Sooooo perfect! Couldn’t have said it better. Really, I couldn’t have.

Here’s the behind-the-scene process on how JibJab’s team got this done. Phew! No little process but totally worth it for our entertaining pleasure!
Only good cheer to you in 2010!

Because, chances are, you still have an overflow of unconsumed candy canes in your house:

I love her outfit, earrings especially. And, if you were ever curious about the “history” of the candy cane, you can find out all about it here and on Wikipedia, of course.
Happy Boxing Day to all fellow Canadians!

As if my schedule was not crazy enough already these days before Christmas, I’ve also been planning a wine & cheese event for 40 in January. Then, I remembered that our dearly beloved (being entirely facetious here) movers lost the box (among many others in this highly frustrating experience, the only stain on an otherwise very happy move to Chicago) which held my ClinQs, my favorite way to help my guests keep track of their drink glasses. ClinQs are reusable “sticky plastic” drink stickers that come on a peel-off sheet. Just place them back on the sheet when you’re done. [...]

For all the crazy running around caused by our “obligations” to the season, there are many rewards. One of them would be the abundance of the bubbly stuff, Champagne if you’re a purist, or some much more affordable sparkling wine like a Prosecco (which Audrey wrote about here).
It’s when I saw our son attempt to pop our Champagne for a party last week that I realized that some of us need some training in the art of uncorking and pouring the bubbly. It’s not supposed to happen as it does in the movies. No, the cork should not fly across [...]

This music video revved up my morning.  Indulge in a quick break and watch this great montage video by Japanese band Sour for their “Hibi no Neiro” song. Assembled from webcam footage provided by their fans throughout the world.  Brilliant or what?

Must be the season… Another giveaway. On the heel’s of Audrey’s story about fun websites that help create some Christmas magic, Steven, the principal at ICaughtSanta.com offered up some hard to resist “I caught Santa” photos for our readers. EIGHT of them. I know that we are real close to Christmas, but the “catching Santa in the act” photo process is almost instant, so you still have time to enter…and get your picture. Three little steps. Well, four:

You just need to set up the area of your house where you will want Santa to appear
Take a photo
Upload it
Pick a Santa. [...]

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You saw our story about the Twelve Days Heirloom Gift Boxes yesterday? Well, it so happens that Jonathon, TwelveDays co- creator saw the article and liked it so much that he offered to provide us with this giveaway. Wonderful! So [...]

I love kitchen gadgets. Almost as much as I love shoes. And isn’t this foodpod by fusionbrands the most adorable thing? I love fusionbrands products: the sleek look, cool silicone, fun image… and they make kitchen gadgets (love the foodloop). But this latest arrival, the foodpod, a rubbery yellow sea urchin like contraption, is something that you never knew you really needed… It’s great for boiling, blanching steaming anything that needs draining. No more fishing around the pot trying to get out the eggs unbroken and your fingers intact… Here’s the video. Not because you don’t understand the concept, but [...]

We all know the fabled Christmas carol, but do we know-know what the twelve days of Christmas are really all about? Technically, it’s a religious period that begins on December 26 and ends on January 6 (Epiphany), when the Three Wise Men are said to have arrived to Bethlehem bearing gifts. What’s the origin? It’s complicated, and it’s mostly explained in these articles here and here.
Different cultures have different calendars and traditions for celebrating Christmas and for exchanging gifts. In the US, we have mostly abandoned the Twelve Days of Christmas rituals. But perhaps only until now?
TwelveDays.com is a recently [...]

An open letter to our gentlemen,
I know that you come to this site looking for gifts ideas for your wife, girlfriends, daughters and for all other women in your life. So listen up. If you are still out of ideas, please carefully and permanently note that jewelry is ALWAYS an appropriate gift. If you happen to be shopping for the discerning, design-aware, creative woman with a distinct sense of personal style, you also need to know that a generic, mass-produced piece of jewelry just won’t do. Pas du tout, non, non, non.
Which is why I propose this beautiful array [...]