Make it Glow
Fill the darkest nights with glorious displays of light
Just say “no” to mechanized reindeer, inflatable Santas, and gobs of pulsating red-and-green lights—the holiday season is dizzy enough as is. Instead, create light displays that amplify the magic of the season in a quieter voice: simple spheres set adrift on a sea of snow, Moravian stars strung from a tree branch, and potted evergreens that glow from trunk to tip.
LEFT Made in Germany, Moonlight Globes can be permanently installed or used as portable lights, price varies according to size ($309 for 10-inch sphere up to $1,567 for 30-inch sphere). Order direct from Moonlight Globes USA, 1-239-541-8670.
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LEFT A traditional European symbol, the multi-pointed Moravian star becomes a simple hanging light, $29.99 each; Lavish, St. Paul, 651-698-3220.
Amplify the magic of the season in a quieter voice
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Bloom Holland
Photo by Maki strunc
LEFT Illuminated polyethylene planters add to the wintery mood, $375 and $525, depending on size; Design Within Reach, Minneapolis, 612-827-0990, dwr.com.
RIGHT Welcome guests to your door with fire and ice. Special forms make it easy: small, $10.95, and large $12.95; http://www.europeangarden.com/ice_star_lantern.aspx
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Reader Comments:
The Nov/Dec 2009 issue said "a homemade ice form holds a lit candle. For information on how to make your own visit mhmag.com." So now the information is that one needs to purchase the form in order to make the display instead of it being "homemade". I am disappointed that I was misled.
We're very sorry, ALHALEY. We had a communication issue with a freelancer and that note went to press before we could fix it.