1. Meredith Sinclair’s DIY Clothespin Xmas Tree 2. DIY Christmas...
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1. Meredith Sinclair’s DIY Clothespin Xmas Tree
2. DIY Christmas Spoons
3. DIY Christmas Candle Centerpiece
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MeredithSinclair’sDIYClothespinXmasTree Materials:
• Clothespinsofvarioussizes,oldornew • Emptypapertowelrolls,TProlls,orcrafttubes • Gluegun • Gluesticks • Miniaturedecorations(optional) • Spraypaint(optional)
Instructions: 1.Gatheryourclothespinsandseparatethemfromtheirmetalspring.Thisiseasytodo...simplypullthehandlesoftheclothespininoppositedirectionstoloosenthemetal,andgentlywigglethemapart. 2.Prepareyourtubesbyremovinganyleft-overpaper.Ifyouwanttoeventuallypaintyourtrees,coverthetubeswithtissuepaperthatmatchesthepaintcoloryou’llbeusing.Ifyouaregoingtokeepthem“natural”,noneedtocover. 3.Usingyourgluegun,startgluingthepinsontothebottomofthetube,withthe“inside”portionofthepinsidedown.Youwanttogluetheslantedtipofthepintotheroll,sothatthebottomofthepinslantsdownandhitsthe“ground”ortablesurfaceyou’reworkingon.Createyourfirstlayerof"branches"bygluingthepinsside-by-sideuntilyougoallthewayaroundthetube. Thisisyourbase!
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4.Workourwayupthetubecreatingrowsofclothespins.TIP:eachrowyoudo,attachthepininbetweenthetwobelowit.Thismakesformorerealisticbranches,it’sokayifyouseeabitoftherollunderneath. 5.Whenyou’renearthetopyouwanttogluethemiddleoftheclothespintothetopareaoftheroll.Thelayerthatfinishesthetreeoffwillbegluedontopofthis,soyouwanttohaveitprettysecure. 6.finishoffthetopbyholdingtwoclothespinstogetherwithglueinthemiddleovertherolltoseehowwidetheyneededtobesetapart,whenthisisdry,useitasthebasetofinishoffthetop,attachingpinstoittoformapeak.Usesmallerpinstofillinthegapsifneeded,untilitcreatesa‘cap’onthetree. 7.Addfunminiaturedecorationstoyourtree,orspraypaintitfirstandthenaddyouraccessories!
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DIYChristmasSpoonsMaterials:
• Woodspoons(youcanevenusethesquareones) • Acrylicpaint • Acrylicpaintpeninblack • Paintbrushorsponge • Smallblackbuttons • Smallwoodenmushroombuttons • Plasticminiaturesnowmancarrotnoses • Hotglueandgluegun • Anyotherlittledecorativeitemslikeribbon,beads,googlyeyeballs,construction
paper,ribbon,pompoms,etc. Instructions:
1. Setyourspoonsonapaintablesurface,andpaintthemaccordingtothecharactersyouwouldliketouse.IammakingaSantaClaus,atoysoldier,areindeer,agingerbreadman,anangelandasnowman.Wewillbefocusingonthesnowmanforthestepout.
2. Paintyourbasecoatofpaintonallsidesandsetasidetodry.Forthesnowman,wewillbepaintingthespoonwhite.
3. Oncedry,addembellishmentslikeeyesandmouthwithyourblackpaintpen.4. Usingyourhotgluegun,glueonthecarrotnosetothemiddleofthe
spoon/snowman’sface.
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5. Addanyotherembellishmentsusinghotgluethatyouwouldlike.I’llbeattachingascarfmadeoutofribbon,atophatmadeoutofconstructionpaper,andthreebuttonsdownthehandleofthespoon.
6. PackupyourlittlecharactersoncetheyarealldryandenjoytheChristmascheeritbringsyourkitchen!
Tips: 1. Useoldspoonsthatmightbediscoloredorburned.Oncetheyarepainted,you
won’tbeabletotell!Thisisagreatwaytorepurposeoldspoons.2. Usingablackpaintmarkerinsteadofpaintandapaintbrushwillmakeyouappear
likeamuchbetterartistthanyouactuallyare!It’sagreatshortcut.3. Printpicturesofftheinternetforinspirationforanyofthecharactersyouwouldlike
topaint.4. Usethesquarespoonstomakesquarecharacterslikeatoysoldier.
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DIYChristmasCandleCenterpieceMaterials:
• Toiletpaperrolltubes• Papertowelrolltubes• Mailingtubes• HotgluegunandLOTSofhotgluesticks• Whitecardstock• Spraypaint• Glitter• ModpodgeorElmer’sglue• Maskingtape• Battery-operatedtealights• Greeneryforthebase,wirecutterifyouwanttocutthegreenery,ribbon,orany
accessoryofyourchoice.
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Step-out:
1. Cutthepapertubesinvarioussizes.Icutthetubesinthefollowinglengths:(2)Mailingtubesat11”(1)Mailingtubeat9”(3)Papertoweltubesat8”(3)Toiletpapertubesattheirstandardheight(4.5”)(3)Toiletpapertubesat2.5”
2. Coverthetubesinwhiteorcreamcardstockwithtape.3. Takeyourmaskingtapetocreatealittlevalleyforthetealighttositin.Thatpart
canbeabitmessysincewewillcoveritupwithglue.4. Usingalargehotgluegun,createthelookofmeltedwax.Youcandothisoverand
overagainuntilitlookslikealotmeltedcandles.5. Usingspraypaint,painteachindividualcandle.Thismaytakeafewcoats.Make
surethatyoupaintoveralloftheglue.Setasidetodry.6. Usingglueormodpodge,addacoattoeachcandle.7. Whileit’sstillwet,addglittertoeachcandle(Optional)8. Arrangethecandlestogetherinaconfigurationthatyoulike.Youcankeepthem
separate,orgluethemtogether.9. Tomakethecandlematchthetealight,wrapthewickofyourtealightintape&
spraypaintitwiththecoloryouusedforthecandle10. Addthetealightstothetopofeachcandle.11. Turnonthebattery-operatedlight,addsomegreeneryandenjoyyourChristmas
candledisplay.Tips:
1. Youcancutthepapertowelrollsat8”andusetheothersideforthe3smallertubesat2.5”.
2. Youdon’thavetousethecardstocktocoverthecandles,butitdoeshidethelinesofthetubes.Ifyoudon’tmindthelines,youcanskipastep.Ifyoudousecardstock,youcanusedoublesidedtapetohidethetape.
3. Whenyouarrangethemintoorder,youcanleavethemseparateorattachthemtogetherwithglue.