Christmas is Coming!
88- heart4theword
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Are you getting ready? Now is the time to start thinking about a special wrapping paper, name tags, cards, hot items, engraved and personalized items. Beat the Christmas Rush! Soon we will be into Novemeber. Many of us will be focused on getting our homes ready for Thanksgiving, or getting ready to go out of town. Before we know it Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas Rush is on!!
If you are a gift basket maker....those special quality items that you need, well nows the time to buy. I remember one year I needed that special hot chocolate you can buy by the case at Costco. I went to buy it, I was ready to put in my baskets. It was the last item I hadn't gotten. Guess what, Costco was sold out. Sold out for the season, I missed it.
Even Christmas Music is hard to find if you wait too long. All that is left is what nobody wants. We all know Christmas Music is important to set our scene for love and family.
So just wanted to encourage you to get an early start. Make your list, check it thrice:)
Happy Holiday's and Merry Christmas to you All!!
96- Lisa HW
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All good tips, because if you're not ready for Christmas it comes like a runaway train, heading straight at you, that you can't stop.
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All the more reason to write Christmas hubs as soon as possible and get your amazon items in gear.
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I was thinking about the same thing...
Since money is going to be tight this year (as it was last), I am trying to come up with unique present ideas that are affordable yet personal. last year i went through a box of old family photos, then went to walgreens, scanned them, fixed them, and printed them. Then I went to khols since they had a really good sale on frames, i bought a few. at home i contructed these frames and wrapped them up. my aunts loved them! Some pictures they forgot even existed. I made a Collage for my uncle, you know the frames that come with about 8 frames on one huge frame (sorry if i sound confusing). I put pictures of him and his parents, his best friends, and special moments. it brought him to tears. So since that was last years idea i need to come up with a new one. Marshals has a ton of little items for cheap prices. So what i am probably going to do is invest in some baskets, decorating gear like ribbons and confetti, etc. then go to marshals and buy little silly things that would appeal to people id make that basket for. For example my mother: container of coffee mix, cute fuzzy soxs she adores, maybe a little hand clutch, a bottle of perfume (usually sold at $10 for well known brands that use to cost $80 years ago), some chocolates, maybe cookies, some cute gloves, maybe a potential book she shoul read, or some cute pjs, fuzzt slippers. I know its a lot of silly stuff she can get on her own but in our family we actually give gifts that we need. Marshals is really affordable just a couple days ago i bought a pair a panties, a corset, a bra, chai tea mix, a bag of coffee mix, and a baking book, total cost $23 dollars. if baskets are really expensive for your taste (which they can be) go to your local goodwill (thrift store) and check them out. usually when i go to goodwill their are a TON of baskets in a nice variety and u are looking at spending $1 each. Sorry for it being so long
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Wonder_Woman wrote:
I was thinking about the same thing...
Since money is going to be tight this year (as it was last), I am trying to come up with unique present ideas that are affordable yet personal. last year i went through a box of old family photos, then went to walgreens, scanned them, fixed them, and printed them. Then I went to khols since they had a really good sale on frames, i bought a few. at home i contructed these frames and wrapped them up. my aunts loved them! Some pictures they forgot even existed. I made a Collage for my uncle, you know the frames that come with about 8 frames on one huge frame (sorry if i sound confusing). I put pictures of him and his parents, his best friends, and special moments. it brought him to tears. So since that was last years idea i need to come up with a new one. Marshals has a ton of little items for cheap prices. So what i am probably going to do is invest in some baskets, decorating gear like ribbons and confetti, etc. then go to marshals and buy little silly things that would appeal to people id make that basket for. For example my mother: container of coffee mix, cute fuzzy soxs she adores, maybe a little hand clutch, a bottle of perfume (usually sold at $10 for well known brands that use to cost $80 years ago), some chocolates, maybe cookies, some cute gloves, maybe a potential book she shoul read, or some cute pjs, fuzzt slippers. I know its a lot of silly stuff she can get on her own but in our family we actually give gifts that we need. Marshals is really affordable just a couple days ago i bought a pair a panties, a corset, a bra, chai tea mix, a bag of coffee mix, and a baking book, total cost $23 dollars. if baskets are really expensive for your taste (which they can be) go to your local goodwill (thrift store) and check them out. usually when i go to goodwill their are a TON of baskets in a nice variety and u are looking at spending $1 each. Sorry for it being so long lolThese are great ideas Wonder. In fact I bet there will be many people googling for inexpensive Christmas gift ideas and the information you have here is good for at least three Christmas hubs. Better get going so that you can learn some adsense and amazon.com money.
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heart4theword wrote:
Are you getting ready? Now is the time to start thinking about a special wrapping paper, name tags, cards, hot items, engraved and personalized items. Beat the Christmas Rush! Soon we will be into Novemeber. Many of us will be focused on getting our homes ready for Thanksgiving, or getting ready to go out of town. Before we know it Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas Rush is on!!
