Category Archives: CHRISTMAS / Easter

Cutting Paper Snowflakes, Putting Lights on the Christmas tree, Decorating the Christmas tree, paper craft projects for kids, etc,… Making an EASTER EGG tree 3-21-2011

Turn your Paper Snowflakes into a Snowflake Snowman

Posted on December 14, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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

Posted on December 8, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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

Posted on November 30, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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

Posted on November 26, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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

Posted on November 18, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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

Posted on November 13, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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

Posted on November 3, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

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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Cutting / Making Paper Snowflakes

Posted on October 27, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

The art of folding and cutting / making paper snowflakes was taught to me, in the fifth grade, by a lovely Nun named Sister Mary Charles (nee Catherine Lily). Sister Charles was a very artistic lady who cut the most … Continue reading →

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Make an EASTER EGG TREE, Celebrate Spring!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Now that St. Patrick’s Day is over, and hopefully Winter is waning??, there is nothing more visually exciting than seeing an Easter Egg tree or bush, set against the still taupe tones of deciduous trees, bare of their leaves. I … Continue reading →

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