DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   This is from  www.scapcationgetaway.blogspot.com  .  Children would get a real kick out of this one. Grinch Pills --Free Scut File Here is one of my favorite projects I've done so far! I just love these! I am dying to make more! I designed the little tic tac holder in my SCAL program and saved it as a scut file. You can download it below. I've made it very easy for you! I've even included the design that I put on the front! Right click on the image below to save. Then all you have to do is print! Click HERE for the Scut file.

Mid Victorian Christmas cards and crackers 'If there is one thing inseparable from Christmas in general and the little ones' seasonable gatherings in particular, it is - a cracker. With what a delightful look of expectation they have waited for it to go "bang", and how they have screamed as they scrambled after the surprise which came in response to the explosion ...'.    So observed a Victorian writer about one of the two real Christmas innovations of the period: the Christmas cracker.    The story of the Christmas cracker is really a testament to one man's ingenuity and determination. Tom Smith was a confectioner's apprentice in London in the early 19th century. On a trip to Paris in 1840, he admired the French sugared almond bon-bons, wrapped in coloured tissue paper, and decided to introduce them in London. These bon-bons were popular, but not quite as Smith had hoped.    For seven years he worked to develop the bon-bon into some