The Mint Needle

This time of year, I love to show my girls how you can make Christmas ornaments from almost anything. For example take the following two projects! The first is a twig & birds nest which requires a couple sticks, glue, glitter, wire and beads. (If you're going to do this project with little ones, replace the wire with twine.)  Start by creating a small bundle of equally sized twigs. Wrap them with wire (or twine) to secure them together. Grab the glue and start applying a thin coat to the stick ends. You really won't want to get glue in the center for a couple reasons. The glue won't adhere to the wire and if you use it one twine, you risk having it loosen from being wet. (Unless you want to make this into a two day project & have it dry overnight.) Stick the glitter in a small Ziploc bag an throw the bundle of twigs inside.  Give it a shake.  N ext you'll want to make the bird's nest. I make these by threading the be...