Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-12-19

simpler than this butterfly
fantasy but even then they
don't always work out as
planned. Take the case OF
some deer I've been construct
ing. The idea was evidently
born during a lobster soda
nightmare but the formula is
baSically sound if you've the
talent to work il out. This is
In, recipe for trio. Make
three SawhorSeS with necks.
Don Hughes docs this very
well If you aren't clever with
saw and hammer. I'm not. For
the baby deer, omit legs. Now
cover the three forms with
chicken wire. You'll be amaZ-
cG at what an excellent Sculpt-
or you'll think yourself AT this
Stage. Just notice the demure
tilt of papa deer'S head. Next.
climb a moss laden tree ana
pull off several bushels of the
stuff. Don't as did. do this
or a very timber Sapling dur
me a fifty mile an hour gale
when the weather is freezing.
Now get the biggest container
around, your bathtub will DO.
and add moss. water, and all
the green dye in town. Stir
periodically for twenty-fouT
hours. SplaShing walls and CELL
ing rs little as possible unless
You want To rc-Gu the room in
runny polka-dot. Also wear
gloves if you're iinacky about
h&Nlng green tIn2c,nallS for =
week. Dry moss and stuff in
the chicken wire frames. This
will take about four DAYS since
you'll never be satisfied with
the way il looks BUT will prob
ably give up after that much
time. What you CnviSionned as
u shy. Sylph-likc woods Great
urC now. with benefit of mos
~ padding, looms at you like
q grOteSque horse. II also scarce
YOU CVCrytime YOU walk in the
door. But you can't bear 10
thlow it away since you've
spent this much time on 1t. So
the next step IS 10 so outside
End strip your trees of their
prcttiest long h1nRin. branch
6. You'll be surprised at how
tany trees you rum IN order
Ia get similarly paired antlers.
GilG these. Attach them in
front of the ears (only after
my deer We're completely COM
pleted with horns at some in
determlnate spot in the neck
u;c | have sense enough to
look at picture Of a deer to
lind the correct location). With
all these preliminarieS done
ACID glitter, baubleS. and lights
You'll find that the antlers
keep turning over. gravity be-
ing what il is. smashing all the
ornaments. A 'cw eXplCtivcS
thrown in won't help the deer.
but you'll let off accumulated
steam. Now stand back anG
look al the result. Perhaps
you'll want TO spend Christ
mas away from home. | did.
But there's company coming
and | can't leave. And thcre'rc
lots of other items to fix. The
idea of covering a hall table
with piece of rcd felt seem
ed simply enough. To add to
the felt one bit of gold braid
mentally presented no prob
lem. But on sitting down at
the SlantOmatic. | found | not
only could not sew. couldn't
even thread the needle. This
time Beth Woody helped me
cut.
No Christmas decorations
would be complete without
fresh grecncry ard their pung-
ent perfumes ar" as tradition
al as good smells coming from
the kitchen. If your dccora-
lions don't feast the eyes. and
The indicate deer don't. at
least the nose should be hap
Ply. Getting the green's was
Jun too. walking through the
woods scratching for Just the
light tree. Even | could do
that. OF course, again there
was help and between us Mar
garct McCucn and | managed
to Scuff one new shoe, rip
pair of stockings. and lose an
axe. Later there'll be the add
cd expense of patching holes
made by the nails supporting
the garland and cleaning the
carpet of the ooEe of the fresh
pine. But we got the green's.
So ii seems that unless you
have infinite patience. talent.
time. and money, imagination
Doesn't help very much in dec
Grating. You need lots Of
friends To help you over the
rough spots. Also stay on the
good side of Eldrcd Hickman.
He makes lovely pieces to
beautify your home and leaves
all the mess at his shop. When
further enhancing your decor
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