December 1940
Pago 9
CHR.ISTMAS DECORATIONS EASILY MADE
For the door a num-
'^*\\ber of silver bells
f)or balls arranged
""/le^agtiiwise on a bough
of cedar and tied with
a bow of red ribbon
gives a note of wel
come and cheer to guests.
Small holly boughs with leaves
tipped in silver paint and placed
in an arch around each window of
a room set it off.
Sweet gum balls painted in sil
ver and gold make attractive tree
decorations.
Make a marshmallow Santa ^Claus
to decorate Christmas tables.V/ith
the aid of wet toothpicks stick
marshmallows ©nto bright red
apples for the head, arms, and
feet. Use a slice of candied
cherry for the mouth and v/hole
cloves for the ©yes and buttons.
Make his whiskers with a bit cf
marshmallow and top his beard with
a candied cherry.
Let the center decoration for
your living room be a mirror over
the mantle flashing out to all the
message of Merry Christmas painted
thereon with silver polish.
Pine burrs painted in gold, sil
ver, red, and groan and pile d
'mound-faShion in a colorful plate
-or platter make a beautiful table
decoration, lasting through out
the holidays'. Some of those bwrs
will make good candle sticks for
your Christmas candles.
Arrange in a shallov/ bowl an in
door garden made of mos3o,s, ber —
ries, and tiny green plants.
Take branches of small trees and
dip them in cold starch. ?u.t them
into a bag in which a box of arti
ficial snow has been emptied and
then shako, Romovo and place in
flower bowls. P-od berries stuck
on the ends of the branches add a
festive tough.
Branches of small trees sprayed
with aluminium paint and sliarp ends
rdo-aDratod with gum drops make a
bright note in any dark spot.
Using a clothes hanger
for the frame, make a
wreath to take to the co-
metory or to hang over
the door.
Gather running moss or
small limbs of cedar
trees to weave around the rad^hold—
ing fast by thread. After onotajg'ii
green has been added, decorate witli
anything you think suitable,A largo
red' candle in the middle is a sug—
gested idea or a large red bov/ tank
ing from the wreath.
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