Organized Christmas

April Rudolph Club Meeting

Cynthia Ewer — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:22:25 +0000

Plan Holiday Crafts!

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

Welcome to the Rudolph Club: your once-a-month meeting to simplify your holidays and get organized for Christmas!

At Organized Christmas, we know that the holiday season can be fast and furious. Solution? Take a day once each month throughout the year to plan and prepare for a more-organized holiday season.

On the 25th of each month, we'll bring simple assignments and easy tips to try now for a simpler, more joyous season. Over the year, you'll tackle planning and preparations to make the season lighter, brighter and less stressful come December.

April Rudolph Club Assignment: Plan Holiday Crafts!

Truth to tell, most of us don't really think about holiday crafts until way, way late in the game. Say, November? But when you think about it, late spring and early summer offer far more opportunities for crafting and needlework than the busy days of autumn. Long summer car trips. The sidelines at the Little League game. Summer vacation, with it's lighter load of church and school activities

It's time to organize and plan crafted gifts or decor projects. Here are a few places to start, plus some tips for happy holiday crafting:

March Rudolph Club Meeting

Cynthia Ewer — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:30:34 +0000

Birthday Gift-Buying Strategy!

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

Welcome to the Rudolph Club: your once-a-month meeting to simplify your holidays and get organized for Christmas!

At Organized Christmas, we know that the holiday season can be fast and furious. Solution? Take a day once each month throughout the year to plan and prepare for a more-organized holiday season.

Leprechaun Poop Gift Tags

Cynthia Ewer — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:13:06 +0000

Time to celebrate the wearing o' the green with this silly craft for St. Patrick's Day: Leprechaun Poop!

Tuck a handful of green jelly beans, golden coins, or colored chocolate candies into a food storage bag or treat bag, then add this free printable Leprechaun Poop gift tag.

With six tags to the page, our sprightly leprechaun graphic and Leprechaun Poop poem makes it easy to create this gift for workplace surprises or classroom treats.

'Tis luck to catch some ... Leprechaun Poop!

February Rudolph Club Meeting

Cynthia Ewer — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:51:23 +0000

Begin a Holiday Letter!

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

Welcome to the Rudolph Club: your once-a-month meeting to simplify your holidays and get organized for Christmas!

At Organized Christmas, we know that the holiday season can be fast and furious. Solution? Take a day once each month throughout the year to plan and prepare for a more-organized holiday season.

On the 25th of each month, we'll bring simple assignments and easy tips to try now for a simpler, more joyous holiday season. Over the year, you'll tackle planning and preparations to make the season lighter, brighter and less stressful come December.

Cupid Poop Gift Tags

Cynthia Ewer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:49:54 +0000

Will you surprise a special loved one on Valentine's Day? Try Cupid Poop!

Nothing more than a handful of candies or marshmallows in seasonal colors, this gag "poop" gift is easy to make. Place the candies in a food storage bag or treat bag, then decorate with printable Cupid Poop gift tags. '

Each page contains gift tags with a colorful graphic and the Cupid Poop poem. Trimmed and folded, they can be used as a bag topper or as a two-sided gift tag.

With three tags per page, it's easy to make in multiples for workplace gifts or classroom treats.

Spread the love!

January Rudolph Club Meeting

Cynthia Ewer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:07:19 +0000

Bury the Ghost of Christmas Past!

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

Welcome to the Rudolph Club: your once-a-month meeting for an organized Christmas!

At Organized Christmas, we know that the holiday season can be fast and furious. Solution? Take a day once each month throughout the year to plan and prepare for a more-organized holiday season.

On the 25th of each month, we'll bring simple assignments and easy tips to try now for a simpler, more joyous holiday season.

Over the year, you'll tackle planning and preparations to make the season lighter, brighter and less stressful come December.

Chill Chaser: Winter Warmer Jiffy Pop® Popcorn Topper Craft

Cynthia Ewer — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:54:07 +0000

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

It's a cheery gift for a dreary day: a Winter Warmer Jiffy Pop® Popcorn Topper!

Add our free printable template to a package of Jiffy Pop® brand pop-in-pan popcorn for an inexpensive "popcorn topper" craft gift.

Paired with Snowman Soup, you'll bring warmth and fun to a wintry day!

How To Make Jiffy Pop® Popcorn Toppers

Winter Warmer Popcorn Topper Template

Post-Holiday Debriefing: Get Organized for Next Christmas

Cynthia Ewer — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:38:01 +0000

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

It's over for another year!

Wild and woolly or sane and sedate, we've passed through the holiday season and into a new year. Breath caught, it's time to debrief.

You know debriefing, right? The astronauts do it, spies do it, pilots do it: a measured after-the fact evaluation of the mission or flight.

Smart holiday planners should do it, too--because taking time now to note what worked, what didn't will be a road map to a more organized Christmas next year. Here's how:

Keeping New Year's Resolutions: New Year, New You!

Cynthia Ewer — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:55:29 +0000

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

New Year's Eve ... a festive beginning to a new year. It's a good time to take stock and decide to move toward a happier, more organized life.

But too often, what looks so easy as the minute hand approaches midnight falls away in the cold light of January days.

For most of us, New Year's resolutions die a slow and quiet death. They're tossed aside, along with the party hats and noisemakers.

As January winds down, so does motivation, energy and desire for change.

New Year's resolutions wither along with the Christmas poinsettias because they lack strong roots in real life. It's not the resolution that's at fault--it's the follow-through! New Year's resolutions are easy to make, but much harder to make real in the noisy bustle of everyday chores and concerns.

Stop! Don't let those resolutions slip away so quickly! Each one represents a longing of the heart, a reach toward better health, happiness, knowledge or wisdom. Try these concepts to revive and strengthen your New Year's resolutions.

Five Tips to Get Organized For Next Christmas

Cynthia Ewer — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:25:45 +0000

By Cynthia Ewer, Editor
Organized Christmas

It's the day after Christmas, and every year at this time, the e-mails in my inbox tell the story: "I wish I'd found this site earlier!"

Each year, I hear from scores of readers who came looking for holiday help at the height of the celebration-and faced with the reality of Christmas chaos. Stumbling over our site, they see that it's possible to be organized--and joyous--during the holidays. They just wish they'd found us earlier!

So say you're starting now, the day after Christmas. What's the secret to a stress-free season? Plan ahead!

Try these five tips to get ready for next year.