The Christmas season is a magical time of year - a time to create lasting memories of love, laughter, and friendship. Now you can turn to Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Inspirations for tempting recipes and creative decorating and crafting projects to make and share during this cherished season.

Consider the possibilities:

• Dress your home in holiday finery with festive slipcovers, pillows, rugs, and window scarves.
• Learn to make informal and formal displays for your entrance, sideboard, mantel, or side table.
• Arrange a magical glow of lights on an artificial or freshly cut tree.
• Make ornaments to hang on your tree or to give to friends and neighbors.
• Create unique indoor and outdoor wreaths using easy-to-find materials.
• Curl up by the fire and read a favorite family story after a supper of Minestrone or Nacho Cheese and Corn Chowder.
• Spend an afternoon baking and decorating an edible neighborhood of cookie house fronts.
• Pair wines and cheeses and invite friends over for a fun, informal gathering.
• Plan a holiday party - a formal sit-down dinner or a casual buffet.
• Brush up on the basics of buying, thawing, and cooking a holiday turkey.
• Delight loved ones with gifts from the kitchen such as Buttery Cashew Brittle, Cookies-in-a-Jar, or Pear-Cranberry Conserve.
• Show affection for those on your list by making them a gift such as a Christmas Memory Tray, a Recipe Box, or Aromatic Bath Oils.
• Involve your kids in crafting for the holidays with cards, gifts, ornaments, and projects you can make together.

Let Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Inspirations be your guide this holiday season. Packed with tempting recipes and simple ideas for decorating and crafting, this book is your ultimate resource for the holidays. As you prepare for this year's season of celebration, Holiday Inspirations will help you add excitement and joy to your annual traditions.

Holiday Inspirations features:

• Inspired ideas for celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's
• More than 200 decorating and crafting projects, each with easy-to-follow directions
• Simple instructions for impressive make-it-yourself gifts and creative ways to wrap them
• Dozens of festive table decorating ideas and time-saving party-planning tips
• More than 100 enticing recipes, all tested and approved by the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen
• Fun and easy ornaments, cards, and treats from the kitchen to make with kids