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    1.Collect all your materials and print the template. Here we have used remnants and leftovers in cerise, pink, white, silver and bluish shades.
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    2.Cut out the templates (use scissors or a hobby knife). Draw around them on cardboard and cut them out. Hint: If you wish, you can scale the templates to other sizes.
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    3.Decorate your designs as you wish. If you decide to wrap them in leftover yarn, stick power tape on one side.
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    4.Wrap the yarn tightly around the template. Use a glue gun to seal the ends.
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    5.Make a hole for the eye. You can use a button or a plastic lid as an eye. Glue the eye to the hole using the glue gun.
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    6.Decorate the cardboard box. Our cardboard box measures 40 x 45 cm and is 17 cm deep. If you wish, you can draw seagrass etc. with a marker pen. Glue all your motifs firmly using the glue gun. You can glue some motifs to a piece of cardboard or wooden stick first. The base is made of blue tulle and plastic, and the seagrass is made of Pap Fab.