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Show 4B Lakeside Review North, Friday, Nov. 25, 1983 V From Weeds to Wire V. 'l " vs Y Making silk purses out of Review Correspondent sows ears," has always come to It all started with weeds," was Mrs. Rasmussen naturally. Born the explanation offered by Ella in Cache Valley during the deMay Rasmussen when asked pression, the oldest daughter in a how she began her thriving craft family of 10 children, she soon J business. learned that nearly everything j had more than one use. Though she does no advertisShe. recalls muslin flour sacks ing and operates out of her Bountiful home, her ability to were dyed black and fashioned create delightful treasures out of into bloomers for the girls. High the most unusual building matetops were cut off old shoes and rial is well known. Satisfied then shaped and tacked to form bwners of Ella, as she prefers to new soles for the younger chilbe called, pan be found all along drens shoes. Soap was made from the fat off butchered hogs. the Wasatch'front and beyond. Seated among a beautiful array Mrs. Rasmussen laughingly re- pf a variety of her creations, members, even the Sears cataMrs. Rasmussen lovingly fecal- - logue served as a dual purpose. Mrs. RasmUssen is a multi-tal- jed how she and her husband " ented in 1977, Ivo, who pawed away lady.? She has a beautiful had qomc upon some beautiful high soprano voice. When she weeds while on one of their was 6 years old, news of her singing ability reached the great many nature hikes. I. so wre They gorgeous just had to. take'them home and try to do something with them,! ; Soon, lovely bouquets of a variety of weeds were arranged and ; displayed, all over her home. Friends began asking for. duplicates, word spread, and the ' crafty lady" was born. these first weed bou- ; From quets, Mrs. Rasmussen Y designs have expanded to include a variety of crafts. Almost any scrap tnaterial becomes her sculptunng JUDY JENSEN . ) , , 1 , . . HV sf J f s J - RASMUSSENS crafts, such as those shown above, have become pop- - ular to her friends. The Crafty Lady' makes items from common materials. ELLA pickup and toting her own chain saw: The only problem with going with Mom, remarked her son Bill, is that you feel so guilty ; p, nt ? . , ; ' ;v Z ev-r- . ; Its Cib Mrs. Rasmussen explains she. together instead of glued togethwas tidying up. in the ladies er. Fruit cakes, wreaths, Jellci room when she found $100 in Christmas trees and candy cane cash behind the dresser. She imCookies are just, a few pf Mrs. mediately took the money to the taking a rest bjeak while your Rasmussens wonderful edible owner who was at that time hav-- ; Christmas crafts. She becomes ing lunch with her daughter in, little- - old mother is still sawing and loading logs long after shes , totally involved in all of her the diningroom. VYYvY Z The , daughter explained ' the filled her pick-uand is helping projects, paying attention to evto. most down the last fill detail ery money had been missing for; you yours. f The holidays, are Mrs. Ras-- , ; minute item. quite some time and they had Sometimes, however, theres given lip hnpp nf ver finding it mussens busiest and favorite time of year. All of her unlimitjust not enough time to prepare The daughter couldn t believe ed energy can be directed toward ' a gourmet dish especially when Mrs. Rasmussen could be so creating her delightful holiday she receives lots of unexpected honest crafts. Always game for a new advenholiday visitors. She keeps a few Her exciting lighted pinecone special recipes on hand for just ture. Mrs. Rasmussen is busily ' wreaths and Christmas trees such occasions. mother. preparing for the Upcoming ski ' Three of her favorite easy season. Shes never skied before, k adorn her home. Pinecones are She does all of her own also the base of a variety of impand she knows every flowrecipes are Five Minute Fudge, but claims shed like t6 tfy: it she remark-p- ; Easy Fruit Cake, and Never Fail just er and plant and lovingly ish looking elves. She uses many of natures Banana Bread. They are all ed, there maybe some : great;, remarks on the special care each needs. The tour ends at the site building materials, this time of quick and delicious holiday pinecones. at the top of thoie of her new garage, where she exyean She arranges nuts and treats, and she claims, they make trails.? v fruits into delightful centerpieces great goodies for neighbors. plained she barely got the footAnd this is Mrs. Rasmussen's The for tables. only ings