In this Issue:
Welcome
Christmas Holiday Recipes
Write a Letter to Santa
The 12 Scriptures of Christmas
A Closet Full of Grannies(updating the Trunk)
New Patterns
Next Month
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Welcome to the December 2000 issue of Linda's Crafty Chronicles. Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah are almost upon us. By now most people are preparing for the upcoming holidays. No matter what you celebrate, keep the joyful holiday season in your heart.
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Christmas Holiday Recipes
Here are a few sites with some great recipes for the holidays:
My Holiday Place Christmas Recipes
Linda's Christmas Recipes
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Write a Letter to Santa
There are a lot of great sites where you can countdown the days to Christmas. The kids can even write a letter to Santa.
Here are a few of the sites I have found that are great.
Learn 2 Gift Wrap a Present - Mostly for the gift
wrapping adults.
North Pole for Kids
Santa Claus.com
Claus.com
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The 12 Scriptures of Christmas
Here is a link to a page I created counting down the days until Christmas using scriptures from the Bible. I hope that you
enjoy it and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season.
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A Closet Full of Grannies(Updating the Trunk)
I have gotten a big response to the granny squares ideas. Here is an update going from the trunk to the closet.
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New Patterns
I have a lot of patterns for this issue. Here is a list of the following:
Linda's Star Coaster with variations
Reindeer Pin
Christmas Lights Dishcloth and Potholder
Linda's Cluster Placemat
Christmas Star Fastener
Christmas Tree Fastener
Millennium Scallop Hotpad
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Next Month
New Patterns
New Year Traditions
More things I haven't even thought of yet!
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