Handcrafted Ornaments

Discover the origins of Christmas traditions, and learn to create them anew.

When the Christmas season arrives nothing is nore fun than making your own ornaments, and nothing is more thoughtful than giving a handmade ornament ot a friend or familu menber. Let Handmade ornament help your create delightful ornaments for any tree that will be treasured for years to come.

“Homemade vintage craft projects that are inventive but also preserve the treasured history of Christmas traditions.” ?Cottages & Bungalows Craft your way through the holiday season with this newest volume by the author of Christmas Memories and other popular books. The forty easy projects range from charming punched-tin votive holders, to Russian teacakes for holiday parties, to your very own edible gingerbread house (complete with miniature snowmen on the front lawn). Supplemented with Christmas cookie recipes and peppered with engaging facts about the holidays gone by, this is the perfect book for crafters who long for that vintage holiday look.

Shows how to make original adornments to personalize any holiday tree with style.

Ornaments are a traditional Christmas gift and handmade ornaments are especially trendy. "Christmas Ornaments to Make" features step-by-step instructions, patterns, and ideas for 101 pretty-to-look-at, simple-to-do ornament designs that will appeal to both novice and expert crafters. This project book includes 75 photos and 25 illustrations.