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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
5
A brief instruction describes using a pocket mirror placed behind a drawing to view a tree image only in the mirror. With pencil and paper, trace the tree within the white channel seen by reflection, noting that only a few people keep their line entirely in the white space.
Learn playful techniques to wrap odd shaped gifts such as long boxes and cylindrical tins. Create a doll from a long box using tissue and pipe cleaners, or fashion a Santa from a can with paper cones and cotton. Finish with a gold mortarboard graduation cap from a record wrap.
A festive note explores saying Merry Christmas in foreign tongues from Bohemia to France and Spain then shifts to a simple holiday craft. It describes folding a ribbon around a core to form a rose with green leaves, detailing steps and finishing touches.
Bend five toothpicks to form a central convergence in a five-armed V arrangement, creating a 10-pointed cluster. Apply one drop of water to the centre where the sticks meet and watch a Christmas star shape emerge.
Christmas is celebrated worldwide as the birth of Christ though the exact date remains disputed. The article notes celebrations occur in January to December and that December 25 was chosen perhaps linked to Saturnalia. Despite varied dates, the central fact remains Christmas honors Jesus birth this season.
Directions describe making a ribbon rose from a 20 inch strip of one inch ribbon. Hold the strip in the left hand two inches from the end and begin rolling to form a decorative flower. The tutorial continues with folding and securing steps to complete the bow.
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