These simple yet sophisticated decorations are made from cardboard tubes and pipe cleaners. Paint the outsides of the tubes before cutting them, if desired, or keep them unpainted for a natural look.

Materials

• Cardboard tubes
• Pipe cleaners
• Ruler
• Pencil

• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Thread or string

Instructions

1. For each ornament, flatten a 7 1/2-inch length of cardboard tube. Mark and cut it into 3/4-inch-wide rings; you'll need 10 for this project.

2. On each flattened ring, mark dots 3/4 inches in from each folded edge. With a hole punch, make holes at the dots.

3. Starting with the inner circle, string the rings onto a pipe cleaner. For the outer circle, twist two pipe cleaners together to make a double-long piece, then thread it through the outer holes in the cardboard rings. Twist the ends together and trim the excess. Hang with thread or string.

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