Early Uses of Wreaths and Garlands:
Wreaths and garlands have been used in festivals and in celebrations for many thousands of years. Its believed that with the wreath forming a circle that it symbolizes eternity, it has no beginning or end. Wreaths were made large and placed on doors or the sides of buildings, probably equal to something like the 72 inch Princess Pine Giant Christmas Wreath which is used today. During the summer celebrations flowers were most often used in combination with other plants to create wreaths and garland or something like the Burgundy Grapevine Christmas Floral Arrangements. Another popular celebration was a wedding. In small villages usually the entire population would be involved in decorating and baking for the wedding. And it seems that ancient people were much like todays people in that everyone looks for any reason to through a party! Click to see our unique Mistletoe, Christmas Greenery, Christmas Picks.

Modern Uses of Wreaths and Garland:
Today, just as anciently, garland is made of many types of things, like the Decorated Country Holiday Garland and is used in a variety of celebrations. But wreaths seem to be primarily used in the fall and winter festivals, especially at Christmas time such as the Decorative Christmas Wreaths. Items made from wood typically last a long time like the Wooden Gingerbread Man Garland, but we can make Artificial Garland and Lighted Christmas Garland, which last for several years. Today we can also use artificial materials to make a replica of Popcorn and Cranberry Tree Garland or even a 14 x 9 Norway Pine Artificial Garlands. A popular item today is using tinsel for garland, like the Gold Tinsel Garland. Select to view all our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

Christmas Nutcracker Decorations.

Nutcrackers come in many sizes starting as small as a few inches tall all the way to Large Life Size Nutcrackers. There are Nutcracker Soldiers, nutcracker royalty and nutcrackers in the image of cartoon characters or just about any other popular person. There are Nutcracker Ornaments, Nutcracker Christmas Tree Skirts, Nutcracker Christmas Stocking Holders and Nutcracker Stockings. The Nutcracker Suite Characters, that are so popular, come as regular stand up nutcrackers and as Christmas Ornament Sets. This makes decorating with a Nutcracker theme very easy.

Large Nutcrackers.

There are very large nutcrackers made from fiberglass to with stand being used outdoors. These are usually 6 feet tall and come as Large Life Size Nutcrackers, Large Life Size Toy Soldiers and Large Life Size Toy Soldier Drummers. They are perfect for including in yard displays or standing guard at your front door.
Other large nutcrackers range in size from 24 inches tall to 36 inches tall. They include styles like Elegant Royal Guardsmen, Majestic Kings, Santa Claus Nutcrackers and Tall, Slim Nutcrackers. These are perfect for creating a nutcracker guard post in your foyer. You can stand them on toy drums or brightly wrapped boxes, to vary their sizes. Adding Small Artificial Christmas Trees will just add to the ambience. You do not even need to light or decorate them, just leave them like a German Forest.

Christmas Nutcracker Village People.

Nutcracker Villagers come in many sizes and the types of characters are endless. To name just a few, there are, Brave Firefighters, Fisherman Nutcrackers, Nutcracker Coach, Steer Roping Cowboy Nutcrackers and Golfing Nutcrackers. These are perfect for decorating side tables or even using as Centerpieces whether or not your theme is Nutcrackers, they still make the perfect Decoration.

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Deciding on the Suit:
Santa Clause Suits and Santa Costume have a big price range, from as low as 75.00 dollars like the Sherpa Trim Economy Santa Costumes to the Halco Majestic Premium Santa Suits to some that are well over 1,000 dollars. Sizing of Santa Suits is just like that of a suit coat, a regular Santa Suit will fit a jacket size of 42 to 48, but if you wear a size 48 and you might be adding a Santa Suit Stuffer to your Santa outfit then you would want to move up to an extra large which covers sizes 50 to 56 for more comfort. Allow a little more room, as the last sound you want to hear is that of your Santa coat ripping!
If you are participating in a parade, then you might want a Deluxe Santa Suits. But if you are going to be attending a party or some type of event where children will be right there by you, then you might want to go for the Professional Deluxe Old World Santa Costume.

