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Portland/Observer
Thursday, December 20, 1973
'Crafty’ ideas for creative Christmas gifting
T rim a tree
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B O R E D B Y C O M M E R C IA L C A R D S ? . . . th ru m a k e y o u r ow n !
Iy<t c h ild r e n m a k e t h e ir o w n c o lo r f u l, c o lla g e C h r is tm a n c a r d *
by u n in g r o u g h ly - t o r n nhapen to r n o r cu t f r o m tr a n s lu c e n t,
c o lo re d tinnue p a p e r . L e t th e m e x p e r im e n t w ith in te r e s tin g
c o lo r-o v e r -c o lo r e ffe c t» , g lu in g p a p e r d o w n w ith a th in coat o f
E lm e r*» G lu e - A ll o r E lm e r ’» W a s h a b le S c h o o l G lu e . G la r e m a d e
bv b r u s h in g E lm e r ’* o v e r th e fin is h e d p ic tu r e c re a te » th e s h in
in g . tr a n s lu c e n t e ffe c t. H i n t : w h e n g lu in g p a p e r , tr y to s p re a d
E lm e r ’s e v e n ly , n o t to o t h ic k ly .
Holiday crafts
to delight
young and old
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C H R IS T M A S B E L L S a re m a d e
fro m
d i s p o s a b le d r i n k i n g
c ups. D e c o ra te w ith r ic -ra c
t r im a n d g lu e g l it t e r to rim s
w ith E lm e r ’s. F o r c la p p e r s use
tw o s m a ll o r n a m e n ts o r ji n g l e
b e lls o n le n g th s o f k n o tte d
y a r n s tru n g t h r o u g h h o le s in
to p o f b a ll. T i e th e y a rn s to
g e th e r in a bo w a n d h a n g in
a d o o rw a y f o r a m e lo d io u s
season's g re e tin g s to v is ito rs .
S A N T A C L A l S C A R D H O L D E R is a tid y w ay to stow a w a y a ll
th o s e g r e e tin g s , a n d m a k e * a c u te o r n a m e n t w h e n h u n g o v e r
th e m a n t le . I s in g a s q u a re o f re d f e lt , fo ld u p th e b o tto m t h ir d
a n d g lu e edges t o g e t h e r to f o r m a p o c k e t. T h is is S a n ta ’ s b o d y .
G iv e h im f e lt a r m s , h e a d , fa c e , h a t a n d b e lt l ’»e c o tto n f o r his
h a ir a n d b u t t o n * f o r t r i m . G lu e it a ll w ith E lm e r ’ ». H a n g w ith
a * a r n b m p g lu e d to h i* b a c k a n d stow c ard s in h is “ p o c k e t.”
K c u te id e a f o r d e c o r a tin g y o u r h o m e , o r fo r c h ild r e n to m a k e
a n d g iv e to G r a n d m a .
G L I T T E R I N G ( . H R I S T M A S I R L E i* e a s y -to -m a k e w ith g o ld f o il p a p e r . C u t f o i l p a p e r in to
s ix -in c h s trip * , h o ld e ac h s tr ip le n g th w is e so t h a t to o n e side o f fo ld it is a *4 in c h n a r r o w e r
th a n th e o th e r . S la s h t h r o u g h th e f o ld e d s id e e v e ry ’ 4 in c h o r so to w it h in ’ 3 in c h o f th e s h o rt
e d g e . L s e E lm e r 's to g lu e e d g e * t o g e t h e r * 0 t h a t n a r r o w e r s id e is eve n w ith th e w id e r side,
to c re a te a flo u n c e d e ffe c t. S ta r tin g a t th e b o tto m o f a p a p e r c o n e , ta k e e ac h s tr ip p r e p a r e d
th is w a y a n d g lu e it a r o u n d th e tr e e , c o v e rin g th e to p p a r t o f th e last ru ffle w ith th e n e x t ru ffle .
T o p th e tr e e o f f w ith g o ld t r im a n d a s m a ll o r n a m e n t .
