Project
Sparkling Satellites
Photography: Johnny Miller
Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2011
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Introduction
Tip: We used 22 toothpicks per ornament, but you can use more or less.
materials
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Toothpicks
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Craft glue
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1-inch foam balls, createforless.com
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Small paintbrush
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Spoon
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Silver glitter
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Silver beads, 8 mm (or small glass ball picks, ledchristmaslighting.com)
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Metallic cord
steps
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Dip 1 end of a toothpick into glue, and insert into a foam ball; repeat, making your way around the ball until you have a circle of 8 toothpicks. Continue working around the ball in circles.
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Use paintbrush to apply glue to toothpicks and ball in sections, and spoon glitter over to coat. Let dry.
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Glue silver beads or glass balls to ends of toothpicks. Let dry. To hang, make a loop with the cord, and tie it to 1 of the toothpick ends below the bead before gluing.
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