Evening star., 1942-11-08

Sandpaper the furniture well whel
rapid-dry enamel. Use odds and:
ends of material for finishing and
decorations-scraps Of oilcloth, COL
ored scotch tape, pretty prints and
ginghams, and flowers or pictures
cut from magazines and wall paper
borders. After the decorations have
been glued in place, give the furni-
ture finish coat of clear shellac or
varnish.
Cedar Chest.
Get rectangular cheese box and
fasten lid Ghe bottom of a second
cheese box) to the box with two very
small hinges. Paint the outside.
Line the inside with plain or pat
termed oilcloth cut to fit the box and
glued in place. Finish the edges with
colored SEQ ch tape. Saw two spools
in half. Glue to the corners for
legs.
Table.
Turn a shallow square box upside
down. Nail four lengths of 1-inch
by 1-inch wood strips inside the cor
ners of the box for legs. Paint the
table and cover with a fringed table
cloth.
Cupboard.
Place shallow rectangular box on
end. Make four shelf rests from
strips OF wood and nail in place on
either side of the box. From another
box saw two shelves to fit the cup
board and nail in place on top of
the shelf rests. Paint the cupboard
and cover shelves with pretty shelf
paper.
Dolls Chair.
Saw cheese box IN half crosswise
and place with sawed side down, the
end of the box making the seat. Re-
move the bottom from the other half
of the box and nail in place to make
the back Tack a hemmed and
pleated flounce completely around
the bottom of the chair. Pad the
chair back with bit of cotton glued
to the back and make casing to fit.
Make matching padded cushion for
the seat.
Select deep rectangular box and
saw the sides and one end down,
as illustrated in the drawing. Nail
short lengths of 1-inch by 1-inch
wood beneath the corners of the box
for legs. Sandpaper the bed well
and paint.
Cut a mattress in the shape of a
sack to fit the bottom of the bed.
Seam, leaving one end open, turn,
stuff with cotton, and stitch open
end. Make small pillows in the
same way. Tack the mattress at
regular intervals with bright colored
yarn. Thread yarn through darn
ing needle, and working from top
of mattress, stick down to bottom
and up, and tie the yarn in a
double knot. Clip ends.
Make sheets and pillow cases
from a piece of bleached muslin and
a quilt from bright-colored scraps.
Cradle.
Saw down deep rectangular
box, as illustrated, rounding head
and foot of cradle. Nail inverted
wooden coat hangers from which
the wire has been removed, to the
box for rockers. Paint the outside
of the head and foot pieces. Pad
the inside with cotton and line with
soft material.
Dressing Table and Stool.
Saw cheese box in half crosswise.
Place sawed end down. Cut a
kidney shaped board and nail to
top, the box supporting it in the
center. Fix small pocket mirr0r
to the back of the table. Glue
the mirror to strip from the
other half of the cheese box, then
nail this strip to the back of the
box so that the mirror edge is even
with the table top.
Cut the dressing table skirt twice
the distance around the front of the
table. Make it the height of the
table from the floor plus an allow
ance for a hem on either side Hem
and gather the skirt to fit table top
and tack In place with small tacks
Sew ribbon over tacks and finish
with bow. Cover top with q piece
of oilcloth cut to fit.
| To make the stool, cut of a por-
ton of round pepper box, place
cut side down, the top Of the box
making the seat. Cut skirt fol
stool, hem, gather to fit stool, tack
in place and cover tacks with
ribbon. Cover top with q round Of
oilcloth.