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Show Inexpensive Christmas ideas s Christmas decorating doesnt have to be ex- wreath ornaments. pensive. A little imagination can tum scrap materials, old Christmas cards, cooking ingredients, and other odds and ends into beautiful ornaments. At an early morning Christmas party, a few young mothers found out how fun and inexpensive Christmas decorating can be. Dawna Brown, Nancy Karpowits, Anita Angle, Peggy Paulson, Dorothy Lefler and Jamie Green, gathered at Ijorrie Riches' home to share their ideas on decorating. Each guest brought homemade ornaments such as quilted look balls, cloth wreaths, bread dough ornaments, paper showed the ladies how to make the cloth wreaths and quilted look balls and Lorri Riches' instructed them in making bread dough ornaments. Instructions for Cloth card ornaments, clothes pin soldiers, popcorn and ribbon. snowflakes, cranberry crocheted Christmas garland, Nancy Karpowitz Wreaths, Material: scrap fabric, cotton balls, scrap ribbon or yarn, needle and thread. Cut fabric into 3 circles and stitch around the edges to gather. Pull the thread to form a ball and stuff it with the cotton. String about 16 stuffed balls together, by running the needle and thread through the middle of each one. Tie them in a circle and attach a bow made of scrap yam or and Christmas Instructions for Bread Dough ornaments. Material; 4 cups flour,- - 1 cup U. vvr' salt, 1 Vi ; , water, (optional), cups cookie cutters paper clips, paint or varnish, paint brush. Mix flour, salt, and water together, and kneed 5 min- utes. Roll dough with rolling pin and cut with cookie cutters or use your imagination to create all kinds of ornaments. The dough can easily be stuck together by moistening it a little. Break paper clips in half and insert into the top of the ornaments for ease in hanging. Bake on a cookie sheet at 325 degrees for about an hour or until light brown and hard all the way through. When the ornaments are cool you may paint or varnish them. Children will enjoy making these snowflakes out of crayon and paper. Materials, thin paper, old There are many throughout the Basin for Christmas beautifully and for very lithomes their that are decorating tle money. There are all kinds of ideas around if a person wants to put forth a little time to develop them. INEXPENSIVE DECORATIONS! crayons, sissors, your iron. Supervise your children as they shave or grate crayons onto paper. Fold the paper in half and pres with a hot iron. Open the paper and let it coil, then fold it and car various designs into it to make these easy decorations. Fancier snow flakes can be made by using aluminum Prices Slashed for the Holidays foil. However, be careful in unfolding these delicate flakes, as they tear easily. Another fun project for children can be done using old Christmas cards. Material: old cards, scrap sewing trim, glitter, felt or stiff paper, glue, string or yam. Cut pictures off used Christmas cards, and glue felt or stiff paper on the Cnstiryas rixadeeasy. Do you find yourself too exhausted from the preparations to enjoy Christmas day? Do you avoid the mail- box dreading the Christmas bills coming in the first week of JanuaryTIf so, you are one of the millions of Americans who overdo it at Christmas. Also Elegant Dressers Chests, Beds Clearing Out Special Group of Dressers and Chests on so Savings From $250.00 to $1,000.00 w Ettnplt: 4 Drawer Dresser $74.95 T FURNITURE HOUSE 520 forth 2500 Ukst, , On the Maeser Comer, 700-15- 30 back of them. Glue a looop of string or yam between the card and backing and decorate the ornament with glitter and scrap sewing trims. The possibilities for inexpensive Christmas decorating are limitless, If you have the most important ingredient, an to Dr., According Marilyn Noyes, Extension consumer specialist at Utah State University, many consumers lose some of the joy of Christmas amidst all the gift buying and household preparation A good way to set your priorities may be to sit down and list several things you remember most about past Christmases. You are unlikely to find things on your list such as receiving an electric fondue pot or having a dean house," Noyse said. In general, we spend too much time worrying about the things that really do not contribute to the traditions and foys of Christmas. She says when tempted to overspend on Christmas gifts, remember this:buy-in- g gifts on credit which you cannot repay within 30 days is like taking a loan at an 4 percent interest rate. 18-2- Noyes said this type of overspending can push families over the brink of financial disaster. A rule of thumb is to keep your installment debt under ten percent of your take home pay (mortgages excluded). She says many of the common Christmas overspending problems can be avoided by using sound shopping habits. This means allowing yourself enough time to find what you really want, compare prices, and shop for sales. Last minute shopping often contributes to overspending, said Noyes. Time as well as money is always in short supply during the holidays. Analyze each activity in light of the time and money that will be spend compared to the satisfaction it will deliver. Categorize activities into three gs you like to do, things you have to do, and things you should do," said Noyes. She says to also consider your schedule in light of its effect on your family. For instance, ask yourself if your jolly mood is more important to your family than whether your cookies are homemade or from a bakery. ' lists-thin- |