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Wooden Coil Nutcracker

Instructions No. 2918

Instructions No. 2918

Difficulty: Beginner

Working time: 4 Hours

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For many people, nutcrackers are an integral part of the Advent and Christmas season as a Christmas decoration. They symbolise good luck and, due to their strong teeth, are believed to be able to keep enemies and evil spirits away. So what do you think about making these popular good luck charms yourself! We've got a great, simple idea for you here.

First cut one round rod per arm to 4.5 cm. Paint them with the craft colours chimney red, moss green or grey. Let the paint dry.

Now paint the wooden spools: the lower part in black, the upper part in gold and the middle in red, moss green or grey to match the arms.

Then paint the clay pots in black and the polystyrene balls in ivory. Use a bamboo skewer to add golden accents. For clean edges, you can use masking tape. Allow the colours to dry completely.

Now glue the arms and head to the wooden spools with hot glue. Next, transfer the free template for hair and beard to the craft felt and cut everything out. Glue these parts and the clay pot hat in place.

Glue a pompom onto the hat. Finally, paint on the nose and the red cheek and glue on the wiggly eyes.

Material list

VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, Black
2,96 €
(1 l = 59,20 €)
Quantity:
Pigma Micron case, set of 3
9,69 €
RRP 11,20 €
Quantity:
VBS Flat brush "NATURE", set of 6
2,15 €
2,39 €
Quantity:
Hot glue gun, 15-80 Watt
15,29 €
Quantity:
KREUL Disappearing ink pen
4,79 €
RRP 4,99 €
Quantity:
VBS Bamboo wood spikes, 50 pieces
2,59 €
Quantity:
Crepe-Adhesive tape, 50 m
7,99 €
(1 m = 0,16 €)
Quantity:
VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, Moss Green
2,96 €
(1 l = 59,20 €)
Quantity:
VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, Grey
2,96 €
(1 l = 59,20 €)
Quantity:
VBS Wooden spool, 8 x 5 cm
3,29 €
Quantity:
VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, Carmine Red
2,96 €
(1 l = 59,20 €)
Quantity:
VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, Ivory
2,96 €
(1 l = 59,20 €)
Quantity:
VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, Gold
2,96 €
(1 l = 59,20 €)
Quantity:
VBS Wooden rods, 30 cm, Ø 8 mm, 6 pieces
2,99 €
Quantity:
VBS Craft felt, 20 x 30 cm, White
0,65 €
(1 m2 = 10,83 €)
Quantity:
VBS Wobbly eyes to glue on "Round", 8 mm, 100 pieces
1,49 €
Quantity:
VBS Pompons, 15 mm, 60 pieces, Red
1,39 €
Quantity:
Terracotta pots, Inside-Ø 4 cm, 10 pcs.
3,15 €
Quantity:
VBS Polystyrene ball, Ø 5 cm
0,45 €
Quantity:
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