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Christmas
Costumes
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Christmas
Decorations
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also
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Above is Lexie Noelle who was borne on Dec. 22 of
2008.
Lexie and Santa have just had an intense and
exciting conversation about all of the beautiful
new Christmas Costumes that I am offering on this page.
:-)
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Christmas has
Costume needs a-plenty. After all, isn’t that Santa Claus that your
children see leaving presents under the Christmas Tree on a chilly
Christmas Eve. Isn’t that Santa Claus that's passing out
Christmas Bonuses (if you've been exceptionally "nice"... not
"naughty"...
that is :-) at the Annual Christmas Party where you
work? Of COURSE it is...Good Ole Saint Nick (as some
call the happy, robust man of Christmastime). SANTA CLAUS is
definately the STAR of Christmas..and thus his appearal is what is the
most often "donned" when dressing for many Holiday
Festivities. There are Santa Suits for all ages (as you may
note
by the picture of one of my newly borne Grandsons in the picture
below:-) and they come in a number of fabrics and even in several
"styles".
Here's something
your kids will never forget...
Well...not for a LONG time anyway!
Click the Banner:
Santa Claus being the
MAIN guy...we
shouldn't forget Santa's
Elves and his Reindeer…or Frosty the Snowman…. I’ve seen them march in
Christmas Parades...and even performing on-stage in school plays as my
children were growing up. Santa's Elves are often seen
wrapping
presents at toy and gift store counters. I've often seen, and heard,
Angels singing in choirs in churches and even at Malls during the
Christmas season.
Dressing-UP for Christmas, be it for a Christmas
Party or
just because you want to feel Christmassy while taking a walk through
town can put you in a Christmas mood and feeling all of the magic that
the
season brings. The "mood" of Christmas for me is one of "giving" and
of "sharing". What better way to do either..than while in
COSTUME!? I think that seeing people in Christmas Garb helps to awaken
the Christmas spirit in us all. Thus, by wearing Christmas Costumes we
are
spreading Christmas Cheer ourselves. Now THERE'S a HAPPY
THOUGHT!
Then you'll need Fabric and etc which you can find
on line...maybe at onlinefabricstore.net
OR..maybe you have a favorite fabric store locally (if you are
anything
like me you might have the need to actually FEEL the fabric you are
going to be working with before you purchase it Ü)
If you'd like to make Christmas Costumes but you don't SEW exactly
Ü..there ARE some more "crafty" ideas to be found on line. I did a
little search and was able to come up with a few things/LINKS to share
with you:
Basically...if you'd like to "make" a
Christmas
Costume..but you aren't into sewing....USE your Search Engines. Type in
"Homemade Santa Suit" or "Homemade Shepard Costume", etc....and you
will call up MANY links to crafty ideas on making a particular
costume.
There are LOTS of craft sites that offer Homemade Costume Ideas for the
Christmas Holidays.
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below
Bennie and Bandit
Santas littlest helpers Ü
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Now let's check out what
there is in some of the on line stores this
Holiday Season:
How about if we start with the lil ones:
Tom Arma
Gingerbread Baby
Tom Arma
Elf
Tom Arma
Snowbaby
The above Costumes are found at Halloween
Express.com.
Just click the baby to go to that Costume.
FYI...Most of
the Costume stores that I provide links
for have religous costumes of the day also.
Below are examples of Christmas Costumes( and ETC.)
from BuyCostumes.com:
Above is a darling Santa Baby Bunting from Costume
Craze.
While at
Costume Craze check out these cool Christmas
Costumes as well.
Angel
Costumes are a very appropriate Christmas Costume and Costume Craze has
several styles, for all ages and sizes, to choose
from.
Click on the above lil Santa Icon to check
out ALL Of the great Christmas stuff at FrankBee's, the
costumeman.com. There are Santa Suits of all shapes, sizes, styles,
and
PRICES. You'll find Mr. and Mrs. Santa Wigs and Make-up, Santa Boots,
EyeGlasses and Belly too. There are Elf Slippers and Hats...as well as
the full Elf Costumes....EVEN Elf EARS! There are Christmas Costume
Accessories galore at Frank Bees. Below I am posting just a few of the
items you'll find there so you can get a bit of an idea of what they
carry.
  
I just HAD to show you these RETRO Santas.
The one
on the far left is Kris Kringle, in the middle we see an Old- Style
Santa and on the right is a Victorian Santa. (please forgive
the
small photos..it was either "small" or VERY large so I had to go
against my impulse to put "VERY BIG" pictures of the costumes here and,
for the sake of "space".... be a bit more reasonable...sigh.. :-)
 
above are a few "Santa(and the "Mrs")" items.
 
