Christmas: 20 Can-Do Projects

Hossack, Karin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184072692X ISBN 13: 9781840726923

Publisher: MQ Publications Ltd, 2004

Unusual book

Synopsis:

Christmas is a special time of year and many people spend more time and effort on their homes at Christmas than at any other time, filling them full of festive cheer using beautiful decorations and colourful ornaments. Good-quality decorations can be expensive and impersonal, so Christmas-20 can do projects is the perfect book to inspire people to take up the challenge of making their own simple and stylish Christmas decorations. The 20 inspired, elegant and easy-to-make projects in this book are all suitable for beginners willing to try their hand at a new skill and no project requires a trip to a specialist store for unheard of materials. While many of the projects are traditional, such as the Christmas stockings and folded paper tree decorations, there are also innovative and impressive novelties, such as the twig reindeer, angel tree lights and ribbon and bauble curtain. Christmas - 20 can do projects takes a fresh, modern look at Christmas gifts, accessories and decorations. The projects do not require massive amounts of preparation, assembly time or well-honed craft skills, and are all easy and enjoyable to make with minimal time, effort or expense.

Each project can be adapted to suit the

About the Author:

Karin Hossack studied photography at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Since then her work has concentrated on photography, ceramics and making jewelry. She moved to London in 1987. Since then she has designed and made projects for magazines including Practical Gardening, Garden Answers, Family Circle and Essentials. In addition Karin has contributed to a number of books.