Easy Junky Jewelry Clothespin Snowflakes
Today I'm doing a project that uses all the clothespins you've been hanging onto. Today I'm creating wooden clothespin snowflakes and stars with a junky twist!
Grab a glue gun and follow along...
The first thing I did was to pull apart the clothespins. If you pull the sides in the opposite directions, the little metal clip will fly off. I'm using 8 for the larger snowflake and 5 for the star.
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I glued 2 pieces with the flat sides together using hot glue. I glued all the clothespins before I started assembling the snowflake.
Next, I glued 4 snowflakes together at the tips. They have sides that fit together nicely!
Then I hot glued 4 more glued clothespins into the corners of the first four.
At this point you can stain or paint the snowflakes but I like the natural look this time.
Now it was time to decorate! I have a bin of broken jewelry and they are going to be the perfect junky decorations for my snowflakes.
I'm using a curtain clip to hang the snowflake, it has a claw end to grip the snowflake and a hook to hang on the tree.
I made a star using 5 clothespins and used a bell to hot glue in the center which holds the star together.
This broken necklace made the best hanger and tassel on this one!
This snowflake ornament uses clothespin pieces and long wooden beads. I used random junky pieces from my workshop in the center and a leather tassel from a necklace at the bottom.
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They look so cute hanging on the tree!
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Use what you have to create inexpensive ornaments that recycle broken jewelry! The kids will love to get involved with this one too, just be sure to use low melt temperature hot glue!
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Update: I'm adding a link to my friend Sarah's blog, she made snowflakes the same way and I just found her great tutorial!
