Fork Painted Christmas Tree
A bristly Christmas tree stamped with the back of a fork, then dotted with cotton swab ornaments and a sponge star.
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How to do it
- 1
Dip the back of a fork in green paint and press it onto paper to outline a triangle tree, then keep stamping to fill it in.
- 2
Paint a small brown rectangle at the bottom for the trunk.
- 3
Dip cotton swabs in different paint colors and dot ornaments across the tree.
- 4
Cut a small star-shaped sponge, dip it in yellow paint, and stamp it on top of the tree.
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