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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-12-07, Page 78Helpful holiday home hints More Holiday House Ideas ... Your Christmas 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 miniature tree 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 for a dramatic effect ... create a festival of fire by nestling several large red candles of varying heights as a centrepiece. Another way to achieve an enchanting effect inex- pensively is to put water, oil and a wick in wide juice glasses and place sparkle throughout your house. The Jewish Feast of Lights, Hanukkah features the lighting of eight symbolic candles in the majestic Menorah, a nine branch oil lamp or candelabra. Menorahs are created from clay, papier mache, wood, brass and precious metals. Decorating the dreidel, a four sided top, is another feature of this celebration. Plants: Poinsettias and Christmas cacti are being displayed more every year for holiday decorating. Their fresh, living beau- ty is spectacular when grouped, or as an im- portant part of an arrangement. Plants are always pretty as a solo attraction too! Front Door: 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. Foyers, Hallways & Stairs: Poinsettia plants grouped in the foyer greet your guests with a lavish display of color and warmth! Drape garlands along the top edge of walls, around doors and on stair railings; festoon on lighting fixtures. Decorate the garlands with ornaments in harmony with your theme. Fireplace Mantel & Shelves: Use generous drapings of ropings, plants and candles. The Nativity, a Santa figure, or stockings are traditional "stars" of this charming Christmas scene! Walls & Windows: There's a splendid selection of wreaths, wall hangings and ban- ners which you can create or purchase for wall areas. Spraying designs on windows and for a snow effect trim is popular. Mobiles make wonderful window pictures. For a gay ac- cent, tie ornaments and ribbons on shade pulls! 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 anq 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 holidays! "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, enery ri _.Mens home pine cones and ribbon. Or, you can purchase year. Then, make a list of new items to per green roping from florists and nurseries. chase or Make. Holiday decorating bouti- Also popular is "everlasting" manufac- ques are everywhere: florist shops; drug, tured greenery which gives an authentic hardware, book, craft and department visual effect and can be used from year to stores; also, church and club bazaars! year. There's a splendid selection of magical There's more than one way to trim a creations available from colorful and cute to house for the holidays! Your house can glow anti lifts t: trees, ornaments, trimmings with the joy of folk art and crafts ... the garlands, ropey and wreaths - elegance of silver, crystal and china ... or Nativity, "scenes o figurines - Santa Claus and the excitement of a modern motif! sleighs : - wall hangings 4 centrepieces - Plan your decorating with a theme: tradii candles and oil 1ampe = flowers - plants tiottal, country, ethnic, Victorian, religious, mistletoe! Santa Claus, abstract etc. Within €earl 1,Vadition, taste and,inventiveness will in - jos theme, feature your individual etc. fluence the way you- u8e these Objectsto talents and preference: plants, candles, one make your decotating a personal expression dominant color, fruit and nuts, collections of you' styes! such as dolls and birds, needlework, pain- Decide on a date to make decorating a holiday ha that involves your ting, craft and woodworking talents. famih Prepare your decorating schedule by first ly! 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