The Original American Wheat Dolly

By Mary Lomen
224 pages
8-1/2” x 11”
Softbound
$19.95
ISBN 0-942323-15-7

There are step-by-step instructions for many wheat dolly projects including several beautiful Christmas ornaments. Illuminating the home with wheat dollies is a delightful age-old custom which has become a popular decorating motif in the United States. 

These beautiful, all-natural, hand-crafted ornaments have been used for countless centuries, and they are found in homes throughout the world. As living works of art they are especially esteemed by many Europeans, who traditionally decorate their homes with these symbols of health, happiness, and good fortune.

AUTHOR BIO: The author, Mary Lomen is a professional interior designer and originator of the much-published Dream House newspaper column. She holds a California State Teaching Credential and has taught decorating classes at Glendale College and Pasadena City College. 

In 1970, she founded her own decorating firm, Mary Lomen Interiors, and provides personal decorating services on both a large and small scale. Her clients are found in many areas throughout the country. Mrs. Lomen lives and works from her two homes, a renovated nineteenth century farm house in Wildrose, North Dakota and a Cape Cod cottage style home in the heart of Los Angeles, California. 

She lives with her husband, Halsten, known professionally as Hal Lomen, the popular recording musician of the ’40s and ’50s big band era. Mary was one of the many vocalists to sing and record with the Hal Lomen Orchestra on some 20 different labels including Tops Records. Today these 78 records are considered to be collector’s treasures.