This month’s craft project will get you out of the house and into the great outdoors. Made from all-natural materials you can only find outside, this project is fun, easy to do and when hung on the wall, makes a great decoration for any fall décor. Bundle up and head outside!
Materials
• One pinecone
• A handful of leaves – different colors and shapes
• Two small sticks (optional)
• Googly or paper eyes
• Paper
• White liquid glue
• Pencil
• Scissors
1. Collect your leaves and pinecone.
Note: To keep the leaves from getting to dry and crumbly you can press the leaves flat between two pieces of paper and a heavy book for a few days before you make your turkey.
Pick a colored paper for your background (black, white, yellow or orange are nice colors).
2. Put glue on the backs of your leaves and stick them, one by one, onto your paper in the shape of a fan.
Put lots of glue onto the back of your pinecone and stick it to the bottom of the fan.
3. Take googly eyes or make paper eyes and glue them onto your pinecone to make your turkey’s face.
Make a beak and a red wobbler from scrap paper and glue them onto your pinecone.
Let dry overnight!
Dawn Sorem teaches arts and crafts classes and she does private classes/parties for both children and adults. If you would like more information or to set up a time to have her do an art project for a group you can contact her at envelopcards@gmail.com. Dawn is also the owner and designer of Envelop Cards, you can view her latest designs and see a list of her upcoming classes at: www.envelopcards.com.
