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How to Throw the Perfect Christmas Party for Little Money

Posted by Gina Schindler on Monday, October 26, 2009, In : Christmas 

It's easy to be a great hostess this Christmas party season and also save money if you know the following strategies that can turn a tiny budget into big results:

Tip #1: Make your own party invitations

There are a huge number of free printable Christmas party invitations you can download online. Simply find the look, size and message you like, paste the artwork into Word  or another word processing program and print. If you choose well, the results should rival store-bought invitations.

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Surprise Everyone on Your List with Handmade Vintage Christmas and New Year Cards

Posted by Carla Chadwick on Saturday, August 22, 2009, In : Christmas 

The majority of people wait until at least October to begin thinking about Christmas, but not yours truly. That's because I love Christmas. Though I do admit I'm happy to move onto other things right after it's over; by Mother's Day I'm ready to give it another go. It's about that time that I begin scouring the Internet to see if I can find any new vintage Christmas clip art to expand my already large collection. That always helps when I begin designing my handmade Christmas cards in the fall...


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Easy Family Christmas Craft Projects Using Vintage Art

Posted by Carla Chadwick on Sunday, July 26, 2009, In : Christmas 
Don't have a lot of time to spend with your kids making Christmas crafts? Not to worry, because the online world is a great source of free images that can be used to make easy Christmas craft projects. As an example, crafts made from vintage Christmas greeting cards or vintage scrapbook embellishments found online make projects simple, due to the fact that vintage images are both versatile and very effective at conveying a traditional holiday feel. Because of their age, vintage images can als...
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How to Make Easy Vintage Christmas Crafts

Posted by Carla Chadwick on Friday, May 29, 2009, In : Christmas 
Christmas will be here sooner than you think, so once again the time has arrived to begin making Christmas crafts. Each year allows me to once again get creative. It also means researching new craft ideas I haven’t made before. But that’s a blast, so I’m happy to do it. I’m pretty sure that I can find everything I need pretty quickly. Ordinarily my creative process begins with searching for vintage Santa clip art that inspires me to create something wonderful. Since this is an Christm...
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