MHMMHgHBHMHK ■Hi Supplement to the Oregon Daily Emerald TREE TRICKS — 1 | '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