Holiday Gift Ideas
What type of gifts are you looking for this year? Brandy recommends great holiday gift ideas that are affordable.
Valentines Day Is Coming, Time for Gift Ideas
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner many people may be thinking about gifts for her. After all it’s a romantic holiday and a man should be romancing his love, right? Well whatever feelings you have regarding Valentine’s Day, I say make sure to think of some unique gift ideas that will make your loved [...]
Pecan Cookie Recipe
GE’s Test Kitchen Manager Brigid Blocker shares her personal cookie recipe that is the favorite of her three grown sons. Pecan Cookies 1 cup butter, softened ½ cup sugar 2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tbsp. water 2 cups pecans, finely ground Cream butter and sugar until light. Add remaining ingredients, and mix [...]
Last Minute Stocking Stuffer Ideas from Post-It
If you are last minute with stocking stuffers like me then here are some ideas from the Post-It brand that may just help you find ease in the last minute stocking stuffer shopping. This holiday season, the Post-it Brand has the perfect last-minute stocking stuffer for anyone on your list with the Post-it Personalized Note [...]
A Christmas Cookie Tradition with a Twist
In these times of prepared foods and mini-marts, it’s understandable that many folks forego baking and decorating Christmas cookies and settle for store-bought instead. It’s the patient home cook who bakes dozens of cookies, one sheet at a time, in a traditional radiant heat oven. And really, how many Santas, stars and trees can you [...]
Longing to Entertain for Christmas With Family
I haven’t ever really been a hostess, dealing with social anxiety and major issues with being painfully shy most of my late teen and early adult years entertaining a house full of guests or even attending such an event seemed painful to me. Now that I am am mother of three children and have worked [...]
Mess-Free & Kid-Friendly Holiday Décor
When you involve your children in the holiday decorating, you build long lasting memories and fantastic keepsakes. If you’re looking for kid-friendly, mess-free holiday decorating projects for you and your kids with step-by-step instructions, I am excited to pass on these ideas to you. Be sure to put the date on the back of your [...]
Four Tips from Hunter Douglas to Save and Simplify For a Festive Holiday Season
This fall and winter, set aside the stress and enjoy all the wonders the season has to offer by whittling down your to-do list and saving where you can while still creating the ideal holiday home. Just in time for the holidays, Hunter Douglas, the leading name in custom window fashions, has launched the Celebrate [...]
Christmas Shipping Deadlines for 2011
As we get closer to Christmas many want to make sure they are aware of the Shipping Deadlines for Christmas 2011, this is important to know for those who are like me and wish to shop online more so than in a brick n mortar store setting. As Christmas gets closer there are also many [...]
