Jingle bells, shotgun shells,
Double-aught buck!
Don’t just pack number 8,
or you’ll be out of luck.

Inspired by something I saw today on the interweb, I decided to rewrite a Christmas jingle and do a little Christmas tree decorative craft. So today we are going to make some shotgun shell Christmas Tree decorations.

For this project you are going to need some spent shotgun shells. If you don’t have any laying around, get out there and shoot some targets until you have enough empty shells for this project.

Remember to use high brass for a more festive, classy look. I’ll be using 12 gauge, but go ahead and use whatever you have.

There are two ways to do this: crimp the shell around a light; or knock out the primer, drill a hole and put the brass end over the light. Here I have two empty slug shells and two empty buck shot shells. Not going to crimp the the slug shells in enough, so these are going get a hole in the bottom.

For the crimping method, just start squeezing the top back in…

and slip it over a light. Tighten it up to hold it in place.

For the slug shells, knock out the already fired primer.

Hold tight and make the hole bigger with a drill bit about the same size as your lights.

Apply bandages as needed.

Lock and load!

Remember, you are going to have to make a bunch of them. She is going to find a few and throw them out right away. So leave a few in an obvious place and get the others hidden in the thick brush.

Sit back and enjoy!

Don’t forget: Holiday wrapping tips: clear duct tape!