If you are a gift basket maker....those special quality items that you need, well nows the time to buy. I remember one year I needed that special hot chocolate you can buy by the case at Costco. I went to buy it, I was ready to put in my baskets. It was the last item I hadn't gotten. Guess what, Costco was sold out. Sold out for the season, I missed it.
Even Christmas Music is hard to find if you wait too long. All that is left is what nobody wants. We all know Christmas Music is important to set our scene for love and family.
So just wanted to encourage you to get an early start. Make your list, check it thrice:)
Happy Holiday's and Merry Christmas to you All!!This is sooo great you wrote this! lol
I am so very ready this year! I love Christmas and even wrote a hub about it already
Guess you can tell my anxiousness for it.
I am going for more of a traditional non commercial Christmas this year for my family.
Making homemade gifts, ornaments and other tree trimmings etc. Reading of the birth of Christ and singing carols. Filling our home with the scents of cinnamon and spices. Filling it as well with the sounds of Christmas music and laughter.
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Flightkeeper, good advice to get your Christmas hub pages up and going! FUN,FUN,FUN CHRISTMAS TIME IS NEAR!
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I'm a little behind still have a few Halloween ones I want to publish and then one about NaNoWriMo for November then the starting of some great crafty ones for Christmas.
I started posting Christmas Cookie recipes last month because it takes a lot of time to make enough cookies to give some, to serve some and to enjoy some. Those make excellent Christmas gifts for those single people and those seniors who live alone. So many of them don't want to bake for themselves and certainly don't enjoy them as much if they buy them.
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bearnmom wrote:
I started posting Christmas Cookie recipes last month because it takes a lot of time to make enough cookies to give some, to serve some and to enjoy some. Those make excellent Christmas gifts for those single people and those seniors who live alone. So many of them don't want to bake for themselves and certainly don't enjoy them as much if they buy them.
oOo, i luv Christmas cookies! i am always looking for new recipes, 'cause i make Christmas boxes every year filled with homemade treats and people go crazy over them. i have some cool Christmas ideas too but am still working on Halloween and Thanksiving ideas. i will check out your hubs!
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Atomswifey, Family traditions are great! Sounds like you are with it, and are ahead of schedule compared to most. One tradition we like to do, is plan a special night to Decorate the Tree. We put on the Christmas Music and Hot Chocolate:) Set up the Manger Scene, wrap some presents and decorate the Dinning Room Table. My Family really enjoys this time and The Love of Christmas:)seems to fill our home with warmth. Thank you for sharing! "Remember the Reason for the Season:)"
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heart4theword wrote:
Atomswifey, Family traditions are great! Sounds like you are with it, and are ahead of schedule compared to most. One tradition we like to do, is plan a special night to Decorate the Tree. We put on the Christmas Music and Hot Chocolate:) Set up the Manger Scene, wrap some presents and decorate the Dinning Room Table. My Family really enjoys this time and The Love of Christmas:)seems to fill our home with warmth. Thank you for sharing! "Remember the Reason for the Season:)"
Amen!
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It seems as if everyone has at least one Christmas hub to write about. Nelle Hoxie just reminded everyone the other day that it takes at least one week for hubs to mature and be founded by Google.
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cosette & bearnmom & lynnechandler, wow you are so right, we can't forget the COOKIES, and the holiday crafts. You putting together your boxes of goodies can warm a persons heart more than any store bought item. I have one friend who that is all she does for her family is bake cookies. She is a baker by trade, but her kids and grandkids would be upset if she didn't have their cookies and nut breads for them. You guys are really inspiring me to put things in a higher gear:) Happy Hubbin:) "Sieze the Day"
Has anyone here heard "CAROL OF THE BELLS" by a group called The Bird and The Bee?
It's a gorgeous Christmas song, fresh and creative, and performed with eloquent sensitivity.
Everybody should hear it. It's one of the very best of it's kind.I have not been to Halloween yet, how can I think about Christmas? I don't like the idea of Christmas being earlier and earlier every year. For me Christmas only starts coming in December!
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I go in order of holidays thanks. I can't wait for Halloween!
Crazdwriter wrote:
I go in order of holidays thanks. I can't wait for Halloween!
Glad to see that we are at least two sharing the "Halloween spirit"
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My two biggest worries at Christmas are going to sound silly, but...wrapping paper and the stockings. When my kids were too young to read, I started buying 1 specific wrapping paper for each kid that reflected their interests that year and wrapped all of their presents in it. That way they were able to quickly figure out which gifts were theirs under the tree (and I didn't have to worry about gift tags). They're now 20, 22 and 24, and God forbid I don't do the wrapping paper thing!
And stockings have always been quite the big thing in our house. We used to lay the kids' stockings on their bed Christmas Eve after they went to sleep. They would get up and open up their stockings, delaying the inevitable rush to the tree and giving me and my hubby a little more sleep! And stockings, well, still HUGE thing with my kids!Anath wrote:
Crazdwriter wrote:
I go in order of holidays thanks. I can't wait for Halloween!
Glad to see that we are at least two sharing the "Halloween spirit"
I was rather annoyed to find the shops full of Christmas decorations today when I went to do some last minute Halloween shopping!
