Beach Theme Halloween

by Ocean Styles

This picture didn't come out so well, but that is a shark design carving done on a fake craft pumpkin. When it comes to carving pumpkins, you don't have to do the boring triangle eyes/nose with crooked-teeth mouth any more. The possibilities are endless. Carve a palm tree silhouette, a sailboat or a beach umbrella. Use your imagination and you can have a "beachy" Halloween this year!

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Festival of Trees raises money for children's home

06.11.09

Olivia McDaniel has been creating Alabama and Auburn Christmas trees for six years. This year, she talked someone else into decorating the Auburn tree so she could focus on the team of her personal choice — Alabama.

“They all turn out different,” McDaniel said. “Over the year, I know I’m going to do it so I start collecting Alabama stuff, and people give it to me.”

She doesn’t make the trees for herself, preferring a more traditional Christmas tree for her own home. Instead, the trees are auctioned off to benefit the Wiregrass Children’s Home in its annual fundraiser, the Festival of Trees. The university-themed sport trees are always popular.

“Everybody around here is either for Alabama or Auburn,” said McDaniel, who serves on the board of directors for the nonprofit children’s home.

This year’s Festival of Trees will be held Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Dothan Civic Center.

“It’s all for the children’s home,” McDaniel said.

Source: Dothan Eagle

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