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  Found this on www.notmartha.org .  These little houses have so many uses and can be given away as gifts or made for that  next Christmas party. Happy holidays!! I made tiny gingerbread houses that are meant to be perched on the edge of a mug of hot chocolate. I had been thinking about those sugar cubes that hook on the rim of a teacup earlier this month, and I was also thinking about 3-D cookies and how they fit together and figured it would be pretty neat to make cookies that hang on the edge of a mug. I thought I was being so brilliant but it only took a few seconds to discover that a flat cookie on the edge of a mug has already been done . So I started wondering what else I could do. At the time I was making a bunch of gingerbread recipes trying to find one that would hold up for my partridge in a pear tree cookie , so a gingerbread house was on my mind. I made a few versions to figure out how to make one that wasn’t so top heavy that it would flip off t

Try to identify the carol from the clues. Some are pretty tricky! The answers are at the bottom... don't peek if you want to try it for yourself. See also Christmas Carol Quiz 1 . The apartment of 2 psychiatrists. The lad is a diminutive percussionist. Festoon the entryways with colorful decorations. Sir Lancelot with laryngitis. A B C D E F G H I J K M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y X Z Present me naughty but dual incisors for this festive Yuletide. The event transpired when a smogless bewitching hour arrived. Exuberation to this orb. 288 Yuletide hours. Do you perceive the same longitudinal pressure which stimulates my auditory sense organs? The red-suited pa is due in this burg. Stepping on the pad cover. Uncouth dolt has his beezer in the booze and thinks he is Dark Cloud's boyfriend. Far back in a hay bin. Leave and do an elevated broadcast. That exiguous hamlet south of the holy city. Behold! I envisioned a trio of nautical vessels. Listen, the winged heav

This diy comes form www.craftynest.com .  These would make cool wall decor during Christmas.  Also add a little clear or white glitter to give them a little more sparkle. Giant Craft Stick Snowflakes I could hardly wait to show you this Popsicle stick craft! These snowflakes are fun, easy, and so inexpensive to make. The smallest snowflake is 12 inches across; the largest is 24 inches. I had some rhinestones left over from my Christmas tree advent calendar , so I glued some at the tips of each white snowflake. You could also coat them in glitter or fake snow. And why stop with snowflakes? You could make stars, wreaths, or Christmas trees decked with lightweight ornaments. Hang them in your window, over a door instead of a wreath, or from the ceiling. How to make giant craft stick snowflakes Supplies and tools craft sticks protractor hot glue gun and glue fishing line clear cellophane tape 3/8- to 1/2-inch-wide holiday ribbon red and white paint (I used Ben

   In Brazil , Christmas is one of the most important festive days, or "dia de festas". It is celebrated on 25th December.    Having a multicultural population, the festivities in the country are influenced by ethnic ways. As a former Portuguese colony, they have retained some of the Christmas customs of their former masters. Notable among these is creating a nativity scene or "Presepio". The word "Presepio" comes from "presepium" meaning the bed of straw in which Jesus first slept after birth in Bethlehem. This custom is common in places of north eastern Brazil like Bahia, Sergipe, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Maranhao, Ceara, Pernambuco, Piaui and Alagoas. A Franciscan friar named Gaspar De Santo Agostinho is believed to have first introduced the tradition in the city of Olinda (in the state of Pernambuco) in the 17th century. The practice of setting up presepios continue to this day. Every December, presépios are created during Christm