 
Above is a little of this...and a little of that........From FrankBees
also.
 
Reindeer Antlers
& Reindeer and Snowflake Shades & A Warm
Weather Santa.
  
The Icons above will take you to pages at
Frank
Bees to find the particular Costumes that the Icon represents. You can
probably guess what they are but I'll tell you just in case. Left Icon
is Costumes from the period of the story "A Christmas Carol". Center
you will find Religous Christmas Costumes such as the Nativity Scene
Costumes and Shepard Costumes. On the right is the Icon for
"mascots".
Bottom line is that you can find
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING as far as Christmas Costumes at FrankBee, at the
costumeman.com.
And now
let's
think about
HATS! It's cold outdoors in most places at this time of year
and
as we've all come to know..most of our HEAT escapes through our HEADS!
(pretty crazy I think!) SO! If you are going to be
traveling....or just hanging out outside in any cool weather...I'd say
it's wise to have something covering your head for practical
purposes...such as keeping the HEAT in. BUT! Better than
THAT!..I'd say let's find us some funny, funky, or BEAUTIFUL headgear
to add to our personal decor this Holiday Season!
Of course most Costume
Stores carry
Hats to go with Costumes and Christmastime is no exception. There are
TONS of Christmas HATS to be found in any of the shops I post
here. I DO have one special HAT SHOP though. A Store who's
business it is to sell only HATS so they make sure each hat is
absolutely stunning.
Click on the Title or the Banner
below to shop at
The Village Hat Shop right here on my pages.
The
Village Hat Shop
 
 
Above are some
examples of Christmas Hats to find at The Village Hat Shop...From a
"Kiss Me", Mistletoe Springy Hat
to a Santa Longstocking Hat.
Below is a Hat for Celebrating Hanukkah.
A Driedel
Springy Hat
So when you're out in that Chilly Christmas or Hanukkah weather, DON"T
forget to put a "lid" on it..On your HEAD that is! Especially
the
young ones..conserve their warmth with a Hat. While you're
at
it...make a hat a FUN thing! Even if it's the ONLY "Costume"
you
wear for Christmas...Keep things EASY and simply do a Holiday
HAT!
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Christmas is
a time
when we
simply DO NOT want to leave anyone out. It's a time that we stop and
think about ALL of the friends we've made ON LINE and we would really
like to let them know that they are counted amongst the ones who we
would like to give our BEST HOLIDAY WISHES to. Check out
123Greetings.. They have a fine collection of Holiday Cards
AND
they are FREE! Remember, One does not always have to spend a
lot
of money to let someone know they are special. You may better do so by
using just the right words to express how you feel. Send a
123Greeting(as easy as 1-2-3 Ü) by clicking the banner
below.
 Free
Seasons Greeting Cards Let's
not forget some of the other Holidays celebrated at around the same
time but by other traditions/religions than Christian. ..as shown in
the Banners below:
Free Hanukkah
Greeting Cards 
Free
Kwanzaa
Greeting Cards
Time for a
break from all of this hard SHOPPING? Come on over to my
Christmas Games
page and take a load off!( Ho! Ho! Ho! :-).
When
it got to be
December 1st,
you'd find me out in my storage area pulling down boxes of Christmas
Decorations. Many of these decorations hold fond memories of
when
my children were growing up and still had the light of Christmas Magic
in their little eyes. ..Now it's THEIR children, my GRAND children who
are the lucky little people who get the most out of the glitter of
tinsel and the fresh smells of pine trees and mistletoe. I DO
have plenty of Christmas frills..but "TOO MUCH" will never stop me
from
roaming the stores and picking up just a FEW more items to add to the
piles of my REALLY NEAT STUFF to "Deck the Halls"
with. If
you don't feel like going out into the hustle and bussle that will be
this years Christmas
Shoppers You
can always CREATE your own decorations (especially fun if you happen
to
have little ones who can "HELP"! Ü As with Christmas
Costumes...there are NUMEROUS sites on line that offer crafty ways to
make your decorations. (Brings back memories of Christmas Tree Chains
made out of colored construction paper...or stringed popcorn to drape
around the tree as a garland also. What fun...Brings a warm feeling to
this old ladys heart Ü
I
will put a few links below for you to check out..and don't forget those
Search Engines! Type in "Homemade Christmas Decorations "
and
prepared to be WOWed at the amount of sites/links you will
discover.
Christmas Crafts and Easy Homemade Christmas Decorations
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/index.shtml
A
Homemade Cotton Angel
Decoration
Homemade
Craft
Stick Christmas Tree
Decorations
OR If you aren't the "crafting"
type Ü ....Try checking out a store or two on line
to find everything from Christmas Lighting to Christmas Trees
to
Christmas Wrapping Paper and Christmas Stockings.
I
DO
realize that this is a "COSTUME" website...BUT! Let me just say that
Dressing-Up ones HOME is detrimental to the Christmas MOOD and of THAT
I'm sure we are all
aware.
Try the Banner
below if looking for your Christmas Decorations On Line.
IN FACT! Christmas Depot (below) is boasting:
"Recession Busting
Prices!" this year!
so I would DEFINATELY check it OUT!!!!
BuyCostumes.com doesn't just sell COSTUMES! They have decorations for
all occasions also. Even
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS!
Maybe I should back-up a minute, I'm thinking that if we are going to
decorate..we may also have a Christmas PARTY ..or at LEAST a Family get
together. Something we MIGHT want to think about
are..
Invitations:
BuyCostumes.com has beautiful
invitations
for your Christmas
party...
and we will CERTAINLY need some lovely, BUT, disposable, Dinnerware
.
 
