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Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen PA

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For Immediate Release | September 2011

“Delicious Christmas Decorations at Historic Houses and Your Home”

Table top expert, Patricia Hart McMillan, showcases how to dry your own fruits and greenery and  make wreaths, garlands, and swags in this fabulous keepsake of festive Christmas decorations for your home.

Atglen P.A. — Gain inspiration as well as tips for caring, keeping and replacing, authentic decorative arrangements made with fresh, dried, and preserved fruits and greenery. Taking inspiration from the wonderful decorations of fruits and greens from Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia and other historic house museums, one can gather essential details for creating vivid decorations of your own for exteriors, entryways, consoles, mantels, bedrooms, dining rooms, and kitchens.  Beautiful color photograph in this book, bring inspiration for creating your own colorful decorations.  Instructions for drying your own fruits are included as well as sources and tips for buying and caring for your faux botanicals.  This book is a wonderful addition for anyone who loves Christmas and the elegant historical decorations of the past as well as anyone who is interested in adding their own touch to Christmas decorating through DYI projects.

Patricia Hart McMillan is an interior designer and author as well as a tabletop expert.  In recent years, she has created centerpieces for Christmas tables on TV in Miami and Palm Beach.  Patricia has appeared on several national TV shows and has been quoted on HGTV website.   Pat’s interior designs have appeared in leading national and regional decorating magazines and in newspapers, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Parade.  This is her fourth book with Schiffer Publishing.

             Their book sells for $19.99 and can be purchased through the publisher at www.schifferbooks.com, your local bookseller, as well as various online retailers.

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. is based in Atglen, PA on the Schiffer Book Farm.  The company is known for publishing high quality Antique, Arts, Architecture, Lifestyle, and Military History books, as well as a successful line of children’s and ghost books.  Schiffer Publishing is always looking for people to write books on new and related subjects. If you have an idea for a book please contact them at info@schifferbooks.com.

INTERVIEWS AND REVIEW COPIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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