Continuing with baking (you’re in the kitchen already and prep is a snap now), here’s some instruction on how to create the quintessential Christmas goodie–the fruitcake. There are some people who absolutely love fruitcake (it’s great with a good cup of coffee) and others who just don’t like it all. We’ll assume those that don’t …
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Christmas Camp: How to make Christmas cookies
Paying Attention: The holidays mean holiday cooking and–most importantly–holiday baking. You are making Christmas cookies this year aren’t you? The correct answer is yes and with this short video giving you the basics, you should have no problems whatsoever. This video features the recipes and techniques for 10 different types of Christmas cookies–it does assume …
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Christmas Camp: How to Make Salt Dough Christmas Tree ornaments
Paying Attention: The beauty of having a Christmas tree and decorating it is the continuing story it tells about your life and that of your family. If you want to go the designer route, you can do a tree all in a single color, using only high end, color-matched and purchased ornaments. Or you can …
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How to Make a Popcorn/Cranberry Garland
In past decades–before Christmas decorations could be picked up at everything from a hardware store to Target to an online website–families made their own decorations, for the house, the landscaping, and the tree. One of the most popular decorations–typically used on a tree–was a garland made of popcorn, or popcorn and another element, perhaps …
Christmas Camp: Wrapping a Package for Shipment
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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Christmas Camp: How to Make a Garland for Christmas Stairs
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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