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Make a Fun Christmas Tree Garland from Foam Snowballs

Thread together foam snowballs, then frost with mica flakes to make a fun Christmas tree garland.

What You Need:

White yarn
Extra-long upholstery needle
1-1/2-, 2-, 2-1/2-, and 3-inch-diameter foam balls (plan on three to five balls for each foot of garland)
Large cardboard box
Flat white spray paint
Mica flakes
Shallow cardboard box
Spray adhesive

How to Make It:

Make garlands in no more than 6-foot lengths. Cut yarn twice the length of the finished garland, and thread it onto an upholstery needle; bring the yarn ends together to double the yarn.
Randomly thread the foam balls onto the yarn, spacing the balls about 1 inch apart. Lay the garland in the bottom of a cardboard box and paint with flat white spray paint; let dry.
Pour mica flakes in a shallow box. Spray the painted garland with adhesive. Immediately move the garland to the mica box and roll in the flakes; let dry. Repeat the process three times, spraying with adhesive in the first box and rolling in flakes in the second box, until the garland is coated. Let dry.