Holiday Decorating With a Green Twist
(ARA) - When it comes to the holidays, nothing says welcome like a well-adorned home exterior. From wreaths to holiday lights to fresh greenery, even the simplest home designs can transform into magical settings with the addition of exterior decorating elements.

Safe decorating with holiday greenery
Decorating with fresh evergreens is one of our oldest holiday traditions.

ApparelDeco.com Offers Screen Printing and Digital Decorating Products
ApparelDeco.com is a recently launched e-commerce site that offers screen printing inks, cad-cut films, digital transfer products and more.

Decorating Family & Children's new home
Local artist Denise Rusoff makes a touch-up to the blue jay in her mural in the waiting room of Family & Children's Service's new facility Monday evening at 127 W. State St. in Ithaca. Rusoff donated her time and materials working weekends and nights to complete the mural.

BUSINESS BUZZ
Chamber to have decorating contest The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women?s Networking Holiday Decorating Contest subcommittee announced the details of fourth annual holiday decorating contest. The contest is open to all chamber member businesses and can include everything from exterior displays to cubicles. Deadline is Nov. 25. To register, call Leann Fallabel, 455-1509.

Latest Additions
Bring the family to Bismore Park and Enjoy the Festivities Associated with the Annual Harbor Lighting and Boat Parade -- Saturday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. with a Rain Date of Sunday Dec. 7. If you have a boat, plan on decorating it and being in the parade.

SocialEyes: Lots of good causes get Arlington into the holiday spirit
Faye Reeder Holiday interior decorating for a good cause: If you have not attended the Designer?s Holiday Collection before, you don?t know what you?re missing. This great event has a festive atmosphere with music of the season and nice hors d?oeuvre and beverages served while guests browse beautiful trees, wreaths and holiday decor done by professional florists and interior designers. Each ...

Through the Lens: Prepping for Festival of Lights
While most ghost and goblins were still dreaming of their treats from the night before, members of the Sertoma Club and Girl Scouts from Troop 40147 were decorating Wylie Park for the Festival of Lights....

Firelands Christmas Web site up; $500 decorating contest featured
'Tis the season for our special Web site, Firelands Christmas. FirelandsChristmas.com returns even bigger and better than last year. This site offers many ways to help you this holiday season.

Tulare's Festival of Trees fundraiser will feature a golf-themed Christmas tree
In her first attempt at decorating an entry for the Tulare Hospital Foundation's Festival of Trees, Lorie Higbee seems to have scored a hole-in-one.

DEAN'S OFFICE MEMO | Miller ready to step up
For the past two months, incoming Yale College Dean Mary Miller has been attending what she once laughingly called ?dean school.? But for Miller, preparations have included not only meetings and documents but also interior decorating.

Light Up the Night for a Cure
Local cancer fighting groups are teaming with the Chillicothe Transit System on the first night of the tour of the winning homes in the annual Chillicothe Christmas Light Decorating Contest.

Of Interest: Nov. 21, 2008
Schroon Lake decorating contest set SCHROON LAKE ? The Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the annual Christmas Decorating Contest.

Swapping Baking Stress for Sweet Success and Memories
(ARA) - With the advent of the holiday season, spirited mothers everywhere are faced with a cornucopia of seasonal tasks, from shopping and wrapping to decorating and, perhaps the most time-intensive project of them all, holiday baking.

Show us your holiday spirit
If you are one of the Bolingbrook residents who go all out decorating your house for the holidays, we want to hear from you. E-mail photos of your display to Sun Editor Dan Cassidy at dcassidy@scn1.com and they will appear in the paper or on our Web site at www.thebolingbrooksun.com.

Updated 11/20: Calendar
Gingerbread house workshop brings families together for holiday fun from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 28 at Elmhurst Historical Museum's Education Center, 120 E. Park Ave. Participants can create a gingerbread house to enjoy all season by decorating a small, pre-assembled house with candy, pretzels, frosting and more.

Light it up!
We find out what?s new at area holiday displays Most people can?t attain Clark Griswold?s level of holiday home decorating, so why not let someone else do all the work? Two annual holiday light traditions flip the switch this week ? Riverbanks Zoo and Garden?s Lights Before Christmas and Holiday Lights on the River at Saluda Shoals Park. Each boasts new features and impressive numbers. Lights ...

Top Wallpaper Myths Debunked
(ARA) - For many homeowners, the word "wallpaper" conjures images of messy installation and time-consuming teardown. But you might be surprised to know that modern wallpaper technology makes it easy to add this decorating touch to your home.

Christmas tree lighting next week at Aberdeen Hospital
Volunteers from Nova Scotia Power will be putting up a Christmas tree in front of the Aberdeen Hospital and decorating it again this year for the enjoyment of those who must spend time in the hospital during the Christmas season.

Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Troop 16 will be decorating a patriotic Christmas Tree in front of the Fredericktown Civil War Museum this holiday season.