How to Make a Clothespin Poinsettia Decoration
Are you looking for a unique Christmas decoration to place around your home or to decorate a wreath with? A clothespin poinsettia decoration may be just the craft for you. These unique projects don't take long to complete, and are made almost entirely out of clothespins, making them a beautiful and inexpensive winter decoration for your home. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 12 clothespins
- Hot glue sticks
- Hot glue gun
- Red and green craft paint
- Red craft foam
- Scissors
- White craft beads
Instructions
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Paint 4 of the clothespins entirely in green craft paint.
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Use paint to cover the other 8 clothespins in red craft paint. Make sure all areas of the clothespins are covered in paint, and allow the paint to dry before moving on to the next step.
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Place the green clothespins into the shape of a cross with their heads touching, and fuse them together with craft glue.
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Form the red clothespins into a circle with the heads of the clothespins touching, and the legs facing outwards like a sunburst. Once you have the clothespins in place, secure them with craft glue. Allow the glue to dry before you move on.
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Lay the red clothespins that are in a circle over the cross-shaped green clothespins, and rotate them until you can see the green clothespins or "leaves" poking out from in between the red clothespins or "petals" of your poinsettia.
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Glue the red clothespins into place over the green ones and allow the glue to dry once again.
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Cut a small circle large enough to cover the hole in the center of the red clothespin's circle from red craft foam, and glue it in place over the hole.
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Attach some white craft beads to the red craft foam in the center of the poinsettia to form seeds for your flower.
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Tie or glue a ribbon or string around your clothespin poinsettia to hang it up on a tree, wreath or other location in your home. Visit the resource below for more poinsettia craft ideas.
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Tips & Warnings
Outline the "petals" or red clothespins of your poinsettia in glue and sprinkle on gold glitter to give your flower some extra sparkle.
Place a photo in the center of the poinsettia instead of white beads to add a personal touch to your craft.
Supervise young children when they are using paint and glue.
