How to Make a Film Canister Nutcracker
- 1). Clean the outside of the film canisters and lids with rubbing alcohol, and let dry.
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Although most people have gone digital you can still find film canisters to recycle.film and negatives over white image by Cindy Haggerty from Fotolia.com
Paint one canister red and its lid gold. Paint the other two canisters and their lids black. If your canisters are all ready black and in good shape, you might not need to paint them. Let the canisters and lids dry completely. - 3). Paint the wooden doll head in the flesh tone, and let dry. The wooden pegs will be the nutcracker's arms. Paint the pegs red and the very ends white to represent the nutcracker's gloved hands. Paint the tops or shoulders of the pegs gold. Let these pieces dry completely.
- 4). Place a black canister, cap-down, on the craft foam. Draw the brim to your nutcracker's top hat by tracing a circle slightly larger than the cover of the canister, and cut it out. Glue the foam circle to the cap side of the canister. Glue the feather to the cap, and glue the rhinestone at the base of the feather.
- 5). Make your nutcracker's feet by tracing around the other black canister lid, then adding two small rectangles sticking out in the front like boots. Cut the shape out, and glue it to the cap side of the canister.
- 6). Make a belt by cutting a thin strip of foam. Wrap the belt around your nutcracker's waist (red canister), and glue in place. Paint on a little gold belt buckle.
- 7). Glue the red canister, cap-down, on top of the black canister with the feet. Glue the head to the top of the nutcracker's body (the red canister). Glue the pegs or arms to the sides of the body. The top of each peg should be aligned with the top of the body.
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Some nutcrackers have friendly faces; others seem angry.Nutcracker Soldier 1 image by Infs from Fotolia.com
Draw a face on your nutcracker with the pencil. Paint in the face you've drawn, and let dry. - 9). Cut the faux fur trim into three pieces; two 1-inch strips for his hair and one 1½-inch strip for his beard. Glue the beard right under the nutcracker's mouth. You may decide to cut his beard shorter. Glue one faux fur strip to each side of the nutcracker's head, but be sure not to glue the hair too high, or his hat won't fit. Cut the hair shorter if you like.
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Glue the top hat to the top of your nutcracker's head.
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