When mother lets us make paper box furniture

by G. Ellingwood Rich

You must first decide about what size you wish your set of furniture to be and then make a collection of boxes of suitable sizes.

If you wish to make a tiny set to fit into a little play house to be used for small china dolls or paper dolls, then collect small peppermint, spool, jewelry, powder or pill boxes.

If you wish to make larger furniture to be used in a large play house or on the floor, for medium-sized dolls, make a collection of large candy, stocking, collar and corset boxes.

If you wish to make quite large furniture to be used on the floor, for good-sized dolls, collect still larger corset, envelope, shoe and wholesale candy boxes.

Try as far as possible to keep all the pieces of furniture planned for one room in good proportion to one another.

Try also to keep all the parts of each object in good proportion.

“SCORING.”

To bend a stiff piece of cardboard so that the edge will be nice and straight, it should be “scored.” Lay a ruler along the line where it is to be bent and make a light scratch with the knife. This is called “scoring.” The cardboard should then be bent with the “scoring” on the outside.