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.
Implement's Inc.
400 N. Antrim Way
P.O. Box 97
717-597-2176
Halifax, PA
Sweigard-Bros.
R D. 3. Box 13
717-896-3414
Hamburg, PA
ShaiHesville
Farm Service
R.D 1, Box 1392
215-488-1025
Hanover, PA
Sheets Brothers, Inc
1061 Carlisle St
Hanover, PA 17331
717-632-3660
Honey Brook, PA
Dependable Motor Co
East Mam Street
215-273-3131
215-273-3737
Honey Grove, PA
Norman D. Clark
& Son, Inc
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
Hugheavllle, PA
Farnsworth Farm
Supplies, Inc.
103 Cemetery Street
717-584-2106
Lancaster, PA
Lancaster Ford
Tractor, Inc.
1655 Rohrerstown Rd.
717-569-7063
Lebanon, PA
Keller Bros.
Tractor Co.
RD 7, Box 405
717-949-6501
Loysvllle, PA
Paul Shovers, Inc.
Loysvllle, PA
717-789-3117
New Holland, PA
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
110 South Railroad
717-354-4191
New Park, PA
M&R Equipment Inc.
P.O. Box 16
717-993-2511
Oley, PA
C.J. Wonsidler Bros.
R.D. 2
215-987-6257
Pitman, PA
, Schreffler Equipment
Randy L Schreffler
Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Quakertown, PA
C J Wonsidler Bros
R.D 1
215-536-1935
Quarryville, PA
C E. Wiley & Son, Inc.
101 South Lime Street
717-786-2895
Ringtown, PA
Ringtown Farm
Equipment
Ringtown, PA
717-889-3184
Tamaqua, PA
Charles S. Snyder, Inc.
R.D. 3
717-386-5945
West Grove, PA
S G. Lewis & Son, Inc.
R 0 2, Box 66
215-869-2214
MARYLAND
Churchville, MD
Walter G Coale, Inc
2849-53
Churchville Rd
301-734-7722
Frederick, MD
Ceresville
Ford New Holland, Inc.
Rt 26 East
301-662-4197
Outside MO,
800-331-9122
Hagerstown, MD
Antietam Ford Tractor
301-791-1200
NEW JERSEY
Washington, NJ
Frank Rymon & Sons
201-689-1464
Woodstown, NJ
Owen Supply Co
Broad Street &
East Avenue
609-769-0308