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A latest annual reference by the popular magazine blends holiday traditions with current trends, providing photographic decorating guidelines, dozens of seasonally and regionally inspired recipes and an organizational party planner.

A latest annual edition features more than 100 new ideas for hand-crafted decorations, seasonal gifts and step-by-step projects while providing dozens of recipes, from Marshmallow Popcorn Balls and Autumn Pork Chops to Roast Turkey With Sage Butter and Maple-Pecan Pie.

Presents instructions for creating a variety of country themed Christmas decorations and gifts, including cookie and hot drink recipes.

“A treasury of projects, tips, inspiration, and techniques for year-round holiday crafting”—Provided by publisher.

“Wreaths, garlands, ornaments, stockings, tabletops, food, decor & gifts!”—Cover.

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Provides instructions for thirty-five Christmas-themed craft projects, including clothespin angels, cinnamon cookies, and 3-D Christmas cards.

“Shows you how to make your home merry, bright, and eco-friendly! Part craft, gardening, and cookbook, part home decor and entertaining guide, A Greener Christmas lets the whole family get in on projects that are simple, seasonal, and of-the-moment. Welcome guests with candlelit lanterns, hand-stitched stockings, and cozy homemade wreaths. Trim your homegrown tree with shiny recycled tinsel, spicy dried citrus fruits, and wood-scented pine cones. Give heartfelt, environmentally-friendly gifts like homemade herbal teas and mulled wine sachets, all wrapped up in gorgeous, reusable packaging. And set a mouthwatering holiday spread, with the freshest breads, cheeses, meats, and produce, all sourced from local farms. Edited by food and lifestyle maven Sheherazade Goldsmith, this book will help you plan the most beautiful, most festive, and most responsible Christmas yet.”—From publisher description.

More than 250 photographs and illustrations highlight a comprehensive guide to the Christmas holidays, featuring more than 120 projects—including ornaments, wreaths, handcrafted gifts, wrapping, cards, and decorations for the home—as well as dozens of recipes for scrumptious holiday snacks, cookies and treats, lavish Christmas dinners, buffets, and more.

Everyone crafts at Christmas, and beautiful seed, crystal, felted, and lampwork beads are an easy way to add twinkle and shine to everything: ornaments, centerpieces, handmade gifts, and more. Anyone who can string or glue or stitch can make these contemporary, charming wreaths, holiday cards, one-of-a-kind stockings, and gift bags.

Lavish, colorful photographs showcase the projects.