DECORATIVE LITTLE GIFTS.
SOMETHING TO MAKE
Newspaper Hack. —Material required: Cardboard, raffia, ribbon. Take two pieces of cardboard, one J2in by Sin, and the second 12in by din. Carefully wind raffia over the cardboard, cither in contrasting or the (same colour. Join the two together by stitching at the bottom (use a sharp, strong needle.) Thread ribbon through the top, so that the rack will hang up easily. Dinner Mats. —Material required: Four or six ca'rdboard rounds and two or three oval shapes, both wit'll holes in the centre (these can be cut by yourself). Green is a good colour, and looks very effective on a white tablecloth. Choose good thick raffia and wind very carefully, seeing that the ends are secure when you join on; finish off by running the last piece under —with a needle.
Separate mats made this Avay are quite useful for floAver A r ases, and make a jolly little present.
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Northern Advocate, 17 December 1932, Page 4
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156DECORATIVE LITTLE GIFTS. Northern Advocate, 17 December 1932, Page 4
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