Things You'll Need:
- 1 recycled plastic hairspray cap
- 3 1/2 to 4 inch square of tan or cream colored cotton material
- Fabric stiffener
- recycled rubber band
- 1/4 inch thick red ribbon
- 2 toothpicks
- green acrylic paint
- tacky glue
- 2 small black pom poms, or recycled beads from broken jewelry
- 1 recycled clean foam meat tray
- scissors
- small paint brush or Q-tip to paint with
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Step 1
Lay a piece of waxed paper under your cap, or use your foam tray to hold it. Cover your material piece with stiffener following directions on bottle.
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Step 2
On a piece of waxed paper, or waxed bag from a cereal box, (or your foam tray) drape your piece of fabric over the open end of the can.
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Step 3
Wrap your rubber band around the top to hold. Let dry
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Step 4
With scissors, snip the points off of your toothpicks and paint green. Stick them upright in the foam try to dry.
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Step 5
When toothpicks are dry, glue your pom poms or beads on the ends of the toothpicks and let dry.
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Step 6
With about 24 inches of 1/4 inch thick red ribbon, tie around the top of hairspray cap, covering the rubber band, tie in a knot, then tie leaving a hanger loop.
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Step 7
Glue your toothpick drum sticks to the top of the drum and let dry.
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Step 8
If you desire, glue a Christmas bell, flower, or ribbon at the top of the drum where you first knotted around it.
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Step 9
Enjoy your ornament or give it away.
