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Halloween Yard Decor: The Best Outdoor Halloween Decorations

Here are some fun ways to decorate the exterior of your home for Halloween... with the intent to scare the daylights out of all visitors and neighbors!

Fun Christmas Decorating Themes For Christmas Trees & Other Interior Decor

I get bored with the same Christmas decorating theme year after year, so I try to have different Christmas themes every year. Here are some interesting ways to decorate inside your home using fun Christmas themes.

3 Fun Thanksgiving Crafts To Make With Kids

Kids love to be part of the holiday preparations, and kids love crafts. Here are some fun Thanksgiving crafts that you can make with your kids...

Easy Halloween Crafts & Decorations: Make Paper Mache Pumpkins

These paper-mache pumpkins are easy to make and use just a few materials. They are especially good for little ones who are not quite ready for pumpkin carving yet. Now they can get in on the Halloween decorating fun too!

The Coolest Halloween Pumpkins I’ve Ever Seen!

These jack-o-lanterns are the coolest pumpkins I've ever seen!... They might provide you with some inspiration for other fun ways to carve pumpkins. Please let me know if you find other cool Halloween pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns!

Pictures Of Cars Decorated With Christmas Decorations

Have you noticed this?... More and more drivers are decorating their vehicles with things like Christmas lights, garland, and wreaths. I also saw a couple of SUVs decorated with reindeer antlers -- you know, one on each of the front door windows. Here are a few pictures...

Little-Known Facts About LED Christmas Lights

When you use LED lights for the holidays, not only are you saving energy, you're also lighting up the night in a whole new way. Here are some things you should know before buying LED Christmas lights... including some of the pro's & con's when it comes to using LED lights as holiday decorations.

12 Fun Ways To Decorate For The Holidays

Having visitors for Christmas this year? Then you'll enjoy these fun ideas that were featured on an HGTV episode entitled 'The 12 Projects for the Holidays'. My favorites are the first three.

Christmas Lights: The Good… The Bad… and The Ugly!

It seems that the spectacle associated with displaying holiday lights on houses across the country has taken an unusual -- if not 'ugly' -- twist in recent years. In fact, holiday light admirers like you & me seem to have become overly critical and judgmental of the quality -- and quantity -- of one's lights.

Holiday Light Shows: Some Really Cool Houses With Musically-Synchronized Christmas Lights

It's a hi-tech Christmas in these neighborhoods. Check out these colorful Christmas lights displays which are synchronized to blink on and off with the beat of snappy music.

Upside Down Christmas Trees… The Hottest New Thing In Holiday Decorating!

The latest thing in holiday decorations is the upside down Christmas tree! It's certainly a novelty that gets a lot of stares... Here's why more and more families are choosing an Upside Down Christmas tree for their own home this year.

Pumpkin Rot: How To Stop It (…Prevent Shrinkage & Prolong the Life of Your Pumpkin Carvings)

A carved pumpkin will start to dry out in only FOUR days! Pumpkins are made up of 90% water, and once they start to lose their moisture, they start shrinking. Here are some tips to prolong the look -- and the life -- of your carved pumpkin.

Attention: It’s Time To Put Out The Holiday Decorations!

Believe it or not, THIS was spotted on my way to work today. We're talking AUGUST... Not even late August... But rather August 16th!...

A Public Service Announcement

eople, PLEASE take down your Christmas decorations. That is all.

Bah Humbug!

Can you believe that we have absolutely NO Christmas decorations up this year?! Not one. Bah humbug, right? Yeah, well... it's more like this: I'm just not about "stuff"....

Unique Pumpkins We Carved & Gourds We Gored For Halloween

Well, we did it again! We procrastinated (actually just too busy) and we didn't get around to carving our pumpkins until 1 hour before the trick-or-treaters started arriving! Anyway, here are photos of the pumpkins we decided to carve...

Pumpkin Carving Tips: How To Use Templates & Pumpkin Lights

Pumpkin Carving 101 Part 2: Pumpkin Carving & Pumpkin Decorating Ideas Here's a collection of the best tips for carving your next Halloween pumpkin with ease... and how to improve your odds of your carved design looking like a masterpiece!...