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10 Christmas Ideas – Ornaments Everywhere!

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Ornaments are not just for your Christmas tree anymore.

Darlene of CasaQ has a list of imaginative places for your favorite ornaments.

You may just want to keep your choice ornaments out year round.

Get into the Christmas spirit while running your holiday errands by hanging an ornament from your car’s rearview mirror.
Add ornaments to your evergreen wreath or forget the greens to make a wreath entirely of ornaments
Fill up a pretty bowl or clear glass pitcher or vase with bulb ornaments to use as a centerpiece for your holiday meal.
Place a special ornament at each place setting as decoration and for your guests to keep as a memento.
Create a mobile of ornaments to hang from the ceiling. Note: Great alternative to a tree if you have limited living space.
Hang ornaments on satin ribbons with alternating heights to create a wonderful window display.
Tie an ornament to the top of a wrapped gift as a final festive touch.
Decorate your mantle with evergreens, candles and sprinkle with ornaments.
Create a display using ornaments depicting your family’s favorite hobby or talents along with photos and memorabilia.
Place your favorite mini ornament on a chain or satin string to wear as a necklace at your next holiday party.

Article & images used with permission from CasaQ.com

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Ornaments For The Butterfly Lover

Friday, September 4th, 2009

If you love butterflies and you love ornaments, you are in luck!

ButterflyBuzz.com is a non-profit organization for people who love butterflies, and a portion of their sales is donated to the North American Butterfly Association to help with butterfly conservation. They have several glass ornaments that are handpainted with butterflies and dragonflies, and these are all presented very nicely in plush gift boxes. ButterflyBuzz.com also offers handcast pewter butterfly ornaments and even butteryfly hair ornaments and jewelry.

We really like the idea of a Christmas tree decorated with beautiful Lifelike Butterfly ornaments. These beautiful ornaments are made from a durable plastic polymer, come with a gold braid hanger attached and ready for hanging. Because the topside and underside of the wings have markings just like a real butterfly, they can be viewed from the front or back. You may have a hard time distinguishing these unique ornaments from real live butterflies. These Lifelike Butterfly ornaments definitely are ornaments to be displayed year round, and would make a nice gift to enclose in a card or just to leave on someone’s desk as a special surprise. Butterfly gifts are so “in” on gift lists this year and at $5.95 each, the Lifelike Butterfly ornaments could be unique stocking stuffers.

Article and images used with permission from ButterflyBuzz.com

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Christmas Ornaments – Best Corporate Gifts

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Your logo will shine on a personalized Christmas ornament.

Why does your company give business gifts to clients and customers each year? Primarily, you want to thank them for their loyalty and you probably also want to stamp your business name in their minds in a way that will associate your company with a positive experience.

One of the best ways to create a lasting impression, is to make sure that your clients and customers link your business name with a pretty ornament. When your gift recipients enjoy a Christmas ornament personalized with your company name, they are going to remember that connection for a long time. What better way to build your customer relationships than to have your business joined with an attractive ornament in the minds of your customers?

What makes the choice of a personalized ornament stand out as your business gift this year is that ornaments are “keepers.” The traditional corporate calendar will be discarded after a year. The ink pen will eventually run out of ink, and when it does your customer may even link your good name to a pen that no longer works. An engraved or imprinted ornament will speak to your customer for a very long time and may demonstrate the solidity and longevity of your company.

Many corporations are ordering personalized ornaments that are not obviously Christmas, so that the ornaments are more likely to be displayed year round. There are hundreds of ornament stores that offer personalized ornaments with ornament stands for showing off your corporate gift. We are seeing more and more ornaments displayed in offices on desks, book shelves, and in reception areas.