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Post by Admin on Aug 20, 2005 3:45:05 GMT 10
I am already thinking about how I am going to decorate my tree this year. I usually do it different each season. Last year I had gingerbreads on my tree, all done in homespun and primitive style. But I was thinking about doing it again in gingers, since I didn't find a tree skirt for it until after the season..Now that I am doing up all my ufo's that tree skirt creation is next on my list. I bought the fabric yesterday for the lining..Yep, guess it will be ginger's again this year. Anyone else do themed trees..  |
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Post by ellise on Aug 24, 2005 0:13:53 GMT 10
Ours hasn't been up since 2002  But this year it will be I am hoping for the victorian theme again but we'll have to see. |
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 10, 2005 14:02:51 GMT 10
After DH finding a agarita I have become interested in traditional American candles again. I found this: "So here we are in the twelfth month. It could be 70 degrees or 17 degrees as you read this. But we have had our first frost, and those tender basil, tomato, and zinnia plants of the summer have long ago withered and made way for broccoli, greens and pansies. (There was a mournful spell there in November after the first frost as our gardener Roger was cutting down the tomatoes and peppers). Our holly of the season is the Yaupon (and the deciduous Possumhaw), if the birds haven't eaten up her berries already. Native wreaths and swags made of mustang or muscadine grape vines with Yaupon holly, juniper, agarita, and other winter ornamentals tucked in are quite beautiful, fragrant and fit in well in our Texas homes. It's a natural progression to make seasonal decorations for the home out of the native plants, since it is the right time to prune anyway, and it is nice to bring a little of the outdoors in. 'Tis the season for candles, too. Did you know that the early American settlers boiled the leaves and fruits of our lovely Southern Wax Myrtle to get wax which they used to make bayberry candles? This information comes from Plants for the South: A Guide for Landscape Design by Neil Odenwald and James Turner. I am not sure if this book is still in print, but it is a good reference book for landscape plants and even houseplants." from: www.naturalgardeneraustin.com/information/articles/december_articles.html |
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 10, 2005 14:40:39 GMT 10
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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2005 23:03:02 GMT 10
those are pretty br. Just my type of candles. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by lynn on Oct 12, 2005 12:14:21 GMT 10
We did an old fashioned tree a few yrs back. We dried apple and oranges slices and used jute to string them. They were really pretty and made the house smell festive as they dried in the dehydrator.
We made the cinnamon ornies in gingerbread boy and girl shapes, stars and angels, and used raffia as the hangers. Lets see, we did brown paper bags strips and made chains. Popcorn and cranberry garland.
It was alot of fun. I'd like to do it again, but not sure about this year.
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 12, 2005 14:06:50 GMT 10
I had to really think hard to visualise your decorations. They are really amazing. I haven't heard of cranberry garlands. We have a dehydrator somewhere.
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Post by Admin on Oct 12, 2005 23:06:15 GMT 10
What a lovely old-fashioned Christmas Lynn
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Post by lynn on Oct 13, 2005 6:48:31 GMT 10
I'll see if I can post some links that will help you visualize better, BR. It may take me a little while, but I'll get back with you on it.
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 13, 2005 9:56:16 GMT 10
That is lovely Lynn, I was laying awake thinking about it, and pomanders which are oranges with cloves in them and wondering how heavy your paper bags were. Thank you.
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Post by lynn on Oct 13, 2005 11:22:30 GMT 10
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Post by lynn on Oct 13, 2005 11:53:08 GMT 10
Here's one for the cinnamon ornies. Just go down to the section entitled, "Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments". We used cookie cutters for the desired shapes which was the gingerbread boy or girl, angels, trees, stars and bells. kinderteacher.com/GingerbreadManActivities.htm |
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 13, 2005 15:52:33 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 13, 2005 16:31:32 GMT 10
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Post by lynn on Oct 13, 2005 23:30:09 GMT 10
I use the unsweetned applesauce, BR, in a jar. I pour it in sieve and let it sit for a few minutes and proceed with the recipe. It will make a dough like consistency and you can roll it out and use the cookie cutters to make the desired shapes you want. Smells so good!
As far as the cranberries, I'd use fresh if you can find them. Much easier to work with.
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But this year it will be I am hoping for the victorian theme again but we'll have to see.
