better homes and gardens magazine december 2017

December 2017

Better Homes & Gardens December 2017 Magazine Cover

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FLORIDA'S BEST CITRUS

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WHAT'S TRENDING ON BHG.COM

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BHGFIRSTS

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Win $10,000

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IN THE SPIRIT

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BH&G INSIDER

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FOR ANYONE

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FOR YOUR BFF

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FOR KIDS

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FOR AVID HOBBYISTS

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JEWEL TONE Christmas

At Jennifer Griffin's home in an Oklahoma City suburb, Christmas looks like a great big party the moment you step inside. Collages of paper rosettes and stars brighten the foyer, and mini villages and forests spring up on bookshelves.

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THROW A HOLIDAY PARTY

The season's new mantra is fuss-free and festive. Our guide helps you make your first holiday cocktail party so much fun that it will become an annual event.

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INTO THE WOODS

A photographer captures the view outside her window by bringing the greens, whites, and browns of nature inside for the holiday.

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i did it!

What began as a father-to-be gift one Christmas has become a treasured multigenerational tradition-- 41 years and counting.

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Winter GREENS

Don't put away your garden gear yet. There's no time off for containers when you use fresh evergreen ideas for porches and patios.

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Tasteful gifts

We've rounded up some of our favorite 2017 releases in hopes that one of these wrapped with a bow will inspire a few dinner party invites in 2018.

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FLOCKED IS BACK

Everything vintage is new again. Snowy white trees were all over our pages in the '50s and '60s, and we're embracing the look again thanks to a new crop of preflocked faux (but realistic-looking) trees. Paired with vintage-inspired pastel ornaments, the look is straight out of a midcentury winter wonderland.

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1994 STOCKING UP

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HANDMADE WRAPS & TOPPERS

We dipped into our archives for easy wrapping ideas that combine a modern graphic look with the charm of something you make yourself.

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SPICED COOKIE COTTAGE

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GINGERBREAD HOUSES

GINGERBREAD HOUSES ON OUR PAGES HAVE BEEN INSPIRING FAMILY PROJECTS SINCE THE '30S. SKIP THE PREFAB KIT THIS YEAR AND BAKE OUR COTTAGE BLUEPRINT, THEN GATHER YOUR CREW TO DECORATE. IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME.

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FIT TO TRIM

Handmade ornaments are nostalgia bearers: Unpacking them each year is like discovering pieces of holiday history. We've remade a few favorites from Christmases past to bring delight to Christmases future.

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BOXWOOD SQUARED

Natural adornments have often appeared on our wreaths-- pinecones, fruits, nuts-- and became especially popular in the 1970s. This update pairs a crisp, graphic square base of finely textured boxwood with four options.

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1964 SAY IT WITH STYLE

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1955 BIG SHOWY BOWS

"Bright, full-blown bows perk up the plainest packages to something special," we declared when we debuted the Magic Bow in 1955. Back then we used shiny paper ribbon; today it's douppioni silk. But the technique and the wow factor are the same. Learn how to make it, opposite.

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