This Christmas scene was made with Alabastine in an old tin tray. Firstbrush over the branch with a weak solution of this plaster filler, fixingthe branch to the base of the tray with Plasticine wedged between stones.Next place some stones or oddly shaped pieces of cotton wool to form anuneven surface in the tray and cover the whole with a thicker mixture ofthe plaster. When nearly set add a little greenery at the left and thefigure of an animal will complete the picture.
Whitewashed Broom willgive a gay swish to aChristmas arrangement.Here it is used in a narrownecked black vase, whilstcolour was obtained by theaddition of shiny colouredhobbles placed near the rimbacked with whitewashedRhododendron leaves.