Filed under: Fun Stuff, Holidays
Whether it's advice about how to get out a tough stain or a heartwarming story of a couple falling in love over Christmas lights, ShelterPop's has covered them all this holiday season. Here's a roundup of our favorite Christmas stories.I'll be eating chocolate croissants off of my mother's holiday dishes Christmas morning. I love these dishes -- each one has a painted scene of a home decorated with lights in what looks like snowy Vermont on the front. The plates aren't fancy. I think my mom picked them up at a garage sale years ago. But they make me happy. (As does this miniature gingerbread house I saw online today by the creative folks over at PetitPlat Food Art.)
That's what the holiday season is all about -- happiness, the simple joys of being home together with family and friends, breaking out the Christmas dishes, and decorating the mantel with something glittery. We had lots of happy stories on ShelterPop this Christmas season -- and all year long. After all, that's our motto: Happy homes make happy people.
And happy homes make for happy holidays.
Merry Christmas!
xoxo
Brooke and Amy
ShelterPop Editors
Here are our favorite ShelterPop Christmas stories:
Britney Spears is a superstar, mother-of-two gazillionaire. Oh, and she loves Christmas lights. Check out what she did to her California home. Magic!
Our writer dreamed of meeting a man who takes Christmas decorating as seriously as she does. Then she met 'Captain Christmas' and he changed her life forever. Here's their story.
Tired of bringing a pointsettia for the host of every holiday party you attend. Think outside the pot, and check out these ideas for other winter flowers and plants to give as gifts.
Our writer hasn't gone home for Christmas in years. She loves her family, but she doesn't love spending Christmas with them.
Dozens of staffers at Aol came together to decorate a life-size gingerbread house to rival Neiman Marcus's crazy-expensive version. The result: One sweet little (big!) house. Then we shipped the gingerbread house to St. Jude Children's Hopsital, and the children went crazy for it.
Tinsel is tacky, difficult to hang on a tree and can kill small animals. Still, one writer won't decorate her tree without it. Here's why she's defending tinsel.
Think your neighborhood has the best Christmas lights? Check out these houses first. A look at the best Christmas lights in America.
With the Ugly Christmas Sweater becoming an ironic Christmas party tradition, we asked ourselves: What is equivalent tacky-chic item in home decor? Here's a look at the ugliest Christmas decor around.