A very 80s/90s homespun button Santa         This tear-drop shaped Santa once hung on my mother's tree. I made it based upon a similar o...

Three versions of construction paper accordion folded wreaths with ribbon trim are pictured here.        This particular ornament is very li...

       The gifts of the Magi were symbolical of their three-fold faith; the gold that He was King; the incense that He was God; and myrrh, t...

 Before The Paling of The Stars Before the paling of the stars,  Before the winter morn,  Before the earliest cock-crow,  Jesus Christ was b...

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 was 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...