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Reference Books for Christmas

Christmas Holiday Craft Books

   ~ in association with Amazon.com

        225 Simple Crafts, Food & Decorating Ideas for Your Holiday Home
Filled with ideas for making your Christmas beautiful and stress free, you'll find everything from folded-paper poinsettia trims, knitted scaves and hats.

Rubber-stamped vases, cinnamon stick wreaths and clever handmade cards to peppermint fudge, Christmas candy apples, star-studded chili, and the best banana bread ever.

Full-size patterns and step-by-step how-to make this book perfect for every Christmas lover.

        Even Beginning Carvers can Create Heirloom Ornaments
Carvers will find this collection of 24 Santa and snowman designs especially delightful because they are both whimsical and classy.

A step-by-step tutorial is included and detailed patterns with complete paint charts are supplied for each figure. Any incidental elements such as wooden eggs or cutouts are easily available at craft stores.

With the help of this guide, even beginning carvers can create heirloom ornaments they will proudly display at Christmastime for many years to come. - © Amazon.com

        from the Better Homes and Gardens®
The ultimate holiday book with chapters devoted to decorating the home, cooking fabulous holiday goodies and meals, and creating make-it-yourself gifts for kids and adults.

You'll find a good-looking photographs showing a way to bring holiday magic into your home.

Start with decorating ideas that flow all through the house and into the yard: furniture spruce-ups, tablescapes, indoor and outdoor lighting, festive accessories like pillows and lamp trims, even ways to give your spare room a Christmas makeover to delight overnight guests.