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Using dough is one of the simplest - and cheapest - ways to make your own classic Christmas ornaments. These will last forever and are a great project to do with kids on a snowy day before Christmas.

While a bottle of wine is an easy gift to give, it’s often irksome to wrap. Whether you’re attending a holiday dinner party or visiting the in-laws, we have ten creative wine wrapping ideas that will take the quintessential hostess gift from boring to beautiful.

December is in full swing and social events are popping up all over the calendar. Whether you're planning a dinner party with friends or attending a potluck, you need to be prepared with the right food, hostess gifts and fashion for the perfect night. Don't be caught unprepared! And while you're at it, save yourself from the night-before-Christmas rush to wrap all of those presents by starting now. If you learn the wrapping basics, then the only thing that stands between you and an impeccably-packaged gift is a paper cut. Challenge accepted.

Engaged couples often make the shopping easy with a handy gift registry at two or three locations. But what if they're not registered? Or what if they have, but nothing excites you or everything is out of your price range? And what do you get the daughter of your father’s co-worker whom you met once years ago?

The saying “you are what you eat” may have some merit when it comes to your mood. “Many people fail to realize that a majority of the chemicals that regulate our moods actually come from the nutrients in the food we eat,” said Rania Batayneh, a San Francisco-based nutritionist.

Thanksgiving...done! Now it's time to take a deep breath and dive into the next wave of holidays. This week, check out our fun and affordable ways to deck out your home for Christmas and Hanukkah, inside and out. Is shopping anxiety about to strike? If you didn’t brave Black Friday, never fear--our gift guides offer more than 100 great ideas for everyone on your list. And if the kids (or grownups) in your life just cannot wait until Christmas, try a fun DIY project to keep everyone a little jollier.

There are seven weeks until the new year, but this week, it's all about Thanksgiving! Last week we covered ordering the turkey, shopping for food and setting up the house for guests; now it's time to put all of that preparation into action. Fire up the oven and get the kids to help set the table. After the big meal you can all relax and enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers, or hit the Black Friday sales and the local Christmas tree lot.

Wrapping presents can be as fun as picking them out. Learn tips and tricks to make your gifts extra fun this holiday season.

Some gifts are just tough to wrap.

Even though a bottle of wine is a perfectly acceptable hostess gift, why not go the extra mile and bring a gift that's sure to get you invited back to the next party? Ditch the tried-and-true vino in favor of one of these homemade hostess gifts--we won't tell anyone that they're easier to make than they look!