Crafting - Christmas Gifts

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+title: Christmas Gifts
+# lead:
+description: Reindeer and Tree
+tags:
+  - crafting
+author: AlexHedley
+published: 2024-12-24
+# image:
+# imageattribution:
+---
+
+# Christmas Gifts
+
+## Supplies
+
+- Champagne Cork
+- Wine Cork
+- Hairclip
+- Red Beads
+- Matchsticks
+- Brown paint
+- Red/White pipe cleaners
+
+- Mini terracotta pot
+- Pine cone
+- Mini pompoms (various colours)
+- mdf star (various sizes)
+- Green paint
+- Gold paint
+
+- PVA glue
+
+- Wire cutters
+
+## Steps
+
+### 🦌 Reindeer
+
+Cut some hairclips in half, use the wiggly pieces as legs. Cut the other ends off as the eyes and a smaller piece for the neck.
+
+Add eyes to Champagne cork and antlers from the match sticks (need to re-think these).
+
+Add a bright red nose
+
+Cut a pipe cleaner down to size and add around the neck as a scarf.
+
+![Reindeer](images/crafting/gifts/reindeer-2.jpg "Reindeer")
+
+### 🎄 Tree
+
+Paint the tips of the pine code green
+
+Stuff different colour pom poms around the cone.
+
+Paint 2 different sized mdf wooden stars gold / bronze and stick together, then glue near the top.
+
+Glue the pine cone to the terracotta pot. (You could use a cork instead)
+
+![Tree](images/crafting/gifts/tree-1.jpg "Tree")
+
+## Outcome
+
+![Reindeer](images/crafting/gifts/reindeer-1.jpg "Reindeer")
+![Reindeer](images/crafting/gifts/reindeer-2.jpg "Reindeer")
+
+![Tree](images/crafting/gifts/tree-1.jpg "Tree")
+
+<!-- ### Stages -->
+
+<!-- ![Stage 1](images/stage1.jpeg "Stage 1") -->
+
+## Approx Cost
+
+- ?
+
+<!-- ## Inspired -->