Detailed entries for one subject from the INDEX TO HOW TO DO IT INFORMATION.
Click on a see also (sa) or tracing (xx) to view detailed entries about a related subject.
The entries are in alphabetical order by magazine name and then in chronological sequence.
To obtain a copy of any magazine article contact your local public library or the publisher.

Ten projects that are made from ordinary household throwaways. (1) Pillows from old shirts, (2) hanging planters, (3) decorative glass bottles, (4) woven brown paper placemats, (5) rug crocheted from plastic wrappers, (6) rug braided from pantyhose, (7) pillow tops appliqued with lingerie trim, (8) canister set from coffee cans, (9) patchwork coverlet from old scarves, and (10) weaving with old neckties.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1974 (v.52#4) pg. 52, 102

Craft projects from castoffs. Includes making placemats that are woven from strips of brown paper grocery bags.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1974 (v.52#4) pg. 53, 107

How to make placemats from plaid wrapping paper and clear adhesive vinyl.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1976 (v.54#12) pg. 57

Children's artwork is laminated and turned into instant place mats.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1991 (v.69#11) pg. 123, 128

Snowflake cut-paper placemats.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1991 (v.69#12) pg. 64, 72

"Posy" place setting. Flower shapes, cut from colorful poster board and laced together with yarn form pockets to hold picnic plates and utensils. Ladybug and bee shapes are stitched on plastic canvas for napkin rings.
CRAFTS Jun 1996 (v.19#6) pg. 20, 39

Octagonal or oval placemats are made by covering illustration board with silver, gold, or copper self-stick Mylar.
FAMILY CIRCLE Feb 23 1982 (v.95#3) pg. 76, 139

The harvest tabletop. Three simple, elegant and easy ways to dress up a Thanksgiving table. (1) Table runner made from wheat stalks and rice paper. (2) Napkin rings made from tiny grapevine rings and decorated with cones, pods and leaves. (3) Squash candles.
SUNSET Nov 1996 (v.197#5) pg. 106

Copyright © by Norman Lathrop Enterprises. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, print photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior expressed permission of Norman Lathrop Enterprises, except as permitted by law.