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Show LakesideCommuni ry Lakeside Review Tuesday, Dec, 15. 1992 7 Add some imagination, warmth to holiday with homemade gifts Do your Christmas funds run out halfway through your holiday shopping ? Are you short on cash hut long on ideas? Try making your own gifts and decorations this year, using these favorite ideas compiled by Review correspondents, Till the lid with miniature marshmallows and replace the plastic cover. Fill the base of the jar with cocoa mix. Place the lid on the jar and tic a ribbon around the neck of the jar. Give this with a set of inexpensive mugs. You can make a perpetual calendar using scraps of wood and small wooden blocks. Cut a scrap of wood into a rectangle, about 8 inches by 6 inches. Standard-L.xamincrLakcsid- the student on your gift list, top present with an unusual bow. of ribbon, tic pens, pencils, or ruler together and fan them on For A small jar of homemade jam and jelly, given with a loaf of homemade bread, is a great gift for neighbors. Another unique gift can be made using an apothecary jar. Take the plastic seal off the lid of the jar, so the lid is hollow. it's smooth and putty-likRoll out the dough a quarter-inc- h thick on a lightly oiled cookie sheet. Cut with cookie cutters, or make your own patterns with pieces of cardboard. Shape pieces of dough with your hands for details such as the nose, mouth, and eyes. Make hair and beards by pushing pieces of dough through a cheese or lemon grater. Brush each piece with water before applying, so they will adhere together. Add more details with knives or toothpicks. Poke a hole in the top with a toothpick (leave inserted during baking), and bake in preheated oven at 325 degrees for approximately I': hours, or until ornaments arc rock-harCool before painting. When paint is thoroughly dry, coat all surfaces See GIFTS on page 9 , e. d. M MAWsiobreWEAwsI 1040 N. 547-987- 2 fag Ladies & TEXAS ROPERS All ft Colors ft. ft x V , r, ' , - - fH DRESS LEATHER rtw STYLES s ftN VA ft. t SJ ir 701 & 501 JEANS Reg. $156.00 (Brown, Black, Grey) LACE UP STYLES V XV REGANStandard-Examme- PREVASHED A N. X Photo illustration by ROBERT Ideas for homemade gifts and decorations abound. y x Of;. Main, Layton Mens use every year. To make the dough, mix together one cup of salt and two cups of flour. Add one cup of water a little at a time. Knead the mixture for seven to 10 minutes until Decorate the top portion by painting or wood burning your own design, possibly using the name of the receiver. Cut a small shell; which will be glued along the bottom of the rectangle to hold the blocks. Two of the blocks will be used as the month blocks." Using a small brush, paint the name of the month on each side of a block. Use the other blocks as date blocks." Paint the numbers one through six on one, seven, eight, nine and zero on another, and one, two and three on a third. This will give you the correct numbers to do any date. Place a small hook on the back of the calendar to hang it on a wall. RaDon Gatherum top of the gift. Potpourri bags arc easy to make. Sew a small sack, using scrap material. Fill the sack with cinnamon sticks and doves, or other spices. Commercial potpourri mix can be used also. Tie the top of the sack with bright ribbon. These arc great for freshening closets or drawers. tree ornaments made dough are gifts Christmas f ' f BULLHIDE BOOTS ft Hr" 1 ft'fftftft ' i , All ft Colors 701 & 501 STONEWASHED JEANS Reg. $200.00 k (Tan, Black, Grey) 550 PREWASHED JEANS Mens JUSTIN MENS ROPERS LAREDO WESTERN BOOTS - ' a LACE UP STYLES Reg. $140.00 Reg. $146.00 nr: nr ;ft0 O n it Reg. $90.00 A If. I U Mens ! J 4.. BOOTS v ia! All Leather Leather Sole 1 ' (Hr A to COWBOY CUT ' ft id Stonewashed Blue & Black Reg. $100.00 r i O' Mens Sizes LEATHER JACKET SPECIAL SAVINGS PREWASHED PRO RODEO --s V a , j ft ft "'.ift J fft ' Boys Stonewashed Blue & Black LEE RIDER BLANKET COWBOY CUT V if ft to Xj JEANS LINED XftS JACKETS to PRO RODEO STONEWASHED & FIREWASHED ,n ft ? j ' p m ' V" (Brown & Prewashed Blue Reg. $80.00 Sizes LENGTHS Mens Mens Sherpa Lined 7 ft JEANS mm BRAND JACKET JACKETS Western and Fashion Styles B00TCUT & cK , SILVER SPUR SHERPA LINED Values to $136.00 ? 38 i i LAREDO, ACME, & DINGO ACME WESTERN BOOTS $110.00 r BOOT SPECIALS! LADIES (Brown, Burg., Black, Grey) 5072, 5684, 5047, 5042 ft'' ft , (All Colors Except Elk) N. Best Selling Styles " a . t , , f Reg. i, ' i i i SLIP ON STYLES s & Black) Students Sizes C Ladies Mens PREWASHED PRO RODEO LONG SLEEVE cowboy cut JEANS 1 ' i i t WESTERN c'-j- -n - l . r 5 J SC I RTS we ADD ONLYToUToftHEsTpRICES!ft?ftf.tftC5? i. V I I j f r |