Christmas Decoration Ideas for Christmas Tree, Christmas Wreath and Christmas Candles

During Christmas season, most households are busy decorating their home with different stylish and glittery Christmas decorations and ornaments. You can find every door having wreaths in varying sizes and materials. You can also see every house having sparkling Christmas tree set up. In this article, I will share some of the Christmas decoration ideas you may use as you decorate your home this Christmas.


Steps to Make an Evergreen Christmas Wreath

• Place the ring near you. Twist the cable into the ring to secure the end of the wreath wire.
• Set the wreath flat in near you with the piece of wire between the ring and your body.
• Stack in a group the four to five pieces of stems of six to eight inch evergreen fir tips.
• The following are some top tips to protect the ring:
• Hold the pile in your left hand, then, leave three inches of the stems on your other hand.
• Estimate at least four inches of the ring and then turn towards you.
• Pass the spool of the cable to secure the wire on the stems of the evergreens through the centre of the ring.

Helpful Tips to Choose and Store a Fresh, Cut Christmas Tree

There are some things to consider when selecting a live, cut Christmas tree:

• Check the arm’s length and the tree trunk on the ground.
• Consider the size of the tree.
• Put the tree in a cool area with water and sugar on it.
• Remove any unwanted stuff that binds the tree and cut-off a piece of trunk from the tree to absorb more water and nutrients.

Simple Ways to Decorate a Christmas tree

• Set and balance lights up first.
• Add anything that comes on a string – garland, beads, and such.
• Add different, colorful ornaments and place up high, so that small children cannot reach it.
• You may also use old Christmas cards as your tree decorations. For more heart-warming decor, use card meant for specific recipient and include your Christmas greetings to it for them to read.

Some Tips to Choose the Best Christmas Candle

Candles come from different shape and size. I will give you ideas on what types of candles to choose from and I hope you find this information useful.

• Choose a safe candle

Most people love candles - especially if they smell fresh. Scented candles can uplift a desire or sensual mood. But, some candles can cause air pollution and can contaminate the air in your home with lead. Thus, there are some things to be aware of when purchasing them.

• Choose candles that are not risky to your health

Some candles may be affecting your health. Candles such as these emit trace amounts of chemicals such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and naphthalene. So you just have to know what to look for.

And there you have your Christmas decoration ideas for your home this holiday. Enjoy and have fun!

Merry Christmas in Different Languages

Christmas is the biggest festival in the world. As the world celebrate with christmas with Christmas carols, and celebration, it is normal to send Christmas cards with Christmas messages to friends and relatives
Here I am posting some Christmas messages in different languages so that you can greet your friend or colleague in his own language. You can surprise him by wishing him in his own language.
 Here's the list of Christmas greetings translated in different languages:

• Afrikaans: Geseende Kerfees en ‘n gelukkige nuwe jaar
• Aklanon: Malipayon nga Paskwa ag Mahigugmaon nga Bag-ong Dag-on
• Albanian: Gezur Krislinjden
• Arabic: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
• Argentine: Feliz Navidad
• Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
• Bahasa Malaysia: Selamat Hari Natal
• Basque : Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
• Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha
• Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce
• Brazilian: Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
• Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
• Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
• Catalan: Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
• Chile: Feliz Navidad
• Chinese (Cantonese): Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw Sun
• Chinese (Mandarin): Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
• Choctaw: Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
• Columbia: Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
• Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
• Corsian: Pace e salute
• Crazanian: Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
• Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
• Croatian: Sretan Bozic
• Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
• Danish: Glædelig Jul
• Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast
• English: Merry Christmas!
• Eskimo (inupik): Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
• Esperanto: Gajan Kristnaskon
• Estonian: Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi
• Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
• Finnish: Hyvaa joulua
• Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
• French: Joyeux Noel
• Galician: Bo Nada
• Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!
• German: Froehliche Weihnachten
• Greek: Kala Christouyenna!
• Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
• Hebrew: Mo’adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
• Hindi: Shub Naya Baras
• Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
• Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
• Hungarian: Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
• Icelandic: Gledileg Jol
• Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal
• Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
• Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
• Iroquois: Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.
• Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
• Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
• Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
• Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
• Latvian: Prieci’gus Ziemsve’tkus un Laimi’gu Jauno Gadu!
• Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu
• Low Saxon: Heughliche Winachten un ‘n moi Nijaar
• Macedonian: Sreken Bozhik
• Maltese: IL-Milied It-tajjeb
• Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
• Maori: Meri Kirihimete
• Marathi: Shub Naya Varsh
• Navajo: Merry Keshmish
• Norwegian: God Jul or Gledelig Jul
• Occitan: Pulit nadal e bona annado
• Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
• Peru: Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
• Philippines: Maligayang Pasko!
• Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
• Portuguese: Feliz Natal
• Pushto: Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
• Rapa-Nui (Easter Island): Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
• Rhetian: Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
• Romanian: Sarbatori vesele
• Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
• Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
• Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
• Sardinian: Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
• Serb-Croatian: Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina
• Serbian: Hristos se rodi
• Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
• Slovakian: Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
• Slovene: Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
• Spanish: Feliz Navidad
• Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
• Tagalog: Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon
• Tamil: Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
• Trukeese: (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
• Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai
• Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
• Ukrainian: Srozhdestvom Kristovym
• Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
• Vietnamese: Chung Mung Giang Sinh
• Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
• Yugoslavian: Cestitamo Bozic

