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Ornament Advent Day 9:
Jingle Bell Flowers!

I am in love with these little Jingle Bell Flowers! They
are darling for ornaments but they'd make a wonderful
garland as well. Put one on your wrist to add a little
jingle to your step or tie one on a package to make
it extra special. I hope you like them too!

Supplies:
cardboard egg carton
red, green, lime green, and brown acrylic paint
one jingle bell for each flower
~10" piece of green yarn
scissors
paint brush
dish of water
needle with large eye

Directions:

first you need to cut apart your egg carton
as shown above:
→ cut the lid from the egg cups
→ cut down the middle of the egg cups
→ cut the closing flap off and the flat parts between the
bumps (see above)
→ cut the 10 creased triangles from between the egg cups
→ cut apart the egg cups


→ trim the egg cups so they are even all the way around
→ trim the triangles to look like leaves, use the pattern
above but there is no reason to be very precise
→ cut more leaves using the flat pieces from the closing
flap; if you need more cut them from the egg
carton cover


→ water down the paint a bit and apply with a soft
brush, it makes it easier to cover the rough surface
→ paint the egg cups red
→ paint the leaves a mixture of brown, green and lime
green (I put all three colors in a dish and let them
gradually mix into each other as I paint for
a nice variety of color)


→ for each flower you need one egg cup, one bell,
and between 3 and 6 leaves - flat and creased
→ for younger kids you can use a plastic needle but
you'll need to poke holes through the leaves
→ poke a hole through the bottom of the egg cup
→ thread your needle with the yarn, do not make a knot


→ string as above: 3 leaves, up through the bottom of
the egg cup and the jingle bell


→ run the thread back through the egg cup and
through the last three leaves


→ tie the ends of the yarn and trim the extra
Now you have a beautiful Jingle Bell Flower!


Try some in white - aren't they pretty?!

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