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As long as we’re talking garland, let’s talk location for the garland and what you might have to do to make it special. This video covers creating garland for the stairs. If you have a two story house, garland on the stairs is an absolute must. It’s a snap. Just pay attention to the nice …
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Decorating for Christmas goes way beyond just putting up a tree and some lights on the house (and in the yard). Inside–go all out: with collections (a close friend has a massive collection of snowmen that come out once a year); flowers (you do have Poinsettias, right?) and garlands. Stringing garlands–across the mantle, over the …
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Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 20 December 2017, and this is the Morning edition of The Nightshift, the World’s Daily News Source. After a (typical) mistake in procedure, Congress pushed through the tax reform bill late last night. Is this good or bad for you? Good or bad for the …
The Christmas Tree (we’re taking liberties with capitalization). You’ve seen it forever, in all its’ lighted glory. And, of course, you’ve no doubt put the lights on many a tree. But did you know that–like most things in life–lighting up a tree is neither as simple or complicated as it looks. There are, actually, three …
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Christmas is for entertaining–friends, family, work buddies. Mid-week or weekend parties, outside events if you live in a warm climate. Entertaining means holiday food (and of course, there will be a Christmas dinner, right?) and when you spread a table with food and refreshments, you should also decorate the table–it’s that time of the year. …
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This is the second of two videos about Christmas lighting (we haven’t touched on laser lighting yet..). This one deals with the very stylish trend to light the roofline of your house. Please note that this can be hazardous–if you’re not used to being on ladders or working twenty to thirty feet above the ground, …
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“Deck the halls with boughs of holly, tis the season to be jolly…..”
During the holidays, it’s time to light up the house. You do not want to be the occupant of the only house on the block (or in the neighborhood) who has not put up Christmas lights. First–a word of caution. At a certain point in your life, you may want to delegate hanging the lights …
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“I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams….”
More intelligent, informed, instruction on how to celebrate the year’s biggest holiday. This installment is focused on not just making the wreath (see previous video or click this link) but how to decorate the wreath once you’ve got it made. Making the wreath provides one part of the canvas; decorating it–either traditionally or more creatively–is …
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