Christmas Drums

I was looking through the pages of Jeanne d' Arc Living's Christmas issue and saw the most beautiful Christmas drums. They had several different versions of them, all equally gorgeous. I knew right away that I wanted to make a few for my tree. Luckily they had a pretty good tutorial for making your own.

 I made two sizes, the smaller drums were made from a paper towel roll that I cut into pieces a little larger than 1".Then two circles were cut from card stock that I previously printed. I made them slightly larger than the diameter of the drum. The circles were glued to the ends  and after they dried they were trimmed. I cut strips of sheet music and images printed from the net and glued them around the drums. The larger ones were made from a mailing tube using the same method except they are about two inches tall. After everything was glued together and dried, I rolled the edges in glue and then rolled them in glitter. They used black glitter on some of the images in the magazine and I thought it looked really pretty with the images, so I tried it. It's a really nice effect that I would never have thought of. Rolling the drums through the glitter makes a jagged looking glitter trim. If you wanted more control you could probably use a paint bush to get the glue nice and even and consequently the glitter will be more even. Lastly I glued cotton twine to the side to make a hanger.

I think this is my favorite Christmas project so far. Thanks for stopping by. I'll be joining these ladies great parties,

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