Christmas

Twinkly Strings 400 LED multi-color lights review

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REVIEW – It’s that time of year where we risk life and limb to decorate for the holidays.  For many of us, that involves lights and the requisite swearing that comes from burned-out strings.  LED lights have definitely reduced that, but they’re still just lights, right?  Twinkly says “NO”!  Lights can be more! What is […]

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Get ready for Christmas 2019 with this sale

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NEWS – Before Christmas, we told you about the Modern Christmas Tree that’s perfect for your Mid-Century Modern or your Space-Age Christmas celebration.  I bought both a 7.5′ large tree and a small Jubilee tree.  Those are my trees you can see in the image.  They are absolutely gorgeous, and they are available at end-of-season

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Star Wars Christmas – the saga continues…

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NEWS – The Star Wars Christmas tree topper not enough for you?  How about a string of Lightsaber lights for the tree?  These lights are from the folks at ThinkGeek, so you know they’re officially-licensed Star Wars merchandise. The Star Wars Lightsaber String Lights have 20 alternating 3.5″ red and green sabers illuminated by seed

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That’s not a moon! That’s a Christmas tree topper!

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NEWS – I’m not sure how the Death Star equates to the joyous Christmas season, but who am I to question it?  If Star Wars makes all your occasions happier, then you need a Death Star Tree Topper from Hallmark.  This topper measures 6.3″ x 6.3″ x 6.3″ and weighs 14.25 ounces.  It comes with

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The Evergreen Elf monitors your Christmas tree to keep your family safe

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NEWS – Forget the Elf on the Shelf; that little tattletale only makes your kids anxious.  The Evergreen Elf is useful; he will keep your family safe by preventing your real Christmas tree from drying out and becoming a fire hazard. The Evergreen Elf will fit on any live-tree stand on the market now.  He

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Park a Christmas classic on your front lawn with the Inflatable National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Station Wagon

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NEWS – If you’re a fan of the movie National Lampoons Christmas Vacation this decoration will assure that your family will have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby danced with Danny (bleeping) Kaye. The Griswold’s family station wagon is now immortalized in a gigantic inflatable lawn decoration. The old front-wheel drive sleigh comes

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Modern Christmas Trees are perfect for your Mid-Century Modern or space-age celebration

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NEWS – I’m a child of the Mid-Century, and I’ve found that nothing feels like home to me now as much as the furnishings and design elements of my childhood.  Apparently Matt Bliss feels nostalgic about his childhood, too, and was inspired to reproduce a part of his family’s Christmas celebrations for all of us

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This year, your Christmas tree can look out of this world with the Solar System Collection!

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NEWS – I’m continuing on my mission of finding and drooling over every orrery and solar system representation I can find.  My latest finds are beautiful blown-glass solar system ornaments from the people at GlassSculpture.org.  B. E. Johnson and Joy Alyssa Day are the scientists/engineers/artists behind this company.  They make a lot of glass art,

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Star Shower makes Christmas decorating easy!

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With Star Shower, you’ll be able to decorate the exterior of your house without requiring ladders or risking a trip to the ER.  Shown in the above image is the Window Wonderland.  Apply the adjustable 4ft x 6ft easy-fit screen to the inside of your windows, position the old movie camera-styled projector in your yard,

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These ARE the droids you’re looking for this Christmas

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Celebrate with the Force this Christmas by decorating with these Kurt S. Adler Star Wars lawn ornaments. Each 36 inch character (which includes Darth Vader, R2D2, a Storm Trooper, and Yoda) contains 50 lights and is decked out in Christmas apparel to join you in celebrating the holidays. When decorating this Christmas, “Do, or do

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Drop and give me 20 (presents)!

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As any kid knows, the Christmas stocking is integral to the gift-receiving process, and the larger the stocking means the more presents that could be stuffed inside.  But as an adult, you’re probably in need of something a little bigger, maybe more expandable, and definitely more impressive.  And how about… tactical? The MOLLE Elite Tactical

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Decorate your Christmas tree with an Android ornament

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Show your Christmas and Android spirit with this fun little ornament from newPCgadgets. Santa will know to leave a new Android gadget under your tree if you decorate it this ornament. Ok not really… But it will definitely add a cute and geeky flair to your tree. The clear acrylic ornaments are 3 1/2″W x 3

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SANTA-fy YoursELF and Get a Chance to Win an iPad from Zinio

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You’ve probably heard of  the Zinio company.  They offer digital subscriptions to many of the magazines you’ve enjoyed in their paper editions for years, and their apps allow you to read them on your iPad and iPhone.   This year, they’re giving you a chance to win an iPad to make your digital reading more enjoyable.   First, you

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Dave’s Holiday Wish Lists and Suggestions

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I love the Holidays….the brisk winter weather (or for us here in the Pacific Northwest, the dumping rain),  the hustle and bustle, getting together with family and friends, eating too much, buying gifts for everyone, etc. Often I am consulted to assist those same friends and family members in buying tech-gifts for folks on their

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