JEANNE BENEDICT

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Celebrations! Makes A Great Gift

  This ultimate holiday party guide by Jeanne Benedict & Jim  McCann
  has full-color pictures, recipes, crafts, tradition origins, folklore, and

  fun facts. Only $13.96 on Amazon.com!

 

 

 ENTERTAINING    

 

Jumpin’ Jivin’ Record Label Table

These ideas are a scream and a great conversation sparker about how rotten your taste in music was in the 70's.
Coasters: Using scissors, cut through the vinyl on your old LPs to the paper label center. Cut around the paper label making a circle the size of a drink coaster. sand down any rough edges.
Base Plate: An old LP record makes a great base plate or even a serving tray.  You can match the center record label to fit the occasion such as a “Birthday” or “Christmas” song title. Or create your own center label with a computer image, photo, or drawing.  
Napkin Rings: 45 records with their large center holes are perfect as napkin rings. Simply pull the napkin through the record hole until the record is at the napkins mid-point.  For coasters, cut the center label out of an LP record using scissors and  

 

   

Mini Ice Cream Turkey 

 A latex glove is the perfect mold for a turkey. Fill a clean latex glove with softened ice cream. Knot the open end as you would a balloon. Place glove knot side down on a flat surface in your freezer. When frozen, remove the glove, coat with chocolate, and decorate with mini M&M's. Serve in a bowl with the finger feathers upright.  For a MINI ICE TURKEY fill glove with water or juice, follow directions above and float in a punch bowl!

 

 

 

 

Ten Interesting 

Hors d’oeuvre Trays 

Make sure trays are clean and the edges are safe on rock and glass. Garnish with flowers & greenery.
1. Wooden Chessboard
2.Mirror
3.Basket Lined  with Kale
4.Thin Marble Slab
5.LP Record
6.Picture Frame
7 Hat Box Lid Upside  Down
8.Large, Sturdy  Palm Frond  
9.Washboard
10.Large Floor Tile

or Tropical Leaf