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With moss and summer trees, a wintry village can be transformed into a lush and green summertime display. Dickens’ houses can be used, but we found that there are more pieces from New England Village that are more suited to summer and beach side displays.
Old-Time Workstation
There's a small corner in my living room that conceals my home office. Masked by old-fashioned charm, it's a fully functional computer workstation, complete with printer, scanner and other ubiquitous computing ...
Verre Eglomise Mirror
Who says you can't make a mirror? Martha Stewart can and so can we. With a little effort and patience you can use silver leaf to make an antique mirror pane and with some more creativity you can add a gilded etched pattern ...
Bake Me a Cake
We're always trying new things in the kitchen, but baking cakes is the most fun. Working with a pastry bag is much like an artist working with a paintbrush. The cake is simply a blank canvas that lends itself to limitless possibilities ...
Byers’ Choice carolers are festive and addictive to collect. Ours find a home on the piano every year in several variations.
Christmas trees come in all shapes, sizes and methods. Here are some of ours that were artificial, bought at the local garden center, shipped to the door via FedEx and just plain old curly willow twigs decorated for the season.
There is nothing more magical on a snowy night than the glow of Christmas lights. Truly, the effect is magical as the snow covers the ground it transports you to another world filled with magic and beauty.
One of the best gifts you can give for the holidays is something you make yourself. We always make extra sweets and wrap them up to give as holiday gifts. Last year we presented this whole tray as a single gift.
