Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1910 — QUAINT PLATE DECORATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

QUAINT PLATE DECORATION

Common Plate Ornamented With Postage Stamp* Make* Pretty and Unique Effect. A very quaint and effective decoration for hanging upon the wall or placing upon the mantel-piece 1* shown in the accompanying sketch, In the shape of a plate ornamented with old postage stamps. A common plate, one of those little white plates that may be purchased for a penny, for Instance, will quite well answer the purpose. Any paper adhering to the stamp* should be carefully removed and the

greater the variety of stamps used, the more effective the plate will look when finished. With a little Ingenuity a great many different designs may be worked upon the plates, and It is an easy matter to gum the stamps tn thetr position, until the plate is entirely covered. When complete, it should be varnished with some transparent varnish, as It will preserve the stamps and also enable the plate be cleaned when occasion arises.