Over Thanksgiving I sat down with my mom and actually completed a Pinterest-inspired project. Together we disassembled and reassembled, hot glued, and painted dollar store clothespins into seven-inch snowflakes. This spurt of craftiness has provided me with door, gift, and tree decorations.
I pinned the project from Under The Table and Dreaming, where you'll find full instructions.
Depending on the size of your clothespins, you'll use between eight or 10 per flake. The original project shows them metallic, but I opted for white. For my front door, I hot glued the flakes to ribbon, and I think this idea could work well for windows too. For my tree topper, I tied a thin rope around the top limb and knotted the ends through the flake's center. The gift decoration uses the same technique and is perfectly sized for wrapped books.
Check out more details on the project over at Under The Table and Dreaming.
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Really likin the snowflake here and it is absolutely perfect for your door.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: Snowflakes have SIX arms, not eight. It's a water crystal, this is physics.
Nice..& finally a clothespin design that does not look like one of those cheap clothespin designs..the little cutouts in the wood are finally a part of the design..great idea
@SherryBinNH
Snowflakes also aren't made of wood. Ever hear of artistic representation? Women are composed of cubes, either, but it didn't seem to hurt Picasso's career. Merry Christmas.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
Clothespins. Check. Glitter paint. Check. Hot glue gun. Yeoowwwww! Check.
What an adorable craft idea! I think I might create my take on these with my boyfriend this week. Thanks for sharing!