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Hi everyone! I’ve been seeing a lot of these himmeli geometric sculptures around, either as a hanging ornament or a desktop decorations. Himmeli is a traditional Finnish Christmas decoration, but I guess these forms have been popularize as new modern, sleek decor. I’ve seen a tutorial using copper tubing, but I wanted something even easier than cutting tubing, so I decided to make these with straws! The straws are easy to cut with scissors and you can spray paint them any color you like after. Supplies: – Cocktail straws – I purchased mine at Target in the aisle with disposable plates- Wire – I used 22 gauge floral wire – Optional: Spray paint – I used the gold from Rustoleum Metallics. First I am going to show you the basics. You don’t need to do this step, you can just follow along so you get the idea. This is how you would form a triangle: First, thread the wire through three straws. Next, bend the wire at a 45 degree angle, right before the second straw. Right before the third straw, bend at a 45 degree angle downwards. To close off the triangle, you’ll thread the wire through the first […]
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