Check out the "Winter Friends" Party Kit above. Click on it. Of course
you will find different styles and sizes of kits to choose from.
BuyCostumes.com even has Kits for your Christmas Cocktail Party!
(below)
Now we can get on with some of the Decorations for your home.
BuyCostumes.com carries lots of pretty and fun Christmas
Decorations.
 
Tissue Bells w/Holly
5' Door Cover
Peppermint Swirls (5)
 
Vinyl Window Decor
 
Christmas Tree Whirls (3)
27" Lg. Red Bow
Lighted Garland
 
Holiday Scene Kit
Be sure to browse
BuyCostumes.com for more Christmas decorations
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Shindigz.com
one of my most
favorite PARTY stores
has Christmas decorations that are wonderful
AND..the price is usually RIGHT! Ü
Here (below) are a few examples:
 
Christmas Danglers
 
Santa Scene Setter
 
36" Tissue Christmas Light Bulbs
 
Noble Nutcracker Columns
Christmas Ornament Value Pack
Winter Wonderland Standees
Candy Cane Standees
Blow -up Snow Ball
Christmas Tree Candles
Snow Flake Balloons
Santa Decorations
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Below are Vinyl Banners
You may choose a Banner already totally printed
OR you can choose a style of banner (from MANY)
and Shindigz.com will Personalize it for you.
As in the Banner
below....
.....Which was personalized for the "Hanlon's".
(please forgive the blank spaces (above)...It is the
"image")
These banners are one of Shindigz.com's specialties.
Like I said above..there are many MANY styles, sizes, wordings, etc. to
choose from...It may be quite a decision to make Ü.
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Here (below) are some new Christmas Decoration Products that I'd like
to WOW
you with. Ü
Bradford Exchange has some of the most beautiful
Christmas
Decorations one's heart may desire. I don't believe you would find
these decorations at your
local WalMart. (although there's nothing AT ALL wrong with shopping
there
for Christmas supplies either Ü)
Here's is an example (or 10) below.
If you are a KITTY person, you'll ADORE
this :
Meowy Christmas Wreath
(more about it below)
Read about the
wreath below
or click the pic of it to learn even more Ü
Exclusive
Illuminated Christmas Wreath, a
First-of-its-Kind
Cat-themed Holiday Home Decor, Boasts 16 Playful
Kittens and
More - It's Christmas purr-fection! Sixteen cuddly tabbies
invite you to investigate just what makes holiday time so fascinating.
Now, you can enjoy watching kittens exploring the wonders of
winter in
a first-of-its-kind handcrafted collectible illuminated Christmas
wreath decorated with 16 sculptured, hand-painted kittens outfitted in
scarves and caps. Experience a kit 'n' caboodle of holiday fun and
friendship with this cat-themed Christmas decoration, available
exclusively from The Bradford Editions.
This illuminated Christmas
wreath is pre-lit with more than 30 golden LED lights and a shining
crystalline star topper. Makes a joyful holiday home decor idea or
cherished Christmas
gift for cat lovers.
Of course, you will find MANY types of "wreaths"
at Bradford Exchange
The above is only 1 example.
Once you are AT Bradford Exchange.
..Browse! Ü
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I am going to put the pictures of the
decorations from Bradford Exchange below.
Just click on the one or oneS that you are interested in and
you will go to that product page. (Bookmark me if you want to come
back, I wouldn't wanna lose you Ü)
Oh Holy Night Christmas
Stocking
Enchanted Dreams Unicorn
Ornaments
Pre-lit pull-up (6 ft.)
Christmas Tree
 Crystal Snowman Figurine w/Lit Village & Moving Train
There is a LOT more to see
at Bradford Exchange
I will try to get back to post more
here for you.. ASAP Ü
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