Crafts and Keepsakes for the Holidays (Paperback: 144 pages)

Finding the right gift for hard-to-shop-for friends can be daunting (and expensive), so the editors of Martha Stewart living have combined some of the magazine's most treasured ideas with fresh inspirations to create the third book in the "Best of Christmas with Martha Stewart Living" series. Like its predecessor, Decorating for the Holidays, Giving for the Holidays focuses on a specific aspect of the season's cheer; this time it is the ritual of exchanging presents. Divided into three sections: Christmas Keepsakes, Gifts for One or Many, and Cards and Wrappings, this volume offers over fifty projects that will keep readers from scouring the mall on Christmas Eve. Along with beautiful step-by-step color photographs, Giving for the Holidays includes easy-to-follow instructions for making inventive decorations, holiday party favors, wreaths, table decorations, stockings, gorgeous wrappings, elegant handmade cards and tags, gift pouches, and many delicious treats from the kitchen, including crackers, jams, ice-box cookies, nut candies, and weekend food baskets. An extensive resource guide completes the volume and sets readers on the path to creating cherishables year after year.