holiday 2014 | be merry
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On the cover by Whimsy Tree photography
In this issue Scenes of the Season
glimpses of the 4, 22, 36, season 44, 66, 98
The Craftig of Christmas
Yarn Bomb All Things 08 Decorating the Town 12 Not Your Mother's Christmas Wrapping 16 Joy in the Making 24
The Tradition of Christmas Making Family Traditions 32 Date Night by the Christmas Tree 38 Raspberry Holiday Spritzer 42 Gingerbread Cake 46
The Magic of Christmas
Hot Cocoa for Two 52 Make a Wish 58 Santa's Visit 69
The Meaning of Christmas Elf Shares Christmas 82 Seek the King 84
The Beginning of a New Year Throw Confetti 90 Confetti Garland Tutorial 96
Printables
Bird with Wreath 49 Santa 68 Oh Holy Night 87
Where to find it
Details on each shoot 100
Scenes of the Season
Christmas is not a time
nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas –Calvin Coolidge
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of CHRISTMAS KIMBERLY LONG
Kimberly Long Photography kimlongphoto.com Decorating the Town pg 12-15
TRADITION
My mother always buys Christmas Eve PJ's for everyone and we open them after we go to Mass before going out to dinner.
JAIME & LAURYN MOMAZINE From the Editors & Yarn Bomb All Things pg 8-11
MEAGAN SHUPTAR MLindsay Photography mlindsayphotography.com Not Your Mother's Christmas Wrapping pg 16-21
TRADITIONS
Going to midnight Christmas Eve candlelight service at our church as well as each year my mother would get us an ornament that represented something significant to us. (i.e. getting a drivers license, losing a first tooth, etc.).
RACHEL LINDAS
Inspired Light Photography inspiredlightphotography.com Joy in the Making pg 24-29
TRADITIONS
We save Christmas cards as they come in and pray over each family. We keep them at the dinner table and the kids choose a card to pray for. We also have a small fake tree that we set out at the start of December and I have blank tags near it. When the kids show Jesus' love we write what they did and hang it on the tree. It keeps our focus on Him.