Silhouette pictures are easy to make

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title
Silhouette pictures are easy to make
Year
1937
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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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168 THE YOUNG CITIZEN June, J.9./7 SILHOUETTE PICTURES ARE EASY TO MAKE For those who love to beautify their homes, here is something which either a boy, a man, or a woman can easily make. All that is necessary is a little patience. Somewhere in the home, especially in the junk, there are old discarded picture frames which are too old for use but a little oit too costly to do away with. Select one which is aLout 6 x 10 inches and with a pair of pliers remove all the rusted nails which are sticking out on its back and also its glass if there is any. Wipe the frame clean with a piece of wet cloth and leave it under the sun to dry. While the frame is drying, proceed looking for a piece of thick cardboard, preferably about 1/s inch thick. Old calendars and cardboard boxes will do. Otherwise a piece of thin wood will serve the purpose. Cut a piece that will fit exactly the inside groove of the frame. On it draw any design. A boy's face, a running dog, a bunch of flowers, etc. See figure 1. Then with a sharp knife and a chisel which can be fashioned from a long nail (see fig. 2) cut out the design on the cardboard. (See fig. 3). Clean the edges carefully with the knife and fit -------:"I I~~ l I'"''"~ I I I I the finished cut-out on the back of the frame with very small nails or pins. In case wood is used, cut out the design with a small turning saw. You may now paint the frame and the cut-out with any kind of black paint and leave it to dry. Now the framed silhouette is finished. Attach a small eyescrew on top and nail it on a convenient place in your sala or porch. With the color of your wall as the background the Framed Silhouette will come out very prominently thus enhancing the beauty of the home, and creating that atmosphere of class in the decoration. -Pedro C. Celestino.