The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-27
PAPER PHOTO FRAMES.


in vogue and which has been so law
ishly used for lamp shades is the
best of material for photograph
frames, which, when they are COM
plete, are not only effective, but
have nothing tawdry or cheap look
ing about them, though only made
of cardboard and paper. The stock
in trade must include crinkled paper
in different shades. Small rolls,
called the butterfly" may be
bought for a penny each. These are
sufficient for the flowers, while the
large rolls, which are much broader
and are used for covering the
frames, cost I'D each, glue pot
and glue, plenty of cardboard-old
boxes come in very useful some
glasses cut by the local glazier, 6
inches by 1-2 inches for cabinet
sized photograph, and lastly
few yards of different colored baby
ribbon are all the materials that
are necessary; hence for few shil-
ings large quantity of these artis-
tic frames may be made.
Take two pieces of cardboard and
cut them the size you want the
frame to be, say 10 inches by ~
inches. These will make the front
and back of the frame. The front
must havea small oblong part cut
out little smaller than the size of
the photograph, so that the name of
the photographer, etc, shall not
show. Cut it a little to one side of
the frame and also about two inches
from the bottom. Now, cover the
board with white or dark green
crinkled paper or any other color.
The paper should be cut larger than
theicardboard and the overlapping
portion glued to the reverse side, SO
that the glue will not show. After
neatly cutting the paper at the cor
ners III the oblong part where the
photograph has ito come glue it
carefully at the back, and then it
will be ready for the glass, which
must also be glued on at each cor
ner. While the front is drying the
back must be covered in the same
manner and narrow rieceof card
board cut, say 1,1-2 inches broad,
and also covered. This piece must
be bent back a little, about two
inches from the top, and fixed on
the back with two paper fasteners
to form the stand. The front and
back are then ready to glue together.
In doing 50 be careful to glue them
at the side and top only. as the lower
and narrower part at the bottom
must be left open to slip the photo
graph in.
Z Now we come to the flowers
Those made in three shadesof hello
trope crinkled paper have the effect
of violets, those in blue of cornfow-
ers, and other tints can be made to
suggest various blooms Cut out a
great many small rounds of paper,
about / 1-2 inches in diameter, and
snip them all around. Then, after
smoothing them out, take hold Of |
each one In the middle, and with a
dexterous twirl of the thumb and |
first finger the flower is made. Be
careful rot to crush the paper, or
the flowers will look tossed. To1
make thehstalks, which are wonder
fully natural looking, cut several |
rather narrow strips of dark green |
paper the wrong way of the crinkle,
as they twist better, about 6 or 8
inches long, cut the top part little |
wider, snip it three times to make /
three points, and it viii form the
calyx. Take hold of it with the left |
hand first finger and thumb and be-
gin to twist it from the other end |
with the right hand first finger and
thumb until it is within half an |
inch from the top or shipped part. |
Then put the merest spot of glue on
the stem of each flower and twist it
into each calyx. s
1t is pretty to tie them together
in the punches with wee bows of
ribbon, perhaps big one on the top
or wide part of the frame, with
some of the flowers hanging we'll I
down the side, and a small bunch at