Our best cookbook contributors sent us their treasured family recipes like turkey & dressing bake, Mother's vegetable casserole, raisin apple bread and Christmas fruit tarts. Customers will love the heartfelt memories and handy tips included as they prepare for the most magical time of the year!

Beyond birthday parties, anniversaries, holidays, and holy days, there is the every day. And while the loss of the first tooth or the first day of school may seem like normal, ordinary occurrences, these authors show that even "just because" events are enough reason to celebrate the One who gives us life each day. There is spirituality behind all celebration. With more than 200 inventive ideas plus Christian inspiration, brief reflections, and biblical examples of everyday celebrations, the authors give concrete, practical, and tangible ways to bring that spirituality into everyday. Readers will be encouraged to create their own family traditions and bring faith to life by making home a place where Christ, family, and friendships can be celebrated openly and often-because life doesn't have to be ordinary.

To save her town Indepedence, New Mexico, needs a lifeline, and Myka Solis is determined to provide one. She thinks her craft business can transform the dying town into a vibrant, creative hub. And she knows exactly the person who can help: Joshua Nez, the confident big-city architect who's back in town to rebuild his own life. Thanks to Josh's expertise, Myka finds herself leading a revitalization effort that draws in the entire community. But working with Josh has to stay a business-only arrangement. Josh has dreams, too, and his involve opening an architecture firm far away from Independence. If only Myke can show him they both have a future in their hometown…together.

Embellish your world with 150 motifs designed by 20 of today's most popular embroidery artists of Instagram and Etsy! Perfect for beginners, Embroider Your Life is a beautiful, inspirational, step-by-step visual guide for all things embroidery. You’ll learn the simplest embroidery stitches and techniques, and see the creative ways embellishments can be used to personalize your head-to-toe wearables, accessories, and home goods! Here’s what you’ll find in Embroider Your Life: · 150 stylish and modern motifs for people, numbers and words, animals and plants, geometric patterns, frames and wreaths, and much more · 4 detailed, step-by-step projects for stitching on paper, shadow work, sashiko, and stitching a house from a photo · Beautiful color photography and detailed illustrations to inspire your creativity and spark your imagination · Guidance on choosing tools and materials including hoops, thread types, and fabrics · Instructions for transferring motifs to materials, performing basic stitches, mounting fabric on a stretcher, fabric appliqué, and more

In Handmade Chic: Fashionable Projects That Look High-End, Not Homespun, Laura Bennett shares simple strategies for creating 40 small luxuries and high-fashion accessories, from a smart leather iPad portfolio to a feather-embellished evening bag. With sections organized in skill-building order and based on type of accessory—small leather goods, agendas and notepads, electronics, bags and wallets, and evening items—Laura offers patterns, easy-to-follow diagrams, and detailed instructions for fabricating each glamorous project, whether it involves sewing from scratch or embellishing a prepurchased garment. While showcasing her own creative designs, she provides readers with the basic techniques and encouragement they need to come up with variations and create their own signature pieces. Packed with Laura's signature flair and finesse, vibrant four-color photos, step-by-step drawings, and a complete list of suggestions on where to purchase materials, Handmade Chic is an accessible guide to at-home crafting that is elegant enough for the most modern, fashion-savvy of women.

Over 100 crafts for Christmas including step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and tool and materials lists.

Forty quick-and-easy quilting projects make it possible to create the perfect holiday gift for everyone on your list. Filled with homespun warmth and inspiration, these charming projects include heirloom-quality tree ornaments, pillows, decorative boxes, quilts of various sizes, and framed pictures -- all of which are sure to become treasured keepsakes. Featuring captivating full-color photographs that showcase each beautiful, quilted piece and a handy nine-step how-to section that offers all the instructions needed for every project, this festive and heartwarming collection is imbued with true Christmas spirit. From the whimsy of a Gingerbread Man ornament to the timeless message of a Peace on Earth pillow, these special gifts are as enjoyable to make as they are to receive.

Turn fabric scraps into holiday treasures with this guide featuring more than 30 sewing projects by the creator of the Half Yard Sewing Club. In Half Yard Christmas, Debbie Shore shares charming holiday creations that are fun and easy to make. Best of all, each one requires only a half-yard of fabric! With six themed chapters—Rustic, Traditional, Contemporary, Monochrome, Scandinavian, and Kids—you can select your favorite Christmas style or mix and match throughout your home. These simple yet stylish projects include everything from stockings and Santa hats to fabric wreaths, ornaments, figurines, and more. Debbie’s friendly guidance, and easy-to-follow photography make this guide ideal for beginners as well as more experienced sewers looking for quick and easy holiday projects.