DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

What you need: clear shatterproof Christmas glass balls sea glass or glass gems clear silicone adhesive glitter spray tile nippers Step 1:   Fasten the sea glass to the ornaments with the silicone adhesive. Attach in segments to allow each area to dry before moving on to the next.  Step 2: Affix the sea glass all the way around the outer perimeter of the glass ball and use the tile nippers to crop the sea glass to fill in any small spaces. Step 3: Use the glitter spray as a finishing touch by lightly spritzing it around the ornament. The picture featured below is what the ornament looks like applying gem stones instead of the sea glass.

I always enjoy having DIY Christmas decorations in my holiday decor. It adds a personal touch and I love displaying things I have created. This year I saw the cutest 3D polka dot presents at Tai Pan Trading and instantly fell in love until I saw the price tag at $40. Granted they are a good 3 feet high, but $40 for foam core?! I knew then and there what my DIY Christmas decorations would be. Our Version $10 <------------------------> Tai Pan Trading's Version $40 SUPPLIES: 2 sheets foam core (Do not buy at the dollar store! It has a paper finish and will bubble.) X-ACTO Z series blade (This baby was awesome! It cut like a charm.) Pencil X-ACTO Self Healing Cutting Mat Painter's tape Red Satin Craft Paint Foam Brush Foam Pouncer (for polka dots) Clear Glitter Finish (Martha Stewart's is indoor/outdoor if you want to put them on the porch) DIY Christmas Decorations INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Lay the foam core on the cutting mat and us

Besides all the popular winter holidays, there are lots of other reasons to celebrate throughout the month of December. Check them out. December 1: Special Kids Day  - If you have any special kids in your life, make this a day for them to remember. December 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery  - You may have thought that slavery was abolished long ago, but it still goes on. December 3: International Day of Disabled Persons  -  Spend the day like a disabled person would. I bet you will appreciate everything you are able to do that other people might not be able to. December 4: National Cookie Day  - What else would you do on National Cookie Day? December 5: Bathtub Party Day  - A party in the bathtub? That just sounds wrong. December 6: St. Nicholas Day  - It's like having a Christmas before Christmas. December 7: National Cotton Candy Day  - Try to not get sick from eating too much sugar. December 8: Wild Card  -  Believe

Christmas Eve in a candlelit cemetery    At  Christmastime many Finns visit cemeteries to place candles by the graves of relatives, or by monuments such as this one in memory of war veterans. Visiting the local cemetery is very much a part of many Finnish families’ Christmas rituals. Hey, it’s not as morbid as it might sound.    Although going to a graveyard might seem an unlikely activity for the festive season, the sight of hundreds of graveside candles glowing in the snow in a serene wooded cemetery can be surprisingly uplifting. Placing candles on the graves of deceased relatives at Christmastime is a deep-rooted tradition followed by non-churchgoers and members of the Orthodox faith, as well as believers from the majority Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. “As many as three-quarters of Finnish families visit a cemetery at Christmas, mostly on Christmas Eve, and we even have to make special traffic arrangements to accommodate the crowds,” says Risto Lehto, who man