Clever coeds are dreaming up exciting ways of personalizing every package under the Christmas tree this year

McGhie, Joan

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Clever coeds are dreaming up exciting ways of personalizing every package under the Christmas tree this year.</p

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Holiday Homework Tricks with colored cellophane and tape give two-lone effects, bows and even a Santa Claus fi gure coming out of a chimney CLEVER COEDS are dreaming up exciting ways of personalizing every package under the Christ-mas tree this year. Gay oilcloth or a pretty dishcloth, topped with a big red bow, gives a new touch to the plain, but practical household items Mother often gets. And practical Mother will smile when she finds h er name on the package that's wrapped in a yard (enough for an apron) of bright gingham and tied with a measur-ing tape or rick rack. For wrapping Mom's more frivolous gifts, try scraps of colorful printed wallpaper. Camouflage a child's gift The little boy, who scorns traditional fancy wrap-pings, will be thrilled with a gift wrapped in a bright dime-store bandanna and thick white cord. H e' ll also appreciate colorful packages trimmed with cowboy cutouts. His little sister will love you if you trim her gifts with crepe paper, ribbons and lollipops. Bulkier children's packages can be made to form a smiling Santa's face. \!\Trap three sides of the package in red tissue, and the fourth in white. Santa's face, nose, and mouth can be drawn on with crayon or cut-out features can be pasted on. A red tissue paper cap can be put at the top and trimmed with cotton or white tissue. Rows of white tissue paper fringe, cut % inch wide, and curled with a silver knife form his beard. Don 't let the man in your life be a problem. Try wrapping his tie in ordinary black and white n ews-paper set off by a wide, red ribbon. Or, try a suede-finished paper with green bows and a pine cone or two. If you're giving him a shirt, might as well not try to surprise him ... the shape of the box will give you away. Instead, try trimming the front of the solid color package to look like the front of a folded shirt. 8 by Jean Me Ghie Technical j ournalism Sophomore Two inch ribbon of a contrasted color pasted in a strip down the middle forms the shirt front. Ribbon pasted in a flat circle at the top, and short strips pasted diagonally in the bottom corners resemble collar and cuffs. Christmas cards are fun to make at home, too. Metallic gift wrapping paper cut in 10 x 12 inch squares, folded twi ce, make good starters with which you can work to create many original and beautiful designs. These designs need not be complicated. The simpler, the more effective they are. For instance, you can cut a pine tree design from green metallic paper and criss-cross it with lines o[ glue. Metallic glitter sprinkled on and allowed to dry will resemble garlands of tinsel. This can be pasted on a folded card of reel paper or cloth which has been cut with pinking shears around the edge. The greet-ing (cut with pinking shears from a n old card) can be pasted on the inside. A glamorous card can be made with a base card of shiny black paper and a thin sheet of styrafoam. Cut a simple tree or snow man des ign from the stryra-foam and trim it with varicolored sequins. The message ca n be written on the inside with white ink. Greeting card composite Candles are always a traditional part of Christmas, too. Why not try making your own candle this Christmas? A thick reel candle can be made by melting scraps of old candles in the top of a clou ble boiler. If you don't have reel candles, u se old lipstick stubs to give the color. Pour the melted wax into the mold (an old tin can) . Suspend the wick (salvaged from an old candle) from a wire across the top of the can . When the wax has h ardened, cut the bottom from the can and remove the candle. Christmas wounldn't be Christmas without gay wrappings, greeting cards and decorations. Make yo urs a personalized Christmas by using these new wrapping and decoration ideas. THE IowA HoMEMAKER 

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