How to make toy drums decorations from pringles tubes for your Christmas Tree

December 8, 2016 by lizzymasonart

Drum Christmas decorations

Drums ready for the Christmas tree form pringles tubes, glitter card and fun.

Drums ready for the Christmas tree form pringles tubes, glitter card and fun.

You will need to make Drum decorations for your Christmas Tree

Cleaned empty pringles 1 tub makes for 4 decorations
A4 paper in chosen colour 2 sheets for 4 decorations
2 sheets of gold card for 6 decorations
Glitter gold to add to base & tops
Coloured glitter in colour of drums
P.V.A cheap to spread far
Strong craft glue
Glue sticks and gun
Yellow thread for drums string
Red buttons for drum strings

Cut both ends of the tubes with a sharp knife.

Cut both ends of the tubes with a sharp knife.

Divide the tube up into 4 as shown.

The carefully cut out along lines with Stanley knife.

You will get 4 form one tube.

On a sheet of A4 card in chosen colour draw tree strips as shown with drum base as guide.

Cut them out and repeat till you have enough. You will need 8 strips for two pringle tubes.

Glue paper strip on to tube as shown with glue gun, wrap it around and glue again at the end.

You will now have the start of your drums.

Get the gold card and draw around one of the drums and repeat as many times a s needed.

Cut out circle swith 5mm border as shown.

Cut slits in borders as shown as tabs for gluing.

Cut slits in borders as shown as tabs for gluing.

Glue on top and bottoms of drums as shown.

Glue on top and bottoms of drums as shown.

Paste P.V.A onto drums and cover with gold with glitter.

Paste P.V.A onto drums and cover with gold with glitter.

Paste P.V.A onto drums and cover with gold with glitter.

Draw strips of card to cut out ready to cover and trim edges.

Draw strips of card to cut out ready to cover and trim edges.

Glue gold trims on as shown with glue gun.

Glue gold trims on as shown with glue gun.

Paste p.v.a onto drum and cover in the same clour glitter.

Paste p.v.a onto drum and cover in the same clour glitter.

Measure gaps of 6 around drums trim top and 6 hat are in the middle of the ones on the top on the bottom trim. These are points to glue string on.

Using points measured on trims 6 on top and 6 bottom as shown and describe before.

Using points measured on trims 6 on top and 6 bottom as shown and describe before.

Now add red buttons to points, as shown.

Drums ready for the Christmas tree form pringles tubes, glitter card and fun.

Drums ready for the Christmas tree form pringles tubes, glitter card and fun.

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