28 - Wednesday, November 26, 1997 - North Shore News Christmas 1997 Hand Made Christmas Displays There is something special about things you put together with a few natural ingredients, a little imagination and a whole lot of love. ‘This Christmas think about creating a little holiday handiwork of your own. It’s easy to do with a few Quay ingredients. The Fruits of Your Labour Pura fresh spin on decorating your house for the holidays. Come to Waterfront, Quay or Ken's Produce for pears, oranges, apples, lemons, limes, even kumquats. Visit the Pepper Pot Food & Spice Company for exotic finds like key limes from Florida, cactus pears from Mexico, and eggplants from Thailand. Use all these fruits as the raw materials to dress up your home for che holidays in the following innovative ways. Fruitful Garlands . '. Gather any type of evergreen boughs from magnolia branches ro cedar. Or purchase 5. (greenery from Margitras Fresh Flowers ar May's Flowers, Wire a cluster of branches togeth- “er with medium-gauge floral wire. Then tightly attach another cluster of branches to the _ first bunch, Continue wiring branches in a linear fashion until you reach your desired length. Now it’s time to add the frit. Take pears, oranges, lemons and limes and push the wire through the fruit. Then attach the whole fruit to the garland or wreath. Hang over fireplace mantle, down a centre of a table, up a staircase or around a doorway. Nothing evokes the memories of Christmas more than the scents of the season. You can add the sweet smell of nature's bounty to your home with a potpourri mixture made from pressed leaves and flowers, moss, pine cones, and cranberries. Add your favourite fra- grance from Saje Aromatherapy and then set out in a beautiful crystal bowl from Crystal Gallery. All That Glitters Dress up any Christmas display with strands of beautiful beads from Beadworks. String together shiny garlands to drape around mirrors or scatter on tabletops. Or make Christmas stockings glitter by creating beautiful beaded trims on the edges. Light Show Make ic glow, make it glow, make it glow...with a beautiful display of chapel candles. Arrange an assortment of candles on a mirror with evergreen boughs, fresh fruit and shiny baubles! You can find beautiful candles upstairs at /imago or Details Fine Gifts, Non-Traditional Wreaths Wreaths are traditionally made from evergreens, but we suggest letting your imagination run wild. Why not make a Christmas cookie cutter wreath. Purchase an assortment of Christmas cookie cutters from Lonsdale Galley. Then simply wire them together in a wreath shape. Add a big red bow and hang in the Miche Ip Frederik Woppenkamp of Perks enjoys a Dondiego dgar (a personal favourite from his store’s extensive collection) while he displays 0 box of Cubon cigars. ; The Cigar Craze ( “i are an integral part of che “lounge and martini” trend and Perks is the place to find chem. With over 70 different varieties of cig- ars, you'll find something for the begin- ner or the aficionado. For example: a Cohiba cigar from Habana can run as high as $58.00, but the average cigar price range is $13 - $22. Visit Perks on the second floor and take a look in their large glass display case and you'll discov- er every length and gauge of cigar in flavours that range from mossy to vanil- la. To store your cigar selection Perks also sells Humidors: a special box thac controls the humidity and keeps cigars from becoming dry and losing cheir flavour. Other cigar accessories include special matches, scissors, ashtrays and carrving cases. Buc, the cigar is the star. Purchase them for a special gift or unusual stocking stuffer. Or. you might even consider purchasing a few cigars to help ring in the New Year with flare and style. Give a Gift of Celtic Culture What is Celtic? According to the owner/operator of Celtic Creations welen Ritchie, Celtic is really bese described as a “culture”. Scotland, lieland, Wales, che Isle of Man, Brirtany and Cornwall in England are the six councries that preserve a Celtic Jan- _ guage, just one aspect of this rich cul- © tural tradition. Tain Siiver expresses pare of this heritage. Inspired by the Book of Kells (an illuminated manuscript of the four Gospels hand scribed and illuscrat- ed by Celtic Monks) every piece of Tain. Scottish Tain Sver jewelery is a gift that speaks deeply about Celtic culture. jewelery is a hand polished work of art! Or for something equally exquisite look for Belleck - fine Parian China - in vases, clocks, frames, candlesticks, even teapots. Plus there's pewterware from England, Celtic books, tarot cards, music, prints and much more upstairs and newly relocated in the Northeast co! ‘ct S24 a u-# < Fresh 2 3) OFF The Cranberries Press They're the berries of the nineties! Rich crimson treats that can be used in hundreds of different ways. Buy a bag of fresh or dried and get ready for the possibilities. eString fresh berries on a thread to make wonderful Christmas garlands for the tree, or to circle around the bunch bowl. Freeze fresh berries in ice-cube with citrus slices to make festive ice-cubes for drinks. Stir dried berries into rice with citrus peel, chick- en stock and nuts, for a zesty change. *Add to your baking. Dried berries are great in breads, cookies, cakes even granola! *Decorate a clear vase with the ruby beauty of “Happiness is not a... goal: it isa . - by-product.” — Eleanor Roosevelt these berries. Fill a vase with fresh cranberries and then add water. Insert a boutique of red and white roses in the container. It’s a berry beautiful way to enjoy your cranberries. eNtull cranberry juice. Add cinnamon, cloves, and slices of citrus fruit to cranberry juice and chen gendly simmer over a low heat. It's a refreshing change from apple! Pick up fresh cranbervies from Waterfront, Quay or Kens Produce, and dried cranberries from Pepper Pot Food & Spice on SB