This year, Amazon is giving away 25 Christmas songs from December 1st to December 25th. Get your first free song, “Joy to the World,” by Casting Crowns, today.
Around Christmas I was out shopping and saw a pair of tree earrings made of crystals just like these and immediately fell in love: they are festive but not gaudy. They were a little more than I wanted to spend on a Christmas bauble, though. I figured I’d look for them after the holiday on sale and could put them away for next year. (There’s always next year!)
Etsy to the rescue. I found several users selling earrings like these and many of them marked down. This particular pair of earrings from NewLifeDesigns were the most like what I envisioned, so I ordered them. They arrived just as I was packing away my decorations, so I placed them in one of the boxes (hopefully I’ll be surprised later). The earrings are lovely in person, and I had a great experience with the seller as well.
Now is the absolute best time to shop for Christmas 2009. Besides my annual day-after-Christmas trip to Target, I’ve been browsing the great deals on Christmas goods online, such as these from Pottery Barn.
Did you know that Amazon.com sells fake Christmas trees? This knowledge may come in incredibly handy, as I am planning to upgrade my fake tree after this Christmas season.
I’m particularly smitten with this Barcana Alaskan Deluxe Fir PE/PVC Ready-Trim Christmas Tree with Clear Mini Lights. It has 2,000 lights! If only spending $729.99 sounded like a good idea. (It does ship for free with super saver shipping.)
Nonetheless, there are some other cute options here, including some mini-trees, which I’ve been looking for in stores but have been disappointed with the selection.
Christmas Lights Regent Street London
Originally uploaded by keithhull
If you are looking for a little distraction, Flickr has so many great Christmas photos to look at, like this one. A good place to start is the Christmas cluster.