Christmas Party Invitations

Inviting guests for the Christmas party is the next thing to do after finalizing the Christmas party’s schedule and theme.  There are important things to take note when making a Christmas party invitation because these invitations will serve as a representation of the Christmas party’s host.  Here are the essential things to remember in making a Christmas party invitation:

·        Design the invitation thoroughly.

·        All the necessary information regarding the Christmas party should be indicated.

·        Clearly state the exact schedule and venue of the Christmas Party.

·        Do not make any last-minute invites.

Christmas card invitations can be given through the following methods:

Christmas Invitation Card Ideas

Cards

Hosts can choose among the wide selection of invitation cards available in various stores according to their liking and budget.

CD/DVD

Hosts can try to be unique this Christmas season by making an audio or video recording of their invitation, burning it on CDs or DVDs according to the number of the invited guests and sending it to them.

Christmas Invitation E-cards

Hosts can make a personalized invitation and send it to the guests through the help of various websites that provides e-card invitations for sending invites to people.

E-mail or E-vites

Hosts can send their Christmas invitations through e-mail – one of the most amazing technological innovations of this time and age – along with a message that they have personally written.

Letter

Hosts can make letters – the most conventional form of a Christmas party invitation – and send it to the guests personally or via courier. The letters can be handwritten to provide a more personal touch.

Phone

Hosts can use their landlines or mobile phones in inviting their guests. It is important to remember though that inviting through this method should be done at least three days before the Christmas party.

SMS

Hosts can send their invitation through short messaging service or commonly referred to as SMS. This is regarded the most convenient method of inviting people.

Christmas Gift Ideas for Colleagues

There are a lot of the perfect Christmas gifts for our co-workers. You can make your office mates a significant presents that they will love, and cherish. You should know also about their interest and likes, so that you can see the best Christmas presents for them. Below are some ideal gifts for them.

Christmas Gift Ideas for your Co-workers

Movie Collection

If your colleague is a movie lover, then, movie collection of his favorite actor or personality is one of the perfect Christmas gifts you can share to them. You should know, what movie they love to watch. So, you could produce such an enjoyable and cheap but, an ideal gift that your co-worker will have.

Personalized Lunch Jar

You can make a customized steel lunch jar that is in extremely affordable price and can be used every day in the office. Add some unusual photo of your colleague, or any extraordinary photo of them.

Dartboards

During Christmas season, it is necessary to us to share the perfect gift to our co-worker. Dartboard is such a lovely present. It is a perfect gift to exchange. You may shop for Christmas sales in major malls. You may also shop online for less expensive but good quality dartboard.

Chocolate gift Basket

Chocolate gift Baskets are remarkably fame during Christmas season. Chocolates are of the best and a perfect gift to your colleague. For sure, you will be able to deal with some perfect gift in this way. Shop for varieties of chocolates and set it up in a beautiful gift basket. Wrap it decoratively with ribbons and cellophanes.

Aromatherapy Candles

If your colleague loves some smelly stuff, well, an aromatherapy candle can suits their mood.   By means of this present, you can establish a kind and thoughtful gesture. Gift basket filled with aromatherapy stuff is also suggested. You may shop for different types of scented candles along with some massage oil, soaps, etc.

Christmas Cards

Nothing beats the gift that comes from your heart and conveys your holiday wishes. Christmas cards can make a perfect Christmas present for your officemates and colleagues. Aside from being cost-effective, they can also be personalized so that the greetings will suit to your recipient's liking. 

Christmas Shopping Tips

One of the most popular pastimes during the Christmas season is Christmas shopping.  During this season, all people will crowd all possible stores to look for the most suitable gift for their family and friends.  The most troublesome aspect of the season but still the one of the most amazing part, Christmas shopping will require you to go around everywhere until the perfect gift is found.  In spite of that tiring experience, the best part of buying Christmas gifts is seeing the face of the person while opening the gift together with the Christmas greetings you gave.

In order to make Christmas shopping easier, here are some tips that might be greatly helpful:

Tips for Christmas Gift Shopping

• Determining who the recipients will be

List down the people you will give gifts to is very important.  You may have many friends and relatives but not all of them have a close relationship to you.

• Establishing the price range

The price range you will set will highly rely on how close you are to each person.  In addition, be sure to establish the amount of money you are willing to spend in all the gifts you are going to buy as a whole.

