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Knex Christmas Wreath

Knex Christmas Wreath
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This is a small wreath that will look good with your other Christmas decorations :-). It's mostly made of green connectors and white rods, plus red "berries" and a red ribbon at the bottom. I also included some fake lights. This only took a day to build. Fun fact: this Instructables uses 149 pictures.

This is an entry to a Knex contest. EDIT: it won 1st place in the contest!

This was also a first prize winner in the Homemade Holidays Contest, thanks to everyone who voted!


Enjoy!
 
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Step 1Parts List

Parts List
Before you begin building, gather all of these parts. There's only 10 kinds of pieces. 


Rods: 227

  • green-153
  • white-74

Connectors: 140

  • dark gray-1
  • light gray-4
  • red-22
  • green-109
  • white-4

Other: 15

  • Y clip-5
  • metallic blue clip-1
  • head cap-9

Total:  382


If you have all of those pieces, then let's get building!


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Dec 15, 2010. 10:02 AMcupcake43 says:
hmmmmm i will have to check if i have enough green connectors


hope i do:)
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Dec 15, 2010. 12:36 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
I built it again this year, in metallic green connectors. It's hanging up in the library my mom works at. :-) I'll get pictures once I get it back.
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Dec 20, 2010. 7:43 AMMegaMetal8 says:
Cool
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Jan 13, 2011. 6:26 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
I posted pictures. :-)
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Jan 13, 2011. 11:58 PMMegaMetal8 says:
Hmm i prefer the original
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Jan 14, 2011. 9:39 AMShadowman39 (author) says:
Me too, but I still like it. :-P
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Jan 14, 2011. 10:10 AMMegaMetal8 says:
Yup

And you just got my 1900th Comment!!
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Jan 14, 2011. 10:36 AMShadowman39 (author) says:
Yay!
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Jan 14, 2011. 10:51 AMMegaMetal8 says:
:-)
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Dec 29, 2010. 8:42 AMsalomon1996 says:
sorry all that the pics were SOOO late! :( I got rely busy, but hear they are! :D
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Dec 29, 2010. 9:18 AMShadowman39 (author) says:
Nice, I like the purpleness! I put it on the last step.
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Dec 30, 2010. 6:34 AMsalomon1996 says:
hehehe! :P thanks! I had good instructions! :D
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Dec 30, 2010. 11:24 AMShadowman39 (author) says:
Thanks! I was a bit worried that the instructions would be confusing, since each section looks alike. :-P
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Dec 31, 2010. 5:51 AMsalomon1996 says:
they were a tad, (no offense) but, i like a good challenge! :D
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Dec 31, 2010. 2:52 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
Haha. :-P
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Dec 10, 2010. 4:13 PMsalomon1996 says:
ok, i was thinking the gray conector bellow the red connector, but i think i will run string through both, and put it on a nail! :D
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Dec 10, 2010. 4:39 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
Okay, good luck!
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Dec 10, 2010. 3:47 PMsalomon1996 says:
suggestions on how to hang it up?(gona post pics tomaro(hopefully!))
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Dec 10, 2010. 3:56 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
The red connector at the top can have a nail going through it.
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Nov 24, 2010. 9:46 AM(YOUR N says:
loce bis is amzimng
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Nov 24, 2010. 11:54 AMShadowman39 (author) says:
If you're saying that it's amazing, then thanks!
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Nov 16, 2010. 5:21 PMsalomon1996 says:
i was gona build this, but than, counted the peices, and.... NOT ENOUGH GREEN COUNECTERS!! NOO! so sad! :C GOOD INSTRUCTABLE! would have liked to built it!
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Nov 16, 2010. 6:14 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
Thanks! If you want, you can replace most of the green connectors with purple connectors. It would be cool to see a purple (or gray metallic) wreath.
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Nov 17, 2010. 10:10 AMsalomon1996 says:
thats a good idea!! i will make it in purple! :P ill post pics once done!
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Nov 17, 2010. 11:29 AMShadowman39 (author) says:
Nice, good luck! I may try a yellow wreath.
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Nov 17, 2010. 3:04 PMsalomon1996 says:
quick quistion, are the head caps necisary?
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Nov 17, 2010. 3:30 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
No, they are just for looks.
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Nov 17, 2010. 4:02 PMsalomon1996 says:
COOL! :D thanks for all the helps, ill post pics once done.
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Nov 17, 2010. 4:32 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
Cool! I'll put the pictures on the last step when you post them.
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Nov 17, 2010. 4:28 PMsalomon1996 says:
POST PONED: gona build next month
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Nov 17, 2010. 4:32 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
Probably a good idea, since it'll be closer to Christmas.
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Oct 14, 2010. 9:47 AMslithien says:
Ive been waiting a whole year to build this ( i found it after christmas so there was no point building) and now i can... Although im still a bit earlie!!
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Oct 14, 2010. 2:16 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
Good luck building it!
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Oct 18, 2010. 11:54 AMslithien says:
Finished!!! The only bad part is that its a bit weak while its not a full circle. The only bad part for me is that my box with all the fake lights in was right at the bottem of my toy wardrobe (yes i have a wardrobe for toys) so when i pulled it out everything came crashing down on me!!! And then my large wallet full of knex and lego manuals opended up and spilled all over the floor!!! When i had finaly put it all back i opened the box that i needed and all i found was 2 yellow fake lights!!! I later found two more in the original knex box witch hurts to open! I added more red connectors and glowing green connecters to make it look more coulerful because i had no red fake lights.
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Oct 18, 2010. 2:08 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
What a mess! :-P Do you have a picture?
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Oct 18, 2010. 11:25 PMslithien says:
No, but i would be able to show you everything in there but my laptop wont work and i got school (groans) with a english exzam im not prepared for.
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Dec 26, 2009. 10:27 AMKnexFreek says:
 uhm can u take a pic og it from far away? like from 20ft away outside??
Thankyou so much. ALso... stars to you my friend! Wonderful job, keep on building :)
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Dec 26, 2009. 12:35 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
Thanks! I can't get any more pictures, since I took it apart already.
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Dec 26, 2009. 1:06 PMKnexFreek says:
 That stinks :(
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Dec 26, 2009. 1:18 PMShadowman39 (author) says:
I did have one of it from far away outside, but noticed it had my address in it. :-P I deleted it.
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