Decoupage is a very special kind of cut-and- paste decoration. You can put this kind of decoration on cardboard, papier-mache, wood, metal, glass, clay, or stone. To start, cut out pictures from old...
Baubles, bangles, and beads
Fruit pins look good enough to eat. Cut out fruit shapes from doubled pieces of felt. Use embroidery thread to sew the pieces together (see backstitch, page 156). Leave a small opening. Stuff the...
Gifts for sports fans
Tennis racket covers are good gifts for both grown-ups and kids who play tennis. Trace the tennis racket and part of the handle on a piece of paper. Add inch (17 mm) all around. Cut out two pieces of...
Easy gift ideas
Treasure pets will delight young and old alike. They'll hold candy, jewelry, a ball of string or yarn, or any small trinkets that will fit inside. Start with a plastic pantyhose egg. Open the egg...
Gifts to Give
Gifts are fun to give! And special hand-made gifts are even more fun than the gifts you can buy in a store. Made-to-order gifts say "You're special. And I made a special gift just for you." When you...
On your own
> Here are more things you can make with wood. play city
Stool
Materials 1. Square one end of the 1 x 10 and the 1 x 4 pine boards (see squaring, page 202). 2. Cut the pieces for the stool. Measure and saw one piece at a time (see sawing, page 202). Use...
Old-time skate scooter
Materials - common nails (4d and 8d or larger) - crosscut saw - flat, 4-inch L brackets and screws - hammer - hand drill with twist drill bit - lumber (6-foot 2 x 4 or two 3-foot 2 x 4's; 1x1;...
African thumb piano
Materials - crosscut saw - glue (white) - hand drill with twist drill bit - ice-cream sticks (four) - lumber (\^ inch plywood, scrap blocks, and thin strips) - pencil - ruler - sandpaper -...
Walking-tall stilts
A long time ago, people used stilts to walk above flooded ground. You can use stilts to make you taller, to help you look over high fences, or to pretend you're the tall man in the circus. Materials...