3 Things You Can Do To Prepare for Christmas 2025

By Cyndi – Posted on April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

here are 3 Things You Can Do To Prepare for Christmas 2025

Hello Christmas Beauties,

Can you believe that May 2025 is just down the road and about to make its presence known to the world. When May does arrive that means we have only 7 months before Christmas adorns the walls and living rooms of our homes.

Will you be ready you think? I will be as my Christmas plans are already being written, etched in stone and cemented evermore.

My plans first became a thought and then a vision. They started in my mind and I penned them to paper immediately. Excited? That would be me. I honestly get excited about anything that pertains to this miraculous holiday.

And you know something, because Christmas comes so quickly I like to prepare early for the holiday season.

Now I know that it’s close to the end of April which for me means it’s time to make my plans for Christmas once again. As Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz says, people come and go so quickly here! Well, let me tell you, I feel the same way about Christmas.

I start my decorating in October now because I want to enjoy the decorations and Christmas tree as long as I can because time does indeed fly right on by.

May comes and I often find myself Christmas shopping.

Some of you Christmas Luminaries are familiar with QVC’s Christmas in July event and you cannot wait to shop. Include me on that list! I look forward to seeing what new products will be presented 2025.

We all need to have our holiday plans in place so that we can relax and enjoy the holidays. A stress-free Merry Christmas season is the goal here.

Here are the 3 things you can do to prepare for christmas 2025

Grab your lap tap, pad or journal and let’s get into the 3 things you can do to prepare for Christmas 2025. This list is centered mostly around cooking and baking.

Check your Christmas decor inventory.
Check your dinner/serve ware.
Create and plan your dinner and dessert menus. Get out your cookbooks and let’s make your dessert list for Christmas Eve.

Using this list to help make your planning a little easier have fun with it. Take your time when you check your Christmas decorations.

If you need to purchase any new items check with stores like Hobby Lobby, Michael’s and Pottery Barn. They have some great sales like almost every week.

You maybe saying to yourself Pottery Barn is super expensive. That maybe true, but they do have great sales from time-to-time and worth checking out. As a matter of fact they are having a 50% off sale right now.

There you have it, 3 things you can do to prepare for Christmas 2025.

I hope you enjoy this short, but fun filled list. My promise to you is that it is going to get you in the best Christmas mood ever!

Merry Christmas Luminaries,

Cyn

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Let’s Create Some Christmas Whimsy

By Cyndi – Posted on April 13, 2025April 13, 2025

Planning for Christmas 2025 Is Going To Be A Whimsical and Wonderful

Creating elegant tablescapes for Christmas should be fun and festive

Creating Elegant Tablescapes for Christmas

Hello Christmas Lovers,

It’s time to create a little whimsy for the upcoming holiday season.

In my opinion it’s never too early to prepare for Christmas. I’m already over the moon just thinking about all the things I plan on doing this year for the most wonderful time of the year

Let’s get started with all things elegant and beautiful for Christmas dinner from tablecloths, serve ware, plates and silverware.

First, I’m going to design a stunning tablescape. I’m lookin for dinnerware. I want something a little more elegant than my Santa Claus plates that I have. I’ll also be searching for silverware. If I can find some really nice gold forks that would be great. I’ll check Macy’s to see if they have the silverware I imagine seeing on my table.

Secondly, I’ll be on the hunt for a new Christmas tablecloth. The one that I used last year is kind of worn out so I’ll definitely buy a new one for 2025.

I already have beautiful napkins so I’ll pull those out.

The 3rd thing I’ll need will be glasses with gold trim around the rim. I have no idea as to who may have them, but I’ll be looking online this week.

Last on my list is name cards. I’ll create and design those myself and hope I get it right! LOL.

So my Christmas theme this year will be elegance for the Eve of Christmas as well as on Christmas day.

Creating elegant tablescapes for Christmas will put you in the greatest mood for the holiday season. Enjoy it!

Well, that’s it for now Christmas buddies.

I hope you have a lovely Sunday.

Love, Cyndi

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How To Have a Delightful Christmas Brunch

By Cyndi – Posted on March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

It’s Christmas Morning and Time To Enjoy a Wonderful Christmas Brunch

A Festive and Delicious Christmas Brunch

How to have a festive and delicious Christmas Brunch.

Looking for a festive and delicious way to celebrate Christmas morning? Skip the presents for a bit and gather around a delightful Christmas brunch!

From sweet treats to savory delights, there’s a perfect recipe to satisfy every palate. Imagine fluffy cinnamon rolls dripping with icing, alongside a cheesy strata packed with sausage and vegetables.

Or perhaps a lighter option like a vibrant fruit salad served with homemade granola and yogurt parfaits.

With a little planning and preparation, you can create a memorable and stress-free brunch that will become a cherished holiday tradition.

