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The Citizen, 1994-11-23, Page 11THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1994. PAGE 11. Area decorators give ideas to deck your halls The decorative touch Shirley Wheeler of Wheels Decorating outside Brussels says that grapevine wreaths can be beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. A personal decorative favourite for large wreaths are doves. By Bonnie Gropp Deck the halls with boughs of holly... ... and lights and bows and beads too. Decorating a home at Christmas time is as much a part of the festive season as egg nog. Whether trim­ ming the interior or wrapping the outside in Christmas cheer personal style should combine with tradition to make your home unique with its own holiday warmth and colour. Though there's no rule to follow, three local decorators agree that simple is usually best. "Some peo­ ple do overdo," says Shirley Wheeler of Wheels Decorating, RR5, Brussels. "Though I do deco­ rate my entire house for Christmas, Christmas colour Wall trees are an excellent solution for putting the festive touch to a small room. Deanna Snell of Christmas and Country suggests to begin putting the decorative touch on your tree, start with ribbon and proceed from there. Keith Johnston it doesn't get too elaborate. Person­ ally I think that simple is better." Like Shirley, Deanna Snell of Christmas and Country in Blyth admits to decking out her entire house for Christmas, but says she keeps it minimal. "A few nicely done pieces are belter in each room than a lot in any particular spot," she says. Tamara Weber, whose exterior decorations of her Little Village Floral Crafts in Londesboro have gotten a lot of attention, says she prefers "classy" decorations. "I don’t like the plastic snowmen and Santas, personally. I think you can do a lot with lights and ribbons." Though each of these specialists go all out for Christmas, that is where the similarities end. Shirley prefers the traditional Christmas colours of red and green in her decorating theme, while Deanna has a different colour scheme for each room. Her tree, Shirley decorates in clear lights and tiny poinsettias, which can be purchased at any craft store. "I think it's very effective," she says. Though the poinsettias come in a variety of colours, Shirley sticks to red. "The others look nice, but it's just not Christmas for me," she said adding that popu­ lar colours this year are burgundy and green. For garlands she uses artificial green with lights tied in. For centrepieces she likes candle rings, which can be made by using an evergreen garland (which also can be purchased at floral or craft shops) then bqnd it to make a circle the size of the candle or holder. Use beads, ribbons or other acces­ sories to decorate. "The secret for placing them on the wreath is to equalize them, making sure they balance on each side." Also, Shirley says that groupings in odd numbers are the most attractive. Another favourite way to deco­ rate evergreen is with velvet, which Thank You To the electors of Morris Township. Your Support is greatly appreciated. Shirley says she has a particular preference for. She also likes pine cones, that have been sprayed with colour, or for larger wreaths doves. In addition to decorating three Christmas trees, one in the living room, one in the family room and a wall tree in the foyer, each in a dif­ ferent colour theme. Deanna also adorns her stairways and doorways in the festive spirit. Some of the popular colours this year for decorating are gold, faux crystals and old ivory which is more of a copper tone, she says. Deanna prefers artificial trees. "Everyone is so busy these days towards Christmas that Lhe artificial ones allow for you to get that part of the holiday season organized early." To do a decorator tree, she says, "start with lhe colour of ribbon you want then build accessories around it." She recommends the wire rib­ bons which keep their shape and bounce back. Angels and Santas are still the most popular tree top, while small white lights are the favourites. For those who want to have the decorator look for their tree, but still have a lot of keepsake orna­ ments, she recommends two trees, one for lhe old and one for the new. Once the tree is completed, Deanna recommends adding two or three complement pieces, such as a side arrangement, small tree, swag, a popular item these days, or a wreath. "And don't forget the fresh flow­ ers. They make a beautiful Christ­ mas centrepiece." With two stores to tend to, Tama­ ra Weber says lack of time keeps her from spending much time deco­ rating inside, but the people driving past her home are always in for a treat. Each year the exterior of her Londesboro residence is lit up in a different theme from the previous one. For the past few years her efforts have been rewarded as the people's choice for the Light -up Londesboro contest. By using a colour theme, she rotates on a three-year basis so she can re-use many items. The first year she used red lights around the house and coloured minis in the shrubs, which also had red velvet bows, and around lhe windows. In the windows she had halfmoon swags with red bows and white minis. Around the door she used artificial garlands with coloured minis, red poinsettias and red bows and ribbon. Last year her Santa theme allowed her to use the same red lights around the house, while around the windows she placed white minis. Inside lhe windows she used giant candy canes, made out of styrofoam and ribbons, and in lhe bay windows there was an animated Mr. and Mrs. Santa and a tree of candy canes and Santa face lights. Around the door she put green garland with red plastic ribbon and white candy canes, which she also used in lhe shrubs along with candy canes. Sitting on lhe inside ledges of lhe windows were sluffed animals. This year she is planning on a red and gold theme. The garlands and bows withstand the elements quite well, Tamara says and can be re-used the next year. "I just take them down and lay them out in lhe basement to thaw before folding them up to pack them away." If not wanting to put holes in your walls or doors limits your dec­ orating, Tamara recommends using over the door hangers for wreaths or clear packing tape run over lights. To hang things in windows she suggests fish line and nylon tape to hold it in place. Where to begin is entirely up to the individual taste, she says, but the "easiest way is with lights, bows and a theme. Slop and find a theme. Plan it and you will find the cost of decorating significantly less expensive than you expected." Shirley agrees. "It doesn't have to be costly to decorate. Especially if you use simple things." NOMINATIONS POLICE VILLAGE OF AUBURN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the Municipal Electors of the Police Village of Auburn that nominations may be filed in the Office of the West Wawanosh Township Clerk for the office of: THREE POLICE VILLAGE TRUSTEES between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Nomination Day, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1994 but nothing in Section 38 of The Municipal Elections Act prevents a person filing a nomination paper with the clerk during normal office hours during the period from Tuesday to Thursday immediately preceding nomination day. Every person who proposes to be a candidate for the above offices must file a NOTICE OF REGISTRATION with the township of clerk no later than Nomination Day. Registration and Nomination forms and full particulars of the procedures to be followed may be obtained from the undersigned during normal office hours. Where the number of candidates for an office Is not sufficient to fill the vacancies, on the Wednesday following nomination day, DECEMBER 7th, 1994, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the clerk may receive and certify additional nominations. Joan Armstrong, Returning Officer.