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Early beads were made from natural materials such as shell, bone, stone, wood and glass. With the development of synthetic plastics in the late 1800s and early 1900s, manufacturers gained a material that could be molded into beads in an enormous variety of shapes and colors. Later plastics, including acrylic, made colorful beads inexpensive, lightweight and easy to mass produce—helping turn them into the familiar craft-room staple we know today.
Use the lid or styrofoam as the foundation for gluing your floral pieces leaves to. Cut small sections of leaves and pinecones from your pics and hot glue to your foundation so that they will extend slightly beyond the outside of your basket, leaving the center of the foundation empty (to place your basket later). You may need to fill in gaps with single leaves cut from your pics.
Place your basket in the center of the foundation and hot glue into place.
Tie your ribbon into a bow and hot glue off center on one side or the other.
Fill with candy canes.
