Wreaths,
the branches should not be large and a small wooden or wire hoop should form the foundation of the wreath. Upon this hoop the small branches of holly must be bound, overlapping one another and extending out beyond the hoop to form a generous wreath. A bright red ribbon bow, fastened at the top of the holly wreath, gives it a still more realistic effect.
| Fig. 414.—Bring the two ends of the strip together. | Fig. 415.—Cut out the mistletoe leaf in this way. |
Fig. 416.—The twin leaves.
For Mistletoe
cut the gray-green tissue paper into pieces eight and one-half inches long by one and a half inches wide. Bring the two ends of a strip together, folding through the middle, to form the oblong ([Fig. 414]). Fold [Fig. 414] lengthwise through the middle along the dotted line and on it draw the outline of half of a mistletoe leaf, with the straight edge on the long fold and the stem end on the short fold of the paper ([Fig. 415]). Cut along this outline, open the folds and you will have twin leaves like [Fig. 416]. Bring the two open leaves together and twist the connecting part into a stem like [Fig. 417]. Make a number of white mistletoe berries according to the directions given for the red holly berries and wrap them together in pairs; then nestling a couple close in between two leaves ([Fig. 418]) wrap them on the stem. The
Stems