Natural Ideas for Christmas: Fantastic Decorations to Make

The most traditional and beautiful Christmas decorations come from the garden, woods, seashore, and kitchen--not from a store! Garlands, candles, centerpieces: making all these richly illustrated projects to adorn your house, inside and out, is as simple as following a recipe. Using rustic themes and natural ingredients, gilded and silvered, whip up some holiday glamour and magic. Or, think big and dramatic, gathering a glorious abundance of materials and making striking statements with your arrangements. Such staples as nuts, dried fruits, and pinecones, wired and painted, form the basis of a pretty display, as does a candle surrounded by ivy and pomegranate. Add a little Christmas shine with jewelike silver twig tree. More than 21 projects in all.