To make a stocking similar to my own, sew a felt or quilted stocking  and then attach a collection of beads. This stocking is made of white ...

The finished ladies boots representing something that may have looked quite similar to the real thing during the Victorian era.        To se...

Figures include: Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherd boy, and three Magi.        This unusual tree topper is easy to make once you have const...

Woven fabric stars make lovely gifts for the tree.        These old-fashioned stars from Germany may be woven from all kinds of materials: r...

The finished skier with permanently attached skies, no poles though.        I acquired this adorable jumping-jack in a resale shop somewhere...

        There is nothing sweeter than tiny vintage mice for the Christmas tree, that is if they are not living. This traditional craft is ...

Finished paperclip ice skate ornament.       To sew these vintage paperclip skates you will need the following supplies: two large (2'...

       This has been too lean a year for any new Christmas decor. But sometimes I find the leanest years to be full of old-fashioned charm a...

        It is said that the first Christmas tree in America was erected at Trenton, in New Jersey colony. In 1776, by Hessian soldiers hired...

       "The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the Ame...

   You might think that pomegranates are an unlikely fruit selection to represent the Christmas holidays here in the Western part of the wor...

       Edward Caswall wass born 15th of July 1814 and died on the  2nd  of January in 1878. He was a clergyman and hymn writer who converted...

       Now  it  came  to  pass  in  those days,  there  went  out  a  decree from  Caesar  Augustus, that  all  the  world  should be  enrol...

 The Week Before Christmas Why, goodness me!" said Percy Gunn, "Christmas is just a week from SUN! "This present business is ...

Three ways to finish decorating these cotton batting soft-serve ice cream cones. Left, strawberry and vanilla swirl. Center, toffee crunch. ...

The faux caramel apple with glittery finish. Turning plastic apples into decorative candy apples for the Christmas tree is an easy way to re...

       The  land  of  Palestine  is divided  from  north  to  south by  a  central  range  of mountains  which  runs  up through  this  narr...

 Poem by R. H. S. "Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter man...

       Though  surcharged  with such  tremendous  meaning, carrying  a  heavier  burden of  news  than  was  ever  before committed  to  hum...

        The term Magi was anciently used generally throughout the East, to distinguish philosophers, and especially astronomers. Pliny and P...

The backside and frontside of our Popsicle Alpine Cottage. It has been painted and the glitter added.        To make an alpine Christmas cot...