Tip #5,833 Save the paper sleeves from new light bulbs for storing glass Christmas ornaments. Home & Garden decorations + reuse + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,392 Crush leftover candy canes or other holiday hard candy to use as an ice cream topping. Food & Drink desserts + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,916 If space allows, carefully cover your fully decorated artificial Christmas tree with a plastic bag and store in a spare room until next year to save time. Home & Garden decorations + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #6,028 Make Christmas more exciting by placing a small present to the side of each plate at your Christmas Eve dinner to set the mood for Christmas Day. Home & Garden christmas + gifts + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,907 Add some orange juice to your holiday candied yams recipe for a touch of citrus flavor. Food & Drink recipes + holidays + thanksgiving + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #6,150 Placing Christmas and other holiday cards in a scrapbook allows you to easily revisit holidays of the past and take a trip down memory lane. Home & Garden crafting + holidays + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #6,027 • 1 person found helpful Start a Christmas family tradition of sharing favorite poems around the holiday dinner table. Relationships family + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,034 • 1 person found helpful Make decorative Christmas stockings look full by stuffing with plastic grocery bags. Home & Garden holidays + decorations + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,348 Stock up on tape products after Christmas. It is generally marked down with the rest of the holiday gift wrap items. Money deals + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,400 • 2 people found helpful When family comes together for holidays try to ensure there is enough physical space to provide privacy and plan to either have some meals catered or to go out to eat to help ease stress. Relationships holidays + family + thanksgiving + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,345 Shop for Christmas gifts in the Valentine's clearance section on February 15th. The red is the same. You can also store discounted perfume in a cold dark place until Christmas. Money savings + holidays + valentine's day + deals + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,742 • 3 people found helpful Gather a group of your friends and go caroling in your neighborhood at Christmas time. Most people will be delighted you thought of them and stopped by. Recreation neighbor + holidays + entertaining + friend + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #3,086 • 9 people found helpful Help a live Christmas tree acclimate to the indoors by first keeping it in a garage or enclosed porch for a few days before bringing inside. Home & Garden decorations + trees + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,114 • 14 people found helpful Set a spending limit for holidays, then divide by 12 and save that amount each month to have a debt-free holiday season. Money budget + savings + holidays + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #341 • 22 people found helpful Reuse a live Christmas tree by replanting it if it has a root ball or if not, use a chipper to grind it into mulch. Home & Garden green + holidays + trees + eco-friendly + reuse + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #2,649 • 15 people found helpful Use paper tubes from paper towels or gift wrap to organize Christmas lights. Just fold the lights and slide into the tube. Home & Garden decorations + organization + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #262 • 21 people found helpful For an easy Christmas gift, take a small (approx. 6") pine wreath and wrap it diagonally with a miniature Christmas garland of resin figures and tie off where ends meet. Add a long ribbon tied in a bow as a means to hang. Home & Garden shopping + holidays + decorations + diy + christmas + gifts + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #1,939 • 19 people found helpful At the beginning of the year open a special bank account for holiday savings. If you save $25 a week for forty weeks, you'll have $1,000 for gifts. Money budget + savings + holidays + clever + christmas + gifts + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #1,954 • 16 people found helpful Recycle your Christmas tree by mulching it for gardening. Home & Garden recycle + garden + trees + christmas + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #952 • 16 people found helpful For an inexpensive gift for extended family, get a holiday picture of your children taken at Walmart. There are usually great package deals in November. Then buy some frames at the dollar store. Parenting kids + holidays + christmas + gifts + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send