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Safeguard Your Christmas Deliveries: How to Keep Porch Pirates from Ruining Your Holiday

Posted by Linda Trzyna on Nov 24th 2025

Picture this: You’re heading home from work, excited to start wrapping the Christmas gifts you ordered online that were delivered today. But when you get home, there are no packages in sight.Your heart plummets. You’ve become a victim of “porch pirates,” and those carefully chosen Christmas presents have been stolen right off your doorstep.If so, you’re not alone. It is estimated tha … read more
Safeguard Your Christmas Deliveries: How to Keep Porch Pirates from Ruining Your Holiday
 

Tree Skirts vs. Tree Collars: How to Find Your Holiday Style

Nov 21st 2025

As Christmas decorations go, tree skirts sometimes don’t get the respect they deserve.At its most basic, a tree skirt is a circular covering designed to hide your Christmas tree stand. It visually defines the perimeter of your tree and, if you’re using a real tree, protects your floor from needles and tree sap.As Christmas nears, your tree skirt provides the backdrop for your wrapped … read more
Tree Skirts vs. Tree Collars: How to Find Your Holiday Style
 

Heavenly Christmas Decor: Invite an Angel Home for the Holidays

Nov 18th 2025

Carols praise them. Decorations celebrate them. But what are angels and what makes them such an enduring and beloved part of our holiday tradition?Angels are the divine messengers who played pivotal roles in the Christmas story, including delivering the glad tidings of Christ’s birth and guiding shepherds to the manger. Today, they continue to represent guiding light, serenity and pr … read more
Heavenly Christmas Decor: Invite an Angel Home for the Holidays
 

12 Important Tips for Hanging Outdoor Christmas Lights

Posted by Linda Trzyna on Nov 14th 2025

Residential Christmas light displays just seem to get bigger and bolder every year, with more homes showing more lights and lighted outdoor decorations.You can buy yards of Christmas lights and loads of lanterns – but your Christmas light display might still fizzle if you don’t follow a few important decorating tips.Whether you’re a Christmas decoration newbie who has decided this is … read more
12 Important Tips for Hanging Outdoor Christmas Lights
 

From Ho-Hum to Holiday Wow: How to Pick the Perfect Christmas Wreath

Nov 13th 2025

We say this often, but it bears repeating: A wreath is one of the easiest ways to decorate.It takes almost no time to hang a Christmas wreath on your front door, in a window or over the fireplace to add instant holiday appeal to your home.A wreath can be part of your entryway decor or the focal point of a feature wall. Hang mini wreaths on the backs of your dining room chairs and on … read more
From Ho-Hum to Holiday Wow: How to Pick the Perfect Christmas Wreath