Japanese

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Material: A piece of stiff paper 6 in. x 6 in.; a cork stopple 1/2. inch in diameter at the large end; twelve toothpicks; colored paper 5 in. 5 in.; strip of strawboard 1/2 in. x 4 in.; scissors and paste.

Cut the cork across so as to leave it 1/2 inch high and 1/2 inch in diameter. (Fig. 1.)

A quarter of an inch from the top make twelve holes around the cork. (Divide it into fourths, then put two holes between the two which mark off one-quarter.)

Dip one end of each toothpick in paste and put these ends in the holes just made in the cork. (Fig. 2.)

On the strip of strawboard, half an inch from one end, make a dot.

One-quarter of an inch from this dot, make another.

Two and three-quarter inches from the first dot, make a third one.

With the scissors make small holes through these dots.

Bisect each edge of the 6x6 paper.

Connect opposite dots.

Where the lines cross is the middle of the square.

With a pin fasten the first hole in the circle-divider to the dot in the middle of the square.

Place the pencil in each of the other two holes and draw circles. (Fig. 3.)

Cut out the small circle.

Cut on the line marking the large circle.

Put paste on the upper side of each toothpick.

Place the circular paper, just cut, over the cork, and press down upon the toothpicks. (Fig. 5.)

Take the colored paper and find the middle (by drawing diameters, as above).

Make a hole in the circle-divider (Fig. 6) 2 1/4 inches from the first hole.

Place the pencil in the hole 1/4 inch from the first hole.

Draw a small circle and cut out.

Place the pencil in the hole 2 1/2 inches from the first hole.

Draw a circle and cut.

Fold this paper in half.

Fold each half in half.

Fold each quarter in half. (Fig. 4.)

Cut any design.

Begin cutting on the double edge.

Do not let the scissors come near the other three edges.

Unfold. Place the small circle over the cork.

Paste the colored design on top of the sunshade.

Make a hole in the middle of the inside end of the cork.

Put paste on the end of a toothpick and stick it in the hole just made. (Fig. 5.)