DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   This diy comes from www.pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com .  Everyone has some kind of chandelier that needs a little decorating. Now, you must know that my holiday decorating style is a little traditional. Nothin' too fancy or funky { boring, I guess?!?! HA!!}... lots of reds, greens, & golds mixed in with TONS of greenery, berries, Santas, and trees. I really wanted to incorporate that into the dining room somehow and I was SO flippin' excited when I saw the funnest little show on HGTV the other day where they were spotlighting different ways to dress up your chandelier/light fixtures for the holidays. SCORE! SO...I immediately headed to Hobby Lobby to pick up what I needed and overall, this is my favorite so far!!! This is my take on a "Chandelier Tree"... Whaddya think?! Do you love it?! Not gonna lie you guys...I reallly do!!! Definitely my favorite chandelier decoration so far! Wanna make your own?! This is what you&

   This comes from www.theknottybride.com .  Alot of neat diy projects in one neat little package.  Take an afternoon to yourself and get into the zen of paper folding and cutting! Happy holidays TKB readers! It’s Lauren from Lauren Elise Crafted again and today I am back to share a special holiday version DIY. {Note: each of these projects could be employed as décor elements for a lovely winter wedding! … Especially if it’s holiday-themed!}     Christmas is in just a few days! Are you ready? As usual, I am running a bit behind and if you’re like me, you’ll be scrambling for a few days trying to get everything done. Every year I tell myself that things will be different, that I’ll be organized beforehand but it never seems to play out that way. As much as it plagues me to say this, I am contributing to that holiday rush. I am here today to help ease the holiday madness and show you some quick décor options! I have pulled together a small table scheme

   Here are the many different ways to say "Merry Christmas", from Afrikanns to Yugoslavian.  Try a couple of them out and see which sounds the best to you! Afrikaans : Geseënde Kersfees Afrikander : Een Plesierige Kerfees African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja : Rehus-Beal-Ledeats Albanian :Gezur Krislinjden Arabic : Milad Majid Argentine : Feliz Navidad Armenian : Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand Azeri : Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun Bahasa Malaysia : Selamat Hari Natal Basque : Zorionak eta Urte Berri On! Bohemian : Vesele Vanoce Brazilian : Feliz Natal Bengali : Shubho borodin Breton : Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat Bulgarian : Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo Catalan : Bon Nadal

     Here are a few hot and spicy hot  chocolate recipes to try to warm up your winter holidays as the temperature on the thermometer drops.  I hope they taste as good as they look for you.    This first one comes from www.joylicious.net . Spicy Hot Chocolate The very first cups of hot chocolate was drank by the Mayans over 2000 years ago. They ground cocoa seeds into a paste and mixed it with water, cornmeal, chile peppers and other ingredients. The drink was also said to have magical healing powers and was heavily popular amongst the Oltecs, Mayans and Aztecs * . For this recipe, I used the a fine quality cocoa powder called Valrhona –this cocoa powder is among the richest, darkest “dutched” cocoa you can find. It is considered by many chefs and gourmands around the world to produce the finest chocolate that contains no added fat or butter oil, resulting in less calories than most chocolate . The best part about this hot chocolate recipe is that it’s healthy for