| Victorian Parasol Wastebasket |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-263 |
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Debbie Stapley converts a Chinoiserie paper umbrella into a Victorian-style wastepaper basket. Paper umbrella or parasol
Electric drill
Thin drill bit
Wire pin
Round wooden disk
Pencil
Screw
Screwdriver
- Open the umbrella to desired width.
- Use pencil to mark umbrella shaft just above inner push ring.
- Hold the umbrella steady and drill a hole in the shaft at pencil mark.
- Push wire pin (figure A) or small dowel through hole to hold umbrella open.
- Mark a point in the center or the wooden disk and drill small hole through the center.
- Go up through hole with screw and use to secure the top of the umbrella to disk.
RESOURCES :
Victorian Style
Model: 1857329554
Author: Judith Miller
The Victorian Home: The Grandeur and Comfort of the Victorian Era. . .
Model: 076240390X
Author: Ellen M. Plante
Victorian Interiors Room by Room
Model: 1564964248
Author: Kathryn Livingston
Victorian: American Restoration Style
Model: 0879058870
Author: Joan M. Brierton
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
Order this title from Amazon.com.
The Secret Life of Victorian Houses: Authentic and Inspiring Interiors and What They Reveal
Model: 0140294619
Author: Elan Zingman-Leith, et al
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