DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

This comes from www.larkandlola.blogspot.com  .  I thought these were really neat and very inventive. Enjoy making a few of these to go on that special tree or even give them to friends and family.  They will enjoy them on their three for years to come. Today I made these decorative rosettes! They're ornaments. They are fairly easy to make and super charming. Here's how I did it... I picked up some scrapbooking embellishments at Joann's. Michael's also carries this brand, K & Co. And grabbed one of the old music books I buy on eBay all the time for $1 or so. Tore out some pages. {No, I don't feel bad doing this at all. It's not worth anything and no one is going to sit down and play music from the 50s. I'm giving it new life!} Trimmed each page down to a 4" x 8" piece. Like so. {Don't mind my weathered self-healing mat. It's been with me through a million & one craft projects. Christmas gift

Is that you? Santa Claus? Who is Santa Claus? Where did his story begin? Why does he have so many different names? As a company that specializes in online education , we felt it was our duty to learn and share. Below the infographic, you’ll find a more detailed timeline of some additional Santa-related events. Do you have more to add to the story? What are your Christmas traditions? We’d love to hear in our comments below. The Santa Timeline Year Event 1 Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, and the gift-giving began as a remembrance of the 3 wise kings who came from the east to give gifts to the Christ child. To this day, many Catholic countries celebrate 3 Kings Day in the beginning of January as their primary gift-giving day. 280 Saint Nicholas is born. He did not live in North Pole, but was a Greek bishop in present-day Turkey. He was known for many miracles and for his generosity, particularly to children. In one story, he visited a poor man at night, and a

   Decorating Christmas trees became popular in America in the early 1800s as immigrants from Germany brought hand-made ornaments to America with them. In 1880, Woolworth stores began carrying ornaments although Mr. Woolworth was not too sure about the prospect of selling ornaments. Within 10 years, his stores were selling $25 million dollars worth of five and ten cent ornaments.     It was around 1973 when Hallmark decided to try their hand at the ornament business. It all started with some yarn ornaments and six glass bulbs. Hallmark now has more than 100 ornament series in addition to approximately 3,000 other ornaments that they have introduced over the years.     The Hallmark ornament designers are true artisans and design ornaments with subjects that have special meaning to them. Many Hallmark artists design ornaments that bring back heartwarming Christmas memories or design something current they love. Therefore, the consumer can relate to many of these charming Hallm

  Every year, New York City department stores transform their standard window displays for wintry holiday themed showcases.  They usually start unveiling these windows around the middle of November.  These window displays become a feast for the eyes with portrayals of the winter holidays.  Either showcasing one of our favorite stories or movies when we were children or some kind of glittery modern extravaganza.  The holiday windows for the 2017 season have already proven to be a hit with window shoppers.    I hope you enjoy this peek at the new holiday windows for 2017! BARNEYS NEW YORK    They collaborated with artists Simon and Nikolai Haas of The Haas Brothers on its winter window display, titled "Haas for the Holidays." The Haas Brothers typically explore aesthetic themes relating to nature in their work, thus the luxury retailer's Madison Avenue displays create an imaginative universe using Haas animations and characters coexisting through eras from the begi