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A greener Christmas / editor-in-chief, Sheherazade Goldsmith.

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New York : DK Pub., 2008.

1st American ed.

9780756636937 (hbk.) :

Introduction -- Welcome (Make a dried leaf wreath -- Grow a winter garden -- Farbric garland -- Make a wood fire -- Scent a room -- Grow a mistletoe shrub -- Edible bird decorations) -- Christmas tree (Buy and recycle a real tree -- Christmas tree in a pot -- Use energy-efficient lights -- Christmas tree star -- Cinnamon spice bundles -- Make Christmas lanterns -- Spiced orange decorations -- Doll pin tree angel -- A flock of festive birds -- Recycled paper decorations -- Scented fabric hearts -- Fabric candy cane cones -- Iced cookie decorations -- Nougat sweets) -- Giving (Advent calendar sacks -- Stocking Advent calendar -- Plant cuttings -- Christmas stocking -- Seaside foot scrub -- Decorated photo album -- Give eco gifts -- Fabric notebook -- Shrunken wool pots -- Hot-water bottle cover -- Natural Christmas cards -- Make flavored oils -- Chocolate brownies -- Willow wigwam -- Fruit jam -- Pear chutney -- Recycled paper cards -- Herbal tea sachets -- Sew a glove purse -- Fabric Christmas cards -- Dried herb sachets -- Glossy lip balm -- Moth-repellent sachets -- Make flavored alcohol -- Chicken doorstop -- Make a vintage fabric box -- Relaxing bath oil -- Forage for chestnuts -- Cotton bag -- Mulled-wine kit -- Potted bulbs -- Sew a pair of felt slippers -- Wrap gifts creatively -- Recycled gift wrapping -- Decorate gifts) -- Table (Natural candleholders -- Glass jar candleholders -- Vintage fabric placemats -- Edible place-name cards -- Pear place-name holders -- Evergreen centerpiece -- Use organic table linen -- Play traditional games) -- Food (Walnut bread -- Focaccia bread -- Bread animals -- Mince pies -- Vanilla cookies -- Prepare Christmas drinks -- Christmas cake -- Choose seasonal foods -- Pickle vegetables -- Source your food locally -- Shortbread cookies -- Marshmallow sweets -- Stollen -- Honey-roast ham -- Spiced nuts -- Make mulled drinks -- Choose a Christmas bird -- Roast a bird -- Cranberry jelly -- Make a stuffing -- Chocolate log -- Bake a ginger cake -- Mini panettone -- Reuse your leftovers -- Sachertorte -- Preserved lemons -- Chocolate brittle -- Plum pudding -- Compost kitchen waste -- Dried fruit snacks) -- Templates.

Includes how-to information.

352 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Cover subtitle: Discover a simpler, greener Christmas : hand-crafted gifts and cards ; natural decorations ; traditional recipes.

Includes index.

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