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Show A&EDiversions Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 Page 7 How to add a little Thanksgiving to your home Sunflower and nut bouquet Description: This decoration is a great centerpiece for the dinner table or a nice accent on any fireplace mantle or coffee table. Leafs n' Things Wreath Gourd place cards Description: Description: The first thing Thanksgiving dinner guests see is the front door, so give it some vim by hanging a wreath covered in the warm-colored leaves of fall. Materials: clear glass vase or jar, variety of unshelled nuts such as walnuts and pecans, about a dozen artificial or real sun flowers in a variety of shades, wire-cutter tool, scissors, fall-colored ribbon with wire edging. Difficulty: Easy Time: 15-30 minutes Step 1: Make sure the jar or vase is clean, and tie approximately 1.5' of the wire-edged ribbon around the top of the jar, just under the lip, in a bow-like fashion. Make sure to straighten out the ribbon after handling it during tying. Step 2: Next, fill the container nearly to the top with the unshelled nuts. Step 3: If necessary, cut down the stems of the flowers using the wire cutters so they sit at the desired height when placed in the jar. Step 4: Arrange the flowers in the jar by pushing them into the unshelled nuts, which will serve as a flowerfoam of sorts. Arrange them so there are not holes in the arrangement and so the flowers are at varying heights throughout the jar (i.e. don't put all the short ones together and the tall ones together). Sometimes grandpa shouldn't sit next to Uncle Buck, and little sister shouldn't sit next to big brother. Keep a peaceful Thanksgiving dinner table by using place cards to strategically place guests while adding color and fall's bounty to the table. Materials: 9" wicker wreath, artificial fall leaves, artificial bouquet of sunflowers with green leaves and berries, wire cutters, hot glue gun, 18-22 gauge craft wire, scissors, and wire-edged ribbon. Materials: variety of small gourds in the number of guests Difficulty: hard expected, toothpicks, scotch tape, fall colored/themed craft paper, glue stick, craft scissors, metallic markers or gel pens. Time: 2-3 hours Difficulty: easy Step 1: Using the wire cutters, take the flowers, leaves and berries off the stems. Time: 30 minutes to 1 hour Step 2: Organize the flowers, green leaves and berries on the Step 1: Cut out (however many guests as the number) 1.5" by 2.5" pieces from the paper. wreath to determine the preferred arrangement, and then fasten them with the hot glue. The flowers and leaves can be grouped together, spread out in a pattern or just randomly placed. Step 2: Using the metallic markers/gel pens, write one name per card for every guest attending. Add borders or designs to the edges of the cards. Step 3: Fill in the rest of the wreath by gluing on the artificial fall leaves, and more is better to create a full effect. Step 3: To give the cards more depth, glue them onto a slightly bigger piece of paper. If desired, use scalloped scissors to decorate the edges. Step 4: Cut approximately 2' of the ribbon and tie a wreath bow (four or more loops, with long or short tails). Glue the bow on the wreath in the desired position such as on top (good for long tails) or on the bottom (good for short tails). Also, a tail-less bow can be used to put in the middle of the flower arrangement. Step 4: Tape a toothpick to the back of the card, and stick it into a gourd so the gourd will 'sit upright' with the place card. Step 5: Cut about 5" of craft wire and secure it to the wreath Step 5: Place the gourds on the table where you'd like guests to sit, and let them take it home as a Thanksgiving day souvenir. by tying each end to a piece of wicker in the back of the wreath to make a loop for hanging. photos and information gathered by STOREE POWELL 4rns6W 4‘ 44 ROMANCE I torintolid A COUPLE POSES at the first annual Masquerade BaII.This lead ( ci leeitow, V 930 N. Main Logan, Ut 435.753.9755 year, the second annual ball will be held at the Bullen Center Friday, Nov. 5. JESSICA BLACK photo Dance: A night undercover continued from page 4 Fanjul said the Masquerade Ball will have raffle prizes as well. She said the club is trying to create an event where everyone, whether they know how to dance or not, can come have a good time and go away thinking about what a magical night they had. Loraine Joyce Berner, a senior in music therapy and the president of the Dance United club, said, "What we want is the Masquerade Ball to not only be the highlight of the semester, but the entire year." Berner said the club and the council members have put a lot of thought into the decorations, food, venue, location and lessons so they can create an event that will feel like a fairy tale. "We're hoping this sparks a bit of romance and creates a night where magic can happen," said Eva Kammeyer, a junior in elementary education and Fanjul's assistant in coordinating the event. "Everyone has their dances, the balls, their events — this is ours." Berner said the event will not just let experienced dancers have a good time, but will open up to all the students on campus and create an atmosphere where people could come to learn to ballroom dance, socialize and have a "magical" night at the same time. Berner said Dance United wants students to come to gain friendships and relationships, and create a community of friends that shared the common leisure of dancing together. "How often do students get to dress up and just have fun?" Berner said, "We really want to have a night people can walk away from feeling fabulous, just let the magic happen." — jessica.black@aggiemail.usu.edu Yes, it sold that FAST on www.a•bay-usu.com (that's what thousands of eyes can do for you! Register today!) 6W6 • ti IPP FREE Appetizer @ Bring in or mention this ad at airaCii ,try on jewelry, have fun, and recieve your FREE APPETIZER CARD!! |