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Harvest Turkey Vase

Vase made with Artminds Chocolate Diamond and Topaz Glitter, Beacon Glitter-It! glue, Styrofoam ball, and feathers!

Harvest Turkey Vase

Project Instructions

Designed by: Lori Butler

Skill Level (1-5): 1

Time to complete: 1 hour

Age Range: 9-12

Messy Level (1-5): 4

MATERIALS:

  • Creatology Glitter – Chocolate (400100 993064)
  • Creatology Glitter – Pumpkin (400100 993057)
  • Creatology Glitter Glue – Gold (400100 794050)
  • Creatology Fun Foam – Orange (400100 241165)
  • Creatology Wiggle Eyes, 10 mm (400100 234418)
  • Beacon Glitter It glue
  • Styrofoam balls, 2 inch and 2.5 inch
  • Assorted silk flowers and feathers
  • Craft glue
  • Scissors
  • Old paintbrush (optional)

 

STEPS:

  1. Coat inside of vase with Beacon Glitter It glue, then with Pumpkin.
  2. Coat larger and smaller foam balls with craft glue, using an old paintbrush or your finger, then cover in Chocolate glitter.
  3. Cut a triangle out of orange foam to form the beak, coat with glue using an old paintbrush or your finger, then cover beak with Pumpkin glitter.
  4. Cut two flower petal or teardrop shapes out of orange foam for turkey’s wattle.
  5. Glue wiggle eyes, wattle, and beak to head.
  6. Glue head to body.
  7. Make buttons on body with Gold glitter glue.
  8. Glue feathers to back of turkey.
  9. Tie ribbon around vase.
  10. Glue turkey to vase.
  11. Apply glitter to flowers using glue.
  12. Insert flowers into vase.