Home-made Christmas Tree Decorations.
Fig.523.
One of the most quickly made
Festoons for a Christmas Tree,
and one which has never been thought of until now, is of tin-foil, the common kind of foil to be found at the florist’s. It also comes around cakes of chocolate, rolls of cream-cheese, and large packages of tea. You can make the trimming any length desired by pasting strips o f the tin-foil together, but, before joining the pieces, fold one at a time and cut slashes on each side nearly across to the opposite edge as in Fig. 523. Unfolded, the strip resembles Fig. 524; pulled at each end it opens and lengthens out into Fig. 525.
This decoration catches the light and glistens beautifully, but it must be handled
Fig. 525. carefully and not laid down after it is stretched open. As soon as ready hang the strips upon the tree, where they will be
