Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-16
TIMELY CHRISTMAS SUCCESS
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 For Baby's Rattle, take an enbro1d- cry hoop, wind with fancy cloth, cross the hoop each way twice and sew a bell or more to cross pieces near hoop.
 For ChiIdren's Reins, take a strip of pretty cloth three yards long, three inches wide, turn in edges, sew to- gether and join. Take another strip twelve inches long, made the same, Join each end to the long piece about a yard apart; sew a sleighbell to middle Of short piece. Or they can be knit or crocheted out of fancy twine or yarn
 For Balls, take a strip of cloth, wind and roll hard, cover with crochet yarn
 From Boards taken from cracker box toy sleds. chairs, tables, dolls peas or even a doll lounge can be made.
 Small Bags can be made from cotton fyscreen and filled with popcorn or nuts,
 For a Holder Box, take a piece of cardboard nine inches square, about four and half inches from two oppo- site sides cut to a point; this Is the back. Cut circle of cardboard nine inches in diameter in halves and sew one half to first piece, then sew a piece fifteen inches long, four and a half inches wide, around haf circle and to the first piece. Cover inside and outside with wallpaper.
 For Whisk Broom Holder-Cut two pieces Of cardboard heart shape, cover with pink outing flannel or any other
 f.1 dc Tr-f& pieces together by small pieces of tape, hang by ribbon.
 For Photograph Frames-Cut two pieces of cardboard like a horseshoe, the outside edges little longer and wider than the photographs to be framed. Cover with any color cambric. Crochet an insertion of silSolene same shade as the cambric and sew to one piece. Then sew both pieces together at outer edge. Run in ribbon of same shade; finish with bow at top. Cut narrow piece of cardboard almost as long as horseshoe, cover with cambric and sew to top of the back of horse shoe. Photograph is to be slipped in at bottom.
 Pretty Baskets for thread, scissors and thimble or mittens can be made of grape baskets covered Inside and out side with any bright colored cloth Then cover over the outside with piece of old white lace curtain, wind handle with a strip of the cloth.
 Rugs can be made by sewing carpet rags. Crochet into round rugs. Also take a grain bag marked Bran, cut ant hem, mark Christmas, 1912, with chalk in the middle. With a sail needle threaded with long strip of black sateen work the words; fill in around it with gray, then three rows of red three of light blue, two of gray, finish with black.
 silk or velvet-paste white paper or inside-is nice for handkerchief.
 A JeweIry Box is made the samt way except partitions are put In used a shingle). I one part put { small pincushion for fancy pins. Shaving Pads are made by cutting clean wrapping paper in circles nin inches in diameter, sixteen pieces il all-on outside piece paste a youn, girls head cut from magazine; tt all together by cord.
 Cushions for Chairs-For a tick | take pieces of overalls that are throwl by, fill with feathers, cover tick witt woolen pieced up crazy style. Quilts can be made from left owe pieces. Cut pieces of old sheets twelv | inches square and haste or small piece of print woolen or silk crazy style an stitch around each piece. Sew square l together. If enough for both sides l haste the edges together. Tie wit pink wrapping twine and bind. Numerous Handy Bags can be mad | from left over pieces to hold clothes l pins, buttons, gloves, shoes, rubbers | stockings or darning cotton. Eve l shopping bags can be made any desire size or color All are drawn togethe at the top with cord or ribbon. The can be made plain, fancy stitched 0 embroidered, as you like.
 Game Bags that please young hunt CTS are made of strong dark cloth inches long and 10 inches wide, line with the good part of a discarded tabl oilcloth. Baste the pieces togethel | fold So as to be nearly square an l stitch the ends, hem or bind. Make strong strap of folded strip of the clot stitched long enough to go over tn | head and shoulder and sew to the>bat
 Mittens for the little folks can be GU from the legs of papa's worn out sock stitched together and turned. A fe' | fancy stitches can be put on the bac 1 of each pair so each child will kno7 | it's own mittens. Cloth mittens fc men, or large boys, can be made out ( any strong cloth.
 The Flowers from wallpaper can | | cut and pasted inside a glass dried bet 1 jar so the flowers show outside tn | glass. This makes a receptacle fc lead pencils and penholders.
 Table DoiIies, lamp mats, mats fe | plants or commode can be made b l tying pieces of wrapping twine to | gether and crocheting. They look we in any of the different colors. C | braid narrow strips of white cloth an sew round and round as you make rug. The last two rows can be of re if desired.
 Take Autumn Leaves, sprinkle pinch of powdered rosin on each lea pass warm flat over them. The l will look as if they were varnishe | Picture frames can be made with thel or even a branch looks well in mic | winter.
 Pretty Wreaths can be made of lar rel or evergreen.
 Small Pin Cushions tied to the ar of sewing machine save many stel for pins and needles.
 Sofa Pillows can be made of ar material at hand and stuffed with II dian posy or pine needles or feathe. and then recovered as elaborately you please.
 Neckties, jabots, neckbows and bel can be made in various ways from ca off and left over material.
 Several Handkerchiefs can be mat from a white muslin skirt that h; lseen better days. Cut them the si you wish and allow for hem. They a quickly made on the machine.
 Baby Bonnets, bibs, sacks, boys mems caps, bed shoes and many oth things can all be made at home of le over and cast off material.
 Hoping the Sisters will excuse II long absence, I remain, as ever,
 AN ORSEPUED