An Old-Fashioned Christmas

To Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas

Try These Crafts and Holiday Ideas

Little House on the Prairie Crafts Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder | Suite101.com

Crafty ideas for younger and older homeschoolers, based on the Little House series. Fun as stand-alone projects or as part of a Laura Ingalls Wilder topic study.


Christmas Eve by YesterdayCafe

A 1930s Christmas

Gail Lee Martin writes about celebrating Christmas in the 1930s in her book, My Flint Hills Childhood: Growing Up in 1930s Kansas. Read the excerpt in the link below and go to the second link to preview portions of the book. This 85 year old lady has some wonderful homespun memories of life and holidays during the Great Depression.
My Flint Hills Childhood by Gail Lee Martin | Make Your Own Book

Book Excerpt: "Cranberries, Popcorn And Silver Stars"

Enjoy these 1930s memories. You could even try duplicating some of the decorations from that period, following her directions.

Preview the Book (My Flint Hills Childhood) Here (or click on the preview above)

A childhood on the Kansas prairies in the 1930s springs vividly to life in the detailed memories of Gail Martin. Her simple accounts of long ago school days, celebrations and family life are a treasure. Travel back in time to life in the Flint Hills during the Great Depression and the time leading up to World War II.
The memories include her father's work in the oil field, trips to town in the family's Model A, raising her pet badger, fishing on the Cottonwood River, and wearing dresses made from feed sack material.
The book also explores her family's role in early Kansas history with details of covered wagons, homesteading, the Civil War and fledgling industries. These range from Tyro to Teterville to Eureka.

Some Old-Fashioned Christmas Recipes

Kitchen - A 1930's Kitchen by suburbanscenes

Old Fashioned Candy Secrets and Recipes

If you love old fashioned candy, why not try making some yourself. These candymaking secrets, recipes and techniques come straight from the original antique

Christmas Plum Pudding and Figgy Pudding Recipes

An old English Victorian tradition, steamed plum and figgy pudding right out of a Dickens novel. Here are the authentic recipes straight out of vintage and

Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas

A 68 page e-book

Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas, Decorating & Tips

This 68 page eBook is packed with fresh ideas for anyone who loves Christmas, making gifts, decorating their home and saving money. Co-authored by eHowers, Shirley Philbrick and Pam Irie, (Shirley from Maine and Pam in Hawaii) representing the furthest U.S. states East and West.

They have never met but their styles are complimentary. What developed between them resulted in Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas, Decorating & Tips - All Under $15. The reason behind this eBook%u2026.well, they share an "off-the-beaten-path" outlook towards life and live it with a certain style that is often eclectic and makes use of unusual and recycled materials or those found in nature. It seemed a natural progression for their mutual interests.

How the eBook came to be is yet another story. Shirley's daughter, a young college student, sustained a devastating leg injury in an automobile accident in September 2009 which brought the ebook production to a temporary halt. Inspired by Shirley's daughter's courage in pushing forward with her life and facing her fears head on, we fast forward four weeks later to a finished product. It is with hope this book will prove as inspirational to you as a young woman's courage is to the authors. Please note: 100% of the proceeds from this e-book go towards ongoing medical expenses for Shirley's daughter. For more info, check out Shirley's blog.

Have a Merry Little Christmas

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