This beautiful book is filled with the newest, freshest ideas for quick and easy Christmas decorating, thoughtful gifts that are surprisingly easy and inexpensive to make, and delectable recipes for holiday entertaining and gifts -- from cookies and candies to appetizers and meals. Whether you prefer old-fashioned opulence, modern elegance, or casual ease, you’ll find it all in these decorating themes (It’s a Wonderful Life, Snow News, A Beach House Christmas, Whimsical Christmas, Icy Splendor, and Glitter & Glitz). Holiday meals and treats are sure to be a success with this wide selection of winning recipes (Dinner at the Mansion, Christmas Cookery 101, Sweet Christmas Celebration, and Southwestern Grill Out). In celebration of 20 years of publication, the book also presents a special section of treasured ornaments and delicious recipes from past volumes....

Make your Christmas bright with this fabulous collection of quick-to-complete cross stitch projects. There are over 250 merry projects from which to choose, featuring ornaments, fashions, home accents, and gifts....

Yes, you can surround yourself with handmade beauty while helping the environment at the same time! Each project in this book uses one or more items that would ordinarily end up in a landfill. By finding ways to extend the usefulness of paper, plastic, cans, glass, clothing, and other recyclables, we've developed hundreds of green crafting ideas. Each is fun to make and even more fun to give as a gift! Whether you want to reinvent a lamp, create artwork from household discards, organize your photos, or get more mileage out of an old sweater, you ll find plenty of ideas and inspiration in these pages....

Bright snowflakes. Regal angels. Lacy stars. Delicate bells. Add festive beauty to your holidays with dozens of classic thread crochet Christmas ornaments and decorations! Invite a band of angels to serenade you from the branches of the tree. Fashion intricate covers for satin ball ornaments. Welcome visitors with a string of bells on your front door. For unforgettable gifts, frame photos of your loved ones inside heart, wreath, star, and snowflake ornaments. Complete crochet instructions plus finishing and blocking information will ensure that your creations become a favorite part of your family's Yuletide season for many years to come....

Join the thousands of knitters and crocheters of all faiths who are creating handmade shawls for people in need. Whatever your faith and wherever you live, your handiwork will be a gift of comfort, hope, and peace. Over the centuries, shawls have come to symbolize shelter, peace, and spiritual sustenance. What started as a grass-roots movement has quickly grown into an international cause, with countless numbers of shawls being given to grateful recipients around the globe....

Eveyone loves fresh-backed cookies, and this collection of recipes celebrates all the pleasures of these irresistible treats. It's brimming with a delicious assortment of ooey, gooey, crispy, crunchy confections. You'll find traditional favorites, as well as kid-pleaseing goodies, sophisticated tastes, and scrumptious choices for celebrating special occasions. and gift-giving. The holiday collection offers festive flavors for christmas and every season of the year. There are even some lower-fat cookies that are not only good but also practically guilt-free. Whether you need a snack or somthing sensational for guests, just reach for this cookbook to find the perfect indulgence....

This beautifully photographed holiday guidebook promises to help today's busy families discover fast and easy ways to restore the spirit of Christmas to their celebrations. With ideas for slowing down the hectic holidays, Leisure Arts editors and readers share their family traditions that make Christmas a time of creativity, camaraderie, and joy. Every page features meaningful ways to enrich your holiday experience. You'll create gifts destined to become treasured keepsakes. Your decorations will evoke tender memories. And your kitchen will turn out irresistible treats! Even party planning is de-mystified, inspiring you to host an open house with confidence or relax with family for brunch or dinner....