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PAGE 28 - PLA1NDEALER - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER It, 190t CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS! .CHRISTMAS MEMORIES Preserve holidays with potpourri Give your 2-door, 4-door, station wagon or compact auto that special touch of class with the XLR 100Running Board by Owens^ Classic Made of rugged, bright anodized aluminum that won't peel, rust or pit, the Classic XiR 100 gives your vehicle the quality custom look that accents its own natural beauty Compact-type autos 66" Mid-size 2-door 78" Luxury autos and station wagons 90" Ty°* Add a touch of class to your pickup, van or 4 x 4 with the Xi R 90 Running Board by"^ Ovwens Classic Made of anodized Aluminum for strength and durability, the Classic X' R 90 is yours for sheer practicality and super gooo looks Pickups. Vans 4 x 4s 4 x 4s (full length) Pickups. Vans (full length) Club, Crew Cabs & Ford Vans (full length) 56" 72" 94" 128" (815) 385-5970 ADAMS ENfERPRISES 3017 W. Route )20 McHenrv , Illinois Holiday spirit doesn't last long. All too quickly the sea­ son's over. This year keep yule mem­ ories as long as possible by making potpourri (a fra­ grant mixture of dried pet­ als) out of the roses and other flowers you received as gifts or used to decorate your home. Making potpourri is a fun project that everyone can help with. The sweet-smell­ ing finished product will re-' mind you again and again of the happy holiday season. Rose Information Bureau a IN STOCK 8 DISPLAY CHANDELEIRS AND CRYSTALS 50% O0FF LIST PRICES MANY NEW DESIGNER SELECTIONS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE! i t v « r * / *r i- -- * V k\ V s 3; P' f )> w Mf •: < tl ' {; 40"' ' * A* n * Vlr i-:- } :m ! * DUE TO IREMENDOUS RESPONSE WE ARE EXTENDINO OUR SALE UNfIL DECEMBER 6th by W J WELECTRONICS OPEN: M o n - T h u r s . 8 a . m . - 6 : 3 0 F r i . 8 a . m . - 9 p . m . S a t 1 0 a . m . - 5 p . m . o r b y A p p o i n t m e n t 815-385-7263 S o u t h o f M c H e n r y , O n R t e 3 1 a t B u l l V a l l e y R d . spokesperson Judi Ford Johnson suggests planning ahead and making extra pot­ pourri which, if placed in decorative containers suit­ able for the gift-giving occa­ sion, makes wonderful birth­ day and housewarming pre­ sents you can give all year. Johnson gives the follow­ ing recipe for turning your holiday flowers into a fra­ grant remembrance. After the flowers have peaked -- hut hefnre they begin to turn brown -- re­ move the petals. Let them dry for several days on a cookie sheet. If you own a microwave oven place them In your oven in a mi­ crowave-proof container and dry the petals quickly, en­ abling you to begin making potpourri the same day. For each quart of petals you collect, add one table­ spoon of fixative -- dried la­ vender and oak moss are the most common and are avail­ able at herb and spice shops and most drugstores. Put the petals and fixative in a glass container and add two or three drops of your favorite perfume -- perhaps from a bottle you received as a Christmas present. Close the container, shake well and shake again every other day for 10 days. For additional aroma, add one cinnamon stick and two to four vanilla beans. The peel of one lemon, dried and grated, will help to preserve the potpourri and will add additional scent. As the months go by, con­ tinue collecting petals from the bouquets you receive for Valentine's Day, birthdays, anniversaries -- or anytime you buy or receive flowers. "Add these petals to the potpourri, along with addi­ tional spices as needed. Soon you'll have an overflowing and permanent stock of pot­ pourri to keep and give away anytime," Johnson adds. Last, you might try mak­ ing little sachets out of the mixture and putting them in dresser drawers, for a daily fragrant remembrance. Or, you could display the pot­ pourri in a glass jar placed in a powder room, on a nightstand or in a kitchen corner. Fine china reproduction A NEW GIFT WITH A RICH PAST--A beautiful and memo­ rable holiday gift fa the newest in a series of fine china repro­ ductions by Lenox from the Smithsonian Institution collec­ tion, the Tucker Pitcher. A rich historical background sur­ rounds this classically-proportioned piece, which accurately reproduces an original 1828 pitcher by one of the most sig­ n i f i c a n t p r e - C i v f l W a r A m e r i c a n c h i n a m a k e r s . T h e 9 - i n c h pitcher has been recreated with the same elegant 24-karat gold decoration and colorful fruit and floral motifs featured on the original piece from William EOis Tucker's Philadelphia porcelain manufactory. This unique fine cliina reproduction carries a gold back stamp with the Lenox China crest and the mark of the Smithsonian Institution. Also gift-boxed with a card describing its special history ̂ the Tucker Pitches fa suae to make«U«(ibg<impression. this. Ckrist|na»«pas*ti. • rel/T '/mJ haiflfoj'rfr j;noid'. a /J J