Archive for October, 2006

Christmas Eve Traditions

“What are you doing Christmas Eve?”  The answer to that question is usually the same: “I‘ll be at home with my family.”  Around the world, Christmas Eve traditions are celebrated in different ways but most involve spending time with family.

Evergreen Door Swag

How wonderful it is to fill the house with greenery at Christmas time. Hang these fragrant and festive evergreen swags on many of the doors in your house; hang them over the fireplace; hang them on the front door.

Several evergreen boughs (save the trimmings from your tree)
Twine
Green and red ribbons
Copper wire or green twist […]

Jingle Bells

You can make a bracelet of bells or a strip of bells.  These jingle bells are the perfect accompaniment to your caroling or fireside singing.

Wide strip of red or green elastic
Needle and thread
Bells
Wide strip of red or green felt