Clothespin ornaments are really fun to make and the kids can help. This skier is my favorite; though I’ve also made Santas, elves, and nutcrackers.
Supplies for Clothespin Skier Ornament
• 1 wood clothespin
• 2 Popsicle or craft sticks
• 1 wood skewer for ski pole
• 1 thumbtack
• 6-inch piece of heavy silver metallic thread
• Coarse nail file or sand paper
• Red acrylic paint
• Paint brush
• Scissors
• Black and red fine point markers
• Scraps of green felt - 5 x 1-inch strip for scarf and 1-inch diameter circle for hat
• Thick white yarn for hat brim, pom-pom and fringe on scarf (optional)
• White thread and sewing needle (optional)
• Medium bull nose clip (optional)
• 1 pipe cleaner for arms
• ¼ x ⅛-inch rectangle of white cardstock for zipper tab
• White craft glue
Instructions
File or sand one end of each craft stick to a point. Immerse the sticks in warm water overnight to soften the wood, so you can form the ski tips.
Grasp the ends of silver thread together and tie in an overhand knot. Tack the loop to the head of the clothespin with the knotted end underneath the thumbtack head. Both will be hidden by the hat.
Paint the skier’s body with red paint and let dry.
Come back tomorrow when we’ll finish our Cute Clothespin Christmas Ornament.
Tags: Christmas ornament craft, wooden clothespin ornaments, clothespin skier ornaments, handmade Christmas gifts, handmade ornaments, Christmas craft ideas, Christmas craft projects
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Make These Cute Clothespin Christmas Ornaments
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6 comments:
So cute I had to pin this! Where do you find wooden clothespins like this these days?
Another great project for crafting with kids!! Thank you Eileen :-)
Do I date myself by saying I just happened to have some around? lol.
Do you have any relatives my age (ahem) or older?
If the dollar store doesn't have them, I would try flea markets.
Thank you, Cyndi.
I hang my laundry too, but have jsut fun into the pinch kind. Crazy times though... I've heard some neighborhoods have covenants against it! Egads!
Egads is right, Cheryl.
Funny, just yesterday a friend told me she had hung a small rug over her porch railing to air.
Darned if the president of the neighborhood didn't show up within 15 minutes to insist she remove it.
Amazing! I thought she was being pretty green - not having her rug treated with lots of chemicals.
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