Icicle Ornaments: Simple Decorations Can Add the Most Charm
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Posted by Mary Welling-Bonney Dec 22, 2008 |
The icicles we are making today have that very homespun appearance.
Materials Needed:
- Brown wrapping paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Gauze
- Tea or coffee for dying
- String or twine
- Straight pin or needle
- Sponge paint brush
- Optional-Clear glitter
Preparation
- Cut the brown paper into rectangles that measure 5" x 4". They do not have to be exacting.
- Roll the brown paper up into a tight tube.
- Release the paper tube and pull the inside coil out to extend beyond the bottom about an inch and a half to two inches.
- Glue the coil in place making sure not to tighten the coil back up.
- Poke a hole in the fattest are of the brown paper with your pin or needle.
- Cut eight inch pieces of string or twine and thread them through the hole in the paper.
- Tea dye the gauze for an aged look.
Assembly
- Beginning at the top, wrap the gauze around the brown paper coil.
- Sponge glue onto the gauze to soak through to the paper. Allow to dry.
- You can sprinkle the icicle with glitter for a little reflective light if you prefer.