Retro Ornaments
These simple yet sophisticated decorations are made from cardboard tubes and pipe cleaners. Paint the outsides of the tubes before cutting them, if desired, or keep them unpainted for a natural look.
Materials
* Cardboard tubes
* Pipe cleaners
* Ruler
* Pencil
* Scissors
* Hole punch
* Thread or string
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Instructions
1.
For each ornament, flatten a 7 1/2-inch length of cardboard tube. Mark and cut it into 3/4-inch-wide rings; you'll need 10 for this project.
2.
On each flattened ring, mark dots 3/4 inches in from each folded edge. With a hole punch, make holes at the dots.
3.
Starting with the inner circle, string the rings onto a pipe cleaner. For the outer circle, twist two pipe cleaners together to make a double-long piece, then thread it through the outer holes in the cardboard rings. Twist the ends together and trim the excess. Hang with thread or string.
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