| As every holiday rolls around, families
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| | special keepsake for the year. Gumps in
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| repeat and make new traditions. These
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| | San Francisco and Fortunoff in New York
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| evoke memories of years past and
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| | are two such smaller department stores
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| celebrate the years to come. The
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| | that go all out for the holidays and many
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| Christmas holidays are a wonderful time
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| | local families make a Christmas
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| to make memories together, decorating the
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| | pilgrimage out to find their special
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| house, baking delicious cookies and
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| | personalized holiday ornament or
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| seeing family and friends. If you are
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| | centerpiece. Through childhood
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| looking for ideas of how to make your
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| | milestones, graduations, engagements,
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| holiday this year special and new - or to
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| | weddings and the birth of new
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| come up with some wonderful new holiday
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| | generations, these traditions mean the
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| traditions, we have a couple of ideas for
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| | world to everyone and so do the keepsakes
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| you to use this year!
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| | that come home marking the memory.
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| Start a Collection, and Share It!
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| | Mark Special Events!
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| Decorating the Christmas tree is fun
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| | If you love the idea of personalized
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| every year and as your holiday ornament
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| | holiday ornaments, you can also take you
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| collection grows, so do your memories of
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| | choice to an even more personal level,
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| Christmas past. The best thing about many
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| | and mark any special events happening in
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| ornament collections is the variety of
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| | the life of your friend, neighbor or
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| styles especially as preschoolers and
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| | loved one. Find just the right ornament
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| young children bring home their own
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| | for the newly engaged couple, the first
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| homemade creations to grace the tree.
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| | Christmas of a new family or even welcome
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| What really sets a Christmas tree apart
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| | a new pet into their lives with an
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| isn't its "style" or theme consistency;
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| | ornament that speaks to that theme.
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| it is the memories and the personal touch
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| | There is no shortage of personalized
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| of every family that goes into this
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| | ornament options out there and they
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| holiday symbol.
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| | really show that you care and that you
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| The holidays can bring a family together,
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| | are paying attention to the important
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| no matter how far apart you may be living
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| | events in the lives of your friends. Help
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| or celebrating. One of the best ways to
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| | them remember the year a new and
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| do this is through small keepsakes that
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| | important event happened in their lives
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| mark this Christmas within your family
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| | through their Christmas tree. Or just
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| history. There is almost no better way to
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| | choose a personalized ornament you know
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| mark Christmas with all the branches of
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| | they'll love.
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| your family than to give each a thematic
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| | Make Your Own Holiday Ornaments!
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| personalized Christmas ornament.
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| | Engage all the members of your family in
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| You can choose a theme for the year - it
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| | some crafty fun by having them create
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| could be "Home for the Holidays" or even
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| | their own holiday ornaments. You can do
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| simply the look of the ornament with
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| | this with everything from candy canes, to
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| snowmen or teddy bears. Perhaps you all
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| | Femo, to construction paper, glitter and
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| met up on one place during the year and
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| | clothespins - it just depends on how
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| you want to send out San Francisco
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| | involved you want to get! Order prints
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| holiday ornaments or New Orleans holiday
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| | from your favorite photo service and
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| ornaments to commemorate the trip.
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| | incorporate those into your holiday
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| Personalize each ornament with the family
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| | ornament evening.
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| names and the year. You and your
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| | Activities like this can also be a great
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| brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers and
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| | opportunity for you to help your kids
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| cousins can all cherish a similar
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| | create gifts for family and friends that
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| keepsake that sets this year apart from
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| | are heavy on the sentiment and light on
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| any other.
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| | the wallet. Remember, these don't have to
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| Start a Holiday Outing Tradition!
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| | be fancy or perfect they should just be
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| One thing we have learned through the
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| | from the heart.
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| years is how many families have a
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| | For some great ideas on creating your own
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| wonderful time heading out to do some
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| | homemade ornaments:
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| Christmas shopping during the holidays.
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| | No matter what activities or traditions
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| This could be the trip to get your
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| | you create with your family, mark them
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| Christmas tree, enjoying mulled cider as
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| | down in some way to pass onto the next
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| you tag and cut your tree, or enjoying
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| | generation. Take photos, write in a
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| the chill of the air and the scent of
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| | journal or make a special Christmas book
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| pine as you sift through options on your
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| | with your kids. These memories can never
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| local Christmas tree lot.
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| | be replaced and when your grandchildren
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| It could also be the trip to your swanky
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| | or great grandchildren discover family
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| local department store to see the
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| | history like this, it can live on for
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| Christmas decorations and to buy your
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| | generations to come!
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