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| The finished result. |
You can craft many lovely ornaments using recycled cardboard tubes. This little tree is a popular craft that also makes use of scrapbook papers. You could use scraps of wrapping paper as an alternative to purchasing more expensive papers.
Supply List:
- white school glue
- coffee stirring stick
- one decorative Popsicle stick
- two toilet paper rolls
- masking tape
- decorative scrapbook papers (Christmas themes)
- wire hook for hanging
- Mod Podge
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Cut the toilet paper rolls length wise.
- Curl these cuts lengthwise around a pencil and apply masking tape to hold the new shapes. Remove the pencil.
- Cut these smaller tubes into lengths that together form a inverted V shape tree.
- Cover the tubes with decorative papers and white school glue.
- Line up the tubes and glue these onto the coffee stirring stick.
- I cut a wider Popsicle stick to glue onto the trunk.
- Wrap a wire through the top tube to create a hook for hanging.
- Decoupage the entire ornament using Mod Podge to seal the surfaces.
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| Left, the toilet paper tubes cut lengthwise. Center, wrap the tube around a pencil and then remove the tube after shaping it. This make uniform tubes. Right, the narrow tubes are then cut to form a Christmas tree before gluing the tubes down to a coffee stirring stick. |
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