Are You Ready for Christmas Truly one of the best times of year! Nobody tells you to finish Christmas Shopping by the beginning of December so your not getting caught up in last minute shopping! Making Christmas crafts is a fun and creative way to prepare for the holidays there are many few enjoyable ways you can welcome in December. Clothes pins and one of the best supplies for these crafts, they are cheap to buy as well. Moving back to some of the fun clothespin projects; we will start with this cloverprintercloset.
Reindeer are also great for Christmas, and they can be really fun to make! These fancied little clothespin reindeer ornaments are fun to make at home. First grab some clothespins and paint them brown. Be sure to allow them to dry completely after you paint. When dry, take a bright red pom-pom and some of your googly eyes to use as the Reindeer face. Glue the eyes onto the clothespin and then in middle glue this as well to make a cute little nose Use pipe cleaners or small pieces of brown felt for the antlers. Hot glue them to the top of your clothespin. Finally, just tie a colorful ribbon above the clothespin and your cutie-patootie reindeer decoration is done so you can hang it on your Christmas tree.
A wreaths is a traditional adornment that many individuals placed on their doors for the Christmas.time. This handmade wreath made from clothespins is very original! Start by painting the clothespins green and let them dry completely. Once the paint is dry, add a little glue to two clothespins and keep squeezing them until they form an x like shape. Makes a fantastic holly leaf! If you please, go ahead and repeat this step with some more clothespins to make as many holly leaves as your wreath requires. Once you have your leaves, glue them onto a cardboard or Styrofoam wreath base. Wrap up your wreath by gluing red pom poms or small berries to create holly. Finish your beautiful wreath and show it off to everyone!
Christmas CardsChristmas cards a great tradition that calls for hundreds of thousands and even, waste some slaves in their identikit forms. Clothespin Snowflake Cards: You could have your boys make their own special cards using clothes while snowflakes! The clothespins were painted white to begin (with a fully dried layer of paint!) Glue the blocks together to create snow flake shape and let it dry. The snowflakes can be even more unique and interesting with various sizes/shapes of wooden clothespin being used. Once you make enough snowflakes, glue them on some cardstock or construction paper and voila! a snowflake card. And last but not least, don´t forget to write something warm inside your card and send away this special X-mas card for the ones you love!
SourceFairy lights make any Christmas decoration feel magical and dreamy too!! Clothespins Fairy Lights ~ use old tires to create giant yet beautiful LED flowers! Supplies: clothespins paint (red, green, gold... silver!) Start by painting the clothes-pins in fun and festive colors. Once the clothespins are dried, you can put them onto a string of fairy lights by gluing in place spacing equal distances. This project can be executed by using a hot glue gun or even regular tacky glue. Once the hot glue has dried, insert your lights and revel in holiday atmosphere they bright to you home!
Gift wrapping is one of the most fun activities for christmas! Dress up your gifts even more with clothespin gift tags. First you will need to paint the clothespins with those same colors that your wrapping paper has. Once those have fully dried, place one to the very top of your wrapped gift. Use A Small Piece Of Paper And Write Who It Goes To Simply tie this paper to the clothespin using a lovely ribbon or twine. It is that little, extra something will help your presents to look even more beautiful under the Christmas tree.