Enjoy a festive and delicious Christmas Brunch and have a Merry Christmas!

Cyndi

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Feeling the Christmas Vibes All Year Long

By Cyndi – Posted on February 22, 2025

When Feeling the Vibes of Christmas You Plan for the Holiday Season

Happy Saturday Christmas Friends,

I am in my happy space, my bedroom office, feeling all warm, comfy, cozy and Christmasy.

Feeling the cold that February invited when she arrived I am loving this vibrant cold season. It reminds me of Christmas and its great wonder and splendor.

The winter season is my favorite time of year. My plan is to enjoy every second of the season because it is going to hot enough, soon enough and long enough.

Embracing the winter months never fail to deliver tremendous joy to me every year. Ever since I was a child I have loved and adored the Ber months.

Starting in September when I decorate my home with Autumn, I patiently await winter’s arrival and the moment I feel its amazing presence I start decorating for Christmas.

Although it’s a new year and I know that warmer days are ahead, as slong as it is still freezing and snowing out, I am going to bask in this wondrous time.

Christmas Vibes Are In the Air

Deeply moved with Christmas vibes today, February is the month that I start planning for Christmas. I shop for Christmas gifts and I stock up on the essentials that I need for Christmastime.

One of the many things that make Christmas super special to me is baking. Stumbling upon this amazing website, Divas Can Cook, I have tried several of her recipes and I have not been disappointed. I am not the best baker in the world, but I still love to bake for my family and they appreciate my desserts. It’s a part of our Christmas tradition.

The reason I shop so early for Christmas gifts and stock up on staples for my home is because I don’t want to run around trying to find the things I need for the joyous holiday season at the last moment.

Here’s what I’ll be buying in a few weeks for the holidays: Feeling the Christmas vibes is real and alive.

Pam Baking Spray
Olive Oil
Seasonings for Thanksgiving and Christmas
Mayo
Carnation Milk
Cranberry Sauce
Elbow Macaroni

Planning and preparing for the Christmas season early brings me immense joy. It’s all part of celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.

This year I’ll be incorporating a few new from scratch recipes that include a few pasta dishes. I think the Italian in me is longing for something with a twist for Christmas 2025.

I need my creativity to flourish this year and I am going to see to it that it does in more ways than one.

Well, I hope everyone has a fantastic Saturday. It’s time for to create some new designs right now because Christmas will be coming up and over the hills soon and I have got to be ready.

Here’s wishing you a very Merry Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Cyn

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Christmas Is Still Lingering In My Home and I Love It

By Cyndi – Posted on February 17, 2025

Christmastime is a Feeling That Never Leaves My Heart

Christmas Is Still Lingering In My Home and I Love It

Christmas is still lingering in my home and I love it!

I know it’s February and Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but forever Christmas remains with me.

Whenever I think about Christmas and all the joy that comes along with this special time of the year I smile. I smile because I love how the holiday season hugs me.

Furthermore, I love the shopping, baking, caroling and singing.

For me, Christmastime brings hope to my heart and home. There is a special sensation that enfolds every inch of my being during the holidays and I embrace this feeling every year with gratitude.

Unwrapping gifts of hope, peace, joy and good cheer keep me uplifted and amazed.

Christmas 2025 will be celebrated with more family traditions, thankfulness and a whole lot of wonder accompanied by beauty and splendor.

Whatever your plans are for the Christmas holidays plan accordingly and get ready early. This way you can sit back, rest and relax and enjoy the celebration!

The Christmas season will be upon us before long and we want to make sure that we enjoy every second of the most wonderful time of the year.

Christmas is still lingering in my home and I love it. I always have and will.

Here’s to planning for a very amazing Merry Christmas.

‘Tis the season to be jolly, holly and happy.

With peace and love,

Cyn

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The Merriest Little Christmas Gift from St. Nick

By Cyndi – Posted on February 4, 2025February 6, 2025

A Personal Delivery from Santa’s Hands to My Heart On Christmas Eve – A Precious Christmas Story

Curled up with one of my favorite books of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee and my body robed with a soft warm cozy blanket I felt myself slowly drifting in a beautiful dream.

I gave myself permission to nap for a little while because I knew that my Christmas list was on my dining room table waiting for me. I had so much to do, but I also needed some me time.

As I lay sleeping I heard a sound downstairs. My family had been sleeping for a few hours now which is why I decided to relax, rest and read. The three R’s help to restore my mind, spirit and body.

All of a sudden I heard the sound of footsteps. It startled me at first, but for a good reason I welcomed those footsteps into my home because I knew who they belonged to.

I slowly got up from my bed, folded my blanket and made my way downstairs. When I walked into my living room, there he was. It was Santa. He looked at me and smiled. I walked over to him and gave him a good old fashioned hug.

