84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5, 1998 Use What You Have For Holiday Decor (Continued from Page B 2) to the dining area. • Wrap strings of white lights around houseplants, or combine lights with greens around a bath room minor or a banister to add a festive touch. Floral Arrangements Use cheap, ugly containers to transform into the base of a beauti ful floral arrangement by setting inside a wicker tray or basket Spray old containers, candlehol dets, etc. gold and texture by rub bing paint with toothbrush. Color of container should not compete with flowers. For table centerpiece, match your china. Scale size to the table—not too small or it will get lost and not so large to interfere with conversation and serving of food. Centerpiece must not touch place settings or dip into the water glasses. For a very long table, place candles in a multiple holder in the middle and identical flower arrangements spaced at each end. Use texture and contrast such as glossy foliage with coarse petals. Keep dark colors low, as they appear heavier. Use containers in a different capacity. For example, use a wick er tray as the background for an arrangement Christena Stamm suggests fill ing a clear glass jar or vase with pinecones then topping with a vari ety of greens and holly, and a large bow. Some points to help make eye appealing floral arrangements include the following: • Use larger, darker flowers in center and smaller ones at edges. •Make arrangement flow. Don't cram too full. • Don’t be afraid of heights. Arrangements can be taller than the guide of two and a half times the height of the container. If the arrangement looks top heavy, it is too high. Try different layers. STOP - LOOK - m COMPARE V CHRISTMAS 1 SHOP i WITH US ff We Have Something & For Everyone On K Your List * HORSES PETS i PEOPLE I Live Fish & Supplies V Cat, Dog, Bird, Guinea Pig & Rabbit Supplies mb Montana Silver m Breyer & Peter Stones j, Toklat A SSG Gloves ■ Aussie Helmets W Circle Y Saddles & Bridles & and much more jL “For holiday decorating, be resourceful. Use what you have,” said Sylvia Updegrove. Permanent Arrangements Say permanent, not artificial, when referring to lasting arrangements. The key to beautiful silks is to shape the flower. Do not bend the stem, but curve gently. Holiday Flair Place a votive candle in candle holder or bud vase and surround with greens. Sarah Vakili, master gardener, cautions that flowers and apples do not mix well. Apples cause flowers to wilt fast, so do not combine in an arrangement Spray holly and ivy with cook ing spray for a glossy look. But do not spray tree as people brushing against it Will get oily and it can disfigure ornaments. Soak greens and holly in water with a bit of vinegar overnight to make them last longer and to kill bacteria. Decorate Tree According to Dianne Marqueet, Greta McMullan, and Sandra Strouphar of Expressions in Mt. Aetna, the benefits of silk arrange ments are that they can be made ahead of time and used repeatedly. Decorate tree with sheer wide fabric woven through branches and fluffed around bottom of tree. For a country tree, cotton bat ting, gingham, homespun, grape vine, and raffia woven through branches is effective. For a more formal tree, spray old artificial flowers, weeds, and dried materials gold. Hang a large bow at top of tree and let ribbon streamers hang down through tree. Hie tree can be decorated full or sparse, depending on your preference. Combine two ribbon patterns and insert at top or throughout tree. Set angel into tree instead of on top. Take things you use year-round such as signs from garden and place on tree branches. Take apart an old grapevine wreath and twist it through greens or spray gold for a new look. Strings of cranberries, popcorn or dried fruits such as citrus and apples slices add flair as does pine cones or dried hot peppers. Use premade permanent gar lands and attach fresh greens. You don’t need to use traditional holi day greens. Tty ivy or bramble branches. Accent with pheasant feathers, astiblc, roses, and hydrangea. Makes swags by wiring greens together, decorate With fruit picks, ribbon, or put single flower in cen ter of swag. Add beads, ribbons, or preserved flowers and weeds if ANNUAL HI ' DANIEL’S FARM STORE ' 324 Glenbrook Rd., Leola, PA 17540 :> / c ’ Between Leola A Telmege on Rt. 772 j “ (i ’ 717-656-6982 « f ? 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Garlands and Swags Safeguard rep. will provide hot dogs on Dec. 3 Floral style comes by combining usual items in an arrangement. desired. Put table swag in front of table or use as centerpiece. Place a wreath around the punch bowl or around a decorative snow man or other items you have to make an eyecatching display. Berries and apples attach to wreaths and swags are always in vogue. Jill Yost of CcntertoD Nursery said that for instant decorating. MILK Where's your mustache? “ take floral or vegetable and fruit garlands and weave through tree or wreaths. Work in odd numbers when decorating, such as attaching three bows and five snowflakes to a wreath. Lay star garland around wreath for extra glitter. From these ideas, you can sec that there are no absolute rules when decorating. Use what you have. Be resourceful.
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