Gift of Christmas Past: A Return to Victorian Tradition
Registered by 
elizardbreath
of Bella Vista, Arkansas USA on 2/17/2016
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
elizardbreath of Bella Vista, Arkansas USA on 2/17/2016 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
Requested from paperbackswap.com.
This was a fun and informative book full of tons of ideas for recreating an authentic Victorian Christmas in one's home. I found it very satisfying that the author was a self-taught housewife taken seriously enough in 1981 that her personal research qualified her to work with many publications and organizations related to her areas of interest. Try doing that without a degree nowadays, 21st century ladies! Feminism causes REgression...not progression.
Here are a few fun takeaways:
---The Wonder Ball gift was a neat idea where one winds yarn into a ball, enclosing several small gifts after so many wraps around, so that when the recipient gets the ball and begins using it, little gifts fall out as she knits.
---I thought it was interesting that they used gilded popcorn as trimming for wall hangings. That's extreme creativity and resourcefulness right there!
---I love the 1879 Christmas harp craft idea on page 33. Definitely going to have to do that one.
---What I thought were wreath balls hanging outside the florist's shop in Yorkshire (2015 trip) were actually kissing balls! Neat!
---The origin of the Putz house is Amish. I'm obsessed with Putz houses...and I'm obsessed with the Amish!
---I loved the description on page 85 about how to get roses to rebloom for just one day. Very awesome.
This is a special kind of book that I think is made less and less these days. I'm excited to have it in my collection and I'm sure I'll reference it many times in the future.
Here are a few fun takeaways:
---The Wonder Ball gift was a neat idea where one winds yarn into a ball, enclosing several small gifts after so many wraps around, so that when the recipient gets the ball and begins using it, little gifts fall out as she knits.
---I thought it was interesting that they used gilded popcorn as trimming for wall hangings. That's extreme creativity and resourcefulness right there!
---I love the 1879 Christmas harp craft idea on page 33. Definitely going to have to do that one.
---What I thought were wreath balls hanging outside the florist's shop in Yorkshire (2015 trip) were actually kissing balls! Neat!
---The origin of the Putz house is Amish. I'm obsessed with Putz houses...and I'm obsessed with the Amish!
---I loved the description on page 85 about how to get roses to rebloom for just one day. Very awesome.
This is a special kind of book that I think is made less and less these days. I'm excited to have it in my collection and I'm sure I'll reference it many times in the future.
To the finder of this book:
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I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing! :)
This book is gift, no strings attached, from me to you. You may keep it forever, pass it along to a friend, or release it into the wild to be found by someone else.
If you are new to BookCrossing, welcome! Enjoy the site, the book, and the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join us...it's free! If you do, please consider using me, elizardbreath, as your referring member. You can even remain anonymous if you wish!
I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing! :)
