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Materials Needed: Wood Pieces (all with holes) 16 mm Round Bead (head) 1/2" x 3/4" Oval Bead (body) 1/2" x 5/8" Spools (legs & hat) 9/16" Oval Beads (arms) Raffia Strands Thin Cardboard Star Template Tiny piece of white batting or white imitation fur fabric. (beard) Acrylic Paint Small Paint Brush Glitter Glue Plain Napkin Rings Scissors Glue Gun It is a good idea to paint the Uncle Sam body parts before assembly.  Follow the example in the finished picture shown above.  Directions below are shown without paint.   Assemble Uncle Sam Decoration: Take 2 strands of raffia and tie a knot at one end. Tie the knot over again until it is large enough that it will not slip through the holes in your wooden spools. Thread two spools onto the raffia strands and slide them down to the knot. Repeat this process for the other leg. Next, thread all four strands of raffia through the larger oval bead (body) and slide the bead down to meet the spools (legs). To make the arms, take one of the four strands of raffia and thread 2 of the smaller oval beads onto it.  Slide the beads to the end of the raffia strand to meet the large oval bead (body). Tie a knot in the raffia strand at the end of the second arm bead. You will need to tie this knot a few times so that it will be a large enough knot to keep from slipping through the hole in the small oval beads. Repeat steps 5-7 above for the other arm. Thread the last two strands of raffia through the round bead (head) and slide the bead to meet the large oval bead (body) Thread the raffia stands through that last spool (hat) and slide the bead to meet the round bead (head). Tie a knot in the raffia strands at the top of the spool (hat) to secure the body.  Again, make sure that you tie the knot enough times to keep it from slipping into the hole in the bead. Trim the ends of the raffia strands so that 1/4" is sticking out beyond the knots. If you did not paint your Uncle Sam before you put him together, paint him now as shown in the above photo. Using your hot glue gun, glue a tiny piece of white fur or batting to Uncle Sam's chin. Assemble Uncle Sam Napkin Holder: To make the star background, cut out the star template then trace it onto a piece of cardboard and cut it out. Cover the star completely with red, white or blue glitter glue and let dry. Take a plain napkin ring, (wood is good) center the star to the napkin ring and glue it in place with your hot glue gun. Place a large dot of glue on the star with the center of the napkin ring behind it. Attach the body bead of uncle sam at the glue dot. Done! Fun way to decorate your patriotic holiday place settings. OR, Use the little Uncle Sam decoration to decorate bazaar name tags,  or wherever you need a little touch of patriotism.