Show 11 I I II- II Dainty Little Cretonne Christmas Gifts in 1 By DOROTHY PERKINS t f N N NN I- I 1 IN Dainty gifts covered in cretonne arc areL eert certain ln to find a welcome in any household and suet such a variety of things can be made that you will have no difficulty In filling a n want of each one whom you wish to remember on Christmas day The unique pair of book ends enda In 10 Fig 1 are made of cans The secret of making satisfactory book bookends bookends bookends ends is to properly weight them so BO BOthey they will not upset and the book bookends bookends bookends ends Illustrated are weighted ted by fillIng fillIng fill- fill Ing lug the cans cane with sand Cretonne with small patterns is the most desirable for small articles and patterns with dark backgrounds are preferable for tor articles such as the book ends which are likely to soil through much handling Sew a piece of cretonne around the sides of each can then by means of a gathering string gather the cloth as indicated in Fig 1 l. Sew a fancy button or a cretonne cretonne cretonne cre cre- tonne covered button to the center of the top Fig 2 shows a handy twine holder made of a can A hole must be sou M Mr 1 r 1 0 0 pierced through the exact center o othe of the can bottom as an outlet for or the string A Fig 3 and holes one one halt halt Inch apart must be pierced through the top rim to provide a a means means or ot rasten- rasten tug tog the top edge of tho rho cretonne The holes can be perforated by means of a ahall hail hall and hammer Gather the I cretonne cretonne cre cre- tonne onne on the bottom and turn the top edge adge over the rim sew through the perforations perforations in inthe the rim Make a hanger for the twine holder out of cretonne or ribbon Hanging Workbox The hanging workbox In Fig 4 re re- requires quires a square cardboard box bOL Remove Remove Re Re- move two adjacent sides of both the box and cover Fig 5 then stitch the cover to the box boa Fig 6 The I a A 1 t ro cretonne may either be stitched over the open edges of the box or be glued to the cardboard Sew a doubled strip of cretonne or a ribbon to the open corners f for r a hanger Phone Directory 5 v The dainty telephone book in Fig 7 provides a handy handy directory directory for numbers nume num bers bore used frequently and numbers which may be wanted quickly in cases of emergency The overs covers are of cardboard cardboard cardboard card card- board 6 Inches wide and 8 inches long and are hinged together by the cretonne cre cretonne ere cre- tonne covering Lap the cretonne over the edges as indicated In Fig 8 and glue it It to the cardboard and make a pocket on one edge to hold bold holda bolda a pencil Cut sheets of writing paper of the right size to extend a trifle r-i r I 1 Y over the lapped edges of the cretonne and nd glue them In place then divide the paper into spaces and index the Fig 8 A fancy work ring a banger hanger |