Easter Craft Ideas: Carrot Tree

You will need the following materials:

• Several 12-inch orange bumpy pipe cleaners
• Several 4-inch lengths of green embroidery floss
• Newspaper
• Bare tree branch
• Small flowerpot
• Decorative stones or glass beads

To make one, first cut several 12-inch orange bumpy pipe cleaners into quarters to create four 3-inch pieces, each with a wider part at its center.

Form each piece into a carrot by folding over about ½ inch at one end and tying on several 4-inch lengths of green embroidery floss at the bend. Trim the floss, if necessary.

Slip a loop of floss or string under the folded end for a hanger, then fold up the bottom tip of the pipe cleaner as well.

Next, use balled-up newspaper to support a bare branch (ours was about 10 inches tall) set upright in a small flowerpot. Add a layer of decorative stones or glass beads, then hang the pipe cleaner carrots on the branch.

Source: http://spoonful.com/crafts/carrot-tree