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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-12-20, Page 4Pew 4a,biclbsow Sentinel, WedemedaY, December 201 1978 Yuletide wreathsto maA.e Holly and berries make traditional yule- tide wreaths, but handmade yuletide decora- tions go a long way toward making the holidays more joyous. Decorate wreaths with fruit and nuts for a natural look, with ribbons and balls for elegance, or work with fabric flowers, spices, even yarn dolls, and Christmas tree ornaments. Many of the necessary materials are available locally at ' Flora's Flowers in Teeswater, including artificial fruit, berry clusters, chestnuts and acorns, styrofoam bases for wreaths, floral picks, 20 -gauge wire and ribbon bows. A touch of outdoors, pine cones are cut into flower shapes and combined with walnuts and filberts. Berries,: bows, and streamers dress the pine cone -nut wreath in its holiday best. With sharp clippers, cut off the two lowest layers from each pine cone to make a `flower''. Spray both pieces with clear glaze. Wrap 12" piece of wire around the bases and wire them to wreath. Also wire the cone tips to wreath, leaving an open area for bow. With ice pick or sharp skewer, punch two small holes at opposite sides of the nuts near the .bases. Through the holes insert a 6" piece of wire. Wire nuts to wreath. Make bows from the narrow ribbon and wire them to the wreath among the nuts. Wire holly clusters to wreath. Make large triple bow from the wide ribbon and wire it to the wreath with a pine cone at center. Hang a wreath on the front door, or add a warm touch to your decorating, by using a wreath in your home. Pomegranates, green grapes, dried mushrooms and yellow pears arenestled on a wreath covered with cedar, spruce and baby's breath. The warm colours of the fruit stand out against the deep greens of the wreath. Cover a straw wreath running .cedar (with blue berries) and spruce. Tuck in sprays of oe • n the hush of this beautiful season we greet each other in the warmth of lasting friendship. As we renew the bonds of our happy relationship, we send thanks from our house to yours. dried baby's breath. With floral picks attach. pomegranates and yellow pears to wreath. With wire attach green grapes, dried mushrooms and ribbon bows. Colourful yarn dolls dance around this amusing wreath, made from rug yarn. A large tassle is a change from the traditional bow. Cover a straw wreath with rug yarn in two shades of green, holding the strands in place with upholstery pins. Pin a circle of 2" yarn dolls or other small toys around the wreath. Hang a large yarn tassel inside the wreath. The Horn of Plenty wreath is a special holiday symbol. Limes, Lemons, apples, and pineapple halves complement the simplicity of this fresh boxwood wreath. With floral picks attach lemons, limes and apples to upper part of a boxwood wreath. Cut a pineapple in half lengthwise, dip the cut side in paraffin and attach with floral picks, leaves outward,. to the bottom of the wreath. Add sortie Smaller fruit around the pineapple and wire red berry clusters among,the fruits. -Welcome neighbourhood children to your door with this toyland wreath. Its decorated with toy ornaments and dime -store package ties. - Wind 2" -wide velvet ribbon around a straw wreath, leaving alternate strips of straw showing. Fasten ribbon ends with T -pins. Wire small felt tree ornaments and elf package ties to the wreath. A variety of pine cones and pine rosettes is backed by a circle of magnolia leaves. Cut pine cones to make a variety of "flowers". Spray them with clear g1a2e and wire them to a straw wreath. Wire magnolia leaves around outside of wreath and clusters of holly berries among the pine cones. Tie bows from red ribbon and wire to wreath. Pine wreath can be decked out with purple and green grapes, lemons, pears, limes, apples, clusters of nuts, and pine cones. A Swedish or Swiss musical. toy can center a spruce wreath trimmed with , sprigs of boxwood, artificial apples and cherries. A green bow can add the final touch. A permanent wreath of pine cones, acorns and nuts, painted green . andglued to a plywood circle, can be freshened up each year with pyracantha berries, artificial fruit and a new bow. co H. & B. DISCOUNT Barb and Harold Londry "Bird's nest" wreath gives the feeling of a country Christmas. It's fashioned of grape vines tied together and trinimed with ribbon bows and lady apples. A lovely indoor wreath can be created entirely of dried flowers, thickly inserted into a straw wreath wrapped with green floral tape. Christmas comes but once a year but a fragrant spice wreath can be enjoyed year-round. Kitchen -shelf spices make for an -aromatic -indoor -decoration. Sheet -moss --is - glued to a styrofoam ring. Bunches of Artemesia (air-dried) are wrapped on picks and inserted in Styrofoam. The same is done with parsley, dill and basil. The lower edges of bay leaves, are glued in clusters to the wreath. Tansy and yarrow stems are dipped in white glue then pushed into the wreath. The pointed end of a pick is inserted into each nutmeg and added to the wreath. Small bows, wired to picks can be inserted. in the wreath and a triple bow can be wired to the base of the wreath. The fun wreath can also be decorated with bagels, ears of Indian corn for a variation. A wreath for double doors can be made with two crescents of Scotch pine and cedar, trimmed with pine cones and rosettes, cotton balls, dried chinaberries and sprays. of wheat. Basil, parsley and dill were dried in silica gel for four days topreserve their colour, _ form and frangrance. To give a straw wreath stability, tape a wire ring (a bent coat hanger works fine) to the back of the wreath. Wind the tape right around both ring and wreath to hold them together securely. To make dried baby's breath fluffier and whiter, dip the blossoms in very hot water for about three minutes. Shake off the water and let dry before inserting in wreath.