General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse &What did I learnt today/Chat with Friends #75, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Candy Cane Reindeer.

Here is an easy, last minute craft thingie you can do. You can use these as tree decorations/ornaments..as things to put on packages (along with the ribbons)....or use them as party favors.....anything........

You need:

Candy canes---any color/flavor
1" red pom-poms (for hat)
1/2" white pom-poms (for on top of hat)
1/4" red pom-poms (for noses)
Thin strips of white fleace or sparkly, fat pipe-cleaners, for around bottom of hat (fur).
--Strips of wool/plaid/scarf-like material cut into 1/2" strips (on the bias) as a scarf.
--Red or brown pipe cleaners--either plain, or chennile bumped ones, for "antlers".
--Low Temp Glue gun and glue sticks

To do:

--Cut pipe cleaners in half and then fold each half in half again.
--Place the bent part of each half under the top curve of each candy cane and twist it
tightly-twice. Fold ends downward--for now.
--Dab top of twist with glue and set the 1" red pom-pom on top, holding it down till it is set.
--Put a small dab of glue on top of the red pom-pom and press the 1/2" white pom-pom
on top of it.
--Now--run a bit of glu, from the glue gun, around the base of the red pom-pom and
attach the strip of white fleece, or whatever, all around it--making it fit smoothly.
Now--Hat is finished!
--Put a tiny dab of glue near the end of the candy cane and press the 1/4" red pom-pom
there for the nose.
--Get your strip of "scarf material" and tie it around the candy cane (lower down). Put a
dab of glue near the curve of the "neck" (higher up) and slide the knotted part up on the
scarf, higher up, to hold it in place. That's it!!!!!!

You can do a couple of dozen of these in one evening if you have all the supplies needed ready.
I do these so I can justify watching TV later in the evenings......:o)

Let me know if you did these and how they turned out!

Gita