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A 'Crafty' Mom is a Happy Mom A gift of flowers and tak­ ing mom out to dinner on Mother's Day is lovely. But think also of giving her a gift of relaxation; one shell enjoy long after the flowers have wilted and the dinner menu is forgotten. It's the gift of a hobby/ craft. Never before, re­ ports the Hobby Industry of America, have so many women become craft con­ scious. They've discovered a new interest; how being 'crafty' relieves boredom and restores their sense of humor. It makes them feel proud of what they can do. And many a mother, in a PAGE 11-SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY PLIANDEALER-MAY 2, 1975 kits, and those to decorate eggshells into conversation- making objets d'art. There are seashell projects; and those to create a stain glass terrarium, or a lamp base. f , ~ quiet hour after the family is bedded down, has found that working on a piece of macrame, doing a charm­ ing decoupage tray, or ev­ en painting by the num­ bers, is more conducive to I a restful night of pleasant dreams than any pill. "Hobbies", says noted psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers, "help release ten­ sion by providing a means to express an individual's creative facets not released in day-to-day routine work situations." Most mothers, including working mothers, would agree that a 'day-to-day routine work situation' apt­ ly describes the life of a homemaker. And happily, there are craft kits to please most anyone's taste and stimu­ late creativity. The variety is seemingly endless. There are kits that any mother would be delighted to use to convert bottles, normal­ ly thrown away, into regal vases or goblets; stitchery There are art kits galore. Paint by number on can­ vas, wood, or on genuine ceramic pieces. There are clever large-size wall pos­ ters, ingeniously designed to be creatively colored -- and beautiful enough to be framed when completed. American Indian art has been adapted into a con­ temporary sand - painting craft, using glue and color­ ed sand to make intriguing decorative plaques. There are kits for design­ ing and making one's own jewelry; for making beads and necklaces. And endless batik and collage kits. Oth­ ers for making handbags, belts and accessories out of fabric or leather worthy of a Paris designer's name. And in this Bicentennial period there is a host of kits with patriotic themes; aprons, pillows, etc. in red, white and blue or Colonial calicos. And think of moth­ er's enjoyment in creating a collection of clothespin dolls in Revolutionary garb -- and without even need­ ing a sewing machine. Crafts are thrifty too. Not only because kits are most reasonably priced -- but because when they are completed, they have real value. And because moth­ ers function as they do, don't be surprised if when Christmas or your birthday comes around, the gift you'll be delighted to re­ ceive will be created from the craft kit you gave mother. I think it must be some­ where written, that the vir­ tues of mothers shall be visited on their children, as well as the sins of the fathers. -- Dickens * So for the mother's sake the child was dear, And dearer was the mother for the child. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge it* ̂ ^ A* ̂ ^ TODAY'S MOTHER HAS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS*-- She's got a well-fed, well-cared-for baby, and she's got her own life too, with plenty of time to surround the child with love. Thanks to convenient baby foods and the other Gerber products and services that make baby happy and comfortable, every day is a good day for mother. / m) w w. The fashion Shoppc Gifts to remember JEWELRY • HANDBAGS • SHAWLS • LINGERIE • SCARVES C O A S T T O C O A S T S T O R I S .. total hardware Give Mother something she's always wanted. REG. 299.00 *259«> '^'"'kelvinator Automatic Dishwasher PORTABLE CONVERTIBLE MODEL NO. C925 • Cutting Board Top • Soft Scrape Disposer • Hygenic Double Wash _ ̂ t add you B w ̂ [o(js. to any (juoncUxfuH | izCzction. from The Shoppe 1007 N. FRONT ST. McHENRY 385-7747 GIFT CERTIFICATES* FREE GIFT WRAP BankAmericaru welcome / / / / M f ̂ S l / R f 0 / Q U A L / T V CHEST FREEZER DELUXE MODEL NO. CDM83K • Compact Size 35" Wide • Total Capacitzy - 8.3 Cu. Ft. • Vinyl Top • Trimwall Construction • Removable Storage Basket REG. 329.00 *299°° | C O A S T T O C O A S T S T O B t S l »total hardware 4400 W. RT. 120, McHENRY, ILL 3 J.IIiTM