A bowl of snack mix is the easiest thing you can put out at a Christmas party, and somehow it is always the first thing to disappear. No slicing, no...
A garland is the fastest way to make a room feel like Christmas. One strand across a mantel, down the stairs, or around the tree, and the whole space changes....
Bows showed up everywhere this year, on dresses, in hair, on gift wrap, and now on nails. For Christmas they make almost too much sense. A small painted bow turns...
A Christmas cookie exchange only works if every cookie on the table can survive the trip there. The best swap cookies are sturdy enough to stack, tasty at room temperature,...
A store-bought stocking does the job. It holds the candy canes and the little gifts, and nobody complains. But a handmade stocking does something a store-bought one can't: it looks...
Holly is the one Christmas motif that never looks dated. A few green leaves, three red berries, and suddenly a plain manicure reads as December. It works on short nails,...
Eggnog divides people. Some wait all year for the first carton to show up in the shops. Others wrinkle their nose at the whole idea. If you are in the...
A good Christmas centerpiece does two jobs at once: it makes the table look finished, and it gives everyone something to look at while the food is still in the...
Reindeer nails are the sweet spot of Christmas manicures. They are festive without being fussy, cute without looking childish, and they work on just about any nail length. One little...
Fudge is the easiest win on a Christmas dessert table. Most of these Christmas fudge recipes need one pan, a handful of ingredients, and about fifteen minutes of actual work....