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Sails, Windows, and Flower Boxes

Sails are made of septic-tank liner (truly! — it's very inexpensive) gathered in artful swags that are tied to bamboo-pole "masts."

Porthole windows. Brown paper frames hold "glass" panes of black paper embellished with chalk-drawn, white "reflection" marks. Add paper "shutters" for prow windows, using same wood-grain technique applied to hatch (door).

Flower Boxes are cut-down cardboard boxes covered with brown paper and filled with crepe-paper flowers. Black construction paper creates the "wrought iron" effect.