dug before the men came holiday Y Y Y k , with the cement. problem with Christmas she says main joy in her creations; to be is her rooms are so filled with able to share them with others. That was not her first experiher crafts theres not enough She shares not only her crafts ence with a shovel. She rememand cooking abilities, but also bers with pride, and some; room for.company. her ready smile and willingness, But company somehow mandisbelief, the 8xl0 basement room she and the twins dug for ages to squeeze into Mrs. Ras- -' to help anyone in need. A CHRISTMAS Two days of every week she an addition to their old home. ' mussens during the holidays,1 BOUTIQUE and most of it ends up in the works with the elderly at the Mrs. Rasmussen has 16 grandDec. 1 p.m. is retirement She Place home. when kitchen. This children but she somehow doereally Heritage was ' Mrs. kindness Rasmussens Chatea.i ; conform to the snt Reception Center Y; grandmother, fets cooking the in rewarded is craft her She lead grateful by has recently 26210akhill Every day day many stereotype. Df., Layton to Oakhill Dr.) (Follow Gentile kitchen during the holidays, daughter of a resident of the refamily woodcutting expeditions Ywhere her creations are baked tirement home: driving her own four-poi- .. Five gallon plastic pails have been magically transformed into toddlers chairs. Old wire hangers provide the base for charming t yam poodles and the tiniest fab-- 1 : ric scrap can be arranged to be- come part of an intricately ; designed quilt top. ; Her favorite creations have been her lamp dolls. Beginning " with an empty bleach bottle, shes created a delightful variety of dolls for every occasion. She Betsy Ross for the Bicentenial celebration. She has y made dolls depicting nearly country and every era. ; Mrs.? Rasmussen has' also crafted many special order dolls. One bride, doll was dressed in an exact copi of the. brides wedY, ding dresl,; She say.shie loves, the challenge of creating just the right look., The worst part she claims, is when the doll sells. like losing a Y- - 'n. ; plastic pails have been magically transformed Y.., clay. . .; , . v '?L. father and asked to come home. That, she said, ended my opera career." Mrs. Rasmussens creativity doesnt end with crafts. Her culinary arts have been enjoyed not only by her family, but by ., friends ancj neighbors too. Rumor has it that some neighbors have even feigned illness in hopes of receiving one of her homemade delicious delicacies. And she has never failed to deliver. ... v There is a lot of healing power in an apple pie,, according to Mrs. Rasmussen and she .admits , she has qne pie plate out in the community at all times. It no sooner gets returned than its filled and delivered to another friend in need. She credits her cooking ability to lots of practice. Being raised in a large family gave her hours of training. She has also raised four children of her own, two daughters, and twin. boys. If you havent cooked for twin teenage boys, you havent cooked, she exclaimed. A tour .through her spotlessly clean home and visitors soon realize Mrs. Rasmussen, is not a typical Betty Crocker. In her den she proudly displays the rack of the big buck she dropped with, one shot, while, deer hunting with her trusty 243 Sako Forester rifle. As the tour continues outside, into her groomed yard, visitors are again astonished at the capabilities of the energetic grand- friend. into-toddler- chairs. ? l . Utah opem Soprano Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, who then resided in Salt Lake City. An audition was arranged for her with Ms. Bowen. Y Ms. Bowen was so impressed she asked her to stay in Salt1 Lake City and become hjjr protege. Mrs. Rasmussen recalls she agreed to move to Salt Lake into the huge mansion on South Temple, a far cry from her humble three room home in Cache Valley. She remembers the mammoth dining room and the basement bowling alley. After staying as the only house guest in the immense rooms for only one week, she was so overcome by loneliness and homesickness that she called her v -- Winter may not be especially warm this year, but an automotive expert said you still may want to turn on the air conditioner once in a while. I That may seem a bit strange but associate professor of engineering technology at ;Weber State College, Rick says its a smart step in preventative maintenance. Throughout the winter people ought to run the air conditioner once a month for minutes, said DeMoss. 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