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Homegrown Pussy Willows

Homegrown Pussy Willows
Total Time Needed:
2-3 Hours

Here's a gift that Mom or Grandma will cotton to: an arrangement of pussy willows that will never go to seed, because they're made from cotton swabs.

Materials
  • Branches
  • Brown marker
  • Cotton swabs
  • Tacky glue
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Instructions
  1. Collect a few brown branches and pinch off any leaves.

  2. Step 2 - Homegrown Pussy Willows To make the buds, use a brown marker to color the area just below the tips of some cotton swabs. We used 40 double-tipped swabs to make the bunch shown above.

  3. Cut off each tip at a diagonal and use tacky glue to attach it to the branch. Allow the glue to dry completely before presenting your gift.

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