Putty Decoration and Spring Millinery Notes
Mabel shares craft tips for decorative putty on jugs using china bits and buttons with a four week dry time, praises versatile bric a brac items, and includes a Scotch shortbread recipe. She surveys spring millinery trends with soft taffeta, rolled brims, and a satirical Barrie curtain skit observed at the matinee.
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Elsa
Land of Cakes
Blackboards on a Roller to Keep Playrooms Neat
A roller and spring blackboard offers a tidy, parent friendly solution for children's playrooms. Rolls up like a window shade when not in use and can be used with colored water crayons to reduce dust. Sold at kindergarten supply stores.
Chinese Sewing Bag Trend in Fancy Stitchery Circles
In today’s craft scene women engage in knitting crochet and embroidery while making workbags. A popular idea features heavy Chinese mandarin embroidery bags with jade bracelet tops and green wood bead ornaments inspired by lantern decor from oriental shops.
Needlework craft tips for colored butterflies on linen cushions
A feature on creating butterfly motifs on sheer batiste or lawn for sofa cushions, with careful feather stitching and French knots. Guidance covers tracing, placement, and securing motifs, plus a note on pale yellow accents and matching satin backs for drawing room decor. Also urges keeping accounts to improve economical habits for women.
Sun Worn Curtains Repair Tip
A practical home note suggests repairing sun faded curtains by cutting away the worn middle, sewing across the gap, and tying with a ribbon cord or strips of old linen. Starched linen bows create neat finishes for the repaired edge.
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