Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-16
PRESENTS THAT MAY BE HOME
 MADE

home made gifts are more attractive l than the ones you can buy. By mak- l ing the gift you can please the person 1 by making something that he or she l is particularly fond of. I herewith en- close a few suggestions. |
 A Carpenters Apron for Big Broth l CT: All you need to make it is a half 1 yard of heavy canvas or duck, some | tape, and some strong thread. Leave one selvage at the top, the other selv az at the bottom. Cut triangles off the corners at the top, hem the sides, and turn up eight inches at the bot tom to make large pocket. Put row of stitching in the middle of the turned up piece to divide the pocket, and two inches from one side another row of stitching to make a narrow pocket for the ruler or lead pencil. Sew a piece of tape a half yard long at the top of the apron. one end to each corner that makes a loop to go over the head At the top of each side sew a piece of tape for strings.
 Painted Leather: Leather is often fooled or cut for fancy work, but not many know that painted leather is almost or quite as effective. Water colors on light or white feathers give most pleasing results. The leather takes the colors much water col or papers do, and the texture produces the same general effect.
 White leather is delicate, but for the little fittings for the work bag nothing is daintier, especially if it is deco rated in water -colors. A scissors shield can be easily and quickly made from two pieces of leather cut to a V shape, and stitched along the sides on the machine. The seam should be on the outside.
 If the marks of the needle plate show on the leather, lay piece of thin paper between the leather and the. needle-plate, and sew through both You can tear away the paper when you have finished. Rather a long stitch is best for this work and coarse silk-letter B, if possible should be used
 When the shield Is done, paint flower design, or stencil a figure at the upper or larger end. It will look best if you let it not only reach but cover the cut edge of the leather. To match the scissors shield, you can make a needle envelope, to hold as many papers of needles as you wish. Use a small ball-and socket -fasten- CT as a fastening for the flap of the envelope. If you sew it on the wrong side of the leather it will not show through, but it makes a heater job to use a glove-fastener that is rtveted through the leather.
 For decoration, use the same design and colors that you used on the scis- sors-shield.
 Button Bags with fringed tops and little slashings for the raw-strings to run through, card cases or envel- opes and small opera or hand bags are among other possibilities of the art.
 White skins can be obtained wher- 1 ever colored feathers are sold, and at a lower price. Moreover the white skins are more, likely to be perfect l Buy from a florist or from the mar ket a small bunchy begonia. Take | off all branches but one and pot each branch in four-inch pot of rich earth | Water well, and put in sun. By Christmas you will have lovely little potted plants.
 safety-pin holder: Take a brass ring about an inch in diameter, and l attach to it four ribbons an inch wide of different lengths. At the end of 1 safety pins of different sizes on these rings, about a half dozen on each ring | Choose the color of the ribbon to match your friends room.
 1 A Recipe book Cover: Type or copy | neatly in a blank book some of the | best recipes you have. Cover book with natural linen. with a stenci1ed or | outlined design, or embroider initials | or monogram.
 1 Novel Pin Tray: For a pretty and | inexpensive pin-tray, wet a round or l oval picture frame and under the glass l put piece of cretonne or brocade, l carrying out the color scheme of the | room in which it is to be used. A rest l for the coffee pot may be made in the same way.
 Whisk- Broom Doll: Any sized
 whisk- broom may be covered in this way; tke handle should be wound with cotton batting, and a dolls head,
 to pace. With the point of the | scissors. stuff the cotton in firmly be- 1 tween the head and handle of broom 1 and shape for the body part with the 1 cotton batting, holding in place with white muslin. Sew the arms in place and dress as one prefers.
 A Pattern Bag: For instance, the woman who sews would appreciate 8
 pattern bag. Take a square of green
 denim or other firm material and sew
 on two rows of pockets of the same material deep enough to conceal the patterns; bind the outer edges and | pockets with tape of harmonious
 color and sew to the upper corners l brass rings for hanging 1t to the wall
 or door. The contents of each pocket
 is made known by the name embroid | cred thereon-Coat skirt, shirtwaist
 and fancy articles. The names will
 look well also if applied by a neat
 stencil
 A Most Useful Gift is a bag of diff
 ferent sized corl1s Five cents worth
 in bag made of half yard of ribbon for the bag and a yard and a half of No. ribbon for drawstr1ngs Any
 material may be substituted for the ribbon.
 A Pretty Bag made of bright colored
 sateen with a hemmed duster in ii will make a nice gift for the house
 wife Many steps are wasted hunting clusters, whereas if one or two of these
 bags were kept hung up in conven- tent place much time would be saved | Hemmed flour sacks make nice clusters
 especially if you have no other use fo; these sacks.
 A Short Story you have heartily en-
 joyed will be welcomed by the shut -ir
 or someone who does not see the mag
 azine. Remove the story from the
 magazine by 1oosening the wire fast
 eners, bind it with heavy paper, p11nct
 holes through it and tie with ribbon.
 4 Weighted Net Cover for the baby's
 carriage will be appreciated by moth.
 CT. Take a yard and half of double
 width white net and hind the edges
 with pink or blue tape. Cover cou small fiat lead shots and attach them tt
 the corners. When this cover is throw
 over the cafriage there need be nt | L.