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Eileen Bowman and Lois Rowe show some of the wreaths and ornaments they made, along
with friends Aisla and Dorothy Fisher, for the Christmas Country Fair at Saltford today.
(Joafine Buchanan photo)
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prepared the whole meal as well.
FIST TIME
Lois and her friends also help swfervise
the Benmiller Church girls' group' which
raises money to sponsor a foster child. Each
year they have made ' candy, gift cards,
fridge magnets, wreaths and ornaments
which the girl+ could sell at the Christmas
Country Fair to raise this money. But this is
the first year that the women have had a
booth of their own.
They started seriously producing their
decorative crafts about a year and half ago.
Dorothy was already an experienced
candle -maker who had sold her candles at
the Country Fair in previous years.
"She was the leader," explains Lois.
"Next thing you know, we were taking
flower arranging and design courses at Con-
estoga College. We also took several courses
on bridal bouquets and flower arranging at
Fanshawe College."
WILL TACKLE ANYTHING
Ideas for their crafts are "picked up all
over the place" says Lois who has even It's hard to put a price on one's work but
Frompine cones to beauty
made lamp shades out of pressed flowers.
"One thing leads to another and we even get
carried away sometimes. We'll tackle
anything. Just don't tell us it can't be done."
A look at their collection at the Country
Fair proves her statement correct. They
have produced pine cone Christmas trees,
wreaths and tablecentrepieces; straw
wreaths; grapevine wreaths; birch bark
table centrepieces; silk and dried flower ar-
rangements; and decorated wicker fans,
corn cobs, barn boards, broor>?is and napkin
rings. Dorothy has made the candles for the
middle of the table centrepieces and is also
selling her other candles at a separate
booth.
The women point out that the decorations
on many of their items are inter -changeable
for the different seasons and the Benmiller
girls' group are also selling un -decorated
grapevine wreaths so people can create
their own masterpieces if so inclined.
USE NATURE
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with the cones to my house," she explained.
The hardest part of making the wreath is
the first layer, as a certain size cone is
required. Then Mrs. Mackenzie either glues
the cones to a wire frame or uses wire to
fasten them on.,In approximately two hours,
she has a completed wreath.
"One of the most difficult things for me to
learn was the tying of the bows. Sometimes
they .work and other times I just can't seem
to get them to work properly," commented
Mrs. Mackenzie.
- Her talents are not limited to ceramics
and wreaths as Mrs. Mackenzie makes table
arrangements, wall ornaments, Halloween
ghosts and potpourri.
The table arrangements are made on a
circular piece of wood with pine cones and
ribbon arranged on top. Mrs. Mackenzie
calls her wall ornaments Family Trees.
"They're made out of driftwood off of
Lake Huron and have sticks which represent
the people. Sometimes I put in a dog or put a
mustache on man," said Mrs. Mackenzie.
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the women charge according to the amount
of time and effort spent and the cost of sup-
plies. The `latter they keep low by utilizing
products of nature. They say whenever the
spirit moves them, they put on their rubber
boots and go out into the fields to pick weeds
and flowers and gather pine cones and corn
cobs. They explain that it's lots of fun and a
cheap way to get supplies (pine cones cost 25
cents each to buy in a store). They are quick
to point out however, that they only collect
from properties where they have permis-
sion, usually their own. And they still have
to buy some af their supplies, such as silk
flowers and ribbon.
Aisla, Dorothy, Lois and Eileen aren't
seeking a huge profit by being at the Coun-
try Fair. If they make money, it will be put
back into the purchase of supplies. But they
say they will be content "just -to break even
and have fun."
Having fun is the most essential ingre-
dient in the women's friendship -turned -
partnership. "The best thing about working
together on our crafts is that we all like each
other and get along very well. That's what
makes it fun," concludes Lois.
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She taught herself how to make potpourri
from a book and is now planning on teaching
herself how to do tole and decorative
painting.
"There are no classes around so I decided
I'd teach myself. I don't know what I'd do if
the library wasn't here," she commented.
This ,will be the first time Mrs. Mackenzie
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meet the other crafters. I've made some
good friends over the year," she
commented.
Mrs. Abbott makes ladies' panties, slips
and camisoles. She first learned her craft in
London 11 years ago when she took a night
school course. When she moved to Clinton,
she took another course. She's also picked
up a few ideas on her own.
To make a pair of ladies' panties from
scratch takes one hour and Mrs. Abbott has
developed a time saving techinque, "What I
do is make about 20 pairs at a time. I think
that this saves me time."
After Mrs. Abbott and Mr. Skov have
completed their stay at the Christmas
Country Fair, they plan on taking part in the
Clinton Town Hall Grand Re -opening craft
days.
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