Indian
Corn
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Indian
Corn
Material List:
• Yellow Cardstock
• Brown, Orange, Yellow
Tissue Paper
• White Craft Glue
• Raffia
• Mini Bowdabra
• Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Brown & Orange Ribbon
• Scissors
• Hole Punch
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Step 1
Begin by cutting yellow cardstock into a corn shape.
Gather brown, orange, and yellow tissue paper.
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Step 2
Cut small strips of tissue paper. To cut many strips at
one time fold the tissue paper several times and then
make several cuts.
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Step 3
Scrunch the tissue paper into small pieces.
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Step 4
Place a bead of white glue along the cardstock
edge and begin to place tissue paper onto it.
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Step 5
Continue placing tissue paper along the
yellow cardstock.
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Step 6
Let both dry.
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Step 7
Once the project is dry hole punch three
holes at the end.
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Step 8
Thread several strips of raffia through the holes. Take
another strip of raffia and tie it all together.
Optional: Follow Steps 1-8 to make another Indian Corn.
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Step 9
Optional: Add a bow to the Indian Corn
Decoration using the Mini Bowdabra.
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Step 10
Cut an 18” piece of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in
half. Lay it into the Mini Bowdabra. You’ll have a loop
at one end and two loose pieces at the opposite end.
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Step 11
Cut a strip of ribbon and dovetail both ends of the ribbon: fold the
ribbon in half lengthwise. Position your scissors at the folded edge
of the ribbon and cut the end at a 45° angle. Unfold your ribbon and
you have a professional, finished look to your ribbon tails. Place the
ribbon into the center of the Mini Bowdabra.
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Step 12
Place the ribbon’s end into the center of
the Mini Bowdabra.
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Step 13
Form a loop and press the ribbon into the center of
the Mini Bowdabra. Continue folding the ribbon
and forming loops on either side. Cut away ribbon
once loops are formed.
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Step 14
Scrunch down the ribbon with the Mini
Bowdabra Wand.
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Step 15
While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread
the two loose ends of the Mini Bowdabra Bow
Wire through the loop at the other end.
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Step 16
Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while
the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.
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Step 17
Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra.
Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow
Wire and bring them around to the back of the
bow and knot.
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Step 18
Tie the bow to the raffia tails. Form a loop
at the back with the Bowdabra Bow Wire
to hang the project.
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Step 19
Hang the Indian Corn as a Thanksgiving
Decoration.
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