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Forcing Spring Flowering Bulbs for Winter Interest
The holidays are over and the decorations have all been put away, so now in the dead of Winter, I want a bit of Spring time. To feed my craving, I start a mini garden of Spring flowering bulbs on … Continue reading
Have a Joyful Holiday Everyone!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, and Happy New Year to All from Fred Gonsowski Garden Home.com..I hope your holidays are Happy and Bright. The Holiday period has always been a Fun and Busy period for me.
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Make some Animals from Cut Paper Snowflakes
In my post Cutting / Making Snowflakes, I covered the steps it takes to fold and cut paper snowflakes. In Turn your Snowflakes into a Snowflake Snowman, I took the snowflake a bit further, when I gave you some of … Continue reading
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Turn your Paper Snowflakes into a Snowflake Snowman
In the fifth grade art class, taught by Sister Mary Charles (nee Catherine Lily), I learned a number of easy to make / inexpensive projects to do with just white paper. In one of my previous posts Cutting / Making … Continue reading
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Make an easy NO tie Bow for your Christmas Wreath
When it comes to making a bow for the Christmas wreath, the easier the better. Over the years I have made many bows for wreaths that decorated my house, homes of relatives, friends, and even wreaths that are placed in … Continue reading
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It’s EASY to Fluff a Fake / Artificial Christmas Wreath
As I was putting up the artificial Christmas wreaths, I started thinking about all the people who buy them, take them out of the package, and just hang them up. Not one bit of effort was put into styling, shaping … Continue reading
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Some Outdoor Christmas Decorating Projects that you can leave up ALL Winter
When it comes to Christmas decorating, I’m all for some decorations that I can put up in late November or early December, and leave up until early March, if I like. Those decorations perform double duty both as holiday decorations, … Continue reading
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A paper craft project for kids..Making a Christmas Tree out of Your Name
Turning my name into a paper Christmas Tree, along with making Paper Snowflakes, was one of the many craft projects that I did in the fifth grade. I think Sister Mary Charles (nee Catherine Lily) was a genius, coming up … Continue reading
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Christmas Tree Decorating…Step by Step, Like a Pro
For 10 years I decorated Christmas trees for the Albany Institute of History and Art’s FESTIVAL of TREES. Each year I came up with a different theme, like a tree covered in antique looking bulbs, a tree covered with dried … Continue reading
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Putting Lights on a Christmas Tree…The EASY WAY
Putting lights on a Christmas Tree, for some is a laborious chore. The act of going around and around, trying to get the lights evenly placed can wear you down. For 10 years, I decorated Christmas Trees for the Albany … Continue reading
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