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Wire
1/4 yard of red material
14 inches of curly chenille
Any material for a ladies collar
Step 1: Cut the bottle in half. First make the man Santa. You decide the size of face you
want and make a circle with a pencil.
Step 2: Make plenty of holes all around the circle.
Step 3: Cut the flesh felt in a circle and glue to the bottle.
Step 4: Now start inserting the white yarn, leaving 2 inches on the lower holes and 1 inch
of yarn on the upper holes. String the yarn in and out of each hole,(this makes the beard)
and the hair line.
Step 5: Add on the eyes and mouth if you have one. Make sure you have yarn going across
for the mustache. You may have to cut the mustache to your liking. Take the red material
and make a triangle hat. At the tip of the hat add on a bell.
Step 6: Take the red felt and cover the back side of the bottle. Stretch a piece of wire
across the back so you can hang it up. Attach the wire to each side real tight.
Step 7: Now you glue on the red hat and glue on the white chenille for the RIM of the
hat.
DO THE SAME STEPS FOR THE MRS. SANTA LEAVING OUT THE FOLLOWING: No
beard, no mustache. And the last thing for Mrs. Santa is to add on the collar.
Santa and Mrs. Santa can stand by them selves or they can hang on the wall or door.
Plastic Soda Bottles ~
Soda Bottle Bird Feeder -
Sand and paint the bottle. Poke 4 holes in the top of the bottle, just below the lid. Insert
two long pieces of wire - the wires will form a X. Attach the ends of the wire to a
plastic lid by poking holes in the rim and twisting the wire through. Poke two more holes
in the bottom of the bottle, on opposite sides. String another piece of wire or string
through these holes to hang the feeder. Fill the bottle with the seed and hang it from a
tree. (NOTE: You might be able to find a kit at K-Mart, Target, or your garden center
that contains the adapter to convert bottle to bird feeders. Usually quite cheap!)
Make a Bird House - Turn the bottle on its side. Cut little windows/doors
high up on the sides. Paint or cover the bottle with fabric. Hang from tree
branches for birds to nest in.
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