Scrapless Press would like to extend a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. May peace, love and good cheer be yours throughout the new year!

To our wonderful customers, we extend a heartfelt THANK YOU! We truly enjoy being able to work with you to create keepsakes to last a lifetime.

All our best, Scrapless Press

Thursday December 17 is the last day to order holiday photo cards from Scrapless Press and have them delivered before Christmas. We will be taking a short break starting December 22nd, returning January 4th.

Duct tape may be one of the world’s greatest inventions. It can be used to fix just about anything, as a fashion accessory, or for a bit of holiday fun.

This project takes about 2 hours

What you’ll need:
Duck brand duct tape – Red (1 Roll) and White (1 Roll)
Fabric- 24”x14”
Styrofoam Ball – Small
Scissors
X-Acto Knife
Hot Glue Gun or Super Glue
Cutting Board
Ruler
Pencil or Pen

Instructions:
Cut 2 pieces of fabric in the shape of triangles measuring 14 inches up both sides and 12 inches across the bottom.

Cover each piece in red tape.

Lay the pieces on top of each other and tape them together up each side.

Lay out a strip of white duct tape 12 inches long sticky side up on your cutting board. Tear off another strip of white tape 12 inches long and stick it to the one on your cutting board. Make sure not to place it directly on top of the piece on the cutting board, rather leave about a centimeter of stickiness on either side.

Using an X-Acto knife cut off one of the sticky sides right at the edge. Save this piece.

Cut slits in the tape to create a fringe effect.

Take the thin strip of tape you cut with the X-Acto blade and place that sticky side up on the cutting board.

Now lay your fringe on it so it’s just touching the edge of the fringe. Now fold the fringe in half so that you have a row of loops. Leave enough stickiness at the top of the fringe to stick to the hat.

Stick your first row of loops to the bottom of one side of the hat. Repeat 5 more times so that you have 3 loops of fringe on either side.

Lay out a strip of white tape about 12-14 inches long and cut it into small squares. Cover the Small Foam Ball in the tape pieces. Roll the ball around on table so the tape crinkles a little as you go. You can also make dents in it with your finger.

Take a ballpoint pen or pencil and push it through the ball being careful not to push all the way through the ball.

Using a hot glue gun or super glue, put a small amount of glue into the hole in the ball and then place the ball on the point of the hat.

Wait until the glue dries to wear the hat.

The holidays are just around the corner. It’s time to start thinking about photos for your holiday photo cards, and of course the annual picture of the kids with Santa!

Kim Kirker Photography and Life Balance Chiropractic invite you to receive a complimentary sitting and Santa and Me 5 x 7 print this Saturday November 21, 2009 from 10am to 4pm. Just bring a toy donation for 2009 Spark of Love Toy Drive to

Life Balance Chiropractic
20671 Lake Forest Dr.
Lake Forest, CA
949-597-9990

Call Kim at 949-632-8312 to reserve your spot. Families are scheduled every 10 minutes

No Cameras of any kind permitted.

Every year, especially during the holiday season, people tell us how they wish they’d had their recipient list of addresses organized in a spreadsheet so that we could print them on the envelopes of their holiday photo cards. If you haven’t already done so, this year let your mailing list create itself! All you need is a Google account. If you don’t have one, you can set it up for free here.

We’re going to start with creating a spreadsheet. From the upper left corner of the Google Docs interface, click “Create New”, and select “Spreadsheet” from the menu. Be careful, at this point your new spreadsheet is not saved. You can click the save button in the upper right corner and give it a descriptive name. For this example, we’ll call ours “Scrapless Press Addresses”.

The top row (1) is sectioned out for your headers. It’s already highlighted for you so you can start typing. For a mailing list, the basic headers are going to be Name, Address 1, Address 2 (for apartment, suite or floor number), City, State and Zip Code. So type the word “Name” into the first cell, then press the tab key and type “Address 1″, then tab… When you’re done you should have column headers for A-F. You’re almost done!

From the Form menu, select Create a Form. A window will pop-up showing you the form fields that will be used to collect your addresses. You can give it a fancier title here as well as instructions, like “It’s time to send out holiday cards. Please give me your address”.

When you move your mouse over the column headers (Name, Address 1 etc.) you’ll notice it highlights and gives you an editing button. It looks like a pencil. Click this button to change the names of the headers to more descriptive titles. This won’t affect your spreadsheet. For example, you can change “Name” to a question, like “To whom should I address the envelope?) I know, a bit formal but you get the idea.

You can also doll it up a bit with a theme. I didn’t see a Christmas theme but they do offer some basic designs to make your form look a bit more inviting. Now click the “Save” button on the top right.

That’s it. You’re ready to sit back and have your holiday mailing list create itself. You can get the web address to the form by clicking the link at the bottom of the pop-up window, or e-mail the list if you have a Gmail account.

Happy Holidays!

Jessica Meiczinger has spent her entire life in the event coordination industry, from her parents owning a restaurant to managing a banquet staff and planning. In this video she gives some great tips for entertaining the kids at your holiday or Christmas party. These parties are a great opportunity to hand out your holiday photo cards.

Design: hd026a

Scrapless Press would like to extend a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. May your holiday be filled with love and good cheer that lasts throughout the new year!

Thank you to all who chose Scrapless Press photo cards for their special occasions. We will continue to go above and beyond our client’s expectations and deliver the absolute best quality for the lowest price, creating keepsakes that will have everyone talking and be treasured for years to come.

Special thanks again goes out to our photographer, Nancy Thompson. Nancy’s charm, talent, timing and eye come together perfectly to capture feelings and freeze moments in time.

Have a wonderful holiday!
The Ingram Family

It’s the season, once again for Irvine Park Railroad’s annual Christmas Train. Come with family and friends and take this enchanting night ride through historic Irvine Regional Park to meet Santa Claus. The train will depart from the brightly-lit Train Station and drop passengers off at Santa’s Village.

Christmas Train tickets may be purchased to board the train at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 or 8:00 PM. While waiting for your boarding time, there are many activities for children to enjoy in the Party Pavilions located next to the train station.

Dates:
November 28th, 29th, and 30th
December 5th, 6th, and 7th
December 11th through 23rd

Hours:
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Cost:
$8.00 per person – children 24 months and younger are FREE.
Important note: Regular train tickets, tokens, complimentary tickets, discount tickets, and/or coupons are not valid for the Christmas Train.

Want FREE tickets? More info…

Parking:
Parking at Irvine Regional Park is FREE after 5:00 pm. For detailed parking information and fees, click here.

Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season by illuminating Fashion Island’s majestic Christmas tree with more than 23,000 lights and ornaments. This event will be accompanied by Santa’s arrival and the musical extravaganza, “The Magical Spirit of Christmas,” featuring Broadway performer and Olympic medalist Cathy Rigby and a cast of more than 60 talented students from the California Conservatory of the Arts in San Juan Capistrano. The performance will tell the story of a magical journey Mrs. Claus, played by Rigby, must make in order to save Christmas. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 and will be held in the Bloomingdale’s Courtyard. For more information, call (949) 721-2000.

Well… the lights get turned on. It’s a tradition, and if you’re in town you won’t want to miss it.

South Coast Plaza is hosting its tree lighting ceremony, complete with the arrival of Santa Claus, on Thursday.

Students from the Orange County High School of the Arts will provide entertainment, and the switch will be turned on for the 20,000 lights adorning the 96-foot-tall Christmas tree in Town Center Park.

Attendees will receive a gift from Santa’s helpers, too.

The ceremony starts at 6 p.m. Santa Claus will begin visits with children in the shopping center on Friday.