Hanukkah Favorites from Sheffield School

There are over 3,000 Hanukkah jewelry items for sale on Etsy!

It's that festive holiday time of year, and we scoured the Web to bring you our favorite Hanukkah tips, recipes, crafts and projects, and tabletop ideas. Seasons greetings - and click on each photo above and below for more information.

All these ingredients form something holiday yummy, thanks to The Enchanted Cook

Apartment Therapy gives us modern Hanukkah table decor ideas

The Sweet Shoppe tempted us with delightful Hanukkah gift baskets

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ModCloth Style Says Holiday Chic

Dear Santa,

Please stuff our itty bitty stockings with everything on our wishlist. You don’t have to go far. You don’t even have to leave the comfort of your cozy red chair. Everything we want is from one pretty place, ModCloth. One request - we need our delivery ASAP! We’ve got some holiday parties to go to and need to look good! Here’s our list . . . .

Thanks, Mr. C!

Ok, but seriously. Do you have your holiday partay outfits ready? The countdown is on, and ModCloth will definitely save you a trip to the crazy packed malls with all the sparkly pretty they have going on. Browse through all their cute dresses, shoes and accessories, and happy shopping!

{ dress: Balcony Seats Dress / earrings: Diamond in the Riff / camera: La Sardina Lomography Camera / shoes: Kicks and Match Heel / jacket: Red it All Before Coat / bracelet: Sparkle an Idea Bracelet / belt: Here I Bow Again Belt /  bag: With All My Heart Tote }

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Feng Shui Your Home in Holiday Green

Franca Giuliani - Another holiday season is upon us, a time when we use the colors Red and Green in our home decorations. But do we really know how powerful these colors are? Let's look at Green, for example (I’ll save Red for January). It's between blue and yellow and evokes a consciousness of life. Green is also a healing color and the color of nature.

The Chinese associates it with tranquility, hope, and freshness. In ancient Greece, Green symbolized victory. Ancient Egyptians colored temple floors Green. In the highlands of Scotland, people wore Green as a mark of honor. Green is the national color of Ireland.

Green can also stand for cash. Green means go. When all systems are Green, it means everything is in order. The Green room of a film studio or theater is where performers relax before going onstage. If you're “Green,” you're youthful and naive. A person with a Green thumb is good at making plants grow. Green vegetables provide exquisite nutrition for the human body.

So this holiday season, be creative in using Green and its many shades to

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Budget Buys for Holiday Tabletop and Decorating

We're getting into the festive spirit of the upcoming December holidays, and being a design school, we're looking at the many ways we can deck the halls. Click on each item below (we decided to go with items that were on sale this year) to learn more about each of our Sheffield School favorites.

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