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Christmas is always a highly anticipated event. This is because the holiday season gives you a great chance to decorate your home, prepare your favourite recipes, and spend quality time with the loved ones. (more…)

Many things change with time, and tradition is also one of them. Traditions are invariably acted upon by many contemporary elements, and along the way the tradition picks up a thread here and another there and consequently adjusts itself to the present context. We as human beings, both consciously or otherwise, twist and turn around these traditions so that they best serve our interests. However there are certain traditions that are best left un-tampered, just like the tradition to send holiday greetings during the sacred season of Christmas festivities. Christmas cards are such a wonderful way of making up with your distant friends, relatives and dear ones, and with a little bit of effort on your part you can make it a really personalised affair. (more…)

This Christmas, why not involve the whole family in a fun-filled project? Christmas stockings are simple to make and look gorgeous when you hang them up. There’s no constraint on how big, long or wide you make them. It’s completely up to you! (more…)

Christmas time is fun time but it can be stressful for many. Especially if you have not prepared for the events and gifts, the last minute rush may cause anxiety. If you have ever had such an experience, you will definitely not like to face it again. (more…)

Are you getting cold feet thinking about the amount of cooking that you have to do this Christmas? It is obviously not an easy task serving the hordes of visitors that flock in during the Christmas season, nor is managing to please everyone. We are however conscious of the mental ordeal that you are going through and would like to offer some light-hearted cooking tips that should help you celebrate Christmas in the right spirit without feeling exploited. (more…)

Christmas season is the time most of us tend to associate with gaiety, festivities, merrymaking, get together, and the like. But it at the same time is also one of the most stress full periods that you may go through, especially if you have kids. It is not uncommon to find parents looking with bated breath for the great day to arrive, full of anxiety, worry, and numerous challenges. You need to keep tab over their behaviour, and the activities they indulge in so as to ensure that nothing untoward happens that may diminish the festive holiday feeling. (more…)

Have you invited your friends or relatives for a Christmas dinner at your place? It is great to celebrate the festival with loved ones but at the same time you are concerned about the dinner arrangements. As a host, you have to take care of a lot of things like decorating the home, preparing food and laying down the dinner table. (more…)

Christmas flowers are one of the most emotive and beautiful part of Christmas festivities, and are symbolic of love, gaiety, beauty and hope, which bond us human beings. Christmas flowers further the atmosphere with their tender delicacy, beauty and aroma and make the Christmas season a truly engaging affair. They are frequently sued to decorate homes during holiday season as garlands as well as Christmas centerpieces. Moreover, there is also a growing tendency among people to exchange them as Christmas gifts in the form of bouquets and floral baskets. Why not? After all, few things can match the genuine and personalised feel that come with Christmas flowers. (more…)

Christmas times are festive times and people for once are determined to forget the difficulties and ordeals of their life, while deciding to take part in the celebrations. Christmas season not only brings a smile to our faces, but also elevates us spiritually. It is therefore important that we prepare for Christmas in earnest to get the maximum benefit out of it. And there is no better way to prepare for your Christmas celebrations than by beginning with decorating your home. (more…)

Christmas season is as popular for its festivities and colours as it is for its tradition of giving presents to your near and dear ones. However, sometimes due to our ignorance and also at many a times absence of any proper planning, we are forced into last minute and Christmas shopping. Gifts bought on an impulse don’t have the personalised feel so dearly longed for by the receiver, and end up simply being another item racking up the pile. A proper Christmas gift will not only bring a smile to the faces of your loved ones, but it is you who stand to benefit the most. The satisfaction you will derive out of it is simply universal. (more…)