Our homes; how to beautify them. One hundred and fifty engravings (1888)
[Martin, George A.] d. 1904 · New York, O. Judd co. · leaf 94
. autumn leaves, may be made very effective. We haveseen pleasing panels, in which birds, made up by gum-ming real feathers to a cardboard form, were intro-duced, with a branch upon which they were resting,painted in. Lichens, mosses, cones, and other hand-some objects may be used to decorate… … FIG. 72.—SATIN PANEL. and dried, the leaves being pressed. When perfectlydry, fasten the cat-tails on with small tacks, and gumthe leaves in place. Tack a butterfly on the upper 92 OUR HOMES; HOW TO BEAUTIFY THEM. corners, leaving the wings free, as though flying. If anatural butterfly cannot be…
Fancy work · Interior decoration
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