. Things worth doing and how to do them. assion flower in naturalhues. Paint the violet a light blue purple and its foliage dry cut out the design; then bend the card at the dotted 358 Easier Cards and Gifts 359 lines that each flower may stand erect, sup-ported by the blank back piece in tent-likefashion. When bent the card will form threetents in a row, with the smallest in front, asin Fig. 492. If you are not able to paint the flowerssatisfactorily, use any colored, printed flowersyou happen to have, either the embossed onesthat come for scrap books, or those cut fromcolored adve
. Things worth doing and how to do them. assion flower in naturalhues. Paint the violet a light blue purple and its foliage dry cut out the design; then bend the card at the dotted 358 Easier Cards and Gifts 359 lines that each flower may stand erect, sup-ported by the blank back piece in tent-likefashion. When bent the card will form threetents in a row, with the smallest in front, asin Fig. 492. If you are not able to paint the flowerssatisfactorily, use any colored, printed flowersyou happen to have, either the embossed onesthat come for scrap books, or those cut fromcolored advertisements or newspapers. Selectthree different blossoms or groups of flowersand, taking the largest first, lay it down flaton a strip of stiff paper with the stems or lowerpart toward the edge of the paper; then runa pencil line entirely around the edge of theflower; this will give a blank enclosed by theoutline of the flower. Place the same blossomon the paper again, being sure to bring thetop of the flower to meet the top of the out-. Fig. 492.—The Easter flower card. Fig. 491.—Pattern ofstanding flower card. 360 Things for Home, Gift Days and Fairs line flower, in order that the two parts may fit; then make asecond tracing. Examine the lily in Fig. 491 and you will under-stand more clearly. Unless the two flower tops meet, one sideof the flower tent will be upside down. Place the middle-sized blossom on the paper with the lowerpart next to the lower portion of the first and largest flower, inthe same way that the back support- of the passion flower meetsthe lily stems in Fig. 491. Trace this twice as you did the firstdesign. The last and smallest flower must be traced in like man-ner. Notice in Fig. 491 that the leaves of the violet meet thelower part of the passion flower, while the blossom of the violetmeets the outline of the blossom. When you comprehend the principle the work will be veryeasy. Paste each bright blossom immediately in front of itsback support; then c
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