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One more thing about wrapping packages: how to wrap one for shipment. It’s a very different deal to wrap a package for shipment than to wrap one that you hand, directly, to a friend or family member. There are some tricks you need to know. They’re here for you to see and put to use. …
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Wrapping a gift is a key Christmas Camp skill. You must be able to wrap a package (any size, any shape) and do it at a professional level to earn your “Essential Skills of Christmas” Merit Badge from Christmas Camp. To that end, we present another video on how to wrap a package/gift. It’s not …
At Christmas one key skill(which has a very good shelf life) of the season is package wrapping. Women seem to know–genetically–how to do it better than guys. But, hey, there’s no reason why you can’t put yourself in the Gift Wrapping Hall of Fame once you learn a few basics and treat it as a …
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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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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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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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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