Christmas Hanukkah Interfaith Family Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah

Christmas and Hanukkah are both beautiful holidays bringing together family and friends, dinners and parties, rejoicing and faith. They both offer a great opportunity to do some serious shopping and get some great bargains. They both are all about presents and gifts, home decorations and some wonderful family recipe holiday cooking.

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas greetings are rooted in religion and steeped with tradition. It is a wonderful, glittery, hopefully happy time of the year and many families enjoy celebrating both holidays!

Families today are no longer only traditionally one religion, one color or one ethnicity. Today more than ever people are free to love who they choose and not just have to stay within the traditional values of someone of their own "kind". Years ago, many young people were disowned or outcast from their families if they chose to marry or raise their children different than their birth heritage.

Interfaith families are no longer rare and no longer taboo. Some families choose one of the religions to raise their children in, some parents choose to expose their children to both religions and let them learn and enjoy the teachings and holidays of both Chanukah and Christmas.

Families who celebrate both religions get to decorate beautiful Christmas Trees, light bright, shiny Menorahs and respect the miracles of both religions that are so different and yet so similar. Miracles of life, standing up for what you believe in, protecting and nurturing family and friends. Believing and having faith in believing.

Decorating for Christmas and Hanukkah Holidays

Decorating is almost the best part of the holiday season so why not dress up the whole house with Christmas Trees, Hanukkah Menorahs, Stars and Lights and decorations for every room in the house!

When it's time to decorate for the holidays, enjoy the fun of both traditions and deck the halls with everything for the family.

Holiday Greetings

Sending Christmas and Chanukah greetings to families who celebrate both holidays is even easier than ever now. I mean you always could send Season's Greetings and A Happy New Year, or you can send cards and gifts that feature the traditional symbols personalized for family and friends.

Christmas and Hanukkah Together

Hanukkah Christmas Ornaments

Decorate your Christmas tree with Hanukkah ornaments and super symbols of the holidays. Personalize with names, dates and special messages for an affectionate touch.

Hanukkah Christmas Stockings

Christmas stockings are so much for adults and for little ones. Who doesn't love the goodies inside whether it is Hanukkah gelt (chocolate coins in gold foil) or Christmas stocking stuffers - small gifts that are just fun and all about family and joy.

Christmas Lights....For Hanukkah!

Who doesn't love decorating their house with Christmas lights! Strings of lights twinkling, greeting and welcoming the holiday spirits. Some people love colors, some icy white. Lights outside the house, around the windows, hanging from the roof and the trees and the bushes. Christmas lights inside the home. Whether you live in a mansion, a trailer, a private home or small apartment there is always lots of room for Christmas decorations especially beautiful lights.

Now you can add some fun Hanukkah glow to your Christmas lights with light stings of dreidels, Menorahs that glow and decorations that will really show off your family love of both holidays.

Hanukkah and Christmas Jewelry

We love to show pride in our heritage and now interfaith families don't have to choose between wearing a Jewish Star or a Religious Cross, or nothing at all, they can choose from some of these great Cross and Star of David necklaces, charms, rings and pins.

Great gift idea for the holiday season, one present fits all!

Words Matter Let Some Go

Words Matter because words mean thoughts, words mean intentions, words mean a plan. Depending on who uses them, words can mean nothing.

How many times in life have we learned it's not necessarily whether you are right or wrong in your actions and what you say, but it's also important how you use the words and how you present yourself.

I believe strongly that it's OK for people to believe in things strongly. I also believe everyone has the right to defend themselves and their position on issues, etc.  No one else is living your life. But I also believe there has to be respect and civility. Sometimes they just won't listen. Some really might not care. Some are passionate in their position against yours. That doesn't give them the right to be nasty, name calling, rude, spread lies or gossip about you. That says more about them than about you. But it is so damn frustrating!

The same actions can make you look angry, aggressive and unreasonable but with the right expressions, the right explanations and how you present yourself those actions can be seen as heroic, thoughtful and caring.

Sometimes all the words in your head stand for all the millions of things you have to do. Work, family, bills, school, homes, did I mention bills! It can be overwhelming and some days it's better to let some of the words go, take a break. 

Put the words into another paragraph to work on later. Take some time and use words like love, fun, relax, hug and eventually of course that one big word will come back around... reality.

Sometimes it's easier to tackle reality after taking a break!

Life Is Good With Coffee

Life is good with coffee and coffee mugs filled with the first steaming cup of coffee through my last hot cup of coffee makes it even better.  I am a coffee lover morning through night.  It doesn't keep me up and I can't say it is the caffeine I need, I just love the taste of coffee.  I think better with a cup of coffee in my hand.  Sitting in my kitchen, working in my office or just taking a ride - a mug of coffee is probably right near by.

The only thing I love more than coffee, are the fun coffee mugs I buy.  Some make a statement, some are decorative and some are just cute and make me smile.  

I have designed and sell mugs, travel mugs and tea cups in every style for careers and holidays. For birthdays and weddings. Shop our design mall and kick back with a great cup of coffee.

