YOUR PLACE.HOLIDAY CHEER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: Halloween is over but there are still plenty of holidays ahead and lots of decorating to do. If you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where to start, pick up ``Holiday Decorating for Dummies,'' by Kelley Taylor (Wiley; $19.99). There are easy tips and inexpensive ideas for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwaanza this year. Taylor, a craft and home decorating designer and the founder of CreatingHomeDecor.com, offers advice on choosing themes, colors and styles, setting holiday tables, napkin napkin See Sanitary napkin. folding, making centerpieces, craft projects, wrapping gifts, creating invitations and much more throughout the year (Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. , Easter, Independence Day). She relies on basic techniques - and no expensive tools and supplies are required. There's something for everybody and every budget. It's jam-packed with an array of information - from getting organized and planning to the execution of the idea. You'll even find things to involve the entire family. Taylor's 10 tips for making holiday decorating less hectic hec·tic adj. 1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste: "There was nothing feverish or hectic about his vigor" Erik Erikson. 2. : Plan wisely, be realistic, use organizational tools, multitask for efficiency, have a plan B, get a little help from friends (or the pros), shop smarter, take breaks, don't sweat the small stuff Sweat the Small Stuff is a standup comedy special performed by Kevin James of King of Queens. It has been seen on Comedy Central and released on DVD. Kevin performs hilarious standup on various subjects based on annoyances of everyday life, hence the title. , and realize what the holidays are all about. - Natalie Haughton LOOK - NO MARKS, HOLES OR STAINS This article is about the French commune. For the town in Surrey, England, see Staines. For other uses, see Stain (disambiguation). Stains is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.6 km. (7.2 miles) from the center of Paris. OK, so you're going to decorate your home for the holidays, but you're not really excited about making marks on your furniture, walls and doors as you hang holly, greens and mistletoe mistletoe, common name for the Loranthaceae, a family of chiefly tropical hemiparasitic herbs and shrubs with leathery evergreen leaves and waxy white berries. They have green leaves, but they manufacture only part of the nutrients they require. . There's help at hand from 3M mounting products like hooks and clips with self-stick Command adhesive on the back. For instance, you can decorate the backs of dining chairs with a holiday spray hung from a self-stick mini-hook. Or try swags of beads with gold ribbon secured under a mantel with cord clips. Also try hanging a wreath on a wall or above a mantel with a large self-stick green hook and secure mini garlands and mini lights on the mantel with mini hooks. The adhesive on the products works on most flat surfaces and leave no holes, stains or sticky residue when removed. The hooks come in a range of sizes that will hold varying weights, up to 7 1/2 pounds. Both hooks and clips can be reused with adhesive removable mounting strips. For a free decorating brochure, For the Times of Your Life, call (800) 577-8778, Ext. 70. You'll also find more information about the 3M products online at www.commandadhesive.com. Look for the products, ranging from $1.99 to $3.99 at hardware, decorating, discount and office supply stores. - N.H. MORE HELP: And while we are on the planning-for-the-holidays theme, Do It Yourself television also can get you started on Thanksgiving. Get a pencil and paper pencil and paper - An archaic information storage and transmission device that works by depositing smears of graphite on bleached wood pulp. More recent developments in paper-based technology include improved "write-once" update devices which use tiny rolling heads similar to mouse ready and turn on the TV for helpful hints of recipes, decorations, setting the table, creating extra seating and even how to toast the host. At Home for the Holidays: Making Thanksgiving Special, 3 p.m. Sunday, DIY DIY abbr. do-it-yourself DIY or d.i.y. Brit, Austral & NZ do-it-yourself DIY abbr DIY do it yourself a DIY shop/job. . - Daily News CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (``Holiday Decorating for Dummies'') (2 -- 3) no caption (holiday decorations) |
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