Articles tagged #OCCASIONS
Articles tagged
#OCCASIONS

History of the Christmas Tree

Plants and trees that remain green all year have always had a special meaning for people in the winter. Long before the advent of Christianity, people all over the world hung evergreen boughs over their doors and windows, especially at winter solstice. Many ancient peoples, including the Egyptians, Romans, Vikings and Druids believed winter came every year because the sun god had become sick and weak. They celebrated the solstice by adorning their homes with evergreen boughs, signifying that the sun god would soon recover from illness and summer was sure to return. It’s a classic story of the triumph of life over death and everlasting life.

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Naughty or Nice?

Legend has it that Santa Claus is a folkloric figure who brings gifts to the homes of good, Christian children on December 24, the night before Christmas Day. The modern day Mr. Claus actually has origins in history – his name is said to derive from Sinterklaas, the Dutch pronunciation of Saint Nicholas – that Greek dude who is also a bishop and gift-giver of presents to needy children, with a little bit of the German god Odin thrown in for good measure –all to perpetrate the romance of a magical sleigh ride across the sky during the pagan midwinter event of Yule.

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The Secret Santa Tradition

One of the most popular gift exchanges in the western world, Secret Santa is an unusual Christmas tradition where gift giving is the focus and the gift-giver is anonymous. Well known in office settings, community groups and large families, how Secret Santa typically works is all the participants draw each other’s names randomly. Then, without revealing anything, each gets a present and gives it to their giftee “secretly.” The fun continues with choosing the ideal gift and figuring out a way to deliver it without getting caught. Once everyone has opened their gifts, they usually try and guess who their Secret Santa is, although Secret Santas can remain unknown. A good Secret Santa is not only anonymous, but generous as well.

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Silent Night

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright

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4 Unique Christmas Gift Ideas

Holiday season is officially upon us, and if you’re like us, chances are good that you are already racking your brain trying to come up with the best gifts that you can get for your family and friends.

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5-Star Season’s Greetings

And we are thrilled that our customers are so pleased with their custom plaques and more, personalized with everything from photos and special messages to names, dates, clipart, logos and other favorite things that help tell their unique stories. And … they spread all this good cheer, too! Here are just a few…

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Custom Engraved Gift Tags for Homemade & DIY Gifts

Now’s about the time you’re probably hard at work creating unique and specially made holiday gifts for your family and friends, right? Make sure to design a gift presentation that is equally as awesome.

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Corporate Gift Buying Checklist - Make Giving an Art

Today, corporate gift giving is serious business. Savvy companies are including corporate gift buying as an essential part of their overall marketing strategy for success.

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Corporate Gift Buying Checklist - Giving & Receiving

Your company has had a great year. Celebrate it! Here’s another installment of our Corporate Gift Buying Checklist, and we’re here to encourage you to show your clients and your employees how much you value and appreciate them with custom gifts this holiday season.

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Corporate Gift Buying Checklist - Deliver Personally

In this installment of our Corporate Gift Buying Checklist, we champion the art of presenting a gift. When is the last time you received a gift delivered by your boss, business partner or client – in person? In this age of Tweets and Posts, just the thought of a personal gift delivery is almost … novel. But totally doable, with a little preparation.

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Corporate Gift Buying Checklist - Quality First

In this installment of our Corporate Gift Buying Checklist, we’ll consider how your corporate holiday gifts reflect on your company.

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Corporate Gift Buying Checklist - Decide What to Give

Here’s another installment of our Corporate Gift Buying Checklist. How do you choose that perfect corporate gift for your clients and your employees?

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Corporate Gift Buying Checklist - Company Policy

Finding that perfect corporate gift for your clients or your employees has never been easier. If you adopt an attitude of giving, that makes corporate gift buying less stressful and more fun! Once you start looking, you’ll find that the vast selection of gift ideas and products available from us are sure to satisfy all of your gift-giving needs. What’s more – personalized and custom engraved gift ideas can go one step further to convey that special feeling or message you want with a corporate gift.

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Clip Art for the Holidays

The wonderful world of clip art graphics has grown to include illustrations as well as photography. This fast and easy form of expression is available the world over … although PlaqueMaker’s Clip Art Gallery is a beauty. The artwork you find there can be used to personalize any customizable product in our inventory, especially during the holidays!

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Why Do We Give Gifts at Christmas?

The tradition of giving gifts at Christmas is both an ancient custom and a modern invention.

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The Meaning of Christmas Colors

-Johnny Marks, Songwriter

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Season’s Greetings for a happy, healthy holiday from PlaqueMaker.

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Personalize Custom Ornaments for the Holidays

Whether it’s for company clients, employees, loved ones, family, a fundraiser, a church group or organization, our ornaments are a great way to celebrate any holiday, occasion, or event. Brighten the holidays with our beautiful crystal ornaments, or choose custom cut bamboo. Customize Christmas ornaments that are uniquely yours:

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Winter Holidays Around the World

Chances are your family, friends and loved ones near or far may observe more than one of these special occasions, starting in late fall and continuing through the new year. From religious to secular, pagan and every tradition in between, the infinite number of festivals and celebrations may have you extending your holiday season from one spectacular event to the next! Here are just a few:

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Holiday Gift Ideas – Personalized Wine Sets

Celebrate the warmth of the holidays with family and friends by giving personalized wine sets.

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