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CHRISTMAS 2009 SOURCE GUIDE
	A Lifetime of Tradition Christmas at the Malmberg house—the only saltbox in Rockford, Illinois—melds antique cotton ornaments with special childhood memories.
	Christmas in the North Woods Eight feet of snow is not enough to keep the Scharls’ wilderness home from hosting friends and family for a handmade holiday get-together.
	A Tale of Two Nations The Wolcotts held hopes that their early-19th-Century home would help bring two nations together—native and European. The home, now a museum, celebrates the holiday and promise of peace each year.
	Spirits of the Season Our colonial ancestors saved their most expensive and exotic ingredients for holiday entertaining, adding a liberal dose of spirits (the alcoholic kind) to every course from appetizer to dessert.
	A Sweet Sampling Make a holiday gift box with a sampling of old-time desserts we’ve drawn from period receipts.
	Hook a Holiday Pillow (or Two) Even if you’ve never picked up a hook, you can make these diminutive pillows with traditional motifs in a few evenings.
	A Common Linen Doll With some linen scraps and a few hours, colonial mothers could create this small doll to entertain their young ones. So can you.
	Build a Tape Loom We’ve updated this old favorite that’s easy for woodworkers to make and a joy for weavers to use. Make it as a gift—or use it to make gifts!
	Cut a Christmas Tree This simple scherenschnitte* project can brighten a tree or a tabletop and makes a fun project to share with children or grandchildren.*