Keith Phelps celebrates the season by showing us how to create an authentic German Feather Tree. Get inspired by some beautiful themed trees for the holidays. Plus, get a peek at his latest creation ...

They can be small or tall. Real or not so real. Sedate or whimsical. Whatever their design, few things reflect on the holiday season as eloquently as a decorated Christmas tree. Children and adults ...

Here are some key moments in the evolution of the Christmas tree from “Christmas Past” by Robert Brenner (Schiffer Publishing, $24.95) and “Christmas Collectibles” by Margaret and Kenn Whitmyer ...

Dené Schaut hung up moccasins that belonged to her father, who died in 2016, as a holiday decoration this year. A decades-old German feather tree decorated with glass ornament reproductions, a ...

Decorating a live Christmas tree is a tradition that started in Germany in the early 1800s. White pine was the tree of choice, and almost every family cut a live tree each year. Some decorated with ...

There are a couple of types of Christmas trees that are worth snagging up if you manage to come across them at a thrift store or for the right price at a rummage sale or estate sale. Of the nostalgic ...

Jim Anderson’s 1901 Victorian cottage on Lower Swiss Avenue calls for an old-fashioned Christmas. His collection of antique European ornaments hanging from a rare German feather tree fits right in ...