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For this project you will need:
- 4-6 mm thick plywood for the paper napkin
motifs
- paper napkin with Santa head motifs or
similar napkin of choice
- silver wire if making garland
- thick perlon thread if making swag
- red glass or wooden beads - your need 3 for
each of the ends and always 3 between the
motifs
- red sisal fibers
- paper napkin applique
glue or decoupage glue
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Instructions:
1. Follow the directions here > Paper Napkin Applique Tutorial to apply the napkins onto the wood.
2. Once the glue is dry, saw the motifs exactly out. Add red paint around the side edges of the red areas if you like.
3. Drill holes either on the sides of the motifs or at the tops and bottoms depending if you make a swag or garland.
4. If making garland, cut even pieces of wire to use between each motif. Add beads and spiral coil the wire to hold the beads and give it a decorative look. Connect the Santas together using the prepared wires. Tie on a piece of raffia between each motif.
5. If making swag, cut out a very long piece of nylon thread.
6. Add a bead to one end and insert the thread again through the bead to secure it. Add the next two beads and secure the third bead.
7. Decide how far the Santa should be from the beads and keep this distance from now on for all of the newly added beads and Santas. Now add the first Santa motif by inserting the thread through the top and again through the top to secure the Santa. Pull the thread along the back side and insert it through the hole from underneath and then again through the hole to secure it also.
8. Now continue adding beads again as explained in step 6 until you have the desired length.
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