  

Smile on, life is good.  Enjoy a cup of happy at least once a day.  If coffee isn't for you, then grab a cup of tea, a mug of hot chocolate and marshmallows and put a happy face on your mug.

Slow Cooker Love

Slow cookers or what we used to call crock pots are awesome.  Set them up in the morning and head off to work or whatever your day has planned for you and when dinner time comes you have a meal you love ready to eat.  My slow cooker lets me set the heat and time for cooking and then will even keep it warm until I'm ready to dig in.  Easy recipes are everywhere and no matter your dietary needs and likes, the slow cooker is hot on the job for you.  Gluten free recipes, low fat and diabetic friendly meals are no problem with a slow cooker.  Just want to dig into some fall apart meat that melts in your mouth or a chicken friendly dish, then this is definitely for you!


Slow cookers are not real expensive and come in lots of sizes. 

Or a great slow cooker that is ready to travel after your meal is all cooked, great for family gatherings, holiday parties, church suppers or just at home great meals.

Some of our favorite slow cookers:





  

Recipes are endless and creativity in cooking is always encouraged!  Check out some of the slow cooker recipes I have pinned on Pinterest for some easy great ideas.

Christmas Cuteness

Just When You think the holidays couldn't get any cuter with the whole world posting adorable photos, decorating their homes inside and out, wrapping up gifts and trimming the tree not to mention baking those wonderful Christmas cookies and sharing them in tins and bags and boxes galore.  Keep shopping. Keep reading the posts because everyone is finding something adorable to share.  It's hard to be grumpy about it, come on you know you like it too.

Today's cuteness is Penguin Christmas Holiday Spirit. Seriously so cute!  Click our penguin to browse all of his Christmas gifts, decorations and holiday greetings.

Merry Christmas Penguin Wishing You A Happy Holiday

Merry Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas and may all your wishes come true.  May you share your Christmas with family and friends, people you love and smiles that shine as bright as your holiday lights.

Holiday Cyber Monday Shopping

Christmas Cyber Monday in all of our awesome personalized gift shops is in full swing today - check out some of our great holiday cards, labels, stickers, gifts and jewelry at: http://www.zazzle.com/bonfirechristmas* and all of our stores are listed at: http://www.personalized-gift-shops.com/shops.html

We are online and specialize in what makes life personal for you. Our sales will last with different discounts, new designs and great new products throughout the holiday season in all of our design stores. Feel free to stop by and browse!

Stop By and Visit Anytime, the shopping is always safe, personalized and updated with new products and designs for everyone on your list.

Happy Fall Enjoy The View

Happy Fall Everyone.  Summer is over, school is back and vacation is all used up, but the good news is the weather will get a little cooler, the trees will start showing off their colors and there is so much ahead so get busy.  Holiday season is not far ahead, Halloween is on it's way and don't forget Thanksgiving busy, busy but so much family fun.

Don't forget to take some time along the way to enjoy the view!

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DIY Valentine's Day Cupcakes

Do It Yourself Valentines Day Cupcakes don't have to be hard to make or expensive.  All you need is your favorite box of cake mix, a container of frosting or use your own favorite baking recipes.  Then the fun part. Time to get creative and mix it all up with some love and kisses.  Hearts and kisses, paper doilies and of course, conversation sugar hearts all make adorable cupcake decorations.  Here's my favorite, trust me, easiest every Sweet Love Cupcake recipe - a family favorite every year sprinkled with a little bit of pink, red and white and shared with kisses and laughter.

Click The Cupcake For Our Too Easy Cupcake Recipes

Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Easy Cupcake Recipes

The sweetest way to cook up "I Love You" is baking up a batch of fresh, delicious, soft and moist cupcakes surrounded by a liner or wrapper that's just perfect for every occasion. Imagine the fun

 of easy to prepare Valentine's Day recipes for cupcakes, the wonderful aroma spreading throughout your house while they are baking and the joy on the face of everyone you share them with as they bite into that yummy, fluffy wonderful goodness!

Autumn Fall Holiday Greetings

The Autumn Fall holiday season is in full bloom and I love the fall colors.  The leaves, the mums, the pumpkins and Halloween decorations are starting to bloom in all the stores.  Loving the orange, yellow, greens, purples and browns of the season so we personalize everything from our new iPhone 5 cases to our note cards and postage stamps to send greetings for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Browse the full collection of Fall Harvest Sunflowers that includes clocks and pillows, jewelry and kitchen decor at:  Nature Collection For Fall

Fall Harvest Sunflowers Iphone 5 Cases by Bonfire Designs Nature Shop
Browse additional iPhone 5 covers

Fall Harvest Sunflowers Stamp by Bonfire Designs Personalized Gifts
Create your own postage stamps

Fall Harvest Sunflowers Cards by Thanksgiving and Fall Shops
Create unique personalized photo note cards

Return Address Labels Also Easy To Personalize