News photo Mike Waketleld

Bagging your
own boitles

IT’S always nice to
arrive at a special party
with something for the
host.

Whether it’s a candle or a
bottle of homemade vinegar,
dress it up in a beautiful bot-
tle bag.

These bags are made of
simple pieces of fabric tied up
with pretty bows and rib-
bons. The time involved is
minimal and the results are
gorgeous!

Materials:

decorative pieces of fabric
organza ribbon, decorations
(available at floral stores
and fabric stores)

thread and sewing machine

Set up your sewing
machine.

Carefully lay out your fab-
ric so that the good sides are
facing each other with a fold
on one end.

With the fold at the bot-
tom, measure up one side
15” and over 6” then down
15”,

You should be back at the
fold. :
Carefully cut out the mea-
sured piece and pin up the
cut 15” sides. Sew across the
top piece of the bag.

With right sides togethcr,
sew up the two 15” sides.
Turn the bag inside out so
that you are left with a fin-
ished bag.

Place your bottle
inside the bag and tie with a
pretty organza ribbon.
Decorate the bag with

Holiday decorations.

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North Shore News, 1139
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IF one of your New
Year’s resolutions is to
let your creative flair
shine around the house,
North Shore
Continuing Education
may have just the class-
es for you.

Rebecea Mever specializes
in tresh, dried and silk Hower
arrangements at her hame-
based) business, Say It With
Flowers. In 1999, she'll bring
her talents into the classroom
for a series of three classes
through continuing educa-
tion,

On Feb. 24, she'll be
teaching Dinnerscapes: Great
Flowers for Home
Entertaiming.

In time for Easter, Meyer
will teach class participants
how to design a beautiful table
for dinner and how to coordi-
nate the dining table theme
with a floral door knocker to
greet guests.

The class will also include a
demonstration of a mini
Biedermeier-seyle piece for the
guest bathroom.

On March 10, Meyer will
teach Eurapean and Funky
Hand-tied Floral Arrange-
ments, Gaining popularity in
the west, hand-tied bouquets
have historical, roots in
Europe. This class features
hands-on help, a discussion on
the history and nature of
hand-ties and practice making
the lovely bouquets.

Finally, on April 17, Meyer
will teach an Ontdoor Special
Event and Garden Wedding
Workshop. This class will give

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NEWS photo Brad Ledwidgr
REBECCA Meyer, of Say It With Flowers, and Kevin Young — isoth floral design-

ciasses through North Shore Continuing Education in the New Year.

participants tips on splashing
up their vards for those special
occasions using beautiful flo-
rals, greens, cruit and even
veggies.

The use of hand-ties, buffet
arrangements and garden
sprays will be discussed. For
each class, participants will be
required to bring some of their
own supplies, including clip-
pers, a sharp knife, small buck-
er and a towel and a garbage
bag in a bos. Florals and addi-
tional supplies will be available
at cost. For more information,
call NSCE. at 986-8888.

— Deana Lancaster

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