Colonial Williamsburg Decorates for Christmas: Step-By-Step Illustrated Instructions for Christmas Decorations That You Can Make for Your Home [Hardcover]

Libbey H. Oliver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1981

Colonial Williamsburg is famous for the wreaths and other exterior and interior decorations that adorn its houses, shops, and exhibition buildings at Yuletide. This how-to book contains directions for making forty-two beautiful decorations including an apple cone and an herb wreath. Step-by-step drawings and thirty-five color photographs show how to create each decoration at home

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (December 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879350563
• ISBN-13: 978-0879350567
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,225,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, Natural Christmas Decorations, November 21, 2004

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Virginia Allain "retired librarian" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colonial Williamsburg Decorates for Christmas: Step-By-Step Illustrated Instructions for Christmas Decorations That You Can Make for Your Home (Paperback)

I've used this book over and over to decorate my home at Christmas with Southern style arrangements. Demonstrating these techniques for garden clubs and at libraries, I always found a ready audience for this and it was really easy. I learned it all from this book.
The supplies are easy to gather (pinecones, apples, oranges, holly, greenery, wire, ribbon, etc.). The results are spectacular. Your arrangements will look very professional!
Each page shows four or more drawings showing the steps for attaching the pieces to make a different decoration. It shows various wreaths, table decorations, swags, roping, corner accents for doors, mantel decorations and an herb kissing ball.
If you ever visited Williamsburg at Christmas, you will want to recreate these beautiful arrangements in your home. This website gives you an idea of the variety you can create:
http://www.history.org/christmas/dec_doors.html

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent and detailed, December 24, 2011

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jennifer metheny - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Colonial Williamsburg Decorates for Christmas: Step-By-Step Illustrated Instructions for Christmas Decorations That You Can Make for Your Home (Hardcover)

I love this book! The directions and how-to illustrations are concise and easy to follow for such beautiful decorations. I would recommend it to anyone who is willing to spend a little time on something special.

8 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent presentation and accompanying text., July 23, 1999

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This review is from: Colonial Williamsburg Decorates for Christmas: Step-By-Step Illustrated Instructions for Christmas Decorations That You Can Make for Your Home (Hardcover)

I have seen this book at the publisher's and it is outstanding. The photographs are exceptional and the descriptions well composed and pertinent. You have, however, left out the name of the CO-AUTHOR, Mary Miley Theobald. I hope you will correct this as both professionals worked long and hard to assemble the edition.