DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   India is a secular nation and houses every community. Christians are a minority here and form nearly 2.3% of the population. But the fact that there are only about 25 million Christians in India, in no way lessens the observance of the festival. Moreover, the occassion is celebrated not only by Christians but by people of other religions as well.    The tradition of Christmas observance was introduced here with the colonisation of Europeans. Though the country gained its independence in 1947, many European customs and festivals stayed on. The fact that there is the presence of a Christian community in India, helped the maintaining of these traditions in no less a way. Today, Christmas is the biggest and most-loved festival of Indian Christians. The festival is also enthusiastically celebrated by people of other religions residing here.    Like in many other countries, Christmas is observed in India on 25th December. Everyone gears up for the festival from nearly a w

   This diy comes from www.allisonwaken.squarspace.com .  Cute and clever. Enjoy! Super easy Christmas or Holiday craft | DIY modern holiday decorations Sunday, December 6, 2009 We’re working on lots of fun stuff, but I made this up this evening and thought I’d share. I wanted some fun framed holiday decorations, and something that was a little more modern. First, I had this 12x12 shadow box frame I had picked up on sale at Hobby Lobby. Then I found a piece of scrapbook paper, you could use patterned but I found this shimmery silverish color I found these little tubes of cute little bows for $1 and figured I could do something fun with them, so I figured, why not frame them? I wanted them in a square, but you could do any shape. A circle or triangle like a tree would be fun. I measured, and penciled in a square, I ended up going with a 2 1/2” border. Then just lay out all of the little bows into the shape. 25 little bows fit nicely into my square. How ap

   Give the gift of great recipes this holiday season. Surprise someone special with one of these favorite food gift ideas—Christmas cookies, fudge recipes, Christmas candy and more! Gingerbread Cookies Recipe 60 Servings Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling 30 10 40 Ingredients 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 3/4 cup molasses 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt Vanilla frosting of your choice Red and green paste food coloring Directions In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight or until easy to

   This diy comes from www.thriftyparsonageliving.blogspot.com .  They look like they been outside and the snow and ice has crystalized on them.  Very nice.  Enjoy! DIY Epsom Salt Ornaments and Candle I know there's been candles and ornaments made with Epsom salt floating around blog land for a while now, but I thought I'd share my version which utilizes simple things most of us have lying around our homes. Here is what I had and you'll need if you're going to make these. 1. Styrofoam balls 2. Candle 3. Paint 4. Mod Podge or Glue 5.Epsom Salt I made this project for mere pennies because every thing I used I already had in my home. Three styrofoam balls - from a "free" box at the local thrift store. Paint (deco art) given to me by a friend who no longer had a use for it. Glue I didn't have any Mod Podge in the house, but you can substitute glue watered down with a few drops of water as a homemade version. Begin