What's Inside the December 2006 Issue of Create and Decorate


What's Inside the December 2006 Issue of Create & Decorate

Projects
	Retro Holiday Houses In the past, yuletide decorations were often mini paper houses, embellished with sparkly trims, tiny snow-covered trees, and other little treasures. Revisit the tradition with your own retro-style paper village.
	Chenille Trim Stocking It’s difficult to imagine the holiday season without stockings in all shapes and styles. This particular one is sized just right to rest on a plate as a party favor or table card.
	Holiday Recipe Album Family recipes are closely tied to the traditions of a holiday. Often, recipe cards passed down through generations have sentimental value. Store your favorites in a special album that is easily accessible at the holidays, but can be packed away safely for the rest of the year.
	Heritage Tree Pillow Naturalistic motifs are often inspiration for country Christmas décor. It’s amazing how a simple stitched fir tree can conjure up the smell of fresh evergreens and snow swirling in the frosty air.
	Patchwork Memory Frame Do you have a favorite holiday photo from the past? Display this true treasure of yesteryear in a country patchwork frame. The whole piece has the sweet look of an heirloom.
	Snowman Door Draft The bright, seasonal landscape is enjoyable outdoors, but the chilly drafts that creep indoors this time of year are anything but desirable. The solution? A homespun draft dodger to keep a country atmosphere in the house and the cold air at bay.
	Woodland Basket Holiday decorating starts right at the front door! Dress up a rustic grapevine basket with this folksy snowman quilt, then fill with nuts, fruits, berries and pine boughs. Extend a woodland welcome to all your holiday guests.
	December Sweets Capture the charm of a New England-style Christmas with a sweet St. Nick. This piece gets its rustic, reclaimed look from the surface—an antique cutting board— painted with woodsy hues and ready to spice up your holiday table.
	Sheep and Fir Trees As the holidays blow in, bring the sheep out of the barn and into the festivities! Combined with fir trees and cardinals, our wool mat will introduce a warm, winter feel as you bring your celebrations to the table.
	Needle Felt Santa ‘n Lamb A rising trend in fiber arts, needle felting is ideal for creating cozy holiday décor. This jolly old Saint Nick brings to mind turn of the century postcards from yesteryear with his traditional toy sack and friendly yuletide sheep. Let them make your spirits bright and warm your heart this chilly season.
	Christmas Crow Don’t be surprised if this perched crow hangs around long enough to chase away old Jack Frost.
	Old-Fashioned Greetings This year, send out holiday greetings that reflect your country lifestyle. Images from years-gone-by honor the past and preserve our heritage.
	Country Chair Pad With just three woolens, you can create coordinated fabrics to use together in this rug hooking project. If you really aren’t ready to overdye wool, then buy some overdyed or “as-is” woolens and make the chair pad for your home. It’s one of the quickest ways to countrify” a room!
	Christmas Gift Bags Get in the spirit of the season by painting folk art gift bags from ordinary brown paper lunch bags. Paint them early, then fill with a bundle of homemade sugar cookies or a simple patchwork ornament. Remember, it’s the small touches and gestures that truly mean the most.
	Frosty Mitten Tote Use a fresh winter palette to rug hook this frosty mitten tote. Whether hung on an old sleigh, draped on a bench, or tacked right to the front door, this piece is sure to warm up your front porch.
	Log Cabin Bear This piece is an adaptation of a late 1800’s Antique Bear. His well-loved, time-worn appearance and wonderful facial expression was the inspiration for this design.
	Crescent Moon Santa Light up your front door with this charming moon-shaped St. Nick, and Santa is sure to make his first stop at your homestead.
	Holly Berry Candle Mat Dress up your table for a holiday homecoming. The warmth of red wool and a ring of vibrant holly come together in this striking country candle mat.
	Silent Night Tray The holidays take on a particular charm in the evening. Candlelight bounces off the glistening frost and gives a magical appearance to the falling snow. We hope our cozy, snow-covered church brings some peace and joy to a relaxed Christmas Eve celebration.
