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| Create a little Christmas cheer with a snowscape and a miniature reindeer. |
YOU'LL
NEED
Materials
* Glass
cloche, 6" tall.
*
Teacup saucer, approx. 6" diameter.
* 2
gold foil pipe cleaners, 12".
* Peat
moss, 5" circle.
*
Crushed velvet flock (Doodlebug): Lily White, 5.5 g.
*
Styrofoam disc, 3" diameter, 1" thick.
* Red
satin ribbon, 1/8" wide, 3" length.
* 8
mini jingle bells.
* Red
metallic bead, 1/4" diameter.
*
Miniature reindeer, about 2" tall.
*
Wire-stem bottle brush, white.
* Snowy
blue organdy ribbon, 1/2" wide, 18" length.
Tools
& Supplies
* Spray
adhesive.
* Metal
cutting snips.
*
Goggles.
* Red
thread.
*
Sewing needle.
* Hot
glue gun and glue sticks.
WHAT TO
DO
1. To
create the base for the winterscape, cut a 5" diameter circle of peat moss
and glue it onto the Styrofoam disc using the spray adhesive. Trim the edges of
the peat moss with scissors. Hot glue the Styrofoam disc onto the center of the
teacup saucer.
2. Don
your goggles and cut the wire handle of the bottle brush with the metal cutting
snips, leaving a 1" trunk. Make the bottle brush into a tree by trimming
the bristles into a tree shape with scissors. Press the wire "trunk"
into the peat-moss-covered Styrofoam so the tree is standing towards the back
of the scene.
3. Dust
the surface of the peat moss and the tree with the spray adhesive and sprinkle
with white flock to create a snowy look. Hot glue the red metallic bead to the
top of the tree.
4. Sew
7 mini jingle bells onto the red ribbon. Hang the jingle bell necklace around
the deer's neck and crisscross the ends. Sew the last jingle bell over the
crisscrossed ends to hold the necklace together. Hot glue the reindeer onto the
peat moss in front of the tree.
5.
Place the cloche over the winterscape and hot glue the bottom edge to the
saucer. Hot glue the gold foil pipe cleaners around the base of the cloche and
trim the ends. Tie the snowy blue organdy ribbon into a bow around the knob at
the top of the bell jar.
Saved
By The Bell: Bell jars or cloches are used to protect tiny plants from cold
weather. Look for them at garden centers or Google the words "glass
cloche." Or repurpose a glass-domed cheese plate. We see them at thrift stores all the time!
