SHARING CHRISTMAS

Buying a box of fifteen German kugels started Beverly Weir-Longacre on a collection of holiday ornaments that now numbers about 3,000.

Jeanmarie Andrews

HUNTING FOR ANTIQUE CHRISTMAS

Beth Karp melds her passions for collecting antique dolls and Christmas ornaments into charming holiday vignettes for every room of her house.

Gregory LeFever

A WHIMSICAL CHRISTMAS

Devils, frogs, and other charming creatures decorate mantels, tables, and trees in the Steely family home.

EAL Staff

CREEPY CHRISTMAS

Despite his hoofs, horns, and chains, Krampus captured the attention of seven-year-old Chloe Steely and led her to collect Santa’s evil alter-ego ever since.

Erin N. Ilic

A DELIGHTFUL PLACE

When the Wild West started at the Ohio River, Benjamin Henry Latrobe designed a mansion for Thomas Worthington on a hilltop overlooking civilization’s edge.

Jeanmarie Andrews

HOLIDAY DIRECTORY OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN CRAFTS

The top-rated holiday objects by today’s traditional artisans add a festive note to the recently restored rooms of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe, Ohio.

SILENT NIGHT

Two young voices accompanied by a lone guitar transformed a simple poem into one of the world’s best-loved Christmas songs.

BOUNTIFUL GIFT BASKETS

Loading up a goody basket to share with family and friends is a simple, satisfying, and scrumptious way to share a homemade Christmas.

EPICUREAN ELEGANCE

You can create a stunning centerpiece for your holiday table with some fresh greens and sugared fruits swirled around a conical frame.

BUILD A FIVE-BOARD BENCH

Among the oldest and most functional of furniture, the simple bench served colonists for seating and working—and makes an easy holiday gift project.

MITTENS TO WARD OFF WINTER

Plimoth Plantation shares a knitting pattern for the type of hand-warmers the earliest settlers brought with them to America’s shores.

REDWARE ORNAMENTS FROM GINGERBREAD

We borrowed patterns from redware plates found in museums to decorate these gingerbread ornaments for tummy and tree.