Get Physical: Cut Your Own Christmas Tree


Updated 12/10/07 10:58 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Get Physical: Cut Your Own Christmas Tree

'Tis the season for Christmas trees, and why not cut your own and make getting the tree part of the adventure of Christmas? Heading to a Christmas tree farm is a fun way to get outside and get some exercise. Cutting and hauling your perfect fir will burn some calories too! For twenty minutes worth of effort, you will burn about 120 calories. Here is a great website for finding and cutting your Read more

50 Geeky Date Ideas For Valentine's Day (and Beyond)


Updated 02/12/12 5:56 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Geeky Valentine's Day Date Ideas

Coming up short for Valentine's Day date ideas? If you and your sweetheart are more of the geeky persuasion, simply hitting up an overpriced restaurant just won't cut it. We brainstormed 50 date ideas that incorporate science, tech, and video games, for a special Valentine's eve. But don't limit yourself — tackle these date ideas all year! Bundle up, pack a dinner picnic, and head to the Read more

Tori Spelling Takes Us on Her Christmas Tree Adventure


Updated 12/20/11 9:06 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pictures of Tori Spelling Cutting Down Christmas Tree

We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week we're bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, which is Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares her adventure in cutting down her own Christmas tree. I love the holidays. To me, Christmas Read more

10 Surprising and Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas From Sabrina Soto


Updated 12/19/11 12:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Decorating With Everyday Items For the Holidays

You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to create an amazing holiday look at your house this year. Sabrina Soto, Target Style Expert for Home and HGTV Designer on The High/Low Project shows us just how easy it is to use everyday objects and materials to create a unique and beautiful holiday decorating scheme. Keep reading for her ideas! Candy If it’s colorful, festive and/or sugar Read more

3 DIY Holiday Gifts For Germaphobes


Updated 12/14/11 10:28 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

DIY Cleaners: Hand Sanitizer, Yoga Mat Spray, Produce Wash

Everyone loves getting gifts, especially when they're homemade. The extra effort that goes into making a DIY gift shows the recipient that you put a little extra thought and care into the finished product — not to mention a little elbow grease. Now that it's Winter, there's a lot of extra sniffling going on. Show the germaphobe in your life that you really get them by mixing up one of these DIY Read more

How to Have an Old-Fashioned, Fun, and Frugal Christmas


Updated 12/09/11 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Have an Old-Fashioned, Fun, and Frugal Christmas

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Ray-Bans aren't the only piece of the past worth revisiting. There are also old-school photos, discreetly boozy drinks and Judy Garland. Let's go ahead and combine all three: It's Retro Christmas. This year, we're planning to enjoy what we call "Retro Christmas": A return to holidays past, when the season was about togetherness Read more

Link Time: Cut Your Own Tree, a Cozy Log Cabin, and Personalizing Ornaments


Updated 12/05/11 12:05 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

DIY Ornaments and Christmas Tree Cutting Tips

Before you cut your own Christmas tree, check out these tips. — Charles and Hudson Tour a charming 19th century farmhouse. — Houzz Stop stressing and use this holiday decorating checklist. — Real Simple This year, give DIY holiday ornaments. — Stylelist Home Tour an archipod. It's the coolest home office around! — Shelterrific Tour this cozy cabin and you may never want to leave. — Read more

Debt Up to Your Eyeballs? 6 Steps to Managing Debt


Updated 11/09/11 12:40 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Manage Debt

Struggling with debt? OnSugar blog Beauty and the Budget gives us some great tips to managing debt. Remember this old commercial? It's hilarious, and so true! These frivolous spending habits certainly apply today. Think about it. You know these people—they're your neighbors, coworkers, family members, or maybe it's even you. You're to a point that you are sinking yourself into an unrealistic Read more

Kathryn Ireland Talks Decorating, Flea Marketing, and Handling Clients


Updated 06/17/11 5:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Interview With Interior Designer Kathryn Ireland of Million Dollar Decorators

This week, I had the opportunity to chat with interior designer Kathryn Ireland, a cast member of Bravo's hit new reality show Million Dollar Decorators, about her career, her clients, her shopping routine, her decorating advice, and her experience on the series. If you haven't read the first part of our interview, be sure to, and then read part two below! CasaSugar: I know you spend your Read more

Beautiful Wedding on a Budget: 5 Insider Tips From a Wedding Planner


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by Yahoo Shine · 0 comments

Beautiful Wedding on a Budget: 5 Insider Tips From a Wedding Planner

We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Yahoo! Shine: Sure, it's fun to get all dreamy about having a wedding of Kim Kardashian-proportions. But since most of us won't be wearing a dress that equals several salaries or handing out thousand-dollar baskets of organic soap at the door, it's probably best to (eventually) wisen up about how to plan your own day, your own Read more