Paste: Make it: Nature assemblage. Key concepts: form, contrast, repetition, variety, color. Materials: sticks, pine cones, pasta with hole in center, wire, tempera paint, wooden beads, yarn. // This project is a loose framework and could take a variety of shapes. We stuck pretty closely to the structure on artbarblog.com, finding natural elements outside that we could use. Any found objects could work. 1. Paint the sticks, pine cones, beads and pasta with tempera paint, and let dry. You could do solid color fields, patterns, color blocking, etc. 2. Using yarn, wrap the sticks to tie together. Think about using the yarn as an element of design! 3. Wrap pine cones with wire and attach to sticks. 4. String pasta and beads onto wire, and then wrap around sticks and tie off. These would be great pieces to hang from the ceiling in a playhouse! // Project idea from artbarblog.com.