I have decided in celebration of Christmas in July, I will be sharing with you some of my Christmas Inspiration!
I have many Christmas books including the entire series called The Spirit of Christmas by Leisure Arts.
This series ran from 1987 to 2003 with a new book published every year.
I bought mine on Ebay.
I did share these books on this blog back in 2012 but I have decided to share them again because I LOVE them and I think that even though they are older, you can find inspiration in them!!
I do apologize for the photos because they are from 2012 and were taken with a different camera than I have now but I did not feel like taking the photos over again!!
Each book is divided into 3 sections:
The Sights of Christmas- Decorations
The Sharing of Christmas- Gifts
The Tastes of Christmas- Recipes
These books feature everything you can make by yourself from Decorations to Gifts to Recipes for Cookies, Brunches, Parties and Dinners!!
I am going to be sharing the decorating ideas from these books starting with the first 4 books.......
The Spirit of Christmas , Book One 1987
You will see several decorating themes and great transformations. The books contain directions for everything!
A Beary Merry Christmas
Christmas on the Prairie
A Natural Celebration
Romance and Rose
Among the Pines and Vines
Reflections of the Holidays
The Spirit of Christmas, Book Two 1988
A Soft Country Christmas
Christmas in the North Woods
Just For Kids
Angels Descending
An American Christmas
Golden Classics
And this cute Tree.....
The Spirit of Christmas Book Three 1989
The Night Before Christmas
An English Cottage Christmas
Times Not Forgotten
A Sweet Noel
A Splendid Holiday
The Birds of Christmas
The Spirit of Christmas Book 4 1990
Winter Wonderland
A Wee Merry Christmas
A Christmas Homecoming
A Southwest Celebration
Romancing Christmas
Country Holiday
A Great Gift Idea
These books also have some beautiful vintage graphics.....
Here are a few of them from Books 1-4......
I hoped you enjoyed this little peak into The Spirit of Christmas Books......
Next Wednesday, I will be sharing Books 5-8!!
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