Hanging Decorations 4
The stem ends of greens to be used should be stripped needles and branches. If oblique cuts are made with shears, the ends are easy to poke in. Boxwood, yew, fir or spruce and some of the pines are all good for the ball because their wood is rigid and goes in easily.
Hemlock and arborvitae may be more difficult to handle, depending on the size of the pieces. It is easier to make the ball if it is suspended on a wire. A 12-inch length can be inserted through the ball and hooked at the end to hold it. The top end can also be hooked and a ribbon may be fastened to this to suspend it. (Drawing 11)
The ball may be decorated with berries, a red bow, bells or mistletoe. If mistletoe is used, it is called a kissing ball. This type of decoration may be contrived with a pair of embroidery hoops fastened one within the other, at right angles, so that there are four equal sections. (Drawing 12)
The hoops may be painted or wrapped with green ribbon or may be covered with small pieces of evergreens. Inside the ball a piece of mistletoe is suspended. This, too, is a kissing ball. It weighs so little it may be hung from lighting fixtures.
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