Swedish Christmas Crafts [Hardcover]

Helene S. Lundberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2008

Straight from a country famous for its Christmas celebrations, Swedish author Helene Lundberg goes into detail on everything necessary to make beautiful Christmas crafts with an authentic Swedish twist. This full-color book includes lists of necessary materials, step-by-step pictures of each project, and patterns in the back of the book so you get perfect results with every craft. From stockings, ornaments, and picture frames to creative gift wrappings, Christmas cards, and homemade candles, the simple and elegant projects in this book are easy enough to appeal to beginners, but exquisite enough to make even the newest crafter seem like an expert. 90 color photos and 10 b/w illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

This collection of Swedish Christmas crafts will appeal to crafters fond of the ever-popular Scandinavian design style. The projects are simple and uncomplicated, in keeping with the minimalist, functional, and low-cost principals of Scandinavian design. Lundberg does a nice job incorporating traditional crafts from her homeland of Sweden with modern options that will appeal to kids. Along with typical Christmas crafts of cards, ornaments, and tabletop decorations, Lundberg includes several ideas, such as the Advent candle holder and beaded-tree-candle holder, that invoke Old World traditions with a modern twist. She uses a variety of ready-made, easy-to-find supplies, such as felt, embroidery thread, glitter, paper, ribbon, buttons, and tape, and tips on how to simplify even these simple projects. Few of the projects are complicated, have more than four or five steps, or would take more than an afternoon or evening to finish. Crafters looking for fast, simple, and attractive crafts they can do quickly or with the whole family during the busy Christmas season will find several ideas here. --Jennifer Palmer

Review

This collection of Swedish Christmas crafts will appeal to crafters fond of the ever-popular Scandinavian design style. The projects are simple and uncomplicated, in keeping with the minimalist, functional, and low-cost principals of Scandinavian design. Lundberg does a nice job incorporating traditional crafts from her homeland of Sweden with modern options that will appeal to kids. Along with typical Christmas crafts of cards, ornaments, and tabletop decorations, Lundberg includes several ideas, such as the Advent candle holder and beaded-tree-candle holder, that invoke Old World traditions with a modern twist. She uses a variety of ready-made, easy-to-find supplies, such as felt, embroidery thread, glitter, paper, ribbon, buttons, and tape, and tips on how to simplify even these simple projects. Few of the projects are complicated, have more than four or five steps, or would take more than an afternoon or evening to finish. Crafters looking for fast, simple, and attractive crafts they can do quickly or with the whole family during the busy Christmas season will find several ideas here. (Booklist -Jennifer Palmer )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (September 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602393303
• ISBN-13: 978-1602393301
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, Elegant Crafts, December 6, 2010

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twojunebugs - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swedish Christmas Crafts (Hardcover)

I am very pleased with this book -- it's what I expected, and more. The crafts are simple, yet elegant. The embellishments are gorgeous, with pretty buttons, shimmery beads and little felt ornaments. Embroidery stitches are added as well.
As an example, the jester stocking shape was a bit unusual, adding to its charm. As the description said, Swedish crafts are minimalist and 'clean' in their design...so it's all the more important that they be beautiful and useful.
Even the design of the book itself is appealing. The photography is top notch. The crafts have beautiful color and textures. I love every page of this book!

3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappp\ointed, February 7, 2010

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R. Ward "Amazon customer" (VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swedish Christmas Crafts (Hardcover)

Was disappointed - didn't contain the type of projects which would have interested me. However, did give the book to someone who does a lot of crafts and she found it helpful.