Use your creativity and imagination to create beautiful ornaments from the wide variety of natural materials that you can find right outside your door! Follow the directions below to create a natural star ornament.
Natural Star Ornament
Materials:
Milkweed pods, feathers, pine cones, seed heads, glue gun, glue, string or ribbon (and any other natural materials you want to use to create your star).
Directions:
- Lay out five milkweed pods upside down in a circle so that the sides touch. It works better if all the pods are about the same size.
- Find a pine cone or seed head that will fit in the center of the pods and is big enough to touch all of the pods.
- Glue the pods to the pine cone or seed head.
- Turn the ornament over so the open pods are visible.
- Glue one feather into each pod.
- Punch a hole in one pod tip and put a piece of string or ribbon through the hole.
- Tie a knot in the string or ribbon and your ornament is ready to hang.
There are a number of ways to customize your ornament using your favorite natural materials (such as evergreen sprigs for color). You can also spray the pods with gold or silver paint before decorating them to give them a different look.
Have fun!