I came across a fantastic site that I thought I’d share here…Hope Studios. The last few posts on Christmas decorating are terrific…great craft ideas and absolutely beautiful decorations. The picture of the wreath above is from Jennifer’s post on making an ornament wreath. Enjoy!
The Inspired Room has a thought provoking post on alternative Christmas decorating color themes, with lots of great reading in the comments. While some readers make small changes to the classic red and green Christmas colors (Lori using cherry red and limey green), others are going all out with a pink decorating theme! On the subject of alternative Christmas colors, check out our selection of colored Christmas trees from pink and turquoise to black and red.
I’m sure you’ll also find the four part series on Inexpensive Christmas Decorating Ideas from the Style Estate Blog to be well worth the read. The ideas are both inexpensive and excellent. Enjoy!
We’ve listed a couple of the best free Christmas radio sites in our recent post on Christmas Songs Online. In addition to Christmas radio sites, you can find lots of free Christmas music and videos on YouTube. We found the video above at FaLaLaLaLa.com. If you’re a fan of Christmas music you’ll definitely enjoy their site. SantasWorkingOvertime.com also has plenty of great posts on Christmas music.
On the subject of Christmas blogs, check out this great post on Vintage Christmas Ads.
Looking for Christmas songs online? What many people don’ t know is that there are thousands of free radio stations that can be listened to anytime on the internet. And furthermore, there are numerous stations that play only Christmas music all year round. Here are a couple of sites where you can listen to Christmas songs for free: Click here to read more »
Stores across the country are already busy putting out Christmas merchandise according to this Boston Globe article. But it sounds like most people that were interviewed consider it too early in the year. While retailers like Kohl’s, Macy’s, K-Mart, and Rite Aid are trying to get an early start, consumer polls are showing that customers will spend less this year. What do you think? Take our Christmas and the Economy poll and get $20 off your next purchase at Santa’s Quarters!
Looking for a great free Christmas theme for your blog? If so, we’ve got four new custom made templates: Christmas Presents, Christmas Stars, Snowmen, and Christmas Trees. You can see all four themes with images and installation instructions here:
Free Christmas Wordpress Templates
Enjoy!
Looking for Christmas decorations at great prices? Check out our End of Summer Christmas Sale, where you’ll get up to 70% off Christmas trees, wreaths, garlands, and commercial Christmas ornaments. Get them while supplies last!
Geraldine Ryan recently wrote a post on writing Christmas stories for magazines, Christmas Comes but Twice a Year. Even if you’re not interested in writing, it’s interesting to see what kind of content magazines are looking for, and when they’re looking for it.
Looking for Christmas movies the whole family can enjoy? Check out these 5 Christmas movies that are appropriate for children:
Danielle has made another great Christmas card from scratch…the best kind of card.
And Organized Christmas has some good advice for saving money this Christmas: Make a Holiday Budget.
We’ve just finished updating our site with our new premium Christmas trees for 2009. Five of these trees now come with long lasting, energy saving LED lights. All of these trees are extremely realistic, with molded PE tips. You have to get really close to these trees to tell they’re not real, and even up close you may have a hard time being able to tell. So if you’re in the market for a new Christmas tree this year, be sure to check these out!
A Christmas Carol
Christmas in July came to Chicago this past weekend in the form of the Christmas Carol Train. For anyone who hasn’t heard, Jim Carrey has a new movie coming out on November 6th. You can see a teaser trailer here, but be warned it looks a bit scary for kids.
Life as Mom is doing Christmas in July posts this week that include giving away prizes!
Some stores have begun putting up Christmas decorations already, which seems a tad bit early… Time has an appropriately named article: Kmart’s Christmas in July: Inspiration or Desperation Tom Barlow from Blogging Stocks also has an interesting post on Kmart’s early launch:
The campaign shows little thought or investment beyond a landing page and a few links to existing catalog items. Dare I suggest that this is typical Kmart, unimaginative and short-sighted? I haven’t even bought my Halloween costume and Thanksgiving turkey yet. Are they giving up on those holidays?
Will Kmart even be around in January to accept returns? With promotions like this, I have to wonder.
Merry Christmas in July!
