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DIY Pinecone Turkey Place Card Holder Tutorial

Use foraged materials to make the cutest Pinecone Turkey Place Card Holder
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Crafts
Yield: 1 Turkey
Author: Rachel
Cost: 1.00

Equipment

  • Hot glue gun
  • Finger Protectors
  • Wire snips
  • Scissors

Materials

  • Medium Size Pinecone
  • Small pinecone
  • 2 berries or small beads
  • Approx. 9 Fall Maple Leaves
  • 10 inch long copper wire
  • cinnamon stick or foraged twigs
  • Small pieces of tan felt
  • Glitter Blast Spray Paint

Instructions

  • Place gathered fall leaves in a book to press and dry.
  • Spray paint the pinecone with glitter blast and let it dry.
  • Add wire to the bottom end of the pinecone to form a card holder.
  • Cut the cinnamon stick into 2 - 1-inch pieces and tuck into the center of the pinecone. Add hot glue to secure.
  • Attach a small piece of tan felt to the end of each stick with hot glue to create turkey feet.
  • Cut a small leaf to create a turkey gobble. Hot glue to the small end of the pinecone.
  • Add the small pinecone behind the gobble with hot glue.
  • Add the berries or beads as turkey eyes with hot glue.
  • Attach the maple leaves to the bottom of the pinecone. Begin with the smaller leaves and fan in layers of three. Apply the next-sized leaves and end with the largest leaves. Attaching three layers.
  • Add Free Thanksgiving Place Card Printables.

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