Victoria 500 Christmas Ideas: Celebrate the Season in Splendor [Hardcover]

Kimberly Meisner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 2009

Have a Christmas to remember with these fabulous suggestions for decorating, baking, wrapping, and all things holiday!  Brimming with beautiful color photographs, Victoria 500 Christmas Ideas provides the inspiration and instruction needed to surround yourself and your family with the beauty of the season.  Create a winter wonderland in your front yard or an intimate table setting that sparkles. Bake delicious cookies good enough to leave for Santa himself. Load the Christmas tree with lovely decorations and uniquely wrapped gifts boxes. Display a handmade wreath on the door to welcome your guests. Many projects take only moments, while others need a little more time and attention. Either way, Victoria will bring the best of Christmas to your home.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Hearst (October 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588167666
• ISBN-13: 978-1588167668
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 9.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #682,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is Christmas Bliss personified!, November 7, 2009

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Barbara Griffin "Barb in Colorado" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victoria 500 Christmas Ideas: Celebrate the Season in Splendor (Hardcover)

I had planned to check out this book when I had a little time in a bookstore but instead was surprised with it as a gift. To say it's wonderful is understatement! The photographs are reminiscent of the original VICTORIA magazine under the helm of Nancy Lindemeyer and the author did a fabulous job of assembling the most lovely and beautiful photographs to help you create a splendid holiday for yourself and family.

Full of ideas, nicely organized chapters, and definitely one of those books you will refer to again and again. My copy already has a bunch of little post-it flags to alert me to be sure to refer to these ideas! The only thing a little strange is the size of the book: it's nicely thick but it's a short book (only about 6" tall), but wide - not the usual size for holiday decorating books. Don't let that deter you though - it's simply an outstanding book that should be on the bookshelf of every Christmas affectionado!

If you need a jumpstart to your holiday enthusiasm this year, this book will not let you down. I'm planning to buy several copies to give as Christmas presents - being sure to deliver them at Thanksgiving so my friends can delve in and be inspired immediately!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and repetitive, October 19, 2010

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Sara - See all my reviews

This review is from: Victoria 500 Christmas Ideas: Celebrate the Season in Splendor (Hardcover)

The "ideas" in this book are pretty lame, especially since most of them are just reincarnations of previous ideas. "Place a wreath on a door. Place a wreath on a window. Put wreaths on ALL the doors! Put wreaths on All the windows! Make the wreath plain. Make the wreath fancy. Hang the wreath with a ribbon. Use greenery to create the wreath." All of these count as different "ideas," and wow, we're up to 8 already. It just goes on like that. "Decorate with a lantern. Put the lantern where people can see it. Put a ribbon on the lantern. Put some greenery on the lantern. Put a ribbon AND greenery on the lantern!" All of those count as 5 unique ideas. Plus, some of the ideas just don't make sense. "Wrap first edition hardback books in pretty fabrics, and then put them in the snow." What?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Victorian 500 Christmas ideas, November 21, 2009

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Jess Burgess "book Erlina of Whispering Pines" (Tasmania/ Australia) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my daughter because she is now a mother and is expecting her second baby. I brought her up with crafts and always made a Christmas decoration each year. I know she will enjoy this book and be delighted when she opens it on Christmas Eve and will spend each year using the book for ideas.
I rate this book myself with four stars and believe anyone interrested in old fashion style buy this one.