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Show I "GAY GADGETS" I Associated Newspapers WNU Features By NANCY PEPPER FLOWER POT FRIPPERY One of the cutest ideas in lapel gadgets to come out lately is the flower pot pin. 5S5 Just follow our di- ro 'T rections, look at JV) the picture, then MjV-raid MjV-raid the family sewing box. Take v?.-l ' a celluloid thimble " W'f ' and itufl with a cork. Now stick pins in the cork and top each pin with a liny felt flower. Color the stem of the pins with red nail polish. Attach a pin to the back of the thimble and you have a professional looking lapel gadget or haven't you? NAIL POLISH NONSENSE IT'S A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT NAIL POLISH IN THIS COLUMN? BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE TEENS AREN'T STILL DOING EVERYTHING EV-ERYTHING WITH IT BUT DRINKING DRINK-ING IT. IN FACT. CRAZY COLORS, COL-ORS, SUCH AS GREEN AND YELLOW, YEL-LOW, ARE THE CURRENT FAD-SHION. FAD-SHION. SORT OF EXOTIC AND ON THE REPULSIVE SIDE. IIANDY TIPS Teens aren't satisfied satis-fied with 10 finger nails when they go on a nail polish rampage. Some girls find that a hand from an old doll makes a wonderful lapel pin, especially when the finger tips are painted to match, their own nails. And have you seen that cute celluloid cellu-loid barrette that looks like two hands? Buy one for your George Washington hair-do and don't forget to color the finger tips to match your own nails. MIX YOUR COLORS Don't throw away the dregs of used nail polish bottles. Mix 'em all together; thin the mixture, if necessary, with a few drops of remover; then use on your nails. You will have a truly EXCLUSIVE color. CASE CONSERVATION Having trouble with those wartime lipstick cases made of cardboard? They will last much longer if you coat them with colorless nail polish. Pretty smart, huh? SniNE INSURANCE Don't let your aime store jewelry tarnisn. Preserve its shine with a coating of colorless nail polish. Just goes to prove that all that glitters is definitely defi-nitely not gold. PUTTIN' ON THE DOG (COLLAR) FOR A LONG TIME NOW. THE TEEN CROWD HAS BEEN WRIT- ING US ABOUT WEARING DOG AND T CAT COLLARS AS ( ALL SORTS OF AC-bi-J CESSORIES FROM TTn Jei ANKLETS TO BELTS J ,'' AND NECKLACES, f tC Ji THE FAD - SHION CARRIES ON AND HERE ARE SOME NEW ANGLES. STEADY STUFF Wear your dog collar on your left ankle if you're going steady; wear it on your right ankle if you're heart whole and fancy free. CUT OUT CUT-INS Strange as it sounds, the boys are attaching their long watch chains to their partners' dog collar anklets when they want to discourage cut-ins. Recommended Recommend-ed for slow dances only. GIDDY GIRDLES Fasten three dog collars together to make a belt and wear it over your skirt waistband waist-band with tuck-in blouses. Have your friends write their names all around it. |