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Easy DIY Pasta Christmas Ornaments

Course: Christmas
Author: Camille

Equipment

  • Scissors
  • Pencil

Materials

  • Dried Pasta: medium shells for poinsettia and candy cane; mini farfalle bow ties for wreath; orzo for center of poinsettia
  • Acrylic Paint in green red, and metallic gold
  • White Glue
  • Cardboard
  • Ribbon for hanging
  • Ribbon for wreath bob
  • Circle Templates
  • 4 ″ diameter for wreath
  • 1-1/2 ″ diameter circle for wreath

Instructions

To Make the Candy Cane:

  • Cut a piece of cardboard in a candy cane shape. Ours was about 4″ tall.
  • Add a generous amount of white glue to the cardboard and attach medium pasta shells at an angle. Let set to dry completely.
  • Once dry, paint the candy cane red and white, alternating colors. Let dry.

To Make the Wreath:

  • Trace and then cut a 4″ circle out of cardboard.
  • Place the pasta onto the cardboard, near the outer edge and draw a circle inside, the width of the pasta. Cut out the center and discard.
  • Generously add white glue. Attach mini farfalle pasta on the top of the glue alternating each one vertical and then horizontal.  Let set to dry.
  • Use green paint to paint the pasta. Let dry.
  • Once the green paint is dry, use red paint and a small paint brush to add berries to the wreath. Let dry.
  • Make a bow with some ribbon. Attach to the front top or bottom center of the wreath with glue. Flip the wreath over. Attach a ribbon to the back with white glue to hang. Let set to dry before hanging.

To Make a Poinsettia

  • Cut out a 1-1/2″ diameter circle from cardboard.
  • Generously apply glue and attach 6 medium shells, leaving the center open.
  • Add glue to the center and sprinkle in orzo pasta. Let set until dry. Shake any excess orzo pasta off and discard.
  • Use red paint to paint the flower and metallic gold for the center. Let set to dry.
  • Attach a ribbon to the back of the ornament with glue and let dry before hanging.

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