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Christiane Lemieux, founder of DwellStudio and creative director at Wayfair, suggests personalizing bookcases with colorful scrapbook or other paper on the inside back wall, adhering it with Blu-tack, which removes easily. Or use washi tape, which also comes off easily, on nearly any surface: the edges of bookshelves, computer cords, and furniture, including headboards and mirrors.

Despite all reason, the accessory is surprisingly versatile. A big, black, handmade silk bow from the Santa Fe studio Bianca & Red affixed to the end of a braid pairs well with the I’m-dressing-for-myself vibe of Phoebe Philo-era Céline. The same brand’s long, red-and-white-striped iteration, made from a cotton-linen blend from Italy, looks like something Dolly Parton might have worn in the 60s when tied to a low, loose ponytail. But when pinned atop a high ponytail, it’s sheer cheerleader. The accessories designer Jennifer Behr has gone so all-in on bows that her Website has the Bow Shop selling a velvet bow studded with pearls for $198 or plush ones made from vintage velvet in hydrangea, rhubarb, and dandelion.

We’ve all been there–the gifts have been opened and what’s left is a heaping pile of wrapping paper, boxes, ribbons, and tissue paper. Instead of throwing it all into a garbage bag, the New York Hall of Science has a fun series of events running from December 27th-30th that will let you “Remake the Holidays.” Workshop topics include turning wrapping paper and catalogs into garland; helping to build a Winter Wonderland using paper, textiles, and cardboard; and “tinkering” with toys and everyday materials to make new creations.

The items that people somehow got stuck in their ears included: a necklace, crayon, part of a pen, a drain plug and a match.

On the Sunday night before Christmas, we had a little “Christmas program” with a flashlight to burn a few minutes under some red tissue paper and some “stove wood” for the three little boys who were wise men who “came from afar.” With the other nativity characters standing around Mary and Joseph, and a fire in the church’s potbelly stove, Mama read the Christmas story. At the end of the program, each child picked up a “treat” from the back bench. It was a brown paper bag that Daddy, who did not attend church, had bought that day in Stokesdale and Mama had partially filled equally with “nuts, fruits and candy.” We had “preaching” once a month.

Wedding guests who attended to celebrate the aristocratic nuptials included Prince Maximilian of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and his wife Princess Franziska, Princess Katalin von Wrede and Princess Anna of Bavaria.

Let’s be real. When you’re wading through Pinterest ideas in search of your next big project, you come across a lot of crap. This unfortunate situation sometimes makes it hard to decipher which DIYs are a waste of time and which ones are legit — and leads you to skip over some pins that might be cool. For instance, how many times have you glossed over washi tape crafts simply because you weren’t really sure what washi tape even is?

Glitter-encrusted paper is especially terrible for a couple of reasons. It can’t be recycled, for one. What’s more, glitter is made from teensy pieces of plastic that not only appear in your hair weeks later but also pollute the oceans, according to National Geographic. Marine animals often ingest these little specks, and over time, collect them in their stomachs, which can be fatal.

Alaina describes this as a “classic sexting emoji.” Does it mean you’re being bratty? Does it mean you’re being a hot, mean top? Guess your crush will find out!

The couple, who were first photographed together in 2013, married in a civil ceremony in Paris on the Princess’ 55th birthday on March 12.

Even though celebs like a traditional Christmas as much as the next person, forget the Bucks Fizz and mulled wine, they like to mix things up a bit with their festive tipples.

He gave me this ring for our 25th anniversary. It has 25 coloured diamonds, one for each year. He designed it himself and had it made by the workshop that makes a lot of Larkspur & Hawk jewellery, so it’s extra meaningful as it’s made by somebody who knows me so well.