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Iconic - Nutcracker
Welcome to the first post in the Iconic Series, where we look at how symbols of the Christmas season were born. Everyone has their favorite icons, but few people know why we hunt for pickles or wait for Santa Claus and decorate with poinsettias. Sure there are a few obvious things, like Manger sc...
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Behind the Magic Curtain - Episode 2 - Preparing for Arrival
Welcome back for episode 2 of our behind-the-scenes story of how our shop works. In episode 1, we went to the market, where we picked out all the ornaments and decorations for the next Christmas season. You can get caught up here if you haven't read that episode. Now let's get to what comes next....
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Behind The Magic Curtain - Episode 1 - The Market
Have you ever thought about how your favorite Christmas decorations end up on your tree? Probably not. Now that I've asked the question, are you interested? Follow us as we peel back the curtain and share the secrets of how we create Christmas magic. Explore our world filled with mirth and mayhem. Will you join us?
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What's new for 2021? Episode 2 - Products
We are back and thrilled to talk about more new stuff. So today, let's get to the topic most of you are waiting for; ornaments, woohoo!
With the way 2020 turned out, we were cautious about what we should buy, not knowing how this year would play out. At the market, we saw the same cautiousness wi...
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Christmas Shortages for 2021
Everywhere you go, the stores have empty selves and out-of-stock signs. Several factors are creating this situation: lack of employees, shipping back-ups, and lack of materials. So now this monster of product shortages is about to affect your Christmas season, ugh. Christmas mainstays like decor,...
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Where is our Holiday Spirit?
It is almost Halloween, and looking around my community you can not tell it. There are no decorations or lights anywhere. My husband and I still hold regular jobs while we build this business. The mood at both places is moderately glum. Stories on the news don't help either. So I wonder, have we ...
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What's New for 2021? Episode 1 - The Shop
We are so excited for the 2021 Christmas season. There are so many new things to cover that we can't do this in one post, so we have decided to start with the shop itself, and later we will look at products, collections and some of our other plans. While this is not the most glamourous topic, it...
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Shipping Difficulties
The pandemic brought sooo many struggles for everyone, but a ray of hope came along this year and we started returning to things we haven't done for a while. With that blossoming of life Covid reminded us all that it was still in charge. While January was exciting for us as we chose all of our ne...
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We are Back!
We are thrilled to be back in action. Your experience in our shop is a crucial focus for us. After last year we assessed how our online store, policies, and communication performed. That lead to some significant changes in how we do business. The first thing was we had to have a better website....
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Trending - The Color Grey
Explore one of the trendiest colors for Christmas 2019 - Grey. A popular color for home decorating in the past several years, it makes sense that grey would start appearing for Christmas. A magical neutral color that makes all other color look great. Take a look at this color and see if it fits into your holiday decorating.
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Trending - Farmhouse Theme Christmas
Take a look at the popular farmhouse theme. See how you can achieve this look for Christmas with decorations from our Country Living Collection.
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Tree Debate - Themed or Collected
My Story
When I was growing up, the Christmas tree was the center of the holiday decorating. My sister, parents and I would take the truck to the farmers market and get a giant Frasier fir and bring it home. I loved walking through the trees and smelling that unique fragrance that is a Christmas...
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