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Create a Gorgeous Vignette in 6 Steps!

If you’ve been wondering where to improve your décor in preparation for all the guests that will be filtering through your home during the holidays (but don’t have a lot of time or money to inve...

The Most Valuable Gift – Your Time
Melbourne

The week before Christmas is always promoted as the busiest week of the year by retailers. But is shopping how you want to spend your most valuable gift, you time? Family, friends, strangers and your...

The Bathroom: A Sacred Space During the Holidays

Obviously bathrooms are important all the time. But around the holidays they get an influx of use. People come over, there are overnight guests, there's a lot of getting ready and grooming before pa...

Roundup: Holiday Color Palettes

We spent the better part of our weekend considering holiday decorations. This is one of our favorite times of the year because you can really play and have fun with colors and decorations and it's al...

How To: Politely Get Guests To Leave

We've all been there before--hosting a party and for one reason or another, strangers are the only ones left. Or worse, our friends keep starting new conversations (even though they know we have a 7a...

Roundup: Gift Wrap Storage Solutions

Gift wrap storage is a year-round issue but it becomes much more apparent when you throw holiday wrapping paper into the mix. If you're like us and go all out when wrapping gifts, it's important for ...

9 DIY Gift Ideas To Get A Jump On the Holidays

Last week we unveiled a new little plant that we started as a part of our commitment to making more of our gifts this year. Since projects can become time consuming, we've started early with the goal...

Holiday Rituals: Picking Tangerines

The single most 'holiday' moment for me is picking the tangerines off of my gramma's 60 year old tree....

Maphawk

It's easy enough to spend all our time around the holidays doing anything but enjoying ourselves. But when we picked up a maphawk map we got some better ideas. Around this time of year we make a spe...

Reminder: Ladder Safety

At the Mission Viejo Mall, there's a current campaign that says "'Tis the Season to be Careful." It's sponsored by the neighboring Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, who want to remind everyo...