Monday, January 6, 2014

Your DIY Guide to a More Spectacular Holiday Season





My family and I love this time of year, but our favorite part of the holidays is trading tips on how to enjoy the season without the added effort. One way we alleviate stress during December is through gifting one another NeriumAD. Here are some of our tried-and-true strategies for celebrating in ways that are fuss-free and fabulous:

-Handmade and homemade gifts leave a lasting impression

Handmade gifts will not only have the people on your shopping list smiling, they can also be budget-friendly. Pot some of your favorite low-maintenance plants and include gift tags (no wrapping necessary.) Use mason jars for jellies, jams, or your go-to homemade cookie mix, even hot chocolate makings! Sprinkle the top of your cocoa powder mixture with chocolate chips and marshmallows for a festive touch. Adorn your mason jars with a brightly colored holiday bow, a gift tag, and skip shopping for friends, neighbors and co-workers this year. They’ll love the thought that went into the gift, and you’ll love spending less time at the mall.

-Spice up your holiday baking with ease

By adding a little bit of innovation in your holiday baking, you can increase the wow factor while simultaneously making your cooking agenda simpler.

  • For out of town guests, save time by utilizing the make-ahead method. Google “easy make ahead recipes” and discover a number of crowd-pleasing dishes like quiche. Quiche works perfectly for breakfast, lunch or as a dinner entree. Use fresh spices or add chopped prosciutto to liven up any quiche recipe.
  • Red and green food coloring will add a festive touch to your classic deviled eggs recipe. After your peeled hardboiled eggs are cut in half and yolks are set aside, fill 2 small drinking glasses, each with 1 cup of water and a teaspoon of vinegar. Add 8-9 drops of red or green food coloring to each glass. Dye your egg whites to the desired shade (add more food coloring for darker hues,) air dry them on a paper towel and follow the remainder of your deviled eggs recipe as you normally would. Impress your guest with ease using this tiny twist on a traditional holiday appetizer.

-Give the gift of NeriumAD 

As many families do, we have a tradition each Christmas Eve where each of us are allowed to unwrap one gift. We permit the children to unwrap pajamas, house slippers, Christmas-themed DVDs, or other items that will be relevant to the evening. However, the adults in our family take charge of the content of our Christmas Eve presents. NeriumAD Age-Defying Treatment is a favorite among my parents, sisters, brothers, and even our extended family. Our aunts and uncles are thrilled to escape the trap of being “surprised” by socks and sleepwear because they know that NeriumAD Age-Defying Treatment will have their skin well on its way to boasting a more youthful glow by New Year’s Eve. NeriumAD Age-Defying Treatment fights the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, soothes redness, and balances out the appearance of uneven skin tone. Unwrapping NeriumAD on Christmas Eve has the young-at-heart in our family ready to embrace the New Year without stress or anxiety over aging skin.

Share your holiday DIY tips below, and have a very merry Christmas, from my family to yours!





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