Sung to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas. Ahem. “On the first day […]
Five Modern Takes on Classic Christmas Card Styles
Christmas is a time for tradition. Even people with the most progressive of personalities and forward thinking tastes tend to open up to tradition and reminiscence during the yuletide season. Whether it’s hanging a few heirloom ornaments on an otherwise modern themed Christmas tree, mixing in kitschy childhood decorations with impeccably stylish home décor, listening to old standard Christmas songs by artists that wouldn’t otherwise grace one’s iPod in a million years or even just carrying on traditional family celebrations passed down through the generations; it seems that there is always room, and maybe even some desire, to include a touch of classic Christmas.
Infographic: Small Business Owner’s Holiday Cheat Sheet
Earlier we gave you what we thought were some great ideas for what to give your employees this holiday season. We definitely tried to keep in mind the economy and how tight the holidays could potentially be this year. Now, there’s no deny that the holiday season is completely underway.
Infographic: All We Want for Christmas 2011
December 2nd. Only 23 days until sleigh bells start ringing and your living room is covered in brightly colored wrapped paper. When you open your mailbox you’re now going to start seeing an array of colored envelopes with Christmas cards tucked safely inside. You’ll start getting invitations to formal and not so formal Christmas parties, where either Santa or the quintessential rum is present.
The Retro-Chic Guide to Holiday Entertaining – Part 2
Hello out there in blog land. Your old pals from the 123Print Blog are back with the exciting conclusion of The Retro-Chic Guide to Holiday Entertaining where we’ll finish up with our tips for throwing the mid-1960s style Christmas party that will have the whole town talking! Stay tuned and don’t touch that dial!
December – The Month of Engagements
Tomorrow is the first day of December, and you know what that means! Engagements galore!
Did you know December is the most popular month to get engaged? December accounts for about one in every five proposals. A lot of times grooms choose Christmas Eve to pop the question, and of course others wait until after Santa arrives and ask on Christmas Day.
The Retro-Chic Guide to Holiday Entertaining – Part 1
Maybe you’ve noticed or maybe you haven’t but there is currently an infatuation with the mid-1960s. The era’s influence is everywhere from fashion to home décor to design and of course television with AMC’s Mad Men pretty much pioneering the movement. With the holiday season naturally lending itself to decking out your home, sporting more dapper duds than normal and most importantly entertaining; it’s the perfect opportunity to throw yourself a holiday shindig that any Kennedy-era advertising exec would feel at home at!
Nine Fun and Ridiculously Annoying Things to Do on Black Friday!
No matter whether you think the sales are really all that spectacular or not; the one thing you have to admit is that Black Friday is primo for people watching! It’s also the perfect opportunity to act ridiculous and mess with people’s heads! This is particularly fun to do if you really could care less about shopping but you end up getting dragged out of your turkey-induced slumber to freeze your butt off before the crack of dawn by someone who supposedly loves you.
9 Fun Ways to Wrap Gift Cards
Some people may argue that gift cards or gift certificates to someone’s favorite restaurant, clothing store or electronics store is a copout when it comes to Christmas gifts. It’s often argued that giving a gift card or certificate is a no-thought, lackluster, spur of the moment way of solving the annoying “what to give” dilemma. Get these thoughts out of your head, everyone. This is so not true.
Shoot Your Own Christmas Card Portrait – The Wrap-Up!
We’re a few days from Thanksgiving which usually marks the point when trees, greens and other Christmas festiveness starts to get broken out and the whole family takes time to be together. It’s also when winter outfits have secured a space in the front of the closet and you start feeling like it wouldn’t be so early that people would think you were weird for sending Christmas Cards. That also makes it the perfect time to wrap up the Shoot Your Own Christmas Card Portrait series!