Cranberry Star Ornament

SUPPLIES:
Hot glue gun/glue sticks
Raffia twine
4” or 5” wooden craft star
Craft glue that will dry clear
Metallic glitter
1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries

DIRECTIONS:
Using a hot glue gun, attach an 8- to 9-inch length of raffia twine to backside of wooden star to form a loop for hanging. Brush front of star with craft glue, and sprinkle with metallic glitter. Let dry.
Using a hot glue gun, attach a single line of cranberries all around edges of star. Hang ornament from loop.

Crafts from Ocean Spray, www.oceanspray.com

Cranberry Snowflake Ornament

SUPPLIES:
24-gauge beading or floral wire
1-inch foam ball
1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries
Hot glue gun/glue sticks
Silver or gold metallic craft beads
with holes in center
Craft glue that will dry clear
Metallic glitter
1/2-inch wide decorative ribbon
Craft wire cutters and pliers

DIRECTIONS:
Cut two 5-inch pieces and one 6-inch piece of wire. Push the pieces of wire through the foam ball, forming the spokes in a snowflake shape. Start by stringing cranberries onto the longer spoke of wire, leaving 1 1/4 inches at the end. Bend top wire into a simple hook for hanging.
Continue stringing cranberries onto each spoke, leaving 1/4 inch free at the end. Using a hot glue gun, attach a metallic craft bead to the end of each wire spoke to secure berries in place.
Apply thin layer of craft glue to foam ball and sprinkle with metallic glitter. Let dry. Tie decorative ribbon at top of snowflake and hang with hook.

Cranberry Fun Facts

Ocean Spray sells approximately 86.4 million cans of cranberry sauce each year.

Americans consume 5,062,500 gallons of jellied cranberry sauce every holiday season.

The cranberry is one of only a handful of major fruits native to North America.
Others include the blueberry and Concord grape.

Cranberries are primarily grown in five U.S. states – Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, Oregon and Washington – as well as British Columbia and Quebec, Canada.