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Italian Influence on the United States – Big Impact of a Small Country

Italian Americans, a term for Americans of Italian descent, make up approximately 6% of the country’s population. They are the fourth largest ethnic group of European origin but their visibility and impact on popular culture is much greater than that. Italian Americans have always retained enough elements of their culture to be a very distinctive […]

Skirts – a Cultural Barometer and Thermometer

Where and when the fabled alien lands on earth will determine whether skirts are an entirely female garment or a unisex item. If we count the kilt as a skirt, it remains an item worn by both males and females in Scotland and amongst the Scottish diaspora, although nowadays it is mainly seen on men […]

Express Yourself Through Tattoos- Beauty Beyond the Pain

When you see a tattooed person, what do you initially see? What do you feel? If you are an old-fashioned individual, I’m sure you eyed him with alarming disapproval. I bet you felt formidable disgust and disdain, too. If you are someone who thinks tattoos are the next big thing since chocolates (at least to […]

Christmas Party Decorations

Make your guests feel more than welcome with Christmas Party Decorations that will put everyone in the mood to celebrate in the festivities. There is nothing better than walking into your Christmas office party, neighborhood party, or even just a relative’s home for the holidays and experiencing the sheer beauty of Christmas decorations. Generally, when […]

Christmas Shops

Entering a Christmas shop will give you so many feelings all rolled into one. You get that warm and fuzzy feeling of the holidays soon approaching. You feel the anticipation of celebrating with family and friends. You are swept along by a sense that it is coming fast that you better get started on what […]

Christmas Ornament Decorations

Christmas ornaments decorations have really come a long way from their beginning. In the early 1800s, before ornaments were main stream, people would adorn their trees with fruits, paper streamers, small decorated presents, lace and pieces of metal. Even before Christmas balls and tassels, people still used these tools to create a beautiful display in […]

Christmas Table Decorations

Family and friends all gathered around your beautiful Christmas table decorations, dining and sharing in all the joys of the season, is what we all imagine when the holiday season begins. It is where most of our fondest memories of laughter and conversation take place, and where we gather to share food that has been […]

Outdoor Christmas Decor

The best way to catch someone’s attention is by putting up some outdoor Christmas decor for all to enjoy. With such a large assortment of decorations to choose from it’s hard to know where to start and stop. As they say, bigger is always better right? When selecting your outdoor decorations check to make sure […]

Ornaments For Christmas

The holiday tree is the customary place we all love to admire ornaments & Christmas displays are not complete until the entire tree is trimmed and all the presents are underneath wrapped and ready to be opened for everyone to enjoy the holiday season. You can really find many different styles of ornaments depending on […]

Christmas Wreaths

Christmas wreaths can be made out of various different materials and are traditionally the first decoration people see when welcomed at your front door. The history of wreaths dates back to the early Persian Empire, where they symbolized victory and pride. Later, early Christians began using the wreath as a symbol of Christ. The wreath, […]