Nuts have long become a must-have snack for every household. Pistachios, which are delicious and easy to eat, are naturally one of them. After eating, the shells of the white nuts are DIYed into various trinkets with ingenuity. Today we will Let me introduce to you one of the simplest methods, using pistachio shells and pen refills to make exquisite small flowers. It is very beautiful and very simple. Let’s learn together.
Pistachio Shell DIY Flower Tutorial
1. First find a piece of white cardboard. You can use an old calendar and cut it into small pieces. The number should be determined according to the amount of pistachio shells you have saved and the size of the bouquet.
2. Clean the pistachios with a used toothbrush and dry them in the sun for later use.
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3. Brush the latex onto the paper piece cut in step 1, and then place the pistachio shells in a flower shape and glue them on, leaving a little space in the middle.
4. Find a place to wait for the latex to dry, which will take almost a night.
5. Next, we need to paint a part of the pistachio shell with color according to your preference. After drying, find a transparent glass and put it in.
6. Take back the dried paper with the shell stuck on it, and cut off the excess part along the pistachio shell.
7. Pass the pen refill through the middle of the flower, and let the pen refill tip pass through the gap a little bit.
8. Repeat the above steps, make a few more, and finally insert them into a glass with colored fruit shells and you’re done!
Extended reading:
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