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Make this elegant Christmas Mobile out of two Embroidery Hoops 

Christmas Craft - Embroidery Hoop mobile

"The Christmas mobile is a wonderful decoration, and can dress up any area you might choose to hang it. What's fun about this project is that you can really use your creative abilities."

Oh So Cute - Christmas Boot ... 

Make An Easy Christmas Boot

"What's great about this project is that you don't have to buy a single item for making it! All stuff that are used here are items you can find in your household!"

Craft A Festive Fresh Cranberry Wreath  

Easy Christmas Crafts - Craft A Festive Cranberry Wreath

"In my home we have a great Holiday tradition, I would like to share... On Thanksgiving Day, after the feast has been devoured, and dishes are done, and all in the house appears to be tidy again . The ladies proceed to pull out the cranberries, toothpicks, and bows, and anything else we might need to craft our yearly festive Holiday cranberry wreath. "

Natural Christmas Wreaths - The fun is in the gathering... 

Natural Christmas Wreaths

"We have always been close to nature and when the holidays come around, my decorations consist of collages of objects gathered from the forests and fields. One of my favorite creations is a Christmas wreath made from cones, seed pods, nuts, berries and other gathered plant materials."

Mama Mia... Paste Angels! 

How to make Pasta Angels

"This pasta angel is made from pasta shapes and a wooden ball. Add paint, facial features and a star and make a masterpiece. All instructions are included here."

Ever Thought of Making Your Own Christmas Cards? 

Make Your Own Christmas Cards

"You can always buy dozens of pre-made Christmas cards to save you time. After all, there is so much work to get done before Christmas. But perhaps for a few special people in your life, you would want to send them your most sincere and heartfelt greetings with your handmade Christmas card? "

Salt Dough Crafts... 

Make some wonderful Christmas decoration's , out of salt dough.

Salt Dough Craft Idea's

"Salt Dough Craft Ideas: Salt dough is a great way to model favorite fun characters, Christmas decorations or even ornaments and handmade gifts.

It's also a great modeling dough, similar to playdough, but the kids can make this themselves and only need adult help or supervision on the cooking|drying stage and final varnish sealing stage."

Make A Fun Advent Calendar... 

How To Make An Advent Calendar

"If you want to know how to make an advent calendar, then this page is for you. Also known as Countdown Calendars, Advent Calendars are great craft projects for Christmas or the Holiday Season."

Light Bulb Christmas Ornaments...  

Light Bulb Ornaments...

"I hate throwing away those old, burned out light bulbs? Why not recycle and make a light bulb Christmas ornament the next time you need to replace one in a lamp or fixture? This inexpensive recycling project is a hit with kids and there are a number of adorable holiday decorations you can create." You will be surprised how cute these ornaments are...

Why Not Make Your Own Christmas Ornaments... 

Making Your Own Christmas Ornaments

"Making your own ornaments is a creative and fun family
Do-It-Yourself project. These pretty ornaments are as
individual as the person making them an they make great gifts.
Supplies are readily available at local craft stores like Michaels,
Ben Franklin and many sources online."

Have A Homemade Christmas! 

Homemade Christmas...

"Christmas has become a commercialized holiday but it is possible to break free of the chains and have a truly homemade Christmas with handmade ornaments and stocking, garland and special yummy treats like hand-decorated cupcakes and sugar cookies."

Make A wonderful Holiday Vase - This One Is So Easy! 

Make A Stick - on Holiday Vase...

"This lens shows you how to decorate a red vase/candle holder with Crystal Pearl Treasure Beadz for a quick, yet elegant holiday vase..."

Need A Nifty Christmas Centerpiece? 

Unique Christmas Centerpiece's...

"We usually think of Christmas flowers when Christmas centerpieces are brought up. However holiday centerpieces can be designed from a lot of items and materials other than flora. Items that are, easily found laying around most homes. Red, white or green Christmas candles, multicolored Christmas ornaments, and any type of Christmas garland, are all things that you can use to decorate vases, bowls, pots, pails and baskets, to make gorgeous Christmas centerpieces."

Sleigh Centerpiece's So Feastive... 

Sleigh Centerpiece...

"Everybody loves to have an original centerpiece! That is pretty easy when you couple your own personal selections with this idea." Check out this beautiful centerpiece...

A few good Christams Trivia articles  

Courtesy Of Old And Sold Antique Digest

Holidays At The White House

Published 1908

As in all the other homes of the nation, the home of the Chief Executive, at Christmas time, has from the beginning become the scene of merriment at Christmas time. In Jefferson's time, and Jackson's, and Benjamin Harrison's, when grandchildren lived in the White House, Christmas was the occasion of more than usual festivity.

Theodore Roosevelt's Letters To His Children , Christmas of 1902

"Then all our family and kinsfolk and Senator and Mrs. Lodge's family and kinsfolk had our Christmas dinner at the White House, and afterwards danced in the East Room, closing up with the Virginia Reel. "...

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Letters And Gifts For The Presidents...

"THE first letter received by a President of the United States at the White House was, of course, one delivered to President John Adams in November, 1800, soon after Mr. Adams had taken possession of the newly finished "President's House." It cost much money to send a letter any considerable distance in those days, so the number of letters received at the President's House was very insignificant as compared with the number that comes in every postbag to President Roosevelt today. "