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At first glance, milkweed plants and poinsettias don't
seem to have much in common. If you live in an area
where milkweed grows wild, however, you can use the
dried milkweed pods to make poinsettia ornaments for
your Christmas tree. Here's how:
1. Collect some dried milkweed pods. In the fall, the
milkweed plants have already gone to seed but the dried
pods will still be attached to the plant. You will need
six "halves" of a milkweed pod for each poinsettia
flower that you are going to make.
2. After you have collected the milkweed pods and have
brought them into the house, put them in a warm spot
for a few days or a week to dry out more. This is
especially important if it has been rainy and damp
outside.
3. Glue the milkweed pod halves together side-by-side
in a circle so that they look like a flower. A hot glue
gun works well for gluing the pods together.
4. Decorate your poinsettia flowers with spray paint
and glitter, or, if you don't want to spray paint your
poinsettias, just use glue and glitter. Mix and match
and experiment with colors.
5. Glue a loop of string, yarn, twine or ribbon to the
back of the poinsettia flower. Once the glue is dry,
your ornament is ready to hang on the Christmas tree.
You could also give these as gifts four or six to
set, or however many you want to give.
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