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You've heard of balloon animals? How about straw animals? Turn an ordinary drinking straw into a shrimp in minutes with these instructions and video. This makes a fun craft project and a unique decoration.
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Cut along the length of the straw until you get to the bendy part. It can help to draw the line first before cutting it to make sure it's straight.- Make two additional cuts, splitting the straw into three pieces. The easiest way to do this is to make two little cuts at the bottom, then complete them by cutting all the way to the bendy part. One of the pieces should be skinnier than the other two.Advertisement
- Fold the skinniest piece in half, lengthwise.
- Wrap one of the other pieces under the folded piece.
- Pull it around and over the folded piece, then through the loop it made in the previous step.
- Pull tight.
- Turn it around and do the same with the other piece.
- Turn back to the other side piece and pull it so that it's parallel to the folded piece.
- Crease it at the base so it stays put.
- Pull it under, around and through like you did the other knots.
- Pull it tight.
- Turn it around and do the same to the other side (crease, pull under, around and through, pull tight).
- It should look like this on the top.
- It should look like this on the side.
- Keep going until you don't have enough of either piece to knot any more.
- It should look like this now.
- Pull one of the side pieces up and crease the fold at the base.
- Fold it in half and crease it at the fold.
- Cut it to make legs. Repeat with the other side piece. You'll have to fiddle with them some so that they look right and so that it can stand up.
- Trim the folded piece (the one that had the other two pieces wrapped around it) to the length you want your shrimp's antennae.
- Cut the piece in half lengthwise.
- Trim them to half their length, then trim the bottom ones additionally.
- Curl the antennae with your nail.
- Flatten the tail past the bendy part so you can cut more easily.
- [[Image:IMG_0357_174.jpg|center]Trim the tail in a rounded cut.
- Slit the sides of the tail and then bend it in a shrimpy shape (see the video below).
Admire your straw shrimp!
Expert Q&A
Tips
- How to cut the in-depth legs and tail(fins).
Please consult a picture and a figure.Thanks
Video
- If it doesn't start playing:
You just have to skip the part where it stops.Please move a button of the gage manually.
Reference
- Steps 7-16 of the next article are of the same procedure, Make a Bird out of a Plastic Straw.
Things You'll Need
- A bendy straw
- Scissors
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