Decorating for Christmas: Five Festive Themes with 70 Craft Projects for Your HomeTalented designer Carolyn Schulz shows how to create a truly memorable Christmas by transforming a home using one of five decorating themes: tartan, toyland, Scandinavian, Victorian, or country. To celebrate a traditional Christmas, the Victorian theme features hobbyhorses, wreaths, angels, and an elegant fireplace swag. The toyland theme is ideal for younger members of the family, offering lots of fun ideas, including a candy garland, decorated stockings, frosted cookies, and a giant Christmas cracker table setting. Alternatively, those who prefer to create their own theme will appreciate the wealth of helpful advice for choosing and using colors in their decorations. A step-by-step section on decorating the tree, together with detailed instructions for making the best-loved Christmas accessories, such as tree ornaments, door wreaths, fireplace swags, table centerpieces, and Christmas stockings, make this an invaluable guide. More than 70 unusual and creative decorations are included. Many can be made in just a few minutes using simple techniques, and all are beautifully illustrated with inspirational color photographs. |
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1/4 inch wide ½ inch 12 inches acrylic paint angel attach baby's breath basket bow loop piece braid bunches candle candy cardboard clothespin coats confectioner's sugar connector piece cookie cutter craft shellac cut ends doily dowel fabric stiffener filigree florist's foam florist's wire Fold French horn garland gemstones glue sticks glued Gold acrylic paint gold cord green gun and glue hanging loop head bead heart hobby horse hot glue inches gold inches in diameter inches long inches red knot lace length Low-temperature glue gun MATERIALS Scissors miniature napkin rings ornaments overhand knot overlapping paper papier-mâché pattern pearl pencil pinecones Pinking shears Place plaid fabric Pull raffia red felt red/gold Repeat ribbon loops ribbon rose right sides Santa's Scandinavian Scissors seam sections sequins set of loops shellac short pins star stitch streamer piece strip of ribbon swag teddy toyland Trim tulle nets Victorian white ribbon white/gold