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Materials Needed:
Bamboo skewers Miter box Razor saw Pencil Ruler 24 guage wire Needlenose pliers/Wire cutters Paintbrushes Acrylic paint - Delta Ceramcoat Straw and Americana Raw Sienna Plastic lid (used for a paint tray) Approximate time to complete this project: 20 minutes |
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| Step#1 - Measure a 5" piece of the bamboo skewer and cut using miter box and razor saw. | 
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| Step#2 - Make a pencil mark at 1" intervals. | 
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| Step#3 - Take a piece of the 24 guage wire and wrap around the bamboo at one of the pencil-marked spots. |  |
| Step#4 - Use Needlenose pliers/Wire cutters to twist the ends of the wire tightly. | 
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| Step#5 - Continue twisting until the wire breaks. | 
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| Step#6 - Repeat Step#5 until all the pencil-marks are covered with the wire rings. | 
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| Step#7 - Add some of the Straw colored paint to the plastic tray and paint the bamboo and the metal rings. | 
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| Step#8 - Using a small brush and with a steady hand, paint the metal rings with Raw Sienna. It may need 2 coats. All finished! | 
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