Santa Came Bearing Gifts As He Delivered A Sac Full of Smiles and One of Those Gifts Was for Me

His belly was soft as a pillow and round as a soccer ball. His stomach was filled to the brim. I tickled his tummy and I heard a HO HO HO Merry Christmas quietly echoing from the depths of his soul. Talk about adorable, Santa was so very sweet.

Santa was busy. He had so much to do. I talked with him as he stuffed the kids stockings. I went into his big red velvet sack and helped him to put the Christmas gifts under our flocked tree.

After his work was done I made Santa a hot cup of cocoa. I also gave him a slice of the most moist red velvet cake I had ever baked. He enjoyed it all to the very last red sweet crumb.

Good Old St. Nick Is the Giver of the Best Christmas Gifts Ever

Santa then asked me if he could take a quick little nap before he departed. I offered him a fluffy pillow and large fleece blanket. I covered him up all the way to his shoulders to make sure he was nice, comfy, cozy and warm. I placed his black leather boots by the fireplace because I wanted to make sure that his feet would be warm when he put his boots back on.

While Santa slept I went back into the kitchen and cleaned the dishes.

It wasn’t long thereafter that I heard Santa awake. I walked into the room and Santa was refreshed and ready to go. I was a little sad to see him leave, but I knew he had work to do.

Together we fed his reindeer before taking flight into the night. The evening was cold, but Santa was warm and his belly full.

Before departing, Santa Claus gave me another tight hug and wished me well before he entered his sleigh.

He said Merry Christmas have a good night.

I watched him fly high in the sky until I could see him no more.

I closed my door and went into my living room to sit for a while.

Looking at my beautifully decorated Christmas tree I noticed a big red box with a white glittering bow with my name on it. I opened it up. Inside was the prettiest of the prettiest……………………

Create in your own mind whatever you see in that red box that Santa gifted you and all your days will transformed a little every day.

Merry Christmas

Cyn

Christmas in my Home

By Cyndi – Posted on January 29, 2025January 30, 2025

How I Welcomed the Holiday Season into my Home

Welcoming New Christmas Holiday Traditions for 2025 and beyond.

Christmas 2024 was very special to me. All of my Christmases are dear to my heart.

Last year I started a new Christmas tradition and I am happy that I did. You see, Christmas comes around quickly and I want to enjoy every second leading up to the most wonderful time of the year.

So when the Spirit of Christmas spoke to my heart I leaped for joy and began decorating my home in October.

Instead of waiting until November 1st to decorate my home for the holiday season, I got started super early. I was so excited to get the Christmas festivities underway I began decorating October 1st. Yes, I sure did. Talk about elated I couldn’t wait to fill every inch of my beautiful home with wonder and splendor.

New Christmas Traditions for My Heart, Home and My Family

I put up my Christmas tree and placed three ornaments on it; one purple and two red baubles. I didn’t feel the need to cover my tree with an array of ornaments because the lights on the tree were more than enough to make me and my family smile. It was beautiful just as it was. Those bright-enough white lights gave my living room a soft warm glow that said welcome to all who enter.

After I was finished with the tree I decorated my coffee and sofa tables with my usual stunning red and gold decor. I never tire of using these same decorations year after year. They glitter and sparkle which makes them so very beautiful.

I Love Celebrating the Christmas Season While Creating Special Memories with Family

Every night around 5 pm I’d sit in the midst of inspiration enjoying whimsy and wonder as they blanketed every area of my first floor.

With the lamps turned off and my deep red Christmas hurricanes all lit up, a warm sensation would clothe me in love and I embraced each and every moment of the beauty.

Even though Christmas has come it never leaves. I still see Christmas miracles all around me and I’m grateful for them all. The holiday season has always been and always will be filled with unspeakable joy that warms my heart and home forever.

Welcoming new Christmas holiday traditions is a great to keep the holiday season special.

I hope you had a phenomenal Christmas celebrating the love, joy and good cheer.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Cyn

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How To Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Eve

By Cyndi – Posted on January 20, 2025February 17, 2025

Creating Christmas Eve Memories That Will Last a Lifetime

How to have a holly jolly Christmas Eve now and forever!

Do you ever dream about Christmas Eve and ask yourself, How can I make Christmas Eve a more memorable time for my family. Is there something that I can do differently to help my family to enjoy this very special evening.

How would you like to have the best Christmas Eve you’ve ever had? Keep reading to find out how to create a Christmas Eve that you and your family will never forget.

It’s Christmas Eve – Let’s Cook, Bake and Open One Gift

It’s Christmas eve. Your homes are lit up with white bright Christmas lights and carolers are caroling.

