Bi4-Lmc«st»r Farming, Saturday, Novambar 18, 1995 LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff LEESPORT (Berks Co.) —For the do-it-yourselfer, it's time to work toward making 1995 a holi day. to remember. Recently, Berks County Exten sion held workshops for two days on creating gifts, decorations, and food for the holidays. “You can give gifts that look nice but are not expensive,” Rosanna Gelpi said. As an international marketing consultant, Gelpi is familiar with products that are fairly new on the market. One of the products that she recommends crafters to use is Ver digris and Granite. These can be used on new or old items to make them mote attractive. A kit offers gene, jrkhart Jr. made holiday decorating easy by using greens, berries, and pods In arrangements. Roasana Qalpi-Houcfc suggests sponge painting a clay pot and fining N with napkins, placamats, and ooastara made by ualng Haatnbond. Add a candla to complete tha Lkj|L lOOIC* > , Make 1995 A Holiday To step-by-step instructions to trans form wooden, cardboard, and other surfaces into a patina or gra nite look. "You don’t need to be an artist to use it or to turn items into attrac tive gifts,” Gelpi said. To help create special gifts from scraps of leftover wrapping paper and fabric, Gelpi used a product called Heatnßond. By following the manufacturer’s directions, this product can be used to make quick placemats, tablecloths, utensil cad dies, and aprons. Coordinating no-sew napkins and tablecloths can also be made by the non-sewer. The Heatnßond Hem Iron-On Adhesive is a quick way to hem an article without sewing a stitch. Greens, Berries, Pods W. Eugene Burkhart Jr. created holiday decorations for the door, wall, table, and fireplace by using greens, berries, and pods, the easiest way for people to leant to make arrangements is to watch someone else make one and copy it Another way is to study the photographs with this article and copy it. For a table centerpiece, fasten soaked oasis in a shallow dish. Insert pieces of white pine, cedar, fir, and boxwood in a shape that resembles a Christmas tree when finished. Stagger three lotus pods on two sides of the arrangement and two more at the bottom sides of the arrange. Accent with holly. For a vine wreath, Burkhart look a 20-inch vine wreath. Arrange and glue greens on the wreath. Wire desired color bow to the wreath. Glue lotus pods, sarrace nia, and berries t'> the wreath in desired design. A candleholder arrangment can be made by cutting Oasis to fit a candle adapter placed on a cand lestick. Place candle in center of Oasis. Arrange a mixture of greens around the Oasis. Add berries and pine cones. The hundreds of persons who attended the workshop also donated food to the Reading Emergency Shelter and gave money for Berks County Exten sion Homemakers Scholarships, which will be awarded in the spring. (Turn to Page B 17) candle arrangement simple to make and elegant to admire. By using Vardlgrta and grsnlts, Mast Hams wara transfonnad from plain card board, wood, or plastic to look Ilka granlta and maiMa plaoas. Remember ings tor a savory addition to holldai .ig i. meal*.
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