Inside the Holiday Issue

Although I find it sad to say good-bye to my flower gardens after the frost, the anticipation of the upcoming holiday season keeps my spirits high. My holiday garden creativity turns to the wooded areas near my home for inspiration. There are so many textures and colors available in evergreens, berry branches, moss, and pinecones to use in my outdoor flower boxes and clay pots. By filling these containers with different types of greenery, my outdoor gardening continues through the fall and winter holidays.

Create & Decorate’s Special 2008 Holiday Issue is packed with charming projects and ideas to transition your home décor through Halloween, Thanksgiving and the much anticipated winter festivities. We have divided the issue into Harvest and Holiday Collections, and offer many inspirational photographs with decorating ideas. Within the harvest projects you will find an autumn favorite in the stitched Raggedy Scarecrow, created by Denise White. There is a collection of miniature pumpkins to create in our Clay Pumpkin Patch that new designer, Charlaine Bobbert, is eager to share with you. Flipping the pages over to our Holiday Collection, you will discover repurposed clay garden pots in Clay Pot Santas, designed by Kathy Wegner. Enjoy a very special tour through a country store in a new feature article named Shops Along the Way.

Whether you are eager to decorate your home in a festive manner for the season, or are ready to stitch and paint gifts for Christmas, this issue is bursting with imaginative ways to accomplish your holiday ambitions!

Beverly Hotz
Editor