You welcome carolers into your home for hot cocoa and fresh homemade chocolate chip cookies. Christmas music is softly playing in the background. Baby, Please Come Home is one of your favorite Christmas songs.

The kids are joyfully playing in the family room. They are so excited about Christmas that they can’t sit still because they know that Santa Claus will be coming down the chimney soon to deliver smiles.

Here’s How to Have a Holly Jolly Christmas Eve

Let the festivities begin!

First, you’re going to need:

Matching pajamas and bedroom slippers
A Christmas coloring book
Crayons
Cardstock
Pen and paper
Christmas music
Plates and cupcakes, napkins and don’t forget the forks!
Christmas movie
Gingerbread house kit

Let’s get started with all these amazing ideas to help you to have a wonderful Christmas Eve!!!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone.

Cyndi

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How To Have An Amazing Christmas

By Cyndi – Posted on December 27, 2024January 31, 2025

Tips to Have the Have the Merriest Christmas Every Year

If you love Christmas like I do, then you’re going to love these wonderful ideas that I have put together to help you to have the most awesome Christmas year after year.

Let’s get started and glow your home for the holiday season! I want you all to have a housewarming Christmas!

Clothe your heart with love and embrace all the miracles of Christmas and be grateful.

First, let’s create a warm ambiance in your home and fill the space with comfort and joy! Choose any room in your home although your entire household will feel the joy and inspiration. I suggest a room that you and your family frequent the most. Maybe the living room or family room because they offer the most comfort.

Surround your home with merry and bright everyday at Christmastime

You do this by adding warm white lights that will make any room glow. These lights illumine and beautify your home brightening up the space you have chosen.

Take three lovely scented candles that will give off a soft glow when all the other lights are low which is usually when evening falls.

After slowly designing this space with warm white lights, sit in inspiration for a bit enjoying beautiful thoughts of Christmas.

And now…

Sparkle your space for the season with the lovely decorations you use in your home every year.

Now it’s time to add some real dazzling Christmas decorations to every inch of your designated room. Whether your decorations are old or new, they can always add wonder to any Christmas decor.

Place your decorations throughout your room. Every time you look at your decorations they should make you smile. If you have a room spilling over with decor or just one or two pieces your decorations should remind you of all the laughter and joy that you enjoyed years past and to help you to create new memories present and days to come.

Wow Your home looks and feels a lot like Christmas

You have truly created and produced some of the most stunning elements of Christmas throughout your beautiful and peaceful home it’s time to invite your closest friends over to your house for a delicious heartwarming lunch to celebrate this most magnificent time of the year. Christmas is wonder in a story and love in a place where love warms walls, lives, spirits and souls. The mind needs love too!

How to Have An Amazing Christmas with Family and Friends every year

The tender-loving space where Christmas dwells your friends enter into love. Dinner is hot and you know it’s delicious and your dessert will be delectable. Conversations will be Christmas as songs play in the background. Silent Night and O Holy Night will fill your hearts with more love and then age or time could destroy. Jingle Bell Rock will have your dancing on. your feet after dinner has been eaten and loved!

Throughout the holiday season you will enjoy everyday doing something new and different. Whether it’s treating yourself to quiet time or buying yourself a special Christmas gift, you are going to have yourself a very amazing Christmas. You’ll dance and you’ll sing. You and your family will create and share wonderful moments by baking together, crafting together and just doing more things together.

Because Christmas is a feeling it blankets us with all the joy that this amazing feeling delivers to every inch and being of our lives. That special kind of joy comes from gathering with family and sweet friends. It also comes from sharing our love and spreading good cheer to those in need. It is a kindness that usually comes from knowing the deep meaning of Christmas.

And this, my Christmas Friends, is how to have an amazing Christmas!

Please come back for more ways on how to have an amazing Christmas.

Merry Christmas,

Cyndi

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The Christmas Eve Surprise

By Cyndi – Posted on November 21, 2024February 1, 2025

A Christmas Story About Santa and His Sleigh and Two Precious Little Boys

The Christmas Eve Surprise is a tale about Santa, Randolph and two precious little boys. It’s a special story packed with a ton of fun and a whole lot of adventure.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas is all around us. It’s an exciting time of the year.

I want to share this Christmas story that I wrote last year especially for kids. It is the perfect Christmas story to share with your children or grandchildren.

It is such a precious little story. Packed with adventure your children or grandchildren can use their imaginations and see themselves in this awesome Christmas tale.

Turn off the television and all gaming devices and get ready to take a ride with Santa on his sleigh. You’re going to love everything about this story.

When Christmas Eve arrives gather around and cuddle into cozy with your loved ones and read this special Christmas story that they will never forget.

You can click on the link below or read it from this page.

I hope you enjoy all of the magical moments found in this sweet Christmas story called, The Christmas Eve Surprise.