A while back I was given a candy cane reindeer from the co-worker. She explained that they had created a couple of them with her children the night before. I thought they were the cutest things, and also the coolest part was they actually did resemble reindeer.
This homemade Christmas craft can be used being an ornament, decoration or given away as being a small present. You can make these rapidly and easily and do not desire a great deal of materials. To get started just grab the next items:
Candy Canes (Larger ones preferably on the smaller variety) Brown pipe cleaners (or red or green, the selection is perfectly up to you) Glue Stick-on jiggling eyes Paper and pen to draw eyes (optional if you fail to find jiggling eyes) Small pom pom Ribbon Scissors
The first thing that you will need to do is take one of many pipe cleaners and bend it in two evenly. This will likely be the base to your reindeer's antlers. Next you will squeeze curved area of the candy cane within the bent pipe cleaner. To give you a visual idea, you will be going through the candy cane in that manner that it seems like an upside down letter "J." You will have it positioned so it appears to be you'll be able to hang it on to something.
Now, that you have it available, place the bent pipe cleaner under the curved section. Your bent pipe cleaner should resemble the letter "V" with the candy cane hooked over it at the end. On top in the candy cane, twist the pipe cleaner so who's is now snugly wrapped across the cane. Give it a few good twists. Spread them apart in order that they look almost like a television antenna.
Second, take another pipe cleaner and wrap it around the whites of the pipe cleaner attached to the candy cane. Now twist it and spread against each other so who's looks almost like the letter "W." This will have really an antler effect. If you feel the need to, you'll be able to trim the pipe cleaner with all the scissors. Take another pipe cleaner and do this again step for the far wall, to present the other part an antler effect at the same time.
Third, you may put the eyes of the reindeer on. The short end from the "J" will be the nose. Keeping that in mind you are going to have to position the eyes in a appropriate area. A little outside the antlers, and not too near to the end from the candy cane (nose area) ought to do. If you have self sticking eyes than the step must be a breeze.
However, unless you, then you will should place some glue around the back of the eyes and stick them on. If you were unable to find these, then you are able to draw them out on a piece of paper. Drawing a little circle having a dark dot on the inside will perform all right for eyes. Draw and remove 2 of them, then glue them on.
Fourth, make small pom pom make just a little bit of glue about the back than it. Stick it for the end in the candy cane's short end. This will provide the consequence of nose. Once you are completed with that, allow the eyes and nose dry completely.
Lastly, you can add a ribbon for the long end. Just tying it in a very shoe lace fashion must do the trick.
The larger the candy cane, the simpler it will be to do business with. The smaller the candy cane the harder it will likely be to work with. Also, keep the candy cane wrapped up as it will likely be less difficult to handle. This is also a good suggestion in case you are providing them with away and the recipient desires to eat the candy cane afterward.
Some people prefer to use hot glue to stick the pieces on, but that is entirely your decision. Hot glue may melt some pieces, which is why I prefer to utilize regular crafting glue. The natural curve of the candy cane also makes it easy to hang up and dry and soon you are ready to utilize them or give them away.
This homemade Christmas craft is effective as being a decoration to utilize on the tree or in your home or as a gift. Children will give these away to classmates during Christmas time, and adults can provide these away to co-workers as gifts also.
You usually are not guaranteed to along with from the pipe cleaners, so go on and use green or red in case you prefer. Go ahead and give these a go. You will find that not only are they an economical homemade Christmas decoration, however they are fun to generate also.
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