Reviews (4)

Great Santa Collection
This is a great santa collection, the charts are in full color, very easy to read.
The Search is Over
This is, so far, the best collection of Santas and Father Christmases I have yet encountered. The charts are color coded, and there are a great variety of designs. This is perfect for someone who knows a collector of all that is Father Christmas! I have even kept several to display myself.

Great book for Santa Claus fans
Great book for all the cross-stisches crazy, like me. Sorry for my englis ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Needlework - Cross-Stitch    5. Seasonal    6. Christmas books   

Subjects:  1. Arts And Crafts    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Paper Crafts    6. Paper work    7. Papercrafts    8. Party decorations    9. Seasonal    10. Crafts & Hobbies / Papercrafts    11. OHIO - Ohio Folklore/Humor   

Editorial Review

Whether you seek instant seasonal atmosphere or have a bit more time to set the holiday mood, you'll find a galaxy of great ideas in the vibrant pages of Carol Field Dahlstrom's Read more

Reviews (5)

I Love this Book!!!
I love this book because all of the projects and ideas are so easy to make yet they all turn out so pretty. I work and don't have a lot of time, but I like to make my own gifts and decorations. Simply Christmas has given me so many ideas that I can make quickly. I love the pictures in the book, too. It makes me get in the holiday spirit. I especially like the ornaments you can make with dots of glitter.

Simply Christmas does Christmas right
Simply Christams is a delightful book filled with absolutely wonderful ideas for christmas. All the crafts are very clever, the pictures are bright and colorful, and the writing is fun and playful. I've made over half of the projects, and almost all of them have recieved praise from my friends. And the best part is, even though the book is named Simply Christmas, it will provide great ideas all year long. Great job!

A great book to get you in the holiday spirit
I have several of Dahlstrom's books and thought this was the best yet.The recipies are similar to what my mom made when I was young and the whole book made me want to get started on Christmas cooking and projects.I made the fruitcake recipe the first night I got the book and my family loved it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christmas cookery    2. Christmas decorations    3. Cooking / Seasonal    4. Crafts & Hobbies    5. Crafts & Hobbies / Seasonal    6. Crafts / Hobbies    7. Decorating - General    8. Handicraft    9. Hobbies/Crafts    10. Seasonal    11. Christmas    12. Christmas cooking    13. Cooking    14. Crafts & Hobbies / General    15. Food & Drink / Cookery    16. Holidays - Christmas    17. Religion   

Reviews (1)

quilting design
Liked the designs in this book very much.I am going to incorporate some of the designs and ideas into a northwoods style quilt I am making.The book arrived in just a few days! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Flannel    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Patchwork    6. Patterns    7. Quilting    8. Quilts & Quilting    9. Seasonal    10. Patchwork & applique    11. Quiltmaking   

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Holiday - Christmas/Hanukkah    4. Holiday - General    5. Religion    6. Seasonal    7. Christmas cookery    8. Cookbooks    9. Cookery    10. Cooking / General    11. Crafts / Hobbies    12. Recipes   

Editorial Review

Interior designer Jill Williams Grover remembers that as a young girl, she chose her trick-or-treat visits not for what candy she'd receive but because of the front porch decorations. Obviously her fascination with Halloween continued into adulthood, and her marvelously inventive guide shows you how to turn your own home into a coveted trick-or-treating stop or the perfect place for a Halloween party. "Scary Nibbles" offers spooky snacks, like Ghost Sticks (white-chocolate-covered pretzel sticks) or Hand Full of Candy (a latex glove fitted with pointy black fingernails and filled with jawbreakers). "Enter at Your Own Risk" lets you startle your arriving visitors with blood-red footprints marching up the Poppin' Walkway (the secret is bubble wrap) and provides ideas for eerie decor, such as a witch hat luminary, masked and jeweled pumpkins, skeleton topiary, and of course, the Invisible Man. "Frightful Feast" sets forth a tablescape of ghoulish goodies, from spiderweb invitations, spider tablecloth, and bat napkins to dripping candles and Dracula's Bow Tie Pasta. "Goblin Gathering" rounds out the spooky selections with a Cyclops Mug, Frankenstein Cone Cake, and relevant place cards, place mats, and other tableware. Complete directions are given for all the projects, and there are recipes for the edibles (enough for a full-fledged Halloween dinner party). The great color photos make clear that these scary scenes are both fun and sophisticated--though kids will adore them, they'll also delight the grownups brave enough to venture into your house. Read more

