Through November 4, 2011, Bridal Shower Ideas For You is encouraging everyone to enter their picture frame ornament contest by visiting their site and answering one question: “What other holiday tradition would you like to include at a winter bridal shower?”. Visitors have the opportunity to win a beautiful, white resin picture frame ornament. The [...]
The U.S. operations division of Blachere Illumination, The Christopher Shop in Christopher, IL, has grown into one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-end commercial Christmas displays. They supply illuminated displays for shopping centers, casinos, hotels, municipalities, Disney World, and Sea World. The company was founded in 1971 in France and has expanded into several [...]
Some stores, such as Joann Fabrics and A.C. Moore, have had Christmas items for sale since August or even July. Most of the major retailers either already have, or expect to have holiday items on display by the end of September. Each year, the Christmas season seems to start a little earlier to assist those [...]
Stanislaus National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, was selected to provide the 2011 Christmas tree for the U.S. Capital. A 60’ red fir will be chosen in the fall, then cut down on November 5. After cutting, it will be mounted on a double flatbed truck and will tour California for eight [...]
There is a year-round charity that sends “shoe boxes” full of items for under privileged children throughout the world. Operation Christmas Child is just one charitable endeavor of Samaritan’s Purse International Relief. They ask donors to use a cardboard or plastic shoe box to put supplies in, and to enclose at least $7 per box [...]