Learn How to Make Holiday Wreaths and Check Out Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas Including Christmas Lights and Christmas Ornaments

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Better Homes and Gardens magazine and BHG.com are featuring hundreds of creative Christmas ideas, including Christmas crafts and Christmas decorations to make any home, indoors and outdoors, sparkle during the holidays. Included are unique but simple Christmas tree decorating techniques and projects for the whole family to get involved in making Christmas ornaments.

"We know Christmas and the holidays are a very busy but special time for our readers, so we try to provide easy but beautiful solutions to everything that makes up their holiday," said BHG.com Senior Holidays Editor Debra Steilen. "At BHG.com they'll find ways to make their homes come alive with the holiday spirit using their traditional decorations and adding a few new elements to create an entirely different festive atmosphere."

Because the holidays are a time when the family gathers, BHG.com provides suggestions for Christmas crafts that can lead to a fun evening of togetherness. Readers will find photos and how-to instructions on handmade holiday gifts, easy needlework pieces, gift tag and scrapbook ideas and holiday wreaths.

On BHG.com there are many unusual as well as traditional Christmas tree decorating ideas, including tips on choosing the best tree, deciding between a tabletop and a full size tree, and a photo gallery of tree decorating themes. Creating new Christmas ornaments is always part of the holiday, and readers will find photos and how-to information for wooden cutout ornaments, beveled-glass snowflake ornaments, creative treetop decorations and lots of others.

BHG.com's simple and festive Christmas decorations include everything from creative centerpieces, to mantel decorations, to photos of decorating themes for the whole house. There are also suggestions for outdoor decorations, including outdoor Christmas lights, that will make readers' houses the prettiest ones on their blocks. The website includes photos of how to use lights, not just for the house, but also for the detached garage, the garden shed and walkways.

The holidays would not be complete without Christmas carols, so BHG.com posts the words and lyrics for religious carols, such as O Holy Night, and secular carols, such as The Twelve Days of Christmas and many other holiday songs.

About BHG.com

Developed by the experts at Better Homes and Gardens, BHG.com is the premiere home and family site on the Web, and the interactive companion to Better Homes and Gardens magazine. BHG.com is focused on decorating, building and remodeling, crafts, entertaining, cooking, and gardening. In addition to providing useful tools and advice, BHG.com's trusted experts keep visitors up to the minute with information on the latest developments and trends around home and garden. It also has easy-to-use interactive tools, clear visuals, step-by-step instructions, and money-saving suggestions.

Contact:
Debra Steilen
Meredith
515 284 3456

SOURCE Better Homes and Gardens magazine; BHG.com

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