WFSB Channel 3Better Homes and Gardens | Celebrate!

  • Better Homes and Gardens | Celebrate!

  • This family's fresh take on Christmas proves that holiday fun doesn't have to be red and green.
    This family's fresh take on Christmas proves that holiday fun doesn't have to be red and green.

    "We are crazy for Christmas," says Jill Lamkin. "It's pure, unadulterated joy. I love everything about it—the shopping, the cooking, the wrapping, the entertaining, the music—but more than anything, the joy of kids and all the smiles."

  • Let crafting projects make you forget the stresses of the holidays and enjoy your creative time.
    Let crafting projects make you forget the stresses of the holidays and enjoy your creative time.

  • Make Santa proud with jaw-dropping gift platters of cookies or a jar filled with all the dry ingredients for sweet make-your-own bars.
    Make Santa proud with jaw-dropping gift platters of cookies or a jar filled with all the dry ingredients for sweet make-your-own bars: Toffee Blondies in a Jar, Little Lemon Snow Bites, Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies, and Choco-Mint Blossoms

  • Between arranging menus, getting your party dress cleaned, coordinating family obligations, and shopping for gifts, make sure to pencil in time for some personal prep. Get spiffy with this handy beauty breakdown.
    Between arranging menus, getting your party dress cleaned, coordinating family obligations, and shopping for gifts, make sure to pencil in time for some personal prep. Get spiffy with this handy beauty breakdown. Do one thing on the list—or do ‘em all—and consider it a holiday gift to yourself.

  • Natural materials are easy to enhance for seasonal shine and splendor.
    Natural materials are easy to enhance for seasonal shine and splendor.

  • Start the day with presents, followed by brunch that's special and easygoing.
    Start the day with presents, followed by brunch that's special and easygoing. All the prep work is done ahead of time—just pop the strata in the oven when you wake up. As it bakes, toss the salad and glaze the steamed pudding.

  • It's the sweetest of sentiments—an oven-baked show of affection that will be warmly welcomed by every friend and neighbor on your holiday gift list.
    It's the sweetest of sentiments—an oven-baked show of affection that will be warmly welcomed by every friend and neighbor on your holiday gift list.

  • Decorate! Entertain! Shop! Ship! These tips will help you feel less rushed.
    Decorate! Entertain! Shop! Ship! These tips will help you feel less rushed.