String Art Cacti on wooden Icons
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Both cacti are made as String Art with cotton yarn firmly wound around nails, hammered into a wooden icon.
#v14156
How to do it Download the templates/recipes
![Guide step %d](https://www.cchobby.com/media/inspiration/image/inspiration/v14156_2.jpg)
2. Print out the template which is available as a separate PDF file for each cactus for this idea. Trim the template and attach onto the wooden icon plate with sellotape.
![Guide step %d](https://www.cchobby.com/media/inspiration/image/inspiration/v14156_3.jpg)
3. Hammer the nails into the marked dots of the outlined cactus of the template on the wooden icon plate.
![Guide step %d](https://www.cchobby.com/media/inspiration/image/inspiration/v14156_5.jpg)
5. The cactus: Tie the chosen colour of cotton yarn in a loop around one of the nails as a starting point. Tighten the loop.
![Guide step %d](https://www.cchobby.com/media/inspiration/image/inspiration/v14156_6.jpg)
6. Now weave the cotton yarn around the nails in a criss-cross fashion using your imagination, until the cactus design is takes shape. Finish with a double knot by the nail used as a starting point.
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