816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 29, 1988 A Blizzard Of Ideas From “Christmas In October” BY LOU ANN GOOD LANCASTER For 15 years, women have looked forward to the “Christmas In October” work shops sponsored by the county extension office. There they learn how to deck their halls, doors, and tables with holiday beauty, to make gifts and cook holiday recipes. This year was no exception. Approximately 450 women attended the workshops held this week at the Farm and Home Cen ter. If you are one who admires your neighbors’ centerpieces, but pro tests, "I don’t have time to make one,” then Sherry Kalback, one of the workshop demonstrators, has these words of advice: “I’ll teach you how to arrange your life so that you’ll have time to be just in time for Christmas.” She endorses time savers such as limiting dusting to twice a year. Lint projects Because she majors in making things out of junk. Sherry is best known in Lebanon and Lancaster counties as the "garbage bag lady” or the “lady who cooks lint.” Capitalizing on her reputation. Sherry displayed numerous items transformed from worthlessness into new items. Last year, she demonstrated projects made from cooking dryer lint. This year, Sher ry has adapted her dryer lint pro jects to the demands of the busy housewife; consequently, her dryer lint projects no longer require cooking. She simply glued Sue Miller painted this papier-mache model and twisted a garland of dried flowers to add a festive touch. demonstrated how to make this wicker bell fan. jrry projects are not always derived from Junk, but she did use remnants and outgrown baby clothing to make a doll that looks like her adopted daughter. Snow White’s dress and the Seven Dwarfs inserted in the skirt doubles as a costume for her daughter and a doll. extension home economist, became door prizes for the lucky winners. lint to wooden sheep cutouts, using homespun colors of lint. Travel books For those who need to travel with small children. Sherry sug gests compiling a travel activity book. She fills zip lock plastic bags with items guaranteed to keep little Angers busy. The bags are fastened at the edges so they can be turned like the pages of a book. Each com partment holds items such as recycled greeting cards with holes punched at strategic points and yam for threading through them; pipe cleaners to form stick people, puzzles fashioned from cereal box es, pencils, paper, crayons, a mag nifying glass and magnets. Corn capsules Sherry’s humor shines through many of her projects. This year she created Christmas com capsules, which are used as a Christmas countdown for children. The con tainer spouts these words: “How many days till Christmas? It’s awfully hard to wait! So, Reach in the jar and pull out a roll (Turn to Pago B 18) topped with greens and a bow makes this a simple but effective arrangement to hang on the door or window. See your nearest I\EW HOLLAIND Dealer for Dependable Equipment and Dependable Service: PENNSYLVANIA Annvllla, PA B.H.M. Farm Equipment, Inc. R.D. 1 717-867-2211 Beavartown, PA B&R Farm Equipment, Inc. RD 1, Box 217 A 717-658-7024 Ballavllla, PA Ivan J. Zook Farm Equipment Belleville, Pa. 717-935-2948 Canton, PA Hess Farm Equipment 717-673-5143 Carlisle, PA Paul Shovers, Inc. 35 East Willow Street 717-243-2686 Chambersburg, PA Clugston Implement, Inc. R.D. 1 717-263-4103 Davldsburg, PA George N. Gross, Inc R D 2, Dover, PA 717-292-1673 Elizabethtown, PA Messick Farm Equipment, Inc Rt. 283 - Rheem's Exit 717-367-1319 Gettysburg, PA Ymgling Implements, Inc. 3291 Taneytown Rd 717-359-4848 Greencaatle, PA Meyers. 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