• Jar of jelly – Catherine McGill
• Jar of jam – Sharon Slack
• The President’s Award went to Pat Hussack and Sharon Slack
Guest speaker Lisa Johnson spoke on creative ideas for Christmas decorating around the house.
A simple and effective table centrepiece was made with three canning sealers on a tray with battery operated mini lights, pinecones, twigs, and sprays of green branches.
By using a clear mason jar decorated with ribbons and colourful stickers on the outside, she created a homemade gift that could be also used as a mini tea light or candle jar.
She suggested recycling containers from the garden or summer planter boxes instead of buying urns. Fill them with logs, green sprays of cedar and pine boughs or small tree branches for an outdoor decoration.
Add some "bling” to a simple clear glass container or vase, then spice it up by layering with cranberries and Epsom salts.
Ordinary tree branches can be painted white to look like birch logs and become very effective in larger outdoor arrangements. Add a bit of burlap, pinecones, and colourful ribbon.
The new 2018 executive for the HHS will be: Nancy Spellen, past president; Sharon Slack, president; Alaxandra Lazar, first vice president; Elsie Eubank, second vice president; Coby Osinga, treasurer; and Madeline Hagan, secretary.
Gordon Roberts, Jim Osinga, Rose Marie Mueller, Joanne DeBoer, Erene DeSilva, Hannah Jacobs, Elena Lazar, Susan Reeder, Dayle Matechuk, and Margaret Meyer-Smith will be directors.
The HHS members wish everyone a wonderful Christmas, and will be greeting all at the upcoming Santa Claus parade.
Please come out to see what is happening with the HHS. The next meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 27 Orkney St. E. in Caledonia. For more information, contact Sharon Slack, 905-765-2617.
Sharon Slack is the publicity chair for the HHS.
https://www.sachem.ca/opinion-story/7932814-guest-speaker-shares-low-cost-decorating-ideas/