Handmade
crafts set the theme for First Lady Betty Ford’s
1974 Blue Room tree. Emphasizing thrift and recycling,
Mrs. Ford used ornaments made by Appalachian women and
senior citizen groups. Swags lined with patchwork encircled
the tree. She kept this quaint feel in 1975 for her ‘old-fashioned
children’s Christmas’ theme. Experts from Colonial
Williamsburg adapted paper snowflakes, acorns, dried fruits,
pinecones, vegetables, straw, cookies and yarn into ornaments.
In 1976, Mrs. Ford expressed the ‘love that is the
spirit of Christmas’ by trimming a Blue Room tree
in a variety of entirely natural ornaments made by members
of the Garden Club of America.
Handmade
crafts set the theme for First Lady Betty Ford’s
1974 Blue Room tree. Emphasizing thrift and recycling,
Mrs. Ford used ornaments made by Appalachian women and
senior citizen groups. Swags lined with patchwork encircled
the tree. She kept this quaint feel in 1975 for her ‘old-fashioned
children’s Christmas’ theme. Experts from Colonial
Williamsburg adapted paper snowflakes, acorns, dried fruits,
pinecones, vegetables, straw, cookies and yarn into ornaments.
In 1976, Mrs. Ford expressed the ‘love that is the
spirit of Christmas’ by trimming a Blue Room tree
in a variety of entirely natural ornaments made by members
of the Garden Club of America.