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Otago Witness, Issue 3885, 28 August 1928, Page 10

THE HANDY MAN'S CORNER. GADGETS FOR BAZAARS. (Speciat. fob the Otago Witness.) The usual range of bazaar articles pletes the transformation of the bottle them rice tea etc A.n unusual but are well known. They turn up at every into a useful claret decanter. distinctly ’serviceable biscuit barrel as bazaar with monotonous regularity. _ TT _ , ’ Biscuit. nariei, as J AND OLD JARS. sketched in rig. 3, is another possibility. Why not try to make something a Tf , . . This is made by merely fitting a neatlvlittle different? A set of six serviette . If ./ ou s , om f 21b glass jam jars shaped woodcn J ca / o a j£. with ’ a rings, as sketched in Fig. 1, would tb ®. cupboard, try comeiting them round knob f or a handle. This j s not be dear at ss, and could probably into tbln S s of utility. You may enamel painted with seccotine, and covered with be raffled for half a guinea. They silver foil taken from a cigarette packet would look pleasing if displayed in a K FIG I or box bf chocolates. The exterior of cardboard box embellished for the oe- jGV€YrT77777& the wooden lid is painted dead black easion with a gay chintz paper cover, fl Fl to re P rescnt ebony, while the glass jar and lined inside with a plain-coloured B fl 1 is decorated by sticking two bands of paper to harmonise with the rings. The 8 jy \ iBSy silver paper around it, with an inwork involved is very slight, and the dented or key pattern made of strips cost for materials almost negligible. of the same material. If the foil 'is Get a piece of bright-coloured ribbon attached with shellac it will be possible about Ilin wide and 15in long. Gather IS st to press it flat on to the glass. Handles it up and sew the ends together. Then f / S ! can be of black raffia or merely of string sew a plain band of jin ribbon around H.—covered with fine' s.ilver cord. the outside and finish it off with a IIG c. ** ±3 It is perfectly feasible to make a rosette or a few bright beads. useful and decorative floor pouffe, Fig. USE FOR OLD BOTTLES fc"’" 1 """ 4, from a few annsful of clean straw, An old Chiantibottle, oi any ’ bottle H H 1 fl ,° dd ° f H with a pleasing shape, such as that T Ml a * + i' lightly-coloured shown in Fig. 2, can also be trans- Wffl fr'”l ||J casement cloth, silk rep velour tapestry, formed into a variety of useful things. ° V ° dd " lent - ? lake tbe It should first be thoroughly well* J a bundle like a drum, tie it m the cleaned inside and out, painted with with a cord, cover it with linen, a few bands of gay-coloured enamel, Fl< A t T Y , com P lcte 11 b - v addul " a and then provided with a nicely-fitting . co ' el j , . . cork decorated with a hand-carved knob gggggT ri } cl S. aretto boxe l s of the hinged enamelled in bright colours. It can Fl . 11(1 tyi,e ’ F] S , can bc converted into be used for salad oil, lemonade, or ° l ,owdei ; S ases ‘ + . rhc ext ®. r . l ß r £ a “ b « other drink covered by pasting on little bits of a fancy pattern, surmounting it with brightly-coloured paper or silk in a Another idea is pictured in Fig. 2. a band of solid colour round the rim futuristic jazz pattern. Line the interior Make a wire handle, cover it with tape, to convert your jar into an attractive with white satin, glue a cheap bevelled and attach it to the bottle by bandings vase. Another idea is to convert jars mirror into the lid, supply a little face and plaitings of raffia on the lines into storage bottles by fitting nice clean powder, or a manicure knife of file as sketched. A glass or other stopper com- corks or lids to each, and labelling fitments.