Reviews (10)

stay away from this author
I have been working in the design field for over 10 years now and I have yet to see a worse ripp off then this author not only are there no directions to her projects, but who would want to engage them selves in anything that turned out so chic and cheesey. I have personally met the author and her family I knew them for quite a while infact and never did I find that she could creatively enhance a project. she has some small skill in putting together junk so it doesn't look so much like junk. butlets face it - it's still junk. not something I would put in my house nor in my clients homes.

not so scary
This book is good if you need some inspiration.There are not a lot of SCARY crafts in this book. The candy wrapper buckets are a cute idea.I also liked the black pumpkins.Some of the crafts were lame. For instance, one was called "witch hat luminary" and its made of an orange traffic cone that you spray paint black and put a light under it.Where do you find a traffic cone without stealing one? A few cute ideas, NOT scary
Not a bad book for the price.A close look at the cover reveals what most projects are like--cute for preschool children but not scary.Good color photos but annoying that they are not on the page oposite the directions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Halloween cookery    4. Halloween decorations    5. Handicraft    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Holiday - General    8. Seasonal    9. Crafts & Hobbies / Seasonal    10. Leisure Interests, Hobbies & Sport    11. PENNSYLVANIA - PA Folklore/Humor TRD HC    12. Parties   

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Holiday - General    4. Seasonal    5. Cooking / Holiday    6. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. Christmas decorations    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Polymer clay craft    6. Seasonal    7. Christmas books   

Reviews (3)

Two-hour Quilted Christmas Projects by Cheri Saffiote
I was very pleased to receive this book.The condition of this book was excellant.I was also very impressed at how fast I received the book.I had it in less than two weeks. This is a light-hearted book of simple quilting projects.
Some quilting books are a disappointment and don't deliver the content you expect from the cover, but "Two-Hour Quilted Christmas Projects" is terrific. The items are easy and refreshing. The patterns and directionsare complete. This book deliversmore than I expected. Although thehardcover price was hard to accept I think I will get my money's worthbecause I will actually make several of the projects in the book.

The best stitchery book ever...
This book has terrific directions..excellent pictures.So many projects to choose from. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to dohand quilting .these projects were so much fun and gave me a great sense ofaccomplishment. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christmas decorations    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Patchwork    6. Quilts & Quilting    7. Seasonal    8. Christmas books    9. Patchwork & applique    10. Quiltmaking   

Reviews (6)

Xmas magic
Even if you're not particularly sentimental about Christmas, the images and recollections of the authors are a delightful experience.The photos and graphics are charming and magical, obviously done by people who truely love the Christmas season. Anyone can appreciate the vintage flavor of this little gem.

A must for all Christmas tree lovers
Charming and nostalgic, giving us a glimpse into the history of holiday adornment.A great stocking stuffer!
Great Memories
This book brings back so many great memories of Christmas and decorating the tree.It was so much fun reading and looking through every page for ornaments that we might have had on our trees over the years and seeing the many different kinds of ornaments.It is a book that I will spend much time reading and viewing for many, many years. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Art    4. Christmas decorations    5. Collections Of Photographs    6. Crafts / Hobbies    7. Decorating    8. Design - Decorative    9. Holidays - Christmas    10. Popular Culture    11. Seasonal    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Popular Culture    13. Handicrafts   

Subjects:  1. Christmas decorations    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Seasonal   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Christmas decorations    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Decorating    6. Decoration & Ornament    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Interior decoration    9. Seasonal   

Reviews (1)

Christmas Gifts of Good Taste
This is probably one of the best in the "Memories in the Making" Series.I would definitely recommend this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking / Wine    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Holiday - Christmas/Hanukkah    5. Seasonal    6. Family & Health   

Editorial Review

Handmade cards are an ideal medium for self-expression: the small,event-oriented format means we can indulge our creativity fairly readily, whiletailoring a greeting specifically to someone we care about. The colorful, clevercards in Jain Suckling's Read more

Reviews (3)

Great Ideas
This book contains tons of great ideas for making all sorts of greeting cards for many different occasions.It's full of bright color photos.Each card is pictured alongside detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Who'd stop with just a weekend!
These card ideas will keep you going long after the weekend is done...not due to difficulty, but because you will want to make them ALL!

