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Tangled Tower

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"Tangled" Tower I built the tower on a very sturdy board. I created a tube out of cardboard that was the length and circumference that I wanted. I didn't make a pattern because I figured not everyone would want it the same length size of circle. I then glued on little pieces of shell to make the tower look like it was made of stone. I  made the tower room out of cardboard as well. I used masking tape to hold it together while the glue dried and then removed it once it was dry.   To strengthen the base and make it look more realistic I added foam around the base of the tower and to the side of the tower as shown.  I covered up the foam with green peat grass. and covered up the blue paint with blue sand to make it look more like water. I made the Rapunzel doll out of a small wooden bead, wire, and a lot of embroidery thread.  Once the tower was completely dried I painted it with acrylic paints and made a roof piece out of cardboard. I added some more peat grass to make it l
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Fairy Home

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Fairy Home Paint the board and glue down sand. Glue on peat grass cardboard log (We made it by rolling up and gluing a cardboard piece tightly. Then painting the top brown and the sides white. I painted black stripes on the side to make it look like an aspen tree.)  We glued small pebbles down on the path and then made a little bridge with little twigs we found. We glued a butterfly on the log to make it look for authentic. We made little mushrooms out of self drying clay. We made the little fairies with wire, a small bead, a cloth flower, and embroidery thread. The little door on the little stump was molded out of self drying clay. We made the little fishing poles out of twigs and fishing line. We glued the fairies the scene, but that definitely isn't necessary.
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