Fig. 509.—The turtle without his shell.
Our Easter card of bells is fashioned after the old Spanish style of architecture, in which the church bells are often seen suspended in open alcoves which are built up flat above the body of the church. Copy [Fig. 506] on cardboard and cut it out. Make three bells like [Fig. 507] and fasten one on each of the three round dots on the church belfry ([Fig. 506]). Sew the bells in place as you did the tulip petals, but in this case allow the thread to be a trifle looser that the bells may sway back and forth, as if ringing, when you move the card. Cut up the slit through the centre of the stand of the card and crease along the dotted line, bending half of the stand forward and the other half backward. This will give a good platform and the card will stand alone ([Fig. 508]). Make the belfry ([Fig. 506]) of a warm gray-colored cardboard and gild the cross and bells. When dry indicate a slight shading with pen and ink.
Here are some original Easter toys to be used as small gifts or novel dinner cards.
Let the Comical Little Turtle
be the first you make.
Fig. 510.—Two tissue paper strips.
Draw on heavy writing paper [Fig. 509]. Cut it out, and from white tissue paper make two strips like [Fig. 510]. Paint eyes and mouth on the head and mark the feet; then with strong glue or sealing wax cover the edges of an egg-shell cut lengthwise and place it on [Fig. 509]; next fasten a strip of tissue paper ([Fig. 510]) along the side of the turtle between the fore and hind foot, making the strip reach partly on the egg-shell and partly underneath on the writing paper; this is to make the egg-shell and the heavy writing-paper adhere more firmly together. Fasten the remaining strip on the other side of the turtle in the same way, bend the head up a little and the tail down, also bend all the feet down and the result will be a queer little Easter turtle able to stand alone ([Fig. 511]).