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Light Bulb Turkey
by Amanda Formaro
Turn an ordinary burnt out light bulb into this festive and fun turkey this Thanksgiving. Make several at once and give some away as gifts or line your holiday table runner to greet your dinner guests.
You will need
burnt out light bulb
small straw hat
2- 1 1/2" wood hearts
acrylic paint: brown, orange, white and black
felt: red and orange
small silk flower
6-8 fall colored feathers
washer
paint brush
acrylic sealer spray
hot glue gun
white craft glue
pattern
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What you do
Place light bulb on an empty upside down egg carton or anything else that will help hold it steady. Paint the entire surface of the light bulb with brown paint. Let this coat dry COMPLETELY or you may experience peeling on the second coat.
Paint the wood hearts with orange paint and let dry. Repeat for second coat.
Using the pattern, cut out turkey waddle from red felt and beak from orange felt.
Hot glue small silk flower to the front of the straw hat, off to the side.
Add a second coat (and a third if needed) of brown paint to the light bulb. Let dry.
Glue the two hearts together at the sides, just above the points so that they form the feet. Use white craft glue to attach the washer to the hearts, this is what the light bulb will rest on. White craft glue is tackier and will hold better than hot glue for this purpose. (see photo)
Position the light bulb on to the washer. When you have it where you want it, glue it in place with white craft glue and let dry.
Hot glue the hat to the top of the light bulb. Use the handle end of the paint brush to add whites of eyes. Do not add the black part of the eyes until the white has dried.
Glue the beak and waddle below the eyes.
Hot glue feathers to the back of the light bulb in a fan for the tail.
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About the Author:
Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook and make crafts. She is the craft expert for FamilyCorner.com and Kaboose.com. You can see her crafty creations on Crafts by Amanda and her delicious recipes on Amanda's Cookin'. She is also the owner of Fun Family Crafts.
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