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DIY Boho Feather Cork Push Pins

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Dress up your bulletin board with these indie cork pushpins! In a few simple steps, you can transform a plain thumbtack into a bohemian piece of decor to complete your craft room’s style.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete: 5 minutes
Age range: 8 and up

Things you’ll need:
Corks
Pushpins
Hot glue gun
Hot glue sticks
Embroidery floss
Scissors
Feathers

Things to do:
1. Attach a pushpin to the back of your cork with hot glue. Hold it in place until it is secure.
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2. Choose two or three small feathers and bind them together by wrapping embroidery floss around the bottom. Use hot glue to secure both ends of your embroidery floss.
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3. Use the tip of your scissors to create a small hole in the center of your cork.
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4. Apply a drop of hot glue to the base of your feather and press them down in the hole. Hold them in place until they are secured.
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How to Make Pipe Cleaner Flowers

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Create some flowers that will never fade! This are sturdy and whimsical pipe cleaner flowers that you can make in many different colors – create enough for a small bouquet.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time to complete: 30 minutes
Age range: 10+

Things you’ll need:
Assorted pipe cleaners, in petal colors and green for stems
Scissors

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Things to do:
1. Take one pipe cleaner and create a loop, wrapping it around itself as shown.
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2. Form another loop of equal size next to the first one. Bring the tail down in front.
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3. Wrap the tail up and around the back.
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4. Create a third loop between the first two, bringing the tail around in the front.
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5. Set the first one aside and repeat steps 1-4 for a second set of petals.
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6. Place both sets of petals together, on top of each other as shown.
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7. Twist the tails together.
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8. Open up both sets of petals, revealing a 6-petal flower.
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9. Cut a third pipe cleaner in half. Roll it into a spiral, leaving about an inch unrolled.
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10. Turn the unrolled tail upward as shown.
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11. Insert the tail into the center of the flower.
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12. Wrap all the tail around the other two.
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13. Wrap a green pipe cleaner around the other three tails until it’s secure.
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