Traditions
Create Luminous Atmosphere
Whether entertaining or enjoying an evening
it’s real easy
at home, lighting sets the mood.
Make This:
Popcorn & Cranberry Garland
You Will Need:
patience
thimble
fishing line
needle
popcorn (figure 24 kernels per
Pierced porcelain votive
foot)
holders and lumiere pillar
cranberries or substitute with
holders, CB2.com
red plastic beads.
How-To: Make a good knot to
start. Add popcorn and
cranberries; 5 to 1 ratio. when
you reach a 3 foot length, tie
off and start a new strand.
gifting
The gift that keeps on giving. Give amaryllis or the holiday classic of paperwhite/ narcissus.
This homemade present requires a bit of prep time, but certainly feels like some real thought was
put into the gift.
• Be sure to include instructions on how-to force bulbs for holiday season
blooms. HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS
Cost:
• Paperwhites, aprox. $1.50 per bulb, best if grouped in fives ($7.50)
• Amaryllis, aprox. $8.50 per bulb, only one required.
• Great idea: This is an under $10 gift, including the wrap.
Packaging Options:
• You can customize your gifts with the containers you put them in; clay
pots, woven wicker baskets, or just package the flowering bulbs with a
decorative ribbon.
• Cellophane bags, ideal and inexpensive, at craft stores, $5.00 for 50.
• Gloss gift bags, 5/$1
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