Top 10 Holiday Decorating Don'ts to Avoid

Between making travel plans and shopping for everyone on your Christmas list, you have enough to worry about besides bedecking your house for the holidays. Avoid these common decorating mistakes for a festive - and stress-free - season!

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Don't Think That Poinsettias Are Poisonous

It's true that ingesting the plant in large quantities can produce an upset stomach, but it's highly unlikely to cause a fatality. It turns out that this radiant, ruby flower first became associated with toxicity in 1919, when a child's death in Hawaii was mistakenly attributed to the plant. So while you may not want to keep poinsettias in easy reach of children or
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Photo by: 81A Productions/Corbis
Don't Think That Poinsettias Are Poisonous
It's true that ingesting the plant in large quantities can produce an upset stomach, but it's highly unlikely to cause a fatality. It turns out that this radiant, ruby flower first became associated with toxicity in 1919, when a child's death in Hawaii was mistakenly attributed to the plant. So while you may not want to keep poinsettias in easy reach of children or pets, go ahead and keep them on your shopping list.

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