. Things worth doing and how to do them. tem. New Christmas Decorations 309 than a good sized pea and place it in the centre of one of the squares of paper (Fig. 405). Draw the paper up and around the ball, completely covering it, then twist the remainder of the paper into a stem (Fig. 406). Make three berries, twisting their stems as tightly as possible and bunch them. With your fine wire or thread, wrap the three stems closely together (Fig. 407) and cut off the ragged ends (Fig. 408). Take up a natural branch and wrap the stems of the berries to the end of a twig (Fig. 409). Cut a strip of
. Things worth doing and how to do them. tem. New Christmas Decorations 309 than a good sized pea and place it in the centre of one of the squares of paper (Fig. 405). Draw the paper up and around the ball, completely covering it, then twist the remainder of the paper into a stem (Fig. 406). Make three berries, twisting their stems as tightly as possible and bunch them. With your fine wire or thread, wrap the three stems closely together (Fig. 407) and cut off the ragged ends (Fig. 408). Take up a natural branch and wrap the stems of the berries to the end of a twig (Fig. 409). Cut a strip of the gray-brown paper half an inch wide and about four inches long, and, beginning close to the berries (Fig. 410), wrap the stem with the paper as shown in Fig. 411. Fasten three leaves Fig- ^--Place the other leaves about one inch apart. to the stem close to the berries as in Fig. 412, and place otherleaves about one inch apart, alternating first on one side then onthe other side of the stem (Fig. 413).When the holly is to be made into. 310 Things for Home, Gift Days and Fairs Wreaths, the branches should not be large and a small wooden or wirehoop should form the foundation of the wreath. Upon thishoop the small branches of holly must be bound, overlappingone another and extending out beyond the hoop to form a gen-erous wreath. A bright red ribbon bow, fastened at the top ofthe holly wreath, gives it a still more realistic effect. For Mistletoe cut the gray-green tissue paper into pieces eight and one-halfinches long by one and a half inches wide. Bring the two ends ofa strip together, folding through the middle, to form the oblong
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