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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-12-05, Page 62Page 14-- 4i:..,Tzrr Gitt Guide S Natural greenery brightens up the home "Deck the halls with boughs of holly," commands this cheerful Christmas carol ... and no wonder! Natural greenery, swagged and splashed throughout your house, bright- ly accented with red berries and bows, creates a festive feeling unmatched for its fresh beauty and fragrance! For a dazzling decorating effect, drape greenery on fireplace mantels, shelves, chandeliers, walls, stairways, around win- dows and doors! Illuminate with dancing candlelight everywhere! Trim a tree with gay ornaments and glittering lights! The classic beauty of greenery, candles and a tree makes it appropriate anywhere from a casual family room to an elegant liv- ingroom! With pruning shears and lightweight wire you can mold sprigs of balsam, cedar, box- wood, laurel and holly into garlands, ropes and wreaths ... then trim with ornaments, pine cones and ribbon. Or, you can purchase green roping from florists and nurseries. Also popular is "everlasting" manufac- tured greenery which gives an authentic visual effect and can be used from year to year. There's more than one way to trim a house for the holidays! Your house can glow with the joy of folk art and `crafts ... the elegance of silver, crystal and china ... or the excitement of a modern motif! From now until Christmas, or while quantities last, we'll give you a beautiful Esmond Monterey blanket absolutely free, when you open either a high interest savings-chequing . account or . a daily interest passbook .account at our new branch in Goderich. For Savings-chequing... . $200. or more will qualify- as "savings- chequing" and interest will be calculated on the minimum monthly balance and will be credited to your account twice a year...June 30 and Dec. 31. If Daily Interest interests you... $1,000 or more deposited and maintained Will start to earn daily interest, credited to your Account monthly. • It's your choice...Either way , you get everything you need in one convenient account...you.get the Blanket right on the, spot...and• your money starts earning interest immediately. Come in today and open a 1-Account...get your free Esmond. Monterey blanket, and Savings Chequing or Daily Interest. Get to know the friendly people at Standard. *WHILE QUANTITIES LAST Plan your decorating with a theme: tradi- tional, country, ethnic, Victorian, religious, Santa Claus, abstract, etc. Within any ma- jor theme, feature your individual style, talents and preference: plants, candles, one dominant color, fruit and nuts, collections such as dolls and birds, needlework, pain- ting, craft and woodworking talents. Prepare your decorating schedule by first surveying trimmings you use from year to year. Then, make a list of new items to pur- chase or make. Holiday decorating bouti- ques are everywhere: florist shops; drug, hardware, book, craft and department stores; also, church and club bazaars! There's ,a splendid selection of magical creations available from colorful and cute to magnificent: trees, ornaments, t-rimmings and lights - garlands, ropes and wreaths Nativity scenes - figurines - Santa Claus aid sleighs - wall hangings - centrepieces - candles and oil lamps - flowers - plants - mistletoe! Tradition, taste and inventiveness will in- fluence the way you use these objects to make your decorating a personal expression of your style! Decide on a date to make decorating a holiday happening that involves your fami- ly! A tree trimming party complete with mulled beverage and cookies is a friendly, fun -filled festivity! Canadian mode of 100% polyester by Dominion Textiles Inc. to give warmth without welght. Full 160 crn x 210 cm size. Machine washable. Choice of colours...blue, sand, or yellow, depending on availability. One blanket to customer. Mildt STANDARD TRUST 138 The Square, Goderich, Ontario, Telephone (519) 5247385 Open g a m to 5 p Mrmdav In Ihur.das. Friths till (r p n A I-rrICralh ( hill kited Trust l•urnparnrNitcnlhcr (anarla 1lcprr.0 Inwranrc (rrrpnranun Uth,i lh. o..,n &•mn.v,llo Blenho.m Br amain, Calgary Chatham 15501 Gado, 1c h Hanultnn Mot khan, Pan. Pei th Pu tan Part Por ry Pogern ',ask canna L,rnntn Walkerton Wmghonv Wrnmpoq Wnodstor k Vara nave, SATURDAY BANKING 9 am to 12 noon Helpful holiday home hints Your Christimas Tree: the glittering jewel of your decorating theme! Most families use ornaments passed down from generation to generation, a ritual which evokes precious memories. Different effects can be achieved' by using all one color lights or bows and flocking the tree with "snow". • For a small space, a live holly tree planted in a basket, trimmed with tiny white lights, is a stunning spectacle! Or make a miniaturetree by pushing sprigs .of greenery into a cone-shaped foam base and trim with small ornaments. Candles & Oil Lamps:. Mood• setting, soft candle and lamplight creates an intimate and gracious atmosphere! Group 'candles fot a dramatic effect ... create a festival of fire by nestling several large red candles of varying heightsas a centrepiece. Another way to achieve an enchanting effect inex- pensively is to put water, oil and a wick in wide juice grasses and place sparkle throughout your house. • ' Front Doori A festive wreath highlighted with garlands of green around door and on railings is the traditional symbol of welcome! For an elegant theme, spray cones silver and adorn the wreath with " silver ribbon. A holly and pine cone circle makes a wonderful natural wreath. Holiday Table: A centrepiece ' with candles can be designed for any theme. For a country Christmas,, put candles in red ap- ples. For an elegant setting, use sprigs of holly on silver candelabra. Place your cen- trepiece on a flat mirror outlined in a garland ... the effect is soft, reflective and distinctive! Decorating is the magic that transforms your house into an enchanting holiday fairyland! Start . planning now ... it's delightful to' decorate for your happy ..holidacsL... •------ -