Lighted Pinecones and Broom Reindeer
Oh, and something you should know about me, if you don't already, is I'm addicted to crafting. Seriously, it's bad.
Since we are giving away a beautiful wreath for your home I thought I 'd share two crafts I just did to spruce up the place.
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Recycle your milk jug, grab a planter and send your kids out back. You're on your way! |
Supplies:
Planter with an opening about the size of a milk jug
Empty rinsed milk jug
Pine cones (You can buy them with stems or without. Collecting pine cones could also be a fun activity for the kids.)
Scissors
Knife
Strand of Christmas Lights
Directions:
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1. Cut the milk jug in half. |
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-If using pine cones with stems poke holes into the sides and top of the jug about 1 inch apart. |
- If you're using pine cones with no stems I would suggest attaching them with liberal amounts of hot glue.
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3. Stick Pine cones into the slits from step 2. If they aren't staying you can reinforce with my best buddy, hot glue. |
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4. Place the lights into the planter and carefully stick the jug over the top. I cut a slit down the side so the cord could come out. The side with slit is in the back. You can do this step before attaching the pine cones as well. |
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5. Once you've positioned the jug around the lights, add any missing pine cones until they cover most of the space. |
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You can see I added a mixture of pine cones. |
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Plug em in and enjoy! |
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I learned this classic from my mother-in-law. So if you're looking for a more traditional craft here's one for you. You can also make this craft more updated with contemporary ribbon such as polka-dot or chevron and some button eyes. Whatever you do send me a pick! Seriously, I 'd love to see your versions. |
Supplies:
- cinnamon broom (Can be found at craft stores and sometimes grocery stores)
- ribbon (I used traditional ribbon, but you could make this more updated with some polka-dot or chevron printed ribbon)
- large red pom pom
- googly eyes or two large buttons
- Embellishments such as holly or pine sprays
Directions:
1. Separate the top part of the broom (the bristles) . Secure the top part of the broom with ribbon.
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2. Glue the eyes and nose towards the bottom of the bristles. |
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3. Add ribbon below the nose where the bristles gather. |
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4. To make the bows glue ribbon into a circle. Then add some glue in the middle and fold over. |
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To do multiple bows stack them on top of each other slightly staggering them. |
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5. Add the bows and embellishments as much as your heart desires! |
Hope you're keeping some sanity and fun in this season! Love you all!
Love these crafts! My reindeer almost looks as good as yours...ALMOST. ;)
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