• Searching through the stores and comparing the prices 

To help you buy a product that has the most reasonable price, go from one shop to another and take note of the prices of their products to be able to compare them from one another.

• Avoiding going off your original plan

After going around each store, remind yourself to stick to your original plan.  There are instances that people get easily swayed by the items they see on display.

• Purchasing the Christmas gifts

Once you have finally decided, buy the gifts and pack them properly.  Put tags on each gifts so that you would not get confused when you are already giving your gifts.

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Christmas Weddings Ideas and Tips

Wedding for the Christmas season can seem quite overwhelming. From here, you need to start from the basic plans of your wedding like the concept. You can also find  sample tips and ideas for getting wedding music, wedding photography, and of course your number of guests that you want. Below are the some top tips on preparing Christmas weddings:

Christmas Wedding Tips

• Remember to keep a fast church booking in able to manage and confirm the availability of the church and reception, and then do all of your final arrangements for pre-counseling. If you're ready to change dates, then schedule an appointment with the parish staff.

• Make your venue organized as much as possible; your goal is to have a limited but elegant wedding reception with decorations and accessories. You must have a fantastic Christmas wedding of your dreams with a variety of decorations

• Choose a related Christmas wedding invitation frame for the perfect match. You must obtain a high-quality invitation and indicate your unique vision and ideas. 

• Ask some help from your best friend or relative to continue their support as coordinator. Inform them what you are expecting for the wedding.

• Consider some other wedding Christmas details such as managing wedding planner who taking care of everything, photographer, caterer, musicians and the wedding entourage must be present wisely.

And that's it! Make your wedding on Christmas be hassle-free with these tips. 

Let me send you some good luck and Christmas greetings this year. Merry Christmas!

How to Make your Own Christmas Greetings?

Using various themed materials, you can make a personalized cards for this Christmas season.  This activity is very interesting that people of all ages can pour hours of their day in making these extraordinary Christmas greetings. 

These Christmas greetings can be given as gifts or can be sold; just put all of them in a single package with a nice red organza ribbon tied around it.  Get your materials from stores that are conducting seasonal or clearance sale.  You can also reuse materials that have been already disregarded.  All you needs a small amount of imagination and you can surely make these amazing cards even without innate artistic talents.

Here is a step-by-step instruction on how to make 3-D Christmas greetings:

1. Make many blank cards as you want using a cardstock.  These blank cards should fit in an A-7 size envelope and should measure 5 x 7 inches.  To make these, cut the cardstock in a paper cutter.  It should measure 10 x 7 inch and fold the sheets into half.

2. Cut circles that measure 4 inches from themed decorative papers with a scissor.  Randomly stick the cutouts in the front of the blank cards using a glue stick.

3. Using hot glue, connect cutout circles to the top of the card with gold cord strips.  Afterwards, make small bows using 4-inch gold cord strips and glue it on at the circles where the gold cord strips at attached.

4. Use dimensional paint to decorate the card.  Put peel-and-stick foam images after applying the dimensional paint on the card.

5. Write your Christmas greetings inside the card with calligraphy pen.

6. You can also add a long triangle that is cut from a mat board sprayed with fake snow and place it in front of the blank card.  The triangle should be 4 inches wide and 6 inches high.  You can design the triangle in any way you like.

How to Create Free Printable Christmas Cards

Every Christmas, people get so much time in creating their Christmas cards that you'll need to share during Christmas season. You should come up with some creative ways to create your own Christmas cards more cost-efficient and unique. You can use any recyclable materials like the used ribbon and buttons to create your cards.

The following are some helpful tips to make printable Christmas cards:

Tips on Making Personalized Christmas greetings

1. Choose the best Printable card template.

Select a template, to work with a different concept. From the template; you can choose any design, and background. you can either create your own template or download online. Don't worry, many websites online have free printables for cards and invitations which you can download free of charge.

2. Add at least a portion of the photo.

You can add any ideas of clipart; such as (nature, animals, etc.). So it depends upon with your choice. You may also include photos of your family, or your recipient. Depending on the availability of the photos, its size, the format of the printable card, Christmas photo card can make a good holiday greetings.

3. Use a clear font to add some text to the card.

Choose a font that gives more meaningful Christmas messages to your card. Your font must conform to the color and background of your card. Make sure that the recipient can easily read your message. Nothing can be more worthless than a heartfelt message that cannot be understood by the reader. 

4. Perform to print the card

This is for editing purposes and to check whether it is accessible to print or not. It is necessary to make a final checking to the content of the card. And then release the card. Add some vibrant ribbons, buttons and designs to the card. You can save any decorations on the card. 

And there you go! You're ready to send out your personalized, printable Christmas greetings. Add you personal message on it and you're good to go.