Holiday Hints

Finding a Mother’s Day gift should be simple – all you really want is to show your Mother how much you care about her. But somehow it seems many of us fall back on the standard choices each year – a beautiful bouquet of flowers or sweet box of chocolates. This year, why not celebrate her by giving a beautiful work of art for Mother's Day? ...read more

St. Patrick’s Day is just a few days away and, for me, that means an “unofficial” start to spring! So, in an effort to celebrate the season (and hopefully usher in warmer temperatures!) I decided to do a little decorating.  ...read more

I have been looking for any reason to throw a party lately. My husband is from the South, so I have been planning a Mardi Gras-themed party. I will be making his favorite spicy jambalaya and wanted some outrageous decorations to match. I decided to make stick masks for the women, and crowns for the men. I used the three colors of Mardi Gras – purple for Justice, green for Faith, and gold for Power – but you can go as wild as you want! ...read more

Many of you probably know this quote from a famous movie: “Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get.” Well, yeah, you kinda do. You’re going to get a heart-shaped (usually) cardboard box that isn’t very fancy – or personal.   ...read more

We’re taking a break from crafting this week to celebrate the holidays with our friends and family. The Out of Office blogger team hopes all our readers are doing the same. We’re looking forward to diving back in come January…until then, Happy Holidays!

During the holiday season FedEx Office^® sees a huge increase in the volume of packages that come through our centers. We love helping people make sure those special gifts arrive in perfect condition. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of dos and don’ts for everyone planning to ship a gift this holiday season.  

Today I’ve got a fun technique to share for making personalized ornaments that double as gift tags for those special people in your life. This is a technique (acrylic medium transfers) that is a simple (and non-toxic!) way to transfer photocopied images to a wood surface.   ...read more

The holiday season is a perfect time to make use of the FedEx Office^® services that will save you time when creating multiple projects such as stationery and gift tags. Part of this project also offers the perfect opportunity to get children involved. ...read more

A major holiday is on the horizon…no, I’m not talking about Thanksgiving. I’m talking about what comes after the turkey and family time – Cyber Monday! For the inexperienced, Cyber Monday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year for online retailers and a day when you can score some great deals online. Basically it’s the Black Friday of the online retail world.