100+ Quick and Easy Christmas Gift IdeasSubmitted by: Christine Mika These were posted on our Frugal Crafts discussion list. They were too wonderful to keep to ourselves! Simply wrap up the gift and attach a cute card with the accompanying saying. These make great stocking stuffers and fillers for gift baskets as well.1. M&M's - "Have [...]
Swedish Christmas Advent AdventWarming up for ChristmasBy the end of November it is time for friends or colleagues to gather at a restaurant one evening for the "Christmas dinner table", a buffet combining traditional Christmas fare with the delights of the ordinary smorgasbord. In recent years too, the Christmas dinner table has become a popular attraction [...]
Waste Not Picture Frame Author BIO:====Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Subscribe to her free holiday newsletter, Family Holidays, by sending any email message to holidays-on@mail-list.com or by visiting her website at http://familycorner.com/ Copyright 2000, Amanda Formarohttp://familycorner.com/ Have an [...]
Coffee Creamer Santa Author BIO:====Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Subscribe to her free holiday newsletter, Family Holidays, by sending any email message to holidays-on@mail-list.com or by visiting her website at http://familycorner.com/ Copyright 2000, Amanda Formarohttp://familycorner.com/ Ho Ho Ho! [...]
Our Twelfth Night Partyby Barbara Laufersweilerhttp://www.laufers.com/churchvoice/ Author BIO:====Barbara Laufersweiler is an at-home mom and freelance Web site and newsletter designer. Her specialty is quality Web and newsletter design for liturgical churches (Episcopal/Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic, Orthodox) and very small businesses. For ideas, tips, and resources for church Web sites and newsletters, subscribe to her newsletter! churchvoice-subscribe@tipica.com Have you [...]
Holiday Decorating: Rosemary Christmas Treesby Kim Tilley I love to grow things, and I especially love to have plants around the house in the winter. I really love rosemary plants and those cute little 'rosemary Christmas trees,' but the problem is that I always manage to kill them! I don't mind eating dried rosemary (from my [...]
A Tasty Holiday Traditionby Amanda Formaro Author BIO:====Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Subscribe to her free holiday newsletter, Family Holidays, by sending any email message to holidays-on@mail-list.com or by visiting her website at http://familycorner.com/ Every year, right [...]
Mashed Potato Sundae Party Holiday parties are the fun times to invite peoplefrom different aspects of your life (church, work,PTA, etc.) but hostesses and hosts everywhereexperience dread and terror that guests won't mingle.Smart party planners know that by providing fewer seats, guests will move around, talk, get to know one another.And what can get them talking [...]
Crazy For CranberriesBy Cheri Sicardhttp://www.fabulousfoods.com/ Author BIO:Cheri Sicard is the editor of FabulousFoods.com, the place for recipes, celebrity chefs, holidays and entertaining ideas and seven free cooking newsletters.http://www.fabulousfoods.com/ Baked Acorn Squash with Cranberries1 large acorn squash, split length-wise and seeded1/3 C chopped pears1/3 C fresh cranberries 2 T frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed2 T maple syrup1 tsp. cinnamon1/4 [...]
How To Deep Fry A TurkeyBy Cheri Sicardhttp://www.fabulousfoods.com/ Author BIO:Cheri Sicard is the editor of FabulousFoods.com, the place for recipes, celebrity chefs, holidays and entertaining ideas and seven free cooking newsletters.http://www.fabulousfoods.com/ Deep frying a turkey may sounds like a strange concept, but trust me, it doesn’t come out like you’d think. Deep fried turkey is moist and [...]