DIY Miniature Cotton Batting Cherries

Cotton batting cherries and stems.

       Here is another very simple, miniature ornament to complete for your feather tree. Small cherries on stems in festive Christmas colors of red and green.

Supply List:

• thin wire
• cotton balls 
• white school glue
• acrylic paints: green, red
• transparent glitter

Step-by-Step Instructions:

• Start by unraveling 5 or 6 cotton balls.
• Cut a length of then wire and apply a thin line of white glue down it's length. 
• Roll small pieces of batting on to it's length between your fingers until the wire is covered evenly with a thin layer of cotton.
• Bend this four inch length wire in half and glue small balls of cotton at each end.
• Build up the balls of cotton until these are the size of cherries. Let dry.
• Paint the stems with green acrylic paint.
• Paint the cherries dark to light from their centers nearest the stem and gradually add more water to the painted surface as you proceed around the cherry.
• Where the red is lightest brush on a thin coat of white glue and sprinkle on transparent glitter.
• Add a wire hook covered with cotton batting and painted a darker green.