How to Make a Recycled Christmas Tree Drum Ornament

With the motto, "don't throw it out", you can create anything out of something. We created this drum ornament using a plastic black hairspray cap and other items.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

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

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.
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.
3. Wrap your rubber band around the top to hold. Let dry
4. With scissors, snip the points off of your toothpicks and paint green. Stick them upright in the foam try to dry.
5. When toothpicks are dry, glue your pom poms or beads on the ends of the toothpicks and let dry.
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.
7. Glue your toothpick drum sticks to the top of the drum and let dry.
8. If you desire, glue a Christmas bell, flower, or ribbon at the top of the drum where you first knotted around it.
9. Enjoy your ornament or give it away.

Tips & Warnings

• You don't even have to use the stiffener. You can simply pull your material tight still using a rubber band.
• Use green ribbon, and paint the drum sticks red.
• Use leftover scraps of materials, t-shirts, etc.
• Shop for material pieces at thrift stores or S.C.R.A.P. stores
• Use caution with sharp scissors