Mistletoe Beginnings.
Most everyone in America is familiar with the Christmas mistletoe ball tradition. Hang it up, and whoever is standing underneath has to kiss each other. This is a popular custom that is shared throughout many homes. But where did this custom originate? It can surely be traced back to the 17th century, but there are many different legends from different cultures depicting this curious plant. Also, it is most intriguing because the mistletoe plant is poisonous. Click for more Christmas Decorations Ideas.

Mistletoe Facts.
Many do not know, but mistletoe is actually a partial parasitic plant. Partial because it can survive on its own through photosynthesis. It grows on trees and will grow roots into the trees, taking nutrients. Mistletoe can live on its own, but it most commonly found living off other trees. There are two different species of mistletoe. Phoradendron flavescens is the type found in North America which is used as Christmas decoration. There is also viscum album, which grows in Europe. In many cultures, mistletoe is thought to be a mystical plant that can heal, protect and help with fertility. Mistletoe will stay green and alive throughout winter, while its host will not. Since mistletoe does stay green throughout the cold winter, it is not a stretch to see why people in history thought it to be a magical plant. Click to see our unique Mistletoe, Christmas Greenery, Christmas Picks.

Kissing Under the Mistletoe.
The kissing under the mistletoe myth comes from Norse mythology. Baldurs mother, Frigga, went to all plants and animals asking them to protect her son and cause him no harm. She overlooked one, mistletoe. Loki, God of evil, found this out and got another to kill Baldur with a spear laced with mistletoe. Baldur was eventually brought back to life. Frigga cried tears of little white berries like the ones on mistletoe. Out of admiration, Frigga vowed to kiss anyone who walked under the mistletoe, so beginning the kissing under the mistletoe myth. See our other Unique Christmas Ribbon.

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Angel Christmas Tree Toppers.



Fiber Optic Angel Tree Toppers are very beautiful. Their wings come in several shapes and styles.
Lighted Angel Toppers usually carry a mini light candle in one or both of her hands and has more mini lights around the bottom of the base under her gown. These mini lights are the same type of light used to light your Christmas tree. Usually the manufacturer will put a cover, like an acrylic star, over the top of the mini light in each of the Angels hands.
Animated Angel Toppers have very soft, gentle movements. Basically the wings move forward and back. The arms open and close and the head and torso move in a gentle circle to either the left or right. Sometimes the head will bow down a bit as the Angel moves forward. There are also Little Angel Toppers that have a pigtail light cord that allows you to remove a mini tree light bulb from the socket in your Christmas tree and replace it with the pigtail connection.

Most Angel Tree Toppers are exquisitely dressed. The fabrics are very gorgeous. They are made from polyester fabrics but have the look and feel of silk or damask and brocade. They will usually have porcelain heads and hands. The difference will come in the hair. Up to now Angel Toppers heads have been completely porcelain, including the hair. Now there are very exquisitely beautiful Angel Tree Toppers with curly doll hair. I have also noticed that the color of the Angels hair is getting a little darker every year. They are not always blonde anymore.

Santa Christmas Tree Toppers.


There is nothing like a Santa Christmas Tree Topper. These can range in size from 12 to 20 inches and taller. There are Traditional Santa style Toppers and there are Father Christmas Tree Toppers. As with the Angels the fabrics used for Santa and Father Christmas Toppers are absolutely gorgeous. I especially like the poly damask coats and the poly dupioni robes.

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Artificial Tree Storage Bags For Decorated Trees:
Christmas is over and your thinking about the cleanup that follows the holidays, what do you do with your tree? If you have invested money in a Christmas Trees Artificial what do you do? You dont want to toss it into the attic or the garage where bugs can move in and make it their home. TreeKeeper Storage Bags are the answer! Depending on which TreeKeeper bag you have like the TreeKeeper Rolling Artificial Tree Storage Bags you will need to compress it, but for the Artificial Tree Storage Bags For Decorated Trees you are good to go and ready to roll it to its storage place. TreeKeeper also makes durable Duffel Artificial Christmas Tree Storage Bags, but these require you to disassemble your tree first before storing it. For more Christmas Decorations Ideas, go here.