Cardinal Christmas Tree Ornament

Step  1.

Gather your supplies. 

Step  2.

Cut three skinny craft sticks to create the tree’s layers. Cut off 1/4-inch off the first stick, then cut the other stick in half, and cut 1-inch off the last one. In total, you should have 4 different sizes ranging from small to large. 

Step  3.

Paint 2 full skinny craft sticks and the 4 pieces from Step 2.

Tip: Create a dark green by mixing green acrylic paint with turquoise and a dot of black. 

Step  4.

Place one full skinny craft stick vertically on your craft surface. Glue the skinny sticks in smallest to largest in descending order, leaving space at the top for a star and about an inch at the bottom.

Step  5.

Glue an acrylic star jewel to the top of the tree. Then, set tree aside to dry.

Step  6.

Using a hot glue gun, to attach 2 red jingle bells together.

Step  7.

Cut a red glitter fuzzy stick in half and wrap one half around the middle of the jingle bells from Step 6. Loop each side into the middle as shown.

Step  8.

Cut a 3/4-inch piece of gold glitter stick and fold it in half to create the cardinal’s beak. 

Step  9.

Glue the gold glitter stick to the head of the cardinal. Then, add wiggly eyes.

Step  10.

Repeat Steps 6-10 to create a second cardinal bird to add to the craft stick tree. 

Step  11.

Cut a 2-inch piece of red friendship thread, loop it and glue it to the top of the back of the tree as shown.