tree. Use a walnut for the body, and an acorn for the head (top of acorn looks like stocking cap, really cute). Red felt Ch...
- We've had those years. I ended up doing a lot of my shopping at thrift stores-if you look hard, you can find some great stuff at an even better price. My boys got FUBU...
- One of my favorite memories as a kid was making "play dough" ornaments (salt four and water) using cookie cutters (and our hands) mom would bake them then we would pai...
When to Decorate Opinions....
Asked by T.M. from Philadelphia
on November 18, 2010
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We are having my family here for Thanksgiving. I usually do not decorate for Christmas until the saturday after Thanksgiving. It is a whole day affair... we make the...
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- I kind of think you have enough to do by hosting Thanksgiving - having to decorate for Christmas on top of that seems like alot of pressure! To me it would seem a bit ...
- My opinion is to decorate for Thanksgiving since it's Thanksgiving. Otherwise you're ignoring the holiday to give thanks for what you have. That's the reason for the h...
- I have decorated before Thanksgiving when I had a ton of people coming mostly because I wouldn't be able to do my traditional Sunday after Thanksgiving Christmas Decor...
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...
Front Porch Decor Ideas
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on April 10, 2012
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I have an L-shaped 1950's ranch home with a small 6 x 6 front porch in the the elbow of the "L." The back and left walls are the chocolate brown siding of the house (w...
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- You can use regular size vases and planters, just cluster them together on stools with different heights. I would throw in more lighter and brighter color accents...y...
- Wherever I have shade, I use a ton of flower pots with Impatiens of different colors. They grow really fast, have flowers all summer long, and tend to "spill" over th...
- My sitter has just this configurement and I'm so jealous of it. She created a sweet little vingette. She put a round table in the corner, with two beautiful wick...