The holiday season Is
rapidly approaching and
homemakers are faced with
the annual task of organiz
ing their households for the
oncoming rush of ' season's
greeters ”
Children everywhere are
keyed-up with anticipation,
and finding things to keep
them occupied and ofl-the-
scene Is no minor chore
Why not give them some
thing interesting to do, save
yourself time and do your
pocketbook a good turn all
at once Let the children,
with the aid of some every
day household Items and a
container of Elmer’s Olue-
AU or new (washable) El
mer's School Glue, direct
th eir creativity toward
making Christmas orna
ments this year.
Put the oldest child In
charge of directing tree-
trlm-maklng activities and
set up rules for the rest of
the youngsters to follow
Or, If all the children are
a young age, you might con
sider asking for help from
your favorite babysitter.
Home-baked holiday cook
ies might be an irresistible
reward (You might even
enjoy a bit of creative play
time yourself!)
Here are some easy, in
ventive ideas to start you
off, so get the children to
gether, give them a con
tainer of Elmer's and Just
take It from there!
(Note: If children are
very young, give them new
Elmer's School Glue, made
to wash out of fabrics eas
ily. Now you can let the
little ones get into the
Christmas spirit without
worrying about the mess
they'll make!)
Auge/ tree-topper
Rinata p a rty fe atu re s Santa Claus
“What About A Windy
Tale?”, a play about a win-
tery little wind. Jack Frost, a
bear, a fox and a special
guest appearance of the sun,
with lots of music and color,
will be presented by Family
Circus.
Songs, games, re fre sh
ments, a Piñata Party and a
play are the activities planned
for Santa's Special.
Boys
and girls, age six to twelve,
are invited to Santa's Special
scheduled for December 22
from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the
downtown YWCA.
The Family Circus is a
W riting
program
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Writing for Children will be
offered by Women's Pro
grams. Division of Continuing
Education on W ednesday,
January 9 through March 13,
1974, from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m.
in Room 290 in the Smith
Memorial Center at Portland
State University. The fee is
$40.00. Ruth Franchere,
ALA Notable Book and New
York Herald Tribune Honor
Book aw ardee author of
eleven books for young peo
ple, will teach the course.
This course is designed for
men and women who ser
iously wish to write for chil
dren but need help in deter
mining where to begin and
how to proceed. Topics in
clude length, form, subject
matter, recent trends, plan
ning, research, revision and
preparation of manuscripts.
Registration is being taken
at the Division of Continuing
Education Building, 1633
S.W. Park Avenue: or by
mail at P.0. Box 1491, Port
land, Oregon 97207; or by
calling 229 4666 or 229 4849.
formed in more than thirty
Portland area schools.
The Family Circus decided
this year to create a story
with the essence of Christ
mas but without the tradi
tional theme.
The Piñata Party, with the
breaking of the piñata, a
Mexican custom at Christ
mas, will be presented by
the Aguila Organization, a
non-profit organization for
the betterment of the Chi
cano community.
There will be a nominal
charge for the afternoon
activities, which have been
planned especially for chil
dren whose mothers will be
busy with holiday shopping.
F O H T H E A N « ,E l., d e c o ra te
a c o n e o f w h ite p a p e r ( o r a
r o n e -s h a p e d d r in k c u p ) w ith
s ilv e r r ir - r a e . W in g « a r e tw o
p ip e c le a n e rs c o v e re d w ith tis
s u e p a p e r f o ld e d o v e r a n d
g lu e d to it s e lf . T a p e w in g »
a n d a p a ir o f p ip e c le a n e r
a rm s t o b a r k o f r o n e . A n g e l's
h e a d is a p a in te d r u b b e r b a ll
(s e q u in fe a tu re s a n d r o ll o n
h a ir a d d e d ) , h o llo w e d Io lit
th e r o n e , a n d g lu e d in p la r e
w ith E l m e r ’s.
Egg-citing ornaments
More than 30 million Amer
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decorated live-cut Christmas
tree this year.
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This year when you're
trimming the tree, filling
Christmas stockings or hang
ing mistletoe -give a thought
to where you got your
favorite Christmas custom,
chances are it goes farthei
back in history than y8u
realize.
