Winter Wonderland
Rhoda Matts of Sterling decorated each room of her three-story home with thousands of Christmas ornaments and decorations.
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Waterford ornaments made of Irish glass hang in the living room. “It’s crystal made in Ireland that’s very valuable,” said Matts.
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These Crackerbox ornaments made with Austrian crystals can take up to a week to make. At the center is the blue ornament, “Out of Africa.” The man who made the ornament was inspired by the colors of Africa’s Lake Victoria.
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Coty Campos, left, and Avery Dice, both students at Potomac Falls High School, gave tours of the open house, and helped raised donations for the ALS Association.
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Matts designed her dining room Christmas tree to match the room’s wallpaper.
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To create 50’s milkshakes, Matts stuffed plastic glasses with tissue paper, and covered the paper with Tide detergent she had whipped in a mixer.
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Matts spent four years creating a miniature Jewish village in her basement.
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A figurine reading from a scroll sits on the second floor of one of the village’s homes.
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The abominable snowman is one of the many figurines in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie display.
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In her latest creation, “Unseen Carolers,” Matts took scrap pieces of wood and painted the scene of a family singing carols. “The little baby sees the angels because the baby is innocent,” she said.
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For her daughter, Matts created the “Beach Tree” featuring fish and surf boards.
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The upstairs bathroom is filled to capacity with flowers and Christmas decorations.
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