When mother lets us make paper box furniture

Chapter 65: UMBRELLA STAND.

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A practical craft manual for children and supervising adults gives step-by-step instructions for turning discarded boxes into toy furniture, covering materials, tools, measuring, scoring, cutting and fastening with brass fasteners, plus safety tips. It presents illustrated, proportioned patterns and detailed construction for room-by-room pieces—parlor, bedroom, dining room, kitchen and hall—including beds, tables, chairs, stoves, pianos and storage units—along with variations, decorative finishes and assembly details. Introductory notes suggest suitable box sizes, ways to adapt designs, age-appropriate tasks, and community uses such as gifts, club projects or hospital donations, encouraging creativity and practical skill development.

UMBRELLA STAND.

Use the kind of box suggested for the tabouret.

1. Cut off the box the right height. If peppermint boxes are used, fasten the pieces of box and cover together, as shown in the picture.

2. Cut the slats.

3. Paint with gold to look like brass, or with a color to represent wood or porcelain.

DOLLY’S UMBRELLA.

Whittle a stick for a handle,

Paint it a nice dark brown,

’Round it twist some soft, black paper

And firmly bind it down.

This umbrella will not open,

So let’s hope it will not rain.

But don’t you think it will look cunning

In the stand with a little cane?

Umbrella Stand.