christmas decorations

It looks like a popular holiday must-have will be in short supply, so you need to get it ASAP.

This could be the most “Buffalo” gingerbread house we’ve ever seen.

How early is too early to start decorating for Christmas or to hang your stockings by the chimney with care? We were once told that we are “not supposed” to decorate for Christmas at least until after Thanksgiving has passed.

While you had plans to take your Christmas decorations down the day afterwards, some people plan n making the holidays last quite some time after. We asked our JOY listeners when they take them down and some have quite different opinions. Check them out here...

It's hard to believe the holidays have come and gone in a matter of weeks, which means all of a sudden our "binge eating" is going to be frowned upon. It also means it's time to think about taking down our festive decorations. This can be a  bummer not only because it's like getting rid of all seasonal cheer, but we also haven't the slightest idea how to get rid of our Christmas trees. L

Ok, Christmas is over, time to rip down the tree, right?

The above is my Christmas tree this year.  (Thank you to Julie from Cheektowaga for scaring me into not getting a live tree this year because of my bug phobia.) I haven't really had a lot of time to explore the area yet but I love looking at Christmas lights.  If you ...

Christmas is almost upon us, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t have some fun with your holiday decorations. Maybe you’re the kind of person who waits until the last minute to set up your tree, or perhaps you’ve noticed some bare spots on the limbs just crying out for a few more ornaments. Or maybe you need a last minute activity to keep the kids busy while they wait for the impending arrival o

There's something about the holidays that puts a lot of us here at TheFW into extra crafty moods. Maybe it's all those awesome Etsy decorations we so wish we could copy or just the fact we're feeling particularly festive this time of year. Either way, trying to get all creatively crafty is just plain old fun.

Etsy is basically a place where all the crafty people of the world go to sell their awesome stuff. Particularly when the holiday season rolls around, Etsy is one of our go-to spots to snag one-of-a-kind presents. (But you can also get some rad Christmas decor for yourself there, too!)

Tis the season for Christmas lights, nativity scenes and Santa lawn statues. In December, it often seems like every house in the neighborhood is decorated for the holidays. But are they really, or are your eyes being tricked by the blinking lights?

We saw school supplies in stores before the Fourth of July, and now Christmas decorations are already popping up!  Is it "Christmas in July," or is it too soon to start thinking about the holidays?