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Supplement to the Oregon Daily Emerald
TREE
TRICKS
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| 'ired of the same old thing’ Look
mg for new ways to spruce up an
old tradition9 Bored with the ago
old. simple green tree9 Fret no more —
arbor alternatives exist
Ever thought about giving birth to
the Christmas cactus9 "Some people
are buying three foot cactuses and dec
orating them in a Western theme." said
Bev Lopez the manager of Eugene s
Craft World, 1333 W Seventh Ave Its
cute and a little different
If cacti thorns don't appeal, how
about creating a topiary tree No it's not
a tree — not a real, live one anyway
It's a creation You buy a stick and put
a styrofoam ball on the top, Lope/
said Then you can decorate the ball
with moss or dried flowers or orna
ments and ribbons When the whole
thing is ready tor display, simply put " e
sick in a decorative basket
AfxJ last, but not least, the traditional
evergreen spruce hr tree has never let!
the picture For a new twist on an old
idea, why not decorate the whole tree
m one theme A U of O tree would be
very original. Lope/ said You couk)
lust go all green and yellow
l a\nr / akrfish