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Would you rather sit with a cup of mulled apple cider admiring your Christmas tree or get stressed out decorating it? These instructions show you how to do the former.

Need a quick gift? Or maybe you just want to spice up a blah pair of mittens? Here's a great way to show off your stitching skills and make your winter more unique.

It looks difficult to do, but ribbon embroidery is incredibly easy (and each project unique -- even from a pattern). Give it a shot and see what you come up with!

Embellish your next quilt project. Decorative threads, beads, buttons, and other decorative materials are great choices.for quilts.

Are you ready to upgrade your quilting skills? Need a little inspiration or new patterns to try? Want to buy fabric from another country, but don't have the plane fare?

Although Valentine's Day is the most obvious time to stitch up one of these heart blocks, you can make one or more for any occasion just to say "I love you".

Wisteria is often overlooked in decorating circles, however, wisteria has a lot to offer. Learn different methods of displaying wisteria in the home and yard.

Put a unique twist on ornament making this holiday season by creating beautiful woodburned decorations to hang on the tree.

Chic Chicago exhibits couture worn by the stylish women from the Gilded Age who strove to upgrade the image of the Second City with fashionable attire.

Learn how to choose the best needle for any needlepoint or cross-stitch embroidery project, with a handy needle size chart for both tapestry and chenille needles.

Vintage ribbons, old newspapers, felt, velvet, paper cutouts and shoe boxes can be used creatively to gift wrap Christmas or other special occasion presents.

Throw the macaroni and buttons away. This year help your children make Mom a beautiful glass pearl and 'diamond' necklace.

Herbs have been popular through the ages for their multiple uses, and perhaps the most versatile is the rosemary.

Incorporating a wedding theme simplifies the wedding planning process by automatically narrowing down a bride's choices.

In 1880, eight recruited Inuit people of Labrador, Canada became zoo specimens, and died of smallpox within five months.

Back then, some men were glad to pay good money to have their heads shaved and fitted with a perfumed wig, maybe with blue powder and a pink ribbon.

Knitters and crocheters need not panic about Xmas gifts, especially when economies are so tight. Small gifts count, too, sometimes even more than the big ones.

The antique crazy quilt is a unique form of patchwork, more art than bed cover, and seldom meant for warmth. The beauty was in the rich fabrics, embroidery and stitchery.

Explore the five senses and how people use them to relate to the world.

A combination of old folk tales and imagination, this read-aloud piece is a Christmas gift for Grandparents. Read it to someone you like to snuggle with.

Chapter Preview: Chapter Two - Labrynth by Kate Mosse (another weekend surprise from me)

With hand knit scarves, cozy mittens, funky knitted hats, this alluring collection of knitted accessories honors femininity and the spirit of women's creativity.