This is a nice instruction book by Better Homes And Gardens with a copyright of 1983. The book title is "Christmas Crafts To Make Ahead."

You will find many nice items to make ahead so that you will be ready when Christmas rolls around again...

This is a nice Christmas issue of Better Homes And Gardens from December 1974.

The magazine is full of nice recipes and Christmas decorating ideas. The article on making very intricate miniature doll furniture from coke cans was fascinating. You"ll be amazed by the detail of these pieces.

Instructions are included for some very unique gift wrapping ideas...

Let's go back to 1973 and take a look at all the great Christmas recipes and decorating ideas Better Homes And Gardens offered up that year. The theme of this issue is The Holiday Home.

The magazine shows many nice decorations with instructions included. The recipes for German Cinnamon Coffee Cake and Maple Sponge Candy sound wonderful. You"ll get these and other great-sounding recipes to make for your holiday season!

Advertisers were in full swing...

This is a very nice, colorful book on Patchwork and Quilting from Better Homes & Gardens. It has a copyright of 1977.

The book is full of ideas, patterns and instructions for quilts. There are many other nice ideas for patchwork curtains, pillows and other items.

The book is in excellent condition - inside and out. The interior is "like new" clean - no writing or dog-ears...

This entire issue of Better Homes & Gardens is dedicated to the Christmas Season. It is full of great ideas, instructions, and recipes to make for a festive holiday season.

Instructions are included for a number for very nice door and wall wreaths...

This is a nice book by Better Homes & Gardens titled "House Plants - New How-To for the Indoor Gardener." It was published by Meredith Press with a copyright of 1959.

The book is full of tips on how to keep your indoor plants alive - a skill I have not mastered. You"ll enjoy the many color and black & white pictures...

This is a very nice book published by Better Homes and Gardens titled Country Bazaar Crafts.  It has a copyright of 1986.

You will find some wonderful ideas for gifts and projects in this book complete with many pictures and full instructions.

Some of the projects include: Geese Pot Holders; Crocheted Potpourri Hearts; Embroidered Heart - Motif Boxes; Felt Halloween Masks - Cat, Rabbit and Owl; Cross Stitch Cards and Pictures; Crocheted Rocket Rug; 13" Rag Doll; and more....

This is a very nice soft cover book with a copyright of 1973. I am not a fisherman, but this seems to cover just about everything you would need to know for this sport.

There are many nice black and white illustrations showing how to do fly tying, techniques & strategies, fly fishing methods and more...

This little book is only 5" x 4", but is filled with a lot of Baseball facts. The illustrations are by Paul Frame. It has a copyright of 1979.

The first part of the book is called Gallery Of Stars. It has 71 pages with two pages for each Baseball star, giving their lifetime statistics and a one-page biography. Each has a nice black and white drawing of the player...

I plea ignorance when it comes to modern art! Having said that, this is a nice 1966 issue of Artforum Magazine that I am sure a real art lover can and will appreciate.

The cover is a painting my Henri Matisse titled "Interior". Nancy Marmer has a nice article titled "Matisse and the Strategy of Decoration". Fans of Peter Stroud will enjoy the interview by John Coplans.

Artwork from many galleries are shown in the magazine...

This is a nice soft cover booklet by Marie Kawai titled "Arranging Dried Flowers." The book was published by Faneuil Publishing, Inc. of New York, New York.

Miss Kawai took up the formal study of flower arranging in 1949 at the world-renowned 200 year old Koryu School in Tokyo, Japan. After six years, she became a licensed flower arranging teacher...

As a child, I could hardly wait for Saturday mornings to arrive. I was up very early so I could watch all of my favorite programs - Hop-Along Cassidy, The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, and, last but not least, The Cisco Kid.

If the Cisco Kid was your hero, then you will absolutely love this picture of him on the cover of this vintage Appaloosa News magazine. It is dated July 1964.

The magazine is full of news about Appaloosa horses...