Let The Christmas Decorating Commence
We can only hope… in these troubling times. And so there is an abundance of Christmas lights all throughout my home. How do you decorate?
We can only hope… in these troubling times. And so there is an abundance of Christmas lights all throughout my home. How do you decorate?
Don’t get me wrong – I adore a beautifully designed gift wrap paper and sometimes buy a roll just to add to my collection of uniquely crafted wraps. But lately, in light of all things to save our planet, I cannot help but appreciate the simplest of gift wrapping ideas. Which by the way, I’ve adapted for years – finding the most unusual ways to wrap presents with grocery paper bags, tissue paper, newspaper, old magazine pages, and even book pages – because at the end of the day, it is all about the trimming… {source here, and here}
I hate the concept of – I can’t because…, or, there is no way possible…., or simply, NO it won’t work… Because I am firm believer of anything is possible – and there are solutions to every problem, and the only thing holding a person back is their inability to think outside the norm.
That would be me – the traveler, so I figured I’d kick off my holiday gift idea series with some ideal gifts for the traveler in your life or the ones you are trying to introduce the idea to – that travelling is probably one of the best experience any human can have in their lifetime and a lifetime spent not travelling – is a life not lived well. 🙂 {featured image and source}
The fact the Christmas gift gifting madness is over, doesn’t mean we can’t buy ourselves or someone we care about a gift here and there. Yes even in January, a small considered gift is fun to give especially if you happen to have Amazon Prime account 😉 . This is the list of 60 trendy gifts, and what I have clicked into my shopping cart:
I know I mentioned gift wrapping ideas before but this list offers up suggestions for all the artistic humans in your life – who truly appreciate ‘the art’ of giving.
There is one gift I recommend for the man or woman in your life who has a certain flair for things – and if you haven’t yet found that gift, then please consider the following for Christmas and beyond: Not just any bag, but a Coach bag, styles in variation, the colors classic, the creations priced just right – see here for yourself A Pen for the businessman at heart and not just any pen, consider Parker – the classic American purveyers of pens: And for the man who prefers casual – then these are the perfect Coach finds for him:
I try my best to be creative when wrapping gifts. Meaning to say, I don’t just buy any paper, but find ways to re-purpose, or even use colors and patterns outside holiday red, green and cold colors. Even brown paper bags adorned with festive ribbon, or other embellishments add a more personalized touch. Here’s a few I’ve used for this year:
I know, you are probably sick and tired of every site online sharing their gift ideas, and actually I have thought about not following the trend. But then I seem to always have trouble finding a unique gift or something re-invented for the men in our family. So, this year while I shopped online – I found some cool gift ideas and figured I’d share it here:
No matter how crazy this year has been for me, I’ve made a conscious effort to get into the spirit of the holiday season. Encouraging everyone around me to do the same – even if it’s simply decorating the Christmas tree or home or work space – just do it. I promise it will make you feel a little bit better. So once the decorations are up, then consider a few more things to life up your spirit: There are so many Holiday themed films, make popcorn, open a bottle of bubbly and simply indulge in adult Christmas movies , or chuck the bubbly and watch the ones for the entire family. And if going for the holiday themed film experience at a movie theater, see The Man Who Invented Christmas, or a local independent theater playing classic Christmas movies. Also my favorite Hallmark films for 2017 are Operation Christmas, and Miss Christmas. That’s not saying I haven’t been binge watching the rest. I think for the holidays, pause the obsession about watching your …