In fact, many historians
believe that Christmas itself
may have had its origins in
ancient Greek and Romen
festivities in observance of
the midwinter change of sea
sons. The use o f greenery
at Christmas also grew out
of ancient Greek and Roman
customs. Holly, for example,
was a favorite decoration of
the Romans, who made lav
ish use of green boughs and
garlands to honor Saturn,
their god of agriculture.
You -nay kiss under the
mistletoe, but the ancient
Druids called it the “ all
heal*' and believed it had
the power to miraculously
cure disease and counter
act poisons.
One o f our moat recent
customs, the exchanging of
Christmas cards, began in
England
in the 1840’s.
Christmas cards were first
introduced in the United
States by Louis Prang, a
German immigrant who set
tied in Massachusetts. Often
called the "Father of the
American Christmas Card,"
Prang
printed
his first
"Season Greetings” in 1873.
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For an Interesting effect,
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together on gift cord, pull
tightly .uni knot to h o l d
Leave enough cord to tie to
the tree branch.
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snowman or free form from
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U P (I.E V E R . egg-
« h a p r d L ’E G G S p a ntyho w e a n d
s t o r k in g p a c k a g e s Io use fo r
o r n a m e n ts . P«»ke a s m a ll h o le
in h a lf o f th e eg g a n d th r e a d
w ith k n o tte d s trin g . I f yo u
w ish to use th e w h o le e gg, g lu e
h a lv e s to g e th e r b e f o r e s tart*
in g to decorate. M a k e a n g e ls ,
S a n ta s , d e c o ra te d h e lls u s in g
f e lt s cra p r u t-o u ts , r ic -ra c , se
q u in s f o r t r im . T h e b e a u t if u l
h e a d e d o r n a m e n t is s im p ly an
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Legend tells us that the
first Christmas tree was re
vealed in a miracle to Boni
face, an English mission
ary, as he traveled through
northern Germany about
1.200 years ago.
Though Its origins may
be lost in time, the stately
decorated evergreen tree Is
still an International Yule-
tide symbol.
In many countries irround
the world, early ornaments
were hand-made und re
flected local customs as well
as materials.
F or e a rly A m erican
Christmas celebrations, tree
decorations often Included
p-ipy-i- chains, popcorn and
cranberry strings as well as
a variety of paper orna
ments.
Even today hand-made
decorations can give your
tree a touch of nostalgia
and warmth we all like at
the holiday season
So, get out scissors, glue,
yarn and ribbon Collect
Christmas cards with bright,
bold designs, gift wrapping
papers and some c a rd
board
These suggestions from
d e s ig n e rs a t American
Greetings are easy to exe
cute and pleasing to the
eye.
To make a traditional
Polish paper ornament, cut
out a pattern for a circle
about 4' j inches In diam
eter Then use shiny or
small patterned gift paper
to make 15 circles of this
size Cut each circle (to
within 1 ’ inch of the cen
ter! Into eight sections
Roll each segment tightly
(perhaps around a skew
er i to form a curled, cone
P o rtla n d O b s e r v e r R e a d e rs
Decorated Christmas trees
in Christian homes did not
become popular until the six
teenth century, when Martin
Luther cut a snow laden tree
from his garden, decorated
it with candles, and placed it
in the nursery for his wife
and children.
Prince Albert, Queen Vic
toria's consort, brought the
Christmas tree tradition to
England when he wed the
British monarch in 1841. He
set up a richly-decorated tree
in Windsor Castle for the first
time that year.
Nostalgia returns to tree trimming
as crafters make own ornaments
C U T A P A P E R m u ffin c u p in
h a lf . F o ld each h a lf a g a in ,
g lu e each p a ir f o r w in g s on
th e h a r k o f a w o o d e n c lo th e s
p in , fo ld -s id e u p . W it h E l
m e r ’s, a p p ly c o tto n h a ir , h e a d
fe a tu re s , lace f o r t r im . W r a p
p ip e
c le a n e r a rm s
« ro u n d
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in s tr u m e n ts , « n n g b o o k s . P e r r h
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