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Display photograph wi with floral frame

SOME of my favorite
photographs have been
taken during the holi-
days. It’s a time where
friends and family gath-
er together and special
moments are captured
on film.

Why not enjov these pho
tographs all: vear dene ins a
homemade picture frame?
These frames can be assembled
using all kinds of materials.
Some of my favorites are made
with dricd tlawers,

Materials
Mincypensive wood picture

frame (496);

B dried roses or twigs;

@ moss, dried leaves,
hydrangea (any dry itenis
that would look nice on the
frame;

sow it
grows

GARDENING is gen-
erally a solitary activi-
ty but holding mem-
bership in a garden
club can change this.

Most garden clubs on
the North Shore meet once
a month and host a variety
of excellent garden speakers,
slide presentations and prac-
tical demonstrations on 2a
wide array of interesting
garden topics.

Garden club plant tables
usually offer a wide selec-
tion of common and not so
common plant material.

By nature, many garden-
ers hare to throw things
away and are only too

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oN

Prepare fo
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home
ideas

Meluc and yvlue gun,
B favorite photo.

Plan out where vou would
like to place the items on the
frame before vou glue them
on, Materials are best kept to
one inch in length. This makes
it easier to attach thent te: the
frame.

Remove the back of the
frame aad take out the glass
front. “Phis is important
because vou do not want to

lass plate.

Once sou are satisfied with
the look of the frame ben to
glue the pieces. Start a corner
and work mone direcoan. [es
abvays nice te randomly over
lap seme of the items. i et the
frame sit tor ates hours betare
inserting the photowraph,

When werking with dried
floral maternal remember to
place them out of dircet sun
light; otherwise the dined
maierials will fide. Optional
trame ideas inchide using cried
roses, different varieties of nuts
and of course, sca shells.

These litt trames look
beauotul when placcd ona
mantle or bedside table. The
best part is adimiring your
favonte photo all year long.

— Bart Lanter is a hast of
Rogers Cable Plugged ti! mag

splash glue or flowers on the agute proaram.

THE Lynn Valley Garden Club is one of many such groups available for North
Shore gardeners to join. Participants share friendship and gardening tips.

and clubs are a great place
to tap into a wealth of reli-
able local information.

If you are the type of
person who likes to enter

pleased to share their sur-
plus plants with club mem-
bers.

Experienced gardeners
are also generous when it
comes to sharing their

knowledge with beginners See Source page 17

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