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3. Glue milkweed pod halves together side-by-side in a circle so that they look like a flower. A hot glue gun works well for gluing pods together.
4. Decorate your poinsettia flowers with spray paint and glitter, or, if you don't want to spray paint your poinsettias, just use glue and glitter. Mix and match and experiment with colors.
5. Glue a loop of string, yarn, twine or ribbon to back of poinsettia flower. Once glue is dry, your ornament is ready to hang on Christmas tree. You could also give these as gifts — four or six to set, or however many you want to give.
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