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The Canadian Statesman Christmas Gift Guide, Wednesday, November 23, 1994 5 Christmas Decorating Ideas that are Quick and Easy i -il a Vinlp in the tnn Inrpe enOU£Zh tO hold ©It'S exciting to think about decorating decorating the house for the holidays. But most of us don't have the time to do half of what we'd like. For Leslie Linsley, author of "Leslie Linsley s Weekend Decorating: 1001 Quick Home Decorating Ideas, Tips and How-To's" (Warner Books; $9.99), holiday decorating is a snap. Following you'll find an exciting selection of Leslie's sensational, seasonal seasonal ideas for adding' holiday cheer to your home. HOLIDAY TABLE 1. Create a shimmering centerpiece by spraying an ordinary glass fruit bowl with a silver Pearlescence finish, then fill with silver pine cones. Add SCENT-SATIONAL sprigs of real holly or evergreens and pj erce lemons and limes around the fake berries. . middle with cloves and set in clay 2. Spruce up old wooden or ceramic ers _ pm a small vase, basket or candlestick holders in minutes with w pj te p ow j w ith cinnamon sticks tied green or white base coat, covered with ^ p ] a ; n red ribbons and set on the silver or gold marbleizing veins such table The.air will be nicely as Formby's Decorative Touches td ith the smells of Christmas. Marble Highlights. Place them on each scenteo side of the centerpiece. DRESS UP YOUR PLANTS window sill. CANDLE, CANDLE BURNING BRIGHT Polish red and green apples and cut a hole in the top large enough to hold a tapered candle in each. Line them on the window sill or cluster them on a table. HL946000 LIGHT UP THE HALLWAY Create a welcome glow in the hallway. hallway. Loop a wide, plaid taffeta ribbon around a wreath of greens and place it on a table. Fill the center with fat, red candles of varying heights. Give ordinary plastic plant pots the look of stone with a spray granite finish finish such as Formby's Decorative Touches Granite. Fill several with red poinsettias and tie each pot with wide red ribbon. Group them together on the fireplace hearth or place them going up the stairs in a hallway or line them on a "I WAS SUDDENLY FACED WITH A HEAD-ON COLLISION BUT I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO." ffiSs fW ti v FAVORITE GIFTS ■FOB THE MEN IN YOUMJFE Ti/ew 623-6124 Personalized service - right here in Town. 35 Temperance St. Bowmanville © Jamey Walla, Graduate of Young Drivers. 661 didn't have time to stop and think. After taking the Young Drivers Course, I didn't have to. By simply using the shoulder recovery technique that I learned at Young Drivers, I was able to avoid the collision completely. I believe it was this split-second reaction that kept me out of the accident. And kept me alive. V) - Jamey Walla Young Drivers of Canada. We teach you more than how to pass your driver's test. We teach you to drive and survive. For more information or free brochure, call us at: 623-7017 98 King St. W. Bowmanville GIFT CERTIFICATES are available in any amount. A Terrific Christmas Gift Idea! How to Make A Christmas Wreath for Your Home The wreath has long been a popular decoration for the holidays, positioned on doors and windows or accenting walls and mantelpieces. Wreaths have also grown in popularity as craft projects, projects, with crafters customizing their Christmas decorations to reflect their own decor. "Crafters are always busy during the holidays," says Susan Brandt of HIA (Hobby Industry Association). "Our research shows that, today, people are making more Christmas decorations for their own use first, and as gifts a close second. Wreath-making is extremely popular because you can achieve beautiful results using simple, readily available products, such as ribbons ribbons and beads." One easy-to-make, yet totally unique wreath is made with personal mementos. Just collect small treasures from shelves and hidden-away boxes to display on your "Wreath of Memories." Mark Publishing suggests in its "The Best of Victorian Christmas Crafts" book to choose among tiny framed photos, small teddy bears, ornaments, shells, tiny sachet bags, bells, dried roses, little birds, single earrings, small wooden animals, Christmas stickers, lucky pennies, painted eggs, gold lockets, small china figures, berries, little baskets baskets and tiny wrapped boxes. Start with one 30-inch artificial pine wreath, 60 small mementos, 20 small four-loop bows -- each made with different different ribbon, four yards of red wired beads and a glue gun with glue sticks. (If you don't have a glue gun, mementos mementos and ribbons can also be wired to the wreath.) Simply glue your little treasures to the wreath, scattering the colors and items evenly. Tie ribbon scraps of all kinds into bows, and glue bows onto the wreath. Colors will mix well, and lace can be tied into small bows and added. Glue red wired beads to the wreath in a twining twining pattern, lack beads to the wreath with dots of glue. Now, hang your "Wreath ol Memories" where your entire family will enjoy it -- and remember the joys of Christmases past. While doing your Christmas shopping in Bowmanville ... Take a "Time Out" at the Serving Bowmanville's famous high-quality Chinese and Canadian food since 1911 TAKE-OUT ORDERS and DELIVERY We will be dosed all day Sunday and Monday, December 2Sth and 26th and Sunday, January I st