Ornaments: Creating Handmade Tree Decorations

No matter how many ornaments crafters have amassed over Christmases past, they're bound to want to create new ones each year. The beautifully presented Ornaments by Carol Endler Sterbenz provides 26 stylish ideas for creating tiny treasures for the tree. Sterbenz--founding editor of the respected magazine Handcraft Illustrated and known for her elegant designs--tastefully glitzes up glass balls, star shapes, seashells, fake fruits, foil butterflies, even plastic fish. But she knows that a little glitter goes a long way, so the flashier constructions are tempered with such pieces as miniature curled-wire chandeliers and café chairs, ethereal paper pine trees, diminutive red velvet slippers, and faux pocket watches that double as little time capsules. Good directions, pattern templates, and a source list round out this imaginative guide. --Amy Handy