Showing posts with label Christmas and holiday season. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas and holiday season. Show all posts

Thursday, November 1, 2012

An Artificial Christmas Tree or a Real One ?


Christmas excitement reaches a whole new level when it’s time to set up the
Christmas tree. But before you set it up, you have to pick whether you're going to choose an artificial tree or a real one. There are pros and cons to either choice so decide which one would be best for you.

With artificial trees, there are no needles to vacuum off the floor and you won’t have the hassle of any pets constantly nipping at the needles like with a live tree.

Purchasing an artificial tree means you won’t have to wonder if you brought any bugs into your home that can damage your houseplants and there’s no allergy factor with artificial trees as there can be with real ones.

Unlike real Christmas trees, you can buy artificial ones during the year and you won’t have to wait until the last minute to bring it home. You can get a jump on getting your Christmas items in place so that when the holidays arrive, you’re not out in the frantic shopping crowds.

On the flip side, real Christmas trees have a wonderful scent and they simply smell like Christmas.
The branches are easier to decorate than the sometimes thicker branches of artificial trees and, since the branches are attached to the tree, you won’t have the frustration of trying to match color coded branches to little slots.

Real Christmas trees are easier to take down and get out of your home. When the season is over, you can bag your real Christmas tree and many cities have a recycling program where used Christmas trees are turned into mulch, thus helping the environment. 


So, it will soon be time to decide which kind of tree you prefer - which will you choose ?






Monday, October 15, 2012

Christmas Ice Skating

It is said that the first instance of ice skating happened about 4000 years ago in Finland. The skates were made of sharpened bone attached to the foot which enabled the skater to glide over the ice. Nowadays, the blades are made of metal with sharpened edges which allow the skate to cut into the ice.

Ice skating is a popular winter sport which everyone can enjoy and, if you are a skater or have a skater in your family, some of these gifts with vintage images might make an excellent choice for Christmas.







                                        "Christmas Ice-Skating" Vintage Post Card      


Good luck with your Christmas shopping as that busy time of year approaches !

Thursday, November 10, 2011

"Santa's Busy Day" Christmas Card

 

"Santa Claus reading Christmas Letters" Card

Designed by Susan Epps Oliver. Vintage image of Santa Claus sitting on a wooden bench, with his pipe in his mouth, reading Christmas request letters.There is a quill pen and ink on his desk.

Beautiful vintage Christmas card showing Santa Claus dressed in green.

"Santa's Busy Day" Christmas Card

Vintage image of a cheery Santa Claus painting a small wooden toy horse. The message is " A Merry Christmas" and "My busy day"
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Christmas


The custom of exchanging presents on a certain day in the year is very much older than Christmas, and means very much less. It has ob- tained in almost all ages of the world, and among many different nations. It is a fine thing or a foolish thing, as the case may be; an encourage- ment to friendliness, or a tribute to fashion; an expression of good na- ture, or a bid for favour; an outgo- ing of generosity, or a disguise of greed; a cheerful old custom, or a futile old farce, according to the spirit which animates it and the form which it takes. Taken from "The Spirit of Christmas" by Henry Van Dyke published in 1905.
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