Christmas Tips, How-Tos
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Activities, Wrapping Paper, Cards, Costumes
Tree Care, Frugal & Environmentally-Friendly Holiday Tips

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

All You Want For Christmas (crafts, recipes, tips...) - All That Women Want

Choosing The Right Gift: Tips & Tricks - Knowledge Hound

Christmas Crafts - Knowledge Hound

Christmas Squigley's Playhouse

Christmas Crafts, Recipes, Gifts - Garvick.com

Christmas Projects, Gift Ideas, Decorating Tips & Recipes (includes recycled crafts) - Make-Stuff.com

Christmas Recipes - Knowledge Hound

Don't Invite Bacteria To Your Christmas Dinner - Homespun

Happy Holidays (Christmas budgeting, planning, entertaining...) - Robin's FYI

A FRUGAL & GREEN CHRISTMAS

Be Festive And Frugal With Holiday Lights This Year (tips) - Canada Energy Commission

Frugal Christmas (gifts, cards, decorations, food...) - Frugal Living In The UK

Have A Green Christmas (decorations, tips) - Marilyn's Imagination Factory

Inexpensive, Creative & Eco-friendly Gift Ideas - Simplify The Holidays

Recycled Christmas Tree (make decorations for your tree from things you'd otherwise throw away) - Pennsylvania DEP

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle This Holiday Season - New York State DEC

Use Less Stuff: Post-Holiday Clutter Reduction (PDF document: what to do with leftover holiday cards, packing peanuts, catalogues...) - Oklahoma DEQ

ACTIVITIES & PARTIES

Christmas Games & Activities (Candy Cane Pass relay, Rudolph Dash, Fill The Christmas Stocking...) - Kaboose

Christmas Gift Ideas From The Heart (what you can do for others) - All-Creatures.org

Christmas Tree Napkin Fold - A Big Slice

Planning A Company Christmas Party - The Stocking Factory

COSTUMES

Angel Costume - FamilyFun.com

Angel Costume - Velcro USA Inc

Christmas Tree Hat - Lili Pintea-Reed

Elf Costume Shoes - About.com

If time's running out, buying your costume may be the better option:

Hat & Beard (for Santa or elf costume: PDF document) - Scholastic

A Frugal Santa Suit (many ways to become Santa Claus) - Knowledge Hound

Lamb Or Sheep - DLTK

The Legend of La Befana (Scroll down for costume) - John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

Santa Costumes - Knowledge Hound

Snowflake Costume Pattern Idea (star-shaped. Could be the North Star.) - Snowflake Store

GIFTWRAP, GIFTWRAPPING & CARDS

A Recycled Christmas: Making Earth-Friendly Gift Wrap - Bella Online

Christmas Tree Card Pattern - Make & Takes

How To Make A Handmade Greeting Card - Knowledge Hound

Marble A Fabric Giftwrap - Marilyn's Imagination Factory

Organize Your Holiday Wrap - The Dollar Stretcher

Quick Christmas Cards (scribble tree, angel wire, glitter mesh...) - Card Making Inspiration

Simple Pop-ups You Can Make: Christmas Tree - RobertSabuda.com

LIGHT DISPLAYS

Blinky USB LED Christmas Trees (powering the lights on miniature trees from your USB port) - I Make Projects .com

Christmas Lights & How To Fix Them - Ciphers By Ritter

Computer Christmas (controlling light displays with your computer)

Creating Paper Bag Luminarias For Holiday Decorating - Dummies.com

DC/Battery Powered Christmas Lights - Michael Bluejay

Getting Started (computer-controlled Christmas lights) - Computer Christmas Lights

Handmade Luminaria: How To - Helen Hiebert

How To Animate Your Christmas Lights Using An 8-channel Controller - ksoChristmasLights.com

How To Hang Christmas Lights - Adam Knapp

How To Make A Tin Can Luminaria - Mary Ward

How To Make Luminarias For Holiday Decorating - Pineapple Girl

How To Make Your Christmas Lights Flash To Music - WikiHow

LED Christmas Lights & How To Fix Them - Ciphers By Ritter

Shotgun Shell Christmas Lights - Linda McMurry

Tips For Hanging Christmas Lights - Don Vandervort's HomeTips.com

Troubleshooting Christmas Mini Lights - Ciphers By Ritter

TREES

10 Alternatives To Cut Christmas Trees - Joy To The Planet

Christmas Tree Safety - Riverside County Fire Department

How To Build A Christmas Tree Pedestal - Eric Stromer

ARTIFICIAL TREES

Build Your Own Beer Bottle Christmas Tree - Nitro Candy

Make Artificial Trees For Interior Decor - Emma S.

Recycled Christmas Tree (from PET soda bottles) - Chaintool

Tomato Cage Christmas Tree - P. Allen Smith

LIVE & CUT TREES

Going Live: How To Make Your Christmas Tree Keep On Giving The Whole Year 'Round - Kip Anderson

How To Choose, Care For, Trim & Recycle Your Tree This Holiday Season - Stephanie Valera

Make Balsam Pillows and More: Recycled Christmas Tree Wisdom - Annie B. Bond

Make Your Christmas Tree Last for Weeks! - Don Vandervort's HomeTips.com

Making Our Bottle Tree (using a recycled cut Christmas tree) - Deep Fried Kudzu

Recycle Your Christmas Tree! Make A Peanut Butter Feeder From A Section Of Its Trunk To Attract Birds To Your Garden - Jill M. Nicolaus

Selecting Live Christmas Trees - TLC For Trees

Selection & Care - Christmas Trees & More