	Love Abides Here Greet your guests with love. Hanging an inviting banner outside your house really conveys the meaning of home for the holidays. Just a touch of needle felting is done to sweeten this design.
	Saltbox Lantern Go ahead and steal the style from your favorite ski lodge or rustic mountain retreat. Paint a country scene on an antique lantern and you have a hallmark of cabin-style decorating.
	Winter Quilt Punchin’ Bag These purses are called “Punchin’ Bags” and one has been designed for every season. The Winter Quilt Punchin’ Bag is a brand new design. It’s a quick, one-of-a-kind project. Add your own personal touches to this wool bag and show it off everyday, all winter long.
	Festive Funnels Our designer takes great pleasure in making old things new. Easy on your budget, pick up small funnels the next time you visit your local flea market and turn them into holiday ornaments, mini tree toppers, garland accents ... the possibilities are endless!
	Enamelware Evergreen Bucket A New-England style Christmas often involves sweetly spiced aromas and lots of antiques! Pot a mini fresh evergreen or grouping of fragrant greens in a reclaimed enamelware bucket—one that’s been spruced up with a hand painted folk art snowman.
	Classic Scarf Warm American style is wrapped up in our multi-colored striped scarf. Knit a few as holiday gifts and wrap your family in comfort this season.
	Snowy Table Mat Spruce up your holiday table with a versatile little mat. It’s the perfect size to hold a sugar and creamer, plate of cookies, bowl of candy, or even a scented jar candle. A fine piece for easy, casual entertaining!
	Woodsy Snowmen Ornaments Connect with the outdoors and provide a peaceful nature to your holiday celebrations. These woodsy-style snowmen will appeal to the hunter, gardener, and sportsman on your gift list. Enjoy the relaxed, rustic feel they bring to a holiday tree.
	Gift Box Ornaments Keep your holidays uncomplicated this year with a few easy entertaining and gift ideas. Don’t fuss with wrapping paper and ribbons, create little gift box ornaments to hold money, jewelry, gift certificates and such. Half the gift is the wrapping itself!
	Holly Berry Keepsake “Never a Christmas morning, Never the old year ends, But someone thinks of someone, Old days, Old times, Old friends”- Anonymous
	14 Days Before Christmas Celebrate your holiday to the fullest with a unique advent-style wall hanging. December is full of many occasions for celebration. Keep with tradition and honor each one with a needle felted ornament.
	Snow Cones 4 Sale Adding some winter sparkle around your home, especially at holiday time, is one of the simple pleasures of the season.
	Homespun Ornaments When it comes to holiday ornaments, handmade are best! Simply primitive in style, these candy canes and our sheep will complement the family tree specially selected and cut down from your local tree farm.
	Punch Needle Snowmen Each of our little snowmen ornaments is sure to melt your heart. Bring one to a holiday open house, tie one atop a special present, and tuck one in the top of a stocking overflowing with treats and trinkets.
	Miss December Relics from the past, such as antique dolls and heirloom ornaments, conjure up fond holiday memories. While this doll is new, her aged appearance and primitive charm appeal to the spirit of yesteryear and honoring celebrations gone by.
Features
	Primitive Sign Series Look to your heirloom glass ornaments, faded sheet music, and old paper village houses for color inspiration. A vintage-feeling Christmas sign creates harmony between holidays past and present.
	Country Lanes Brenda Gervais: Country Stitches
For stores selling Create & Decorate, please visit our Store Directory. To order this issue directly from Create & Decorate, please visit our Back Issues page.
contact \| updates & corrections \| advertise \| direct sales \| submissions \| keep in touch ©2004-2013 All American Crafts Reproduction of the contents of this website or magazine (including images) in any way whatsoever without written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. ANY unauthorized use of the materials contained within WILL be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Create & Decorate® is published by All American Crafts, Inc. View our other magazines. Create & Decorate® is a registered trademark of All American Crafts, Inc.