A Greener Christmas

by Sheherazade Goldsmith

Book Overview

Following in the vein of her highly regarded A Slice of Organic Life, Goldsmith's work is a guide to creating an environmentally minded Christmas. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756656478
• ISBN13: 9780756656478
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Yay, a new approach to Christmas!

I was so pleased to come across this book at the public library, that I had my son purchase it for me for my birthday which happens to be in early December. I find the book filled with wonderful, doable craft ideas as well as useful suggestions for recycling and new recipes. The only less than favorable comment I would make is that the recipes feel "incomplete". Somehow, the details of how high to preheat your oven, or even the cooking time is not clear or given at all. But my overall response if very positive, and I would recommend this book!

Love, love, love this book

I'm not really a crafty type of person, I actually have several more thumbs than necessary! But the easy crafts in this book and the terrific directions and easy to find and afford supplies for them make crafting for Christmas a real treat. I had previously taken this book out of the local library several times, then seeing that it was coming out in paperback decided that I really needed my own copy! Great book!

Some interesting projects here

I liked this book primarily for the beautiful photos and inspirational sidebars, but I did find a few items that I had time to make for the very busy and hectic 2008 Christmas season. I tried the rosemary nuts, they were delicious. Make sure to cool them completely, and preferably don't eat them until the next day. These are delicious, and very different from the usual spiced pecans that everyone makes. They look lovely when put into cellophane bags and tied with a ribbon. I also made the felt ornaments (stockings, trees, etc). I didn't use the patterns in the back but just cut mine freehand. One thing that didn't work out at all from this book was the stained glass cookies. The advice to cook the cookies on buttered wax paper resulted in the paper sticking hard and fast to the candy part of the cookie. This was an abject failure. The dough was pretty good though, and I ended up decorating and eating the mini-cutout shapes (that I had baked along with the stained glass cookies) by themselves.

Great Book

I really love this book. It's an absolutely beautiful book with gorgeous, homey photographs and wonderful ideas for gifts to make including Christmas ornaments, plant clippings, recipes (mulled wine, and preserved lemons are two of my favorite ideas), cards, fabric boxes, sachets and fabric pots... I am using this book to teach my children to make the gifts that they give. This book will provide them with beautiful gift ideas for years.

great book

I got the book, because I was trying to find a book. That could show and tell you to have a more greener christmas with out polluting the world. Great recipe and craft's. Worth every penny!!!! I had great luck with all the recipe. If you want a more greener christmas, buy the book. Enjoy the holday's with out going broke.