Green Card

Do you still recall how Christmas was during your childhood? The Christmas trees with sparkling lights around and the thought of generous Santa Claus paying visit to deliver your most wished gift? That's Christmas - a never lasting magic clinging to the memories of every person.

The doll or the car you drooled over that magically appeared under the tree. The beautiful pink gown on a most wished doll, never having any idea that it was your mother who made it. A simple, handcrafted gift, yet something that reminds you of someone special.

Christmas presents back on the olden times were never wrapped in beautiful and glittering gift wrappers with laced ribbons. They were never bought on department stores. They were easy, simple and inexpensive presents crafted with care and lovingly wrapped in old newspapers.

One thing is for sure, when it comes to Christmas cards then real paper cards are the only way to go. For most of us an e-mail Christmas greeting is just not the same as getting one delivered by the mailman. Don't get lazy and think you can send an email and be off the hook. Sending a real Christmas card with your genuine holiday wishes is a long standing tradition and in my opinion one that should be honored.

Decorations and embellishments were never bought back then. A simple foil tree adorned with blinking lights, simple bells made out of egg cartons and foils, and memorable crocheted banners on a red and green background were enough to festoon the walls of every home.

Every member of the family is encouraged to be involved in the decorating process. It is an activity to have fun with the family, enjoying each others company and let everyone appreciate the outcome at the end of the day. Today, as we look back on the many Christmases we had, may we yearn the values we have learned and strive hard to rekindle it back.

You can easily create your own with a grape vine wreath cage. All you need to do is fill it with floral foam and attach sprigs of greenery collected from your own backyard.

Back in the colonial times, life was difficult. People then did not have a lot of material things. But they were resourceful. They made use of preserved plant materials and any kind of fruit they had on hand, and fashioned it into a beautiful, eye-catching Christmas decorations for their homes.

They used dried materials like pods of okra, cotton pods, oyster shells, dried flowers from their own garden, sprigs of magnolia, boxwood, holly, pine, pine cones, and any other kind of greenery they can collect. They also embellished their wreaths with fresh pineapples, apples, oranges, and pomegranates; all made without artificial sprays, scent or color paint.

Fresh fruits were chosen for its color brilliance as well as its keeping quality when exposed to the harsh winter weather. All of these are artistically wired onto a sturdy frame laden with greenery and dried native flowers.

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