Some say it’s therapeutic. Some say it’s creative. Some say it’s relaxing, a social outlet or even an antidote to PTSD.

Learn how to make a wood bead ornament that looks beautiful on your Christmas tree! You can make this holiday craft in four simple steps. Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never made ...

“I’m someone who enjoys carving wood and giving it away, which is what we do at Christmas.” Anyway, he said, it’s rare to make a living as a wood carver in this country — too time consuming.

Like some sports shirt-wearing elf, McVety is particularly busy at Christmas time, though he carves ornaments throughout the year. “I’ve made over 200 that I’ve given away, and we keep ...

It is Christmas Day and, if life goes as expected, Robert and Janet Dravis will wake up as they always do and make their way to the living room, taking in another look at their Christmas tree ...

PALM CITY, Fla. — It's a Christmas tradition like no other. Jim Phelps, an expert woodworker, makes wooden Christmas ornaments. Phelps and his wife, LaVerne Phelps, have a 12-foot Christmas tree ...

Chuck Adams looks past the branches of the 7-foot Christmas tree in his living room and directly at every cut and stroke of the more than 170 hand-carved ornaments on them. Adams can tell you ...

A Southern California native went looking for an old-fashioned Christmas. She found it in the “Christmas ornament town” of Seiffen, tucked in Germany’s Ore Mountains.

Each of the ornaments is handcrafted by Steph Brown with the help of her family through the newly formed Kingston Causeway Co. In the months leading up to Christmas, the sounds of a saw, file and ...