Pasta Lace Ornaments
These pasta lace ornaments not only make exquisite Christmas tree decorations, but they also look very pretty hanging in a window. Teach your child how to make this pasta craft.
 Make great balls of pasta with pasta lace ornaments. |
What You'll Need:
- Waxed paper
- Water
- Food coloring
- Small bowls
- Mixing spoon
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Pasta wheels
- Elbow macaroni
- Craft glue
- Ribbon
Step 1: Cover the work surface with waxed paper. Mix some water and food coloring together in a small bowl. Repeat for other colors.
Step 2: Dip 7 pasta wheels and 6 elbow macaroni pieces in the bowls, alternating colors. Let all pasta pieces dry.
Step 3: Arrange 6 pasta wheels in a circular pattern with 1 pasta wheel in the center. Apply glue to the sides of the pasta wheels and glue them together.
Step 4: Glue the 6 elbow macaroni pieces around the circle of pasta wheels. To make the ornament hanger, bring the ends of a small piece of ribbon together to form a loop. Glue the ends to the back of the ornament.
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