Homemade Christmas and Festive Decorations: 25 Home Craft Projects
Ros Badger
Thompson Thompson
Add a touch of personality and creativity to your home with projects for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Valentine’s and birthdays.Complete with step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography, learn to make extra special festive decorations – such as a birthday pinata, knitted angels, fragrant rose petal stuffed hearts or an Easter tree. Shop-bought decorations just can’t compare!25 fun and simple projects to make, perfect for beginners.Complete with patterns, and knitting, sewing and craft basics.Includes a directory of suppliers and resourcesThe content of this book is adapted from Homemade by Ros Badger and Elspeth Thompson, first published by Collins in 2009.
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This ebook edition published in 2012 by Collins includes some material first published in Homemade, first published in 2009.
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Photography Benjamin J Murphy
Editors Emma Callery and Sarah Tomley
Packager Tracy Killick Art Direction and Design
Source ISBN: 9780007489558
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Contents
Title Page (#ub1d90e48-9607-5c27-a61c-96fb196d7663)
Copyright
Introduction
Christmas
Dressing the Christmas tree
Felt decorations
Knitted angel
Floating baubles
Festive mantelpiece
Christmas wreath
Cranberry Christmas decorations
Christmas card garland
Hand-painted Christmas plate
Advent calendar
Christmas stocking
Valentine’s day
Rose-scented Valentine heart
Valentine paper cut-out
Valentine bed garland
Easter
Easter tree
Easter egg bunting
Easter bird decorations
Pin the egg on the chicken
Halloween
Pumpkin lanterns
Halloween goodie bags
Spooky silhouettes
Birthdays