Girls With Glasses Decorate Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway

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We have not had a bad acid flashback. There really is a pair of women who call themselves The Girls With Glasses, they really did go to the Elvis Honeymoon Hideaway and decorate it for the holidays (love the non-traditional colors!), they really did do a fashion shoot there, they really did bring in a DJ to party hearty, and you should watch their video and get into the holiday spirit!

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John Lewis Christmas/Ellie Goulding Your Song

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Ellie Goulding is one of our favorite performers, and her cover of Elton John's Your Song is stunning and shivver-inducing. Excerpted on the UK's John Lewis holiday adverts this year, we just had to feature their latest video with Ellie's crooning in the background. And pictured above are some of our holiday picks from the John Lewis online catalog. Click on an image to find out more information.



Snowflake Napkins

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This is a great, easy-to-follow how-to video on folding snowflake napkins that will turn your holiday table into a winter wonderland. This Better Homes & Gardens video uses the lovely linen Wave Edge Napkins from fabric kings Dransfield & Ross (super napkins, killer pillows, and on and on). Select napkins in a color and pattern that you'll want to dominate the look of your table settings. These beauties sit right on top of your charger and/or dinner and salad plates as your family and guests approach the table. Dress them up with bright baubles and beads - like a sparkling broach in the center of each snowflake napkin - and you'll have a stunning table setting.

Gifts for the Collector

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Collections make everything easy! For the homeowner who does the collecting, it's easy to group related objects together for quick displays and interesting tablescapes. Our "quick decorating" video shows you a few ways to display those small collections. For people looking for holiday gifts, if you make it known what you like to collect, then you'll signal to others a theme for presents. Let's say you collect antique perfume bottles; now friends and family know what you'd like to collect and they can gear their shopping accordingly. Go on eBay or other auction websites, type in keywords for what you're looking for, and you can purchase an instant collection. We did that one year with antique Thanksgiving salt and pepper shakers; we were able to scoop up a dozen inexpensively, have them in time for the big feast, decorate the table with them, and then have an interesting post-holiday collection. Keep curating what you have so it doesn't get out of hand. Sell what you no longer love to make room for new, exciting pieces.

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