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Show "GAY GADGETS" I Associated Newspapers WNU Features. Boys Meet Girls Let's do something about that dismal first half-hour before be-fore the party really gets underway. un-derway. You know? When the boys droop around in one corner together and the girls wonder if they have measles or something. Your problem? As hostess? Is to get the boys and girls together. Here's how to do it. JIG-SAW HEARTS Buy a package pack-age of red paper hearts at the dime -, By NANCY PEPPER " WAX WORKS Everybody knows about those necklaces made out of candle drippings we hope. But here are some whackier wax works to keep you in a melting mood. BROOCH BUSINESS Pour melted melt-ed wax into a miniature cookie cutter. cut-ter. While still soft, attach a pin in back. When hard, remove from cookie cutter and your brooch is in perfect shape. You can stick in a few colored beads before the wax hardens if you want a jeweled effect. FBI SPECIAL Make ten round discs of melted wax. While still soft, press each finger into a different differ-ent disc to leave a complete set of your finger prints. String on yarn into a necklace. WAX LEAVES Just dip any green leaves into melted wax. After Aft-er the coating of wax dries, string them into a necklace. Purty with your cotton blouses. j store or make your own. Cut every ev-ery heart in two with a scissors, in zig-zag lines. Put half of each heart in a basket labeled "girls," and the other halves in a basket labeled la-beled "boys." Every girl and boy picks half a heart at the door and the fun begins when they try to fit the halves together to find their right partners. By the time everybody has found his better half, the ice is broken and the party is a success. FLOATING PLACE CARDS Collect Col-lect some clam shells on the beach (don't read this trick if you're not near a beach) the next time you're having a party and make sailboat place cards out of them. How? Just stand a colored toothpick in the center of each shell (a drop or two of liquid cement does the trick) and attach at-tach a sail made out of paper. Write the guest's name on the sail, of course. You can use the shells for candies or nuts. Maids to Measure Give a gal an inch and she'll take a whole tape measure or ruler. What for? Tricks, of course! NEW RULES FOR WAISTLINES Cut an old wooden ruler into two-inch two-inch pieces. Bore holes in the ends of each piece and string together on cord or yarn for a belt. HEM MEASUREMENTS You're always looking for some new ideas for cotton skirts, aren't you? Try sewing a cotton tape measure around the bottom of the hem line. |