Cork Reindeer Decorations

Hey guys! The holidays have started and we're ready for Christmas. So since it's literally right around the corner, we thought we would share a quick, easy diy. This is a simple reindeer decoration that can make your house feel more festive.

What you need:

• Pipe cleaners (we cut them in half)
• Pom-poms 
• A few old corks; two for each reindeer
• Googly eyes
• A hot glue gun/PVA glue
  

  Instructions:

  1. Pick two corks that complement each other and look like a head and body.
  2. Position a pipe cleaner around the "head" of the reindeer, towards the back to create antlers.
   
    
  
  3. Twist the pipe cleaner to secure this.
  4. You might want to bend/adjust the antlers so they look more realistic.
   
  
  5. If you are making a bigger reindeer, wrap another pipe cleaner around the existing antlers to create another set.
  6. Heat up the glue gun-just a reminder, hot glue guns are pretty hot, so be careful.
  7. Use the glue gun to stick the googly eyes onto the head.

  

• 8. Set that aside, and start positioning pipe cleaners onto the body.
  9. Wrap the pipe cleaner like you did with the head, repeating to make two sets of legs.

• 10. Once you are satisfied with the pipe cleaners, hot glue the head onto the body.
   
  
  
  11. We decided to trim the legs slightly to make it look better.
  
  
  
  
  
  12. At this point, you can choose to add a pom-pom for a nose.  
  13. Adjust the legs so your reindeer can stand up, and you're done!

xx, Thea and Yi Xin