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Making a Row House Craft Stick Ornament

Jane and Sonja
Turning jumbo craft sticks in to a fun and vibrantly colored row house ornament.
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Ingredients
  

  • 5 Jumbo popsicle sticks
  • 2 Regular sized popsicle sticks
  • Paint brush ½” angled
  • Acrylic paints in red, blue, turquoise, teal, yellow and black
  • Paint pens in white and black
  • Clippers
  • Wood glue or hot glue gun with clear glue sticks
  • Cotton rope for hanging
  • Drill and drill press

Instructions
 

  • Using a pair of clippers, cut the curved ends of the jumbo popsicle sticks and discard.
  • Paint each one of popsicle sticks in a different color and let them dry.
  • Paint a portion of the end of the sticks in black
  • Using a white paint pen, paint rectangular shapes to resemble windows and doors on to the painted sticks.
  • Once dry, use a black paint pen to draw the window frames and outline the doors.
  • Turn the sticks painted side down with the cut edges aligned and glue the smaller popsicle sticks across the back.
  • Drill holes at the top of the two end sticks (houses) and tie a piece of cotton rope for hanging.
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