McCalls Book of Christmas - Make Gifts in Every Craft

This glorious treasury of needlework and crafts for Christmas provides all the means for making the holiday season a time of joyful creativity. Here are hundreds of festive projects ... Presenting every favorite craft technique --including knitting, crochet, embroidery, stained glass, papier mache and bread dough sculpture -- the editors of McCall's Needlework & Crafts provide patterns, diagrams, and explicit step-by-step instructions for the very best and most popular creations from their magazine. There are 11 exciting categories to choose from:

• Ornaments that glow and shimmer on the tree
• elegant, everlasting Wreaths for indoors and out
• centerpiece Trees in patchwork, beading, and felt
• colorful Tablecloths
• distinctive Wall Hangings that accent the festivities...
• Creches and Religious Figures that beautifully reflect the mystery of the Christmas story
• Decorative Crafts, including a cheery calico swag and amusing "apple-head" figures...
• Baker's Craft, from angel ornaments to a spectacular gingerbread village
• Cards and tags and Gift Wraps that lovingly reflect the spirit of thoughtful giving
• whimsical Stockings, Stuffers, and Santas to delight all ages on a Christmas Eve or a Christmas morning.

At least one full-color photograph accompanies each project. Skill levels range from easy (like the felt wall hanging) to moderately challenging (like the Ukrainian eggs or the El Greco-inspired Madonna and Child sculpted from papier mache). One of the best needlecraft treasuries I've ever seen.

Condition: Excellent: red cloth covers with gold titles well protected under a laminated dust jacket in very good condition, spine straight, all pages intact and clean.