Stunning White Clothespin Snowflakes!
Clothespin snowflakes or stars are so easy to make. You can hang them on your tree as Christmas ornaments or personalise them and use them as gift tags. I’m using mine as place settings as part of my white Christmas table décor this year. They complement the Farmhouse style footed tray and decoration that I made a few weeks ago too.
Note: This is an abbreviated tutorial. Find the full, detailed tutorial including more photos by clicking the link to the full blog post at the bottom of this Hometalk post. Thanks for understanding!
Materials for making clothespin snowflakes
Wooden clothespins/pegs
Glue gun
Glue sticks
White Chalk Paint
Snowflake decorations
Wood glue - optional
'Merry Christmas' Printables - from my free library.
Step 1: Remove the metal clasp.
If your clothespins have metal clasps, remove them first by twisting the clothespins away from each other. The clasp should pop right out.
Step 2: Glue clothespins together
Us the glue gun to glue the clothespin pieces together as in the photo above.
Step 3: Make a cross
Glue four peg pieces together to form a cross.
Step 4 Make the snowflakes
Glue two peg pieces together. Use your glue gun to glue the flat pieces together. The rounded edges should be facing inwards.
Glue the ‘open’ ends of the clothespins in between each quarter of the cross shape.
Step 5: Paint the snowflakes
Once the glue is dry, you can paint your snowflakes with whichever colour paint you like, to complement the colour of your Christmas decorations.
Step 6: Add an embellishment
Your clothespin snowflake is almost finished. Add a small blob of glue to the middle of your snowflakes and pop a simple decoration on top. I used wood glue to glue a wooden snowflake to the centre of mine.
How to personalise clothespin snowflakes
I made some slim Christmas banners in various colours and printed them out. You could also do this and add a name instead of the Christmas greeting.
I’ve added the banners to the Chalking Up Success free printables library so if you want them, you can download them from my blog.
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Suggested materials:
- Wooden clothespins/pegs (Craft store/Supermarket)
- Glue gun (Etsy)
- Glue sticks (Etsy)
- White chalk paint (Home DIY store)
- Snowflake decorations (Etsy)
- Wood glue (optional) (Home DIY store)
- 'Merry Christmas printables' (Free download on my blog)
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Amy Mensch on Dec 12, 2020
I found that the glue from my gun didn't stick well (water resistant coating on pins). So I scraped off the glue and lightly sanded them. Then re-glued with wood glue. Lightly cover both sides(rub against each other) for a better stick. Put wax paper down on the drying surface to keep pins from sticking to surface.
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Chalking Up Success on Jan 04, 2021
Thanks for adding this Amy. I didn't realise some clothespins had a water resistant coating. Mine are just for crafting so they raw wood. And yes, definitely put the pins on wax paper to stop them sticking. I think I mention that in the blog post.
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