The Spirit of Christmas

Shipped in plastic bag :(

I love this xmas book. It is #17 of the Leisure Art collection Holiday books. Every book in this colletion is fabulous...and again they did not let you down with this holiday book! It features many unique desserts, entire menus as usual and an entire section of table decorating for the holidays. Included also are exquisite pictures of home decor for the holidays for the entire house! Also info on Hanukkah included...Don't leave this book out of the collection!

As expected from this series, the photograpy and presentation are beautiful and the instructions for recipes and projects clear and accompanied by diagrams where needed. This year's decoration themes are Snow Business, a jolly, felt snowman theme for kids of all ages, Christmas Provencal, floral, muted shades of cream; Contemporary Classic, featuring amarylis to stunning effect; Twelfth Night Splendour, in burnished gold; Natural by Design with squash, fruit and greenery; and Woodland wonder with cardinals and natural decorations. I rather liked the pretty chocolate section featuring the "trees" on the front cover! Beautiful and delicious!

I just loved this book! It has wonderful ideas on gift making and giving that aren't cheap or "cheesy". There is something to make for everyone on your gift list. It has been photographed beautifully and the directions are clear and concise. I highly recommend this book