The days are shorter and the air is cooler these days. For The Christmas Gals that means only one thing: Christmas is coming. Without leap frogging over Halloween, we have five great suggestions for y...
Our most-read post since we started this blog was a feature we did on symbols and traditions. The piece really came about because we wanted to know the history behind the pickle ornament. I always bel...
As a child, Santa Claus had rockstar status at Christmastime. As an adult, specifically an adult who is an avid vintage collector, Bob Richter is my Christmas rockstar. Author, designer, television pe...
When I was little, there was something so exciting about opening the little door on our old cardboard advent house and finding that treasured piece of chocolate each morning. The little German-made ca...
As I write this blog, the turkey is thawed and the green bean casserole is being prepared. Its Thanksgiving-Eve! And yes, that means we have much to be thankful for a feast to eat tomorrow, but to The...
A few nights ago, after decorating Finn’s bedroom for Christmas, he and I were laying on his bed and he asked me a question about nutcrackers. We had just gotten his collection of nutcrackers out and ...
Just last month as part of our monthly FIVE PICKS blog, The Christmas Gals chose The Santa Meter from Mr. Christmas as one of our favorite finds. This item is more than just a fave…its one of our newe...
When it comes to Christmas, all of our senses are being used together. We see the lights and decorations, we smell the evergreen and our favorite foods cooking, we feel the comfy blankets and hugs fro...
Tick tock. Tick tock. The days are quickly ticking away as we get closer and closer to the big day. Typically, The Christmas Gals give you our FIVE picks for handy tools or ideas to help with your Chr...