Excellent resource for card makers.
I kept saying "Wow" as I started looking through this book.I've been making cards for several years and have used many magazines and books as a resource for ideas.The cards and ideas in this book were all different from those we see in the magazines/books around here..it could be because the book is from England.Very much worth the price. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Greeting cards    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Papercrafts    6. Seasonal   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Seasonal    5. Textile Arts - General    6. Crafts & Hobbies / General    7. Sale Books   

Reviews (2)

Good photos, okay crafts, good food
Full color, lots of huge photos. Unfortunately, bad binding: first time it's ever been opened and dozens of pages are dropping out. Crafts for families who are aiming to please the kids. Not crafts for kids to make all by theemselves. Mood is cute, non-historical, silly, hokey, occasionally country.
Rehashed and repackaged - Been there, done that!
If you own BH&G's Halloween, Halloween Fun or (especially) Halloween Pumpkins & Parties, you've already seen everything this book has to offer. The material is mostly rehashed from Pumpkins & Parties. If you don't already own the above, this is a great savings on buying three books. The only new material I could find was a section at the back that had some cute invitation ideas, but that doesn't make this worth the price tag. Since the other books had some clever ideas, I was looking forward to this one. What a disappointment! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Decorating    3. Decorating - General    4. Halloween    5. Halloween cooking    6. Halloween decorations    7. Handicraft    8. Hobbies/Crafts    9. Holiday decorations    10. Home Improvement / Construction    11. Seasonal    12. Crafts & Hobbies / Seasonal    13. Handicrafts    14. Hobbies, Quizzes & Games   

Reviews (2)

There is a reason Amazon's used copies are selling for one cent!
I saw this book while browsing Amazon. I'm a big fan of autumn craft and holiday books, so I ordered a copy used. First, be warned this is one of those SMALL books (perhaps 6.5 inches) with LARGE text, there is a craft per page with a photo of a suggestion on how the craft should look. The instructions are general and not detailed and contain no patterns. The photos are mostly cute, but the crafts really are only so-so. The tail end of the book contains a few recipes written in paragraph form. The recipes are simple and unchallenging. Overall verdict? 2. stars. I doubt I will make anything from the book, and anticipate donating it to the library in the near future. Disappointing.

Mary Engelbreit
She's done it again! This is a book you'll pick up again and again.I like to look at the artwork and her craft ideas are fun to try.Mary, Charlotte Lyons, and Barbara Martin make quite a book-producing team. Clever! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery    2. Cooking    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Handicraft    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Holiday cookery    8. Holiday decorations    9. Seasonal    10. Crafts & Hobbies / General   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Holiday decorations    5. Patterns    6. Puzzles    7. Seasonal    8. Wooden toy making    9. Woodwork    10. Woodwork - General    11. Woodwork - Tools    12. Carpentry    13. Games / Puzzles    14. Handicrafts    15. Puzzles & quizzes   

Subjects:  1. Christmas cookery    2. Christmas decorations    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. General    6. Handicraft    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Seasonal   

Reviews (2)

Down Santa Claus Lane
Beautiful book includes many cross-stitch patterns of victorian and patriotic Santa's re-created from antique postcards. Projects include framed pictures, stocking, pillows, and ornaments. If you collect santa's or postcards you'll love this book.

Some thing for everyone
Down Santa Claus Lane is a gentle meander along the Victorian by-ways of yester-year, crammed with lush reditions of Father Christmas in various guises. The charts are drawn from old art work sources such as post-cardsand Christmas cards. The use of colour is imaginative and trouble has beentaken to find many styles. In this book Santa comes in red, yellow, green,blue, and brown. Something for everyone. There are thirty different charts,each one easy to read and the finished stitchery is displayed innumerousways, from straight forward framed pictures to cushions, pillows, andstockings. There is even a chart dedicated to baby's first Christmas,surely no doting grandma could resist the urge to stitch that one?As thisis an American book there are a few all American Santas. This is a truelysuper book, well up to the house standard of Leisure Arts and one of myparticular treasures. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Christmas decorations    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Cross-stitch    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Holiday - Christmas/Hanukkah    8. Needlework - Cross-Stitch    9. Patterns    10. Santa Claus    11. Seasonal