Planning A Christmas Dinner Party
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Posted June 30th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Entertaining friends and family in your home during the Christmas holiday is one of the most popular activities of the holiday season. Many people choose to host small, informal gatherings in their home, while others plan extravagant dinner parties which are destined to generate more than one urban legend in the community in which they are held.While many of us do not aspire to such heights as those held by the socialites in our community, we would still like to host an unforgettable Christmas d...
Why Do People Celebrate St. Valentine’s Day?
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Posted June 30th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Tuesday 14th February 2006 is St Valentine's Day. This is traditionally the day when lovers exchange notes confirming their love for one another. Modern Valentine symbols are often either heart shaped or cupids.Valentine's Day started life as a Catholic feast day in honour of Saint Valentine. However, it's not known exactly who Saint Valentine was. According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia of 1908 there are at least three possible candidates for the position.The first was a Christian priest in R...
Baby’s First Easter Gift Ideas
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Posted June 30th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Baby's First Easter is a momentous occasion that happens only once in a lifetime. Babies are cute and cuddly just like the Easter bunny, so it is easy to see why making Easter special for the newborn is so important. To make your Easter gift-giving a bit easier, I've put together my top 10 picks for Baby's 1st Easter Gifts.1) My First Easter Basket from Baby Gund?. This adorable, soft, pastel-colored basket holds three little toys for baby to enjoy. The removable toys are bright-colored and m...
How To Make A Christingle Orange
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Posted June 30th, 2009 at 11:20 am
What do you know about the Christingle?Christingle means 'Christ-Light'. The Christingle celebrates the light of Christ and puts Christ back into Christmas. The first Christingle service was in Germany around 1747. The service encouraged children to keep a candle burning in the window of their home so that people who passed by would see the light of Christ.The Christingle service teaches children about Jesus. Of course Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, but the Christingle celebrates the ...
Unique Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
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Posted June 30th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Mother's Day is one of the busiest times of the year for gifts. Everyone has a mother, and many send their mom a Mother's Day gift in recognition of all that she has done for them. If you've sent her flowers for the past several years, you might be looking to buy something different. Finding the right gift every year can be challenging, so here are a few unique ideas on what to buy for a Mother's Day gift this year:- A new plant for her garden. If your mom loves gardening, try buying her a p...
Thanksgiving Crafts: Now Is The Time To Think Centerpiece
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Posted June 30th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Now is the perfect time to try some Thanksgiving crafts and prepare the centerpieces and favors for your special Thanksgiving dinner. One simple idea that makes a great smelling centerpiece is to make a bundle of spice sticks.To create this sweet smelling and stylish Thanksgiving craft you will need approximately 32 cinnamon sticks of about 16 inches long, floral tape, a glue gun, and an assortment of dried flowers, small pine cones, 2 wide velvet ribbon, and 1 wide grosgrain ribbon. When sel...
Easter Jewelry On Parade
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Posted June 29th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Easter -- a time of rebirth, regeneration, renewal -- is also a time for celebration, and many people find that wearing Easter jewelry is an apt thing to do during the season. You can choose from among a wide selection of designs, from the solemn to the elegant to the carefree. Whatever your personality may be, you can be sure that there's an accessory that's just right for the festivities on Easter Sunday.Easter conjures up images of rabbits and Easter eggs, as well as traditions associated w...
Corporate Christmas Gifts
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Posted June 29th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Corporate gifts are given to employees at Christmas time as a token of appreciation for the services they performed throughout the year. Not only is it appropriate to give employees a holiday gift, but it?s also a good idea to give gifts to your clients to ensure cordial business relations.Depending on the number of employees and clients, your gifts should be meaningful, yet you don?t want to go overboard on expenses. You might want to separate special clients from everyday clients, as well as ?...
Dress To Impress! Find Your Sexy Halloween Costume And Shake What Your Mamma Gave You
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Posted June 29th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Everyone loves to look and feel good, right? Well, why don?t you shake what your mamma gave you, and find a sexy Halloween costume that will knock the socks off of everybody!Halloween is all about letting loose and having fun, so let your wild side show this year! Go ahead and buy that Playboy bunny costume, or that tight Spiderman bodysuit! The possibilities are endless?and they?re all here for you to explore!When you hear the word ?sexy? you may feel a little uneasy, but you owe it to yourself...
In Search Of Books About African American Fathers: In Honor Of Father’s Day
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Posted June 29th, 2009 at 11:20 am
About six years ago, during a guerilla-marketing effort, I would sell books with a fellow doll maker/artist in what I can only euphemistically describe as street-corner campaigns. On a weekly basis, here in Los Angeles, California, we would set up colorful tables with African print table cloths, flowers, baskets filled with my books, incense, ribbons and the other woman?s handmade dolls.That year, on Mother?s Day, we sold out of our inventory and made a profit. However, a month later, on Father?...
