Pinecone Turkey

Materials:

1. Pinecone
2. 3-4 each foam leaves in orange, red, yellow, green and tan
3. Tan "bump" chenille stem cut in half (head)
4. Brown "bump" chenille stem "wings"
5. Craft or white glue

Directions:

1. Ahead of time, you can bake pinecones for 45 minutes at 200 degrees to kill any insects or spider mites that may have been living in them.
2. Lay pinecone on its side and drip some glue into the bottom layer, then insert foam leaves into the glue. Repeat this for 2-4 layers, depending on the size of your pinecone.
3. Put some glue close to the front of the pinecone. Stretch the brown bump chenille stem so that it is straight. Center it over top of pinecone and inset it into the glue so that "arms" are sticking out both sides. Bend the ends so that they look like wings.
4. Insert the tan bump chenille stem in front or in the same slot as the brown stem. Bend the end of the tan stem to look like a head. See photo.
5. You can stand your turkey as if or if it is too wobbly, you can hot glue it to a piece of cardboard for stability. You can also tie a string around the body and hang it from the ceiling.