Christmas 2023 has passed and I hope everyone who is either a member here or just visiting had a memorable day. So now it is time to once again begin the long countdown, that at first seems to last forever and then just whizzes by... 364 days remaining. :christmastree ..read more

Hi Everyone, A little background. I have always loved the holiday season which I pretty much say is from October to the New Year. My parents always made such a big deal out of this time of year. They made everything special for me. My son is 8 and I have tried to make so many special moments for him. This year my dad's health has declined a lot. We are going out of town this year for Thanksgiving and Christmas a renting a house so we can all wake up together on the holidays and try to make this year extra special incase it is the last for my dad. I want my family to really feel the magic of ..read more

I am retired, with two workshops on my property. I like to work with my hands to make things. This year, I am trying to focus on Christmas. I have so many tools and machines, but unfortunately, no help! I have to do everything myself. I am hoping to be able to arrive at the huge Christmas Craft Fair in Nashville this year, with a truckload of Christmas decorations and such, all made with my tools. Of course, Pinterest.com is just an eye candy store! So many ideas! I really wish I could figure out what will SELL this year. What was popular last year, isn't so much so this year. It is a consta ..read more

It's with great sadness that I have heard that our beloved Papa C aka Dave has passed away suddenly on the 9th March. I am utterly devastated by this news. I have been friends with Papa since 2009 after meeting him here on this forum Our deepest condolences to his wife Donna and family. R.I.P Papa C :santa2: https://www.tributearchive.com/obitu...-memorial-park ..read more

Let's get this one going before the New Year rings in... 361 days to go... :santa2 ..read more

I'm a huge office fan (US and UK) and the season typically kicks off big time for my family and I when we sit and watch all the Office Christmas episodes, super fun. also love the Parks and Rec and Home Improvement Christmas speicals ..read more

I'm kind of surprised nobody has asked this yet, but how different were your Covid Christmas ( or thanksgiving or New Year) dinners? Did you just scale it down and do a turkey breast instead of a whole turkey? I personally had to work both Christmas eve and Christmas day this last Christmas, but a friend invited himself for Christmas dinner. I told him I was working, and he said " we can do it the 26. I really didn't want to, but agreed. I totally switched it up and made it dead easy. I bought a prefab Beef Wellington and made a wine sauce with roasted some fingerling potatoes to go along with ..read more

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You can make them yourself. First you need to gather the materials required and then proceed with the steps listed below: 1. You will need - a glue gun, paper roll, scissors, some sort of pen or marker and a needle to sew them together. read our full article at How to Make a DIY Artificial Christmas Tree in Minutes 2. Choose your baubles that you want to decorate and start cutting them out using scissors and a pen or marker. 3. Once you have cut all the pieces out from the paper roll, take one piece at a time and cover it with glue by putting it on top of another piece so that both are stuck ..read more

I have the hardest time finding Valentine's decorations that I like. If you decorate for the holiday, what do you use ..read more