Kansas woman selected to help decorate White House for Christmas [Video]

FROM 9 TO 5 TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WELL, HER TALENT AND HER PASSION FOR CHRISTMAS LANDED HER A SPOT ON THE WHITE HOUSE DECOR TEAM. AND IT’S A DREAM OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS KANSAS WOMAN. KMBC NINE TERISA WHITE SPOKE TO HER ABOUT THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. FOR MANY, DECORATING YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MEANS HANGING LIGHTS OR MAYBE A WREATH ON THE DOOR. BUT FOR WENDY CLAY, HER HARD WORK TOOK HER TO 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. IT STARTED WITH A LOVE FOR TRANSFORMING ORDINARY SPACES. I’LL DO A MANTEL, A TABLESCAPE. I’LL DECORATE THEIR TREE. ONE DAY IN 2008, WENDY CLAY SAW A TELEVISION PROGRAM WHICH DOCUMENTED WHITE HOUSE DECORATORS. SHE DECIDED THAT WAS HER GOAL. I THOUGHT, THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DO. SO I KIND OF GEARED UP EVERYTHING IN MY GOAL TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, DECORATING THE WHITE HOUSE. IT WAS JUST OVER THE …