Elegant Christmas Ornaments to Crochet, Dover Needlework Series, Barbara Christopher

100 color-coded designs with instructions, diagrams for creating lovely floral wreaths, bouquets, borders — many with messages.

400 illustrations, clear instructions for drafting patterns, selecting fabrics, piecing quilt together, more. Full-color illustrations of 12 completed quilts: Star Gazing, Ashes of Roses, others.

They sparkle, they shine—they light up the tree and the eyes of all who look upon them: therein lies the beauty of Christmas ornaments. Across these pages in richly detailed photographs are a merrily glistening array of some of the most creative, clever, and exquisite ornaments ever produced. A lively introduction explains the tradition of decorating trees, and gives the history of ornaments from the first commercially marketed ones (made possible by a new glass-blowing process) to the silver balls...