{"id":21252,"date":"2022-07-26T09:09:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/?p=21252"},"modified":"2022-07-26T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:34:01","slug":"handcarved-christmas-40-beginner-friendly-projects-santa-ornaments-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcarvingillustrated.com\/handcarved-christmas-40-beginner-friendly-projects-santa-ornaments-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"Handcarved Christmas: 40 Beginner-Friendly Projects for Santa, Ornaments, Angels, &amp; More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">Handcarved Christmas: 40 Beginner-Friendly Projects for Santa, Ornaments, Angels, &amp; More!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cK382c\"><i>Handcarved Christmas from The Best of Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine, $19.99<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\">It&#8217;s never too early to start carving gifts for the holidays! <\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 787px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 373.594px\">This newly updated compilation carving book is packed with 40 classic, heartwarming projects from the archives of\u202f<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Woodcarving Illustrated<\/span>\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">40 holiday carving projects<\/span>,<\/strong> each a favorite from the archives of\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Woodcarving Illustrated<\/span>, and with a variety of skill levels for beginner, intermediate, and expert carvers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Step-by-step instructions<\/span>,<\/strong> coordinating color photography, insightful tips, and more<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Ready-to-use patterns<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>and festive projects including tree toppers, a candy dish, Christmas ornaments, Santa figurines, earrings, pencils, and more<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Contributions by<\/span>\u00a0today&#8217;s leading carving experts<\/strong>, including Shawn Cipa, Deborah Call, Don Dearolf, Janet Bolyard, Robert Biermann, Vicki Bishop, and others<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">Updated edition<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0features new projects from recent issues of\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Woodcarving Illustrated<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 416.406px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cK382c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21254 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcarving.zeeframes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Handcarved-Christmas-2nd-Edition-JPG-300x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"330\" 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