Show USE MADE OF FOOD CARTONS Oatmeal Containers Easily Transformed Transformed Trans formed Into Attractive Scrap Baskets Baskets Baskets Bas Bas- for the Table Why In the world are you ou Hoover Hoover- zIng izing nIl all these oatmeal cartons I nl- nl aIwas aIwa's al always ways was burn mine said the visitor In astonishment as her friend opened a n cupboard and disclosed a shelf filled with a collection of oatmeal cartons the round kindI kindI kindI kind I will show you said her friend leading the way Into the living room und and taking nn un object from the tine table What do you ou think of ot that I call It Ita ita a n table scrap basket A table scrap basket I exclaimed the visitor What could be more useful useful use use- ful and what could be prettier You know explained her friend I always alwa's save the O odd lI lengths df wallpaper wall wallpaper wallpaper paper left over There is a n box full In Inthe Inthe inthe the storeroom One of these pieces of wall gall paper is of a wonderful blue the tIe kind with green in it it a n mat hint a t tint lint I took look a carton cut and fitted the blue blui l paper ii cr to It and nud pasted it on ou Then there was another end of wall wull paper left over from the dining room frieze It was a French paper showing a riot of gaily colored birds In n n n. Jungle of ot leaves and flowers From Froni this paper papera a n rich blue parakeet balancing on ared fired n fi red stem was cut and pasted on the darker blue background taking care to paste It over O the seam where the paper on the carton Is 15 Joined together Then the tho edges top top and bottom were bound with furniture which matches the blue paper For For handles I took two large laIge rings such fare i t inre tare are used for curtain pulls coverer them with buttonhole st stitching In black and hung them on either side of the carton forming little drop handles The bottom and Inside of the thc carton were we-e dyed a deep red harmonizing with the touches of red In Uie para pam keet Other cartons were covered with witha a n light yellow paper and mounted with brown and yellow birds with to match and bla black l h handles fles J My table scrap baskets I find make useful ful and anel much appreciated gifts l Ift-l And that tha t is Ish h why I am the oatmeal oat oat- t- t meal cartons |