2017 Home for the Holidays

2017 Home for the Holidays LINCOLN DAILY NEWS November 22, 2017 Page 23 (found in craft departments) or for a country feel use brown postal wrap paper (usually found at a dollar stores in the office/craft supply area). For even more creativity, cut a potato in half and press a cookie cutter into it, then remove the potato edges from around the cookie cutter to make the stamp. After you brush acrylic paint onto the stamp, press the stamp straight down on the paper to decorate. n Repurposing the Sunday funnies are another good way to make your own gift wrap. n If you are making cookies to give to family and friends, you can make a decorative tin to deliver them into. Just take plastic juice or potato chip containers, add fabric or paper scraps, and decorate them to look like Santa or snowmen. Centerpieces If you are hosting a holiday dinner and the kids want to help, have them make centerpieces. Here are some ideas: n Cardstock can be cut into the shapes of Christmas trees and glued to toothpicks. A Hershey kiss is used as the “tree stand.” n For an easy centerpiece, fill a serving tray or glass bowl with ornaments and add evergreen around them. n The editors of Midwest Living describe a centerpiece that makes a nice holiday scene. They say, “Line a two-tier cake stand with a forest floor of dried moss. Add a dusting of faux snow, then bring the scene to life with evergreen sprigs, pinecones, painted acorns and glass balls. Snow-white tumblers filled with sprigs and pinecones lend height and prop up reindeer cookies.” CONTINUED ===