In 1875, Owen Thomas, a poor Welsh coal miner, falls in love with a beautiful London actress, Jessica Lavery. He builds her a cottage in his village, and enchants her with the promise of the holidays they'll share after they marry. According to his special Thomas family tradition, the Christmas tree must always be outside, where it can look up to God. Owen carves her an angel to go on top of their tree, with lavender eyes like hers, a token more meaningful...

Christmas stockings, ornaments, and more -- this is every crocheter's must-have holiday project book! Beginners will love Edie Eckman's useful technique tutorial, and experienced crafters will want to jump right in and start one of these 20 exciting projects. The book includes eight different stockings, festive ornaments for trees and tabletops, a tree skirt, and other decorations for the home. Each pattern includes a symbol chart and is labeled with...

Joyeux Noel, everybody! (That's French for Merry Christmas.) And what could be fancier than Christmas? Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles--and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting...

Whether traditional or unexpected, big or small, stitched or painted -- handcrafted ornaments add festive flair to holiday decorating. The wondrous assortment of handcrafted trims in this book provides hundreds of ideas to spark your creativity. The step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and patterns ensure each beautiful Christmas ornament you make is filled with the beauty of the season.

Offers detailed step-by-step visual instructions for making Christmas ornaments from LEGO bricks, including Santa, a reindeer, male and female snowmen, a gingerbread house, an early computer, a container of french fries, and other designs.

This Christmas, consider everyday objects from a new point of view, embrace a fresh color palette, or give your children's handmade ornaments or special family heirlooms a new life. The inspiration is endless here, with one-of-a-kind trees that celebrate food, nature, fashion, folk art, typography, color, and art history. Each spectacular design is easily replicated, with step-by-step instructions for crafting coordinating ornaments, garlands, and...

Initially, super-snazzy Christmas tree ornament, Otto, thinks he should be placed at the top of tree to be admired, but then he realizes where he really wants to be.

"Making your own Christmas decorations is a truly thoughtful way to celebrate the holiday, and the 27 projects in Christmas Ornaments covers every aspect of decorating your home for this special time of year. With an emphasis on simple Scandinavian style and easy techniques, these are quick makes with no special skill required, just basic sewing, cutting, sticking, and arranging." -- Back cover. These simple handmade decorations will add Christmas...

"When Grandma asks Lincoln and Georgia to decorate the Christmas tree, she has no idea what she's getting into. Grandma is baking Christmas cookies, so she asks Lincoln and Georgia to decorate the tree.They put on the lights, and the garlands, and the balls, and the candy canes. Then Olivia runs upstairs and brings back a toy bird. She puts it on a branch, turns it on and it goes TWEET TWEET TWEET. "HA!" says Lincoln "I can beat that." He runs to...