. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. as illustrated, or other desirable forms;tie with wrapping twine, with ends of the twine left one-fourth of an inch long;cover the basket when formed with knots or ties about one inch apart all overthe basket. Then take half a pound of beeswax, melt in a shallow pan, stir inenough Japanese vermilion to get the color you wish ; then roll the basket in the 55^ CHEAP AND ORNAMENTAL BASKETS. melted wax until it is covered completely. One made
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. as illustrated, or other desirable forms;tie with wrapping twine, with ends of the twine left one-fourth of an inch long;cover the basket when formed with knots or ties about one inch apart all overthe basket. Then take half a pound of beeswax, melt in a shallow pan, stir inenough Japanese vermilion to get the color you wish ; then roll the basket in the 55^ CHEAP AND ORNAMENTAL BASKETS. melted wax until it is covered completely. One made in this way is very attract-ive, and will stand exposure and water for a long time. ?Wooden BoavI Hanging Basket.—Common chopping bowls of smallsize, ornamented with gnarled roots, pine cones, acorns, beans, etc., either fast-ened on with brads or with waterproof glue, and finished with a coating of car-riage varnish, are easily manufactured, and when suspended with colored cordsfastened through holes in the sides, and covered with twining plants, they arevery attractive. The basket should be well filled, as illustrated, to be ORNAMENTED BOWL HANGING BASKET. A wooden bowl can be ornamented with scales of the long pine cones. Eachscale can be nailed on with upholsterers tacks, first boring the holes, and afterthe bowl is then covered, varnish with brown varnish. Even the varnish can bemade at home, if one chooses. Buy two or three ounces of asphaltum and dis-solve it in turpentine or kerosene, making it lighter or darker as one desires, byadding more or less of the asphaltum. Wooden bowls, such as have been used in butter making or chopping mincemeat, and become cracked or worn through, as well as three quart pans, can beused, and if one does not care to go to the trouble of nailing on ornaments, theymay be painted a vermilion red or chrome green. Holes should be punched inthe ])()lt()nis of the tin vessels, if they <iro used, before they are painted, a
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