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How to make a standing turkey name card holder

11/22/2013 4:13:17 AM
By: papersculpture
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This guide will show you how easy it is to make a cute turkey stand to hold name cards

Difficulty level: Beginners

Instructions:

Materials:
2 pipe cleaners
Bottle cap
Scotch tape
Round objects to trace circles – such as glasses, lids and coffee cups
Stiff paper
Paper glue
Scissors
Pen or colors to draw the face

Fold the 2 pipe cleaners in half

Fold the sides down about an inch from the bottom

Fold them up again about an inch from the bottom

Cross the sides

Twist the sides until a little more than half way up

Bend the bottom to make a foot

Fold a paper in half.
Trace the outline of a glass or round object
*Leave room on top for the next step

Center a bottle cap or similar small round object at the top of the circle you made in the last step.
Trace the bottle cap

Make a curved line on each side to connect the circles
See the picture for reference

Cut out the shape
Tape the pipe cleaner legs to one of the shapes

Draw or cut a piece of paper to make a kite or triangle shape for the beak.
Draw or cut paper eyes.

Smear a generous amount of glue to the back of the shape with the face and press it on top of the shape with the legs.

Trace a circle from a larger object.
Cut out the circle.

Fold the circle in half
Draw scallops around the curved edge

Cut along the lines of the scalloped edge

Take the shape with the feet. Flip it over to the back side.
Smear glue on the area of the bottom circle. *Do not put glue where the head is

Unfold the scalloped circle and align the body to the center bottom

Trace a circle and cut it out.
Spread a generous amount of glue to the bottoms of the feet.
Press them down onto the circle and hold them in place until the glue has dried.

You stand-up turkey is ready.
Insert a name card behind the head.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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