Primitive Carrots Tutorial

A couple of years ago, I made the girls Easter décor for Christmas. We laughingly called these the $200 carrots because of all the time invested in them. Since then I have simplified the process a little and now actually enjoy making them. You will need: Aluminum Foil Twine Scraps of fabric Some type of tags (I used paper office supply ones) Bits of greenery Hot glue gun Dark and light orange paint For one carrot, I use about 12 inches of aluminum foil. Fold it once to about an 1 1/2" from the side and then again about 2" down. This helps make the shape of the carrot. Roll it up and scrunce it in on the bottom. Glue the twine to the bottom. Then glue the greenery in the top. This allows the glue to set up on the bottom before you start wrapping and honestly saves some finger burns. Then simply start wrapping. Until they are covered. I painted mine firs...