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Show ! AUGUST THURSDAY, 15, 1)74 THE 5 CITIZEN Carma Noble Says; " . Don't Throw it Away, Refinish it!" Carma Noble has always loved making and fixing things. When she was in the third grade she remembers making a stick horse for her younger brother. And it seems that she's been making and fixing things ever since. She was born in Lewiston, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elbern R. Kent, and lived Most of the homes furnishings were not worth paying for when she first came across' them. She hunted them up from old wells, barns, and basements, just to name a few places. One of the beautiful iron beds that she for one of her children had formerly been used for a calf pen. Her treasures came from , re-ma- One can surely take a lesson from Mrs. Noble and never throw anything away. If it can't be used in its present condition odds are with a little wqyk it can be turned into something use-- . ful. Or it can be disassembled and the pieces can be used for something else. Talk about recycling! The Nobles have eight children, four of them are married. For each of the married children she prepared about 120 pieces of furniture. She makes each of them a wrought iron bedroom set, a wooden bedroom set, a nursery set, and a kitchen set. She also refinishes an old tredle sewing machine for each. couple. Hanging from the ceiling in Mrs. Nobel's workshop are these derelict chairs. They may some day be rebuilt, or pieces of them may be used in building another piece of furniture. As kind of a sideline to her hobby she enjoys building small jewelry boxes from pieces of scraps. She upholsters the tops of the boxes and decorates the outsides with bits of wood gleaned from such places as chair spars, table and couch skirtings and old screen doors. "I've made hundreds of these jewelry braes," she says. Each one is individualized and a thing of beauty. After the piece has been stained let it dry overnight and then varnish it. The finished piece can be washed with soap and water. Never use furniture polish," Mrs. Noble says. This will just attract dust and dirt and make the furniture look dingy liefore its time. So next time you get ready to throw out that old chair or table take a good look at it PICNIC first. Maybe with a little elbow grease and some time yob can transform it into something you can be proud of. Try Mrs. Nobles method. - For the finishing touch, after the piece has dried and hardened for 2 or 3 weeks spread mineral oil all over it and rub it down with fine steel wool. This will smooth off all the little bumps and bubbles that are practically unavoidable while MRS. IRA WAYNE NOBLE of Lewiston has been interested in building and fixing things for most of her life. She is pictured here sitting in a rocking chair that she To her left is a decorative table that she built by putting together pieces of old furniture. ' Order CAMP Your Fall Richmond More Save Now! chase' her grandfather's house. The house had been fondly referred to by her grandfa- - 69 1 e P8 1 Effective Aug. 15 - 16 - 17 MEATS I Fill Your Freezer Solel Cat. Wrap A Q. Frozen se. wet," Mrs. Noble says. Vs A-- Whole Or Half remover on thickly but don't let it dry before removing it. there for most of her life. She moved away from the town for a time, but on returning she realized one of her fondest dreams. She and her husband were able to pur- Caa good grade paint remover. .Varnish should be taken off pre Prices Provldonco Oysters paint and varnish should be removed with a This charming pot bellied stove has been restored by Mrs, Noble and now doubles as a night light. She has rebuilt several of these stoves. When pieces came up missing, she simply whittled a replacement for it and painted it to match ' the rest of the stove. Moaav COUNTRY SHOPPER All old m Lot Merchandise Catcher mm Case FISHING She suggests that if the piece is really in poor condition it might have to be disassembled to work with. It will be more sturdy when reassembled and the individual pieces will be easier to work with. ,.j.v.,i i Now! A second coat may be neceschicken coops and junk yards and all the kinds of sary. If the piece is painted or third places people throw things when they are no longer beautiful or of any use. But ' Mrs. Noble has proved that most people just give up too spread the paint remover on thickly and let it bubble up before trying to remove it. soon. Then wipe it off. If scraping tours is necessary conducts She be sure to throughout the lovely house scrape in the direction of the for church and civic groups grain, always be careful not in order to give other people o gouge the wood. f Sausage Rolls Rath Rif. 7T Pork Loin Roasts 98' Pork Chops fJpBSL j Westers FaaiHjr 59 Hash Biswas Potatoes 4J9 2 Lbs. c li r, &:$ a v rsT!I!IEaCLIP.4'SAVEPl!I!I!Ic.f', Butter Solid Cache Valley Mrs. Noble made this baby Cradle as a gift for Mr. and Mrs. Dee Smith of Lewiston. In making cradles she uses table or chair legs for the four corners. For this one she whittled knobs on the top of each corner piece. The cradle is ; decorated with pieces of chair spars. : ther as Eddie's Mansion. Named after her grandmother, it had been what the old couple had worked for all their lives. NoW came the challenge for Mrs. Noble. She set about stripping wallpaper from the walls and ceilings of the mansions 16 rooms. Then a feel of the kind of work she does. She helps friends on occasion with refinishing work and in general just loves ures. restoring old treas- Most of the things she finds are in unspeakable condition when she runs across them. They are things that most people wouldn't look at twice, but she can spot possibilities in an old broken down that no one else would even dream thing-a-ma-j- ig came the task of painting. of. Sh&said. "It took has come across several small 65 gallons of paint to paint just the inside of the house." Where most other people would leave off Mrs. Noble had juslliegun. She cun now proudly say furnilul-- c thut all the in the house she has either built, or t. In her wanderings she wrought iron healing stoves. These she has antiqued to match the decor of various mums. Some of them have liocn rilled with light fixtures to lx used as night lights, due she lalxircd with until she got her parents first radio to Til down inside. Unite a conversation piece. Lb. Sand the piece carefully. Mrs. Noble suggests using a small Tile on the edges. Then stain the wood. "Some peo' ple prefer not to use stain, but that is what gives some refinishing work a homemade look', she said. If the wood is marred or has flaws in it such as gouges or scratches these can be hidden by using this simple method. Before stirring the can of stain dig into the Ixitlom of the can with a stick and bring up some of the straight colorizer. Spread the colorizer lightly on the marred area. Then stain the rest of the piece. 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