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Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 7: A Very Merry Collection of Recipes, Holiday How-To's and the Sweetest Gifts from the Heart!

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I'm addicted to Christmas books & magazines, so I wasn't sure if I'd really find anything new or unique in this book. This is the first Gooseberry Patch book I've ever looked through, so I can't comment on how it compares with other G.P. editions, but I did find many cute and clever craft ideas and recipes that were new to me. One idea I plan to try is the Framed Hankie Card Holder that uses a wood frame and 3 Christmas-themed hankies to create pockets to hold received cards (sounds odd, but it's cute). Other ideas I liked for my home using red & white fabrics and holiday-themed tea towels include a Quilt, Tea Towel Gift Bags, Table Runner & Chair Back Covers. A clever gift for kids to make is a covered chip can filled with chocolate-dipped potato chips (the kind of chips that all have the same shape and line up in a tall can). Lots of snowflake-themed gifts, a few pet gifts, wrapping and card ideas. Plus, there are dozens of great, new recipes for food gifts, holiday meals and entertaining (hot drink mixes, decadent desserts, soups, and some new side dish combinations).

I bought several of these books years ago, after receiving my first copy from my (then) Mother-in-law. I immediately fell in love with these books, as I am one of those die-hard aspiring Martha Stewart/Rachael Ray/(Insert-other-perfect-homemaker) type. Each volume has ideas on how to start or keep different Christmas traditions, and has a wealth of home made gifts--that you would actually be PROUD to give! I am the type where I like to say "Here you go, I made this" and have people be excited to receive the gift, as well as jealous they didn't think of something this clever to give themselves. To be honest, all of the volumes tend to blend together for me, and I have them all marked-up with notes on things I want to try, or how I like the projects/recipes I DID try. A quick note about the recipes, they are all pretty simple and BAD for you, but amazingly tasty. A couple of the recipes I make throughout the year when I am craving some comfort food. I suggest buying this book at least three months before Christmas if you are using it to help plan, so that you have proper time to decide what gifts you would like to make, or recipes you would want to use, get the supplies, and actually have the time to make gifts. I highly recommend this whole series!