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  • Victorian Parasol Wastebasket
  • From "DIY Crafts"
    episode DIC-263
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    Combine Victorian fashion with function by creating this delicate parasol wastebasket.

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    Figure A

    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

    1. Open the umbrella to desired width.

    2. Use pencil to mark umbrella shaft just above inner push ring.

    3. Hold the umbrella steady and drill a hole in the shaft at pencil mark.

    4. Push wire pin (figure A) or small dowel through hole to hold umbrella open.

    5. Mark a point in the center or the wooden disk and drill small hole through the center.

    6. 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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