PRETTY GIFTS FROM POSTCARDS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1350, 30 January 1912, Page 15

PRETTY GIFTS FROM POSTCARDS.

A dozen picture post-curds judiciously chosen, stamped and tied up attractively with ribbon;., make a most acceptable little gift. For tho friend ol literary tastes one might select a group of artistic cards that have a quotation from some well-known author beneath a picture of him, or one may search out mottoes and quotations limn the author known to bo a favourite of some friend. A set of post-card blotters makes an unpretentious but useful gift for a man. From the regulation size sheet of blotting-paper, which comes in a variety of colours, tho red or green, however, being preferable for holiday usages, you can cut twelve blotters four iuclies wide by 9Jin. long. Paste a mottocard, preferably about a. quarter of an inch from one end, and, if desired, one leaf from a small. calendar in tho remaining -spacc. A dozen blotters, with tlio capital loiters of tho mottoes touched up with, scarlet or green, a monthly calendar always at hand and tho wliolo tied up with ribbon—anybody whoever "takes a pen in hand" is sure to bo pleased with a'gift likd. this. There .is no- end to tho interesting varieties of calendars that may be gotten up with the aid of the post-card; hobby calendars, .pretty, girl calendars, art gallery calendars,' travel calendars, and " calendars of philosophy. . Six inches wide by nine inches long is a good sizo to mako. tlio . leaves of thoso calendars, which may bo cut ■ from water-colour paper, - thin cardboard, or any art paper suitable for the purpose. Each leaf may have pasted at the bottom, beneath the post-card, small calendars for one, two, or three months, according to tlio number of leaves you wisli to make.

These leaves are tied together at the top with a bow of narrow ribbon or cord. \ ery attractive are those made from brown paper, each leaf having one of tha author cards in brown tones pasted in tho centre of it and brown raffia used for the tying at the top. The same principles of selection may be carried out in choosing post-cards for passe-partout framing. Charming little pictures may be made quite easily that will ba most acceptable for den or bedroom or nursery. One may buy, for 2s. Id. a passe-partout outfit complete, that contains six cardboard mounts seven bv. eight and inches, six cardboard back's th'e _ sa)ifi" size, throe rolls of the. gummed passe-partout binding, a tube of paste, a glass cutter and suspension-rings. Or one may buy canljjoaTd" in sheets aii'd/, cut it any shape desired. Three or six cards mounted in panel form, on cardboard of a .colour to suit the "subject chosen, make a good-shaped picture. The cards may' bo simply pasted 011 the board or slipped behind apeiturcs that liave been cut with a sharp knife. 1