Things You'll Need:
- Round head craft clothespins
- Acrylic paint
- Small paint brushes
- Felt
- White tacky glue
- Chenille stems
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Step 1
Mix a small amount of white and brown paint, or white and red paint, to make tan or pink. Paint the head and neck of the pilgrim person on to the clothespin. Let dry.
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Step 2
Paint the top of the clothespin light blue, black or tan for a pilgrim man or woman's shirt. Let dry.
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Step 3
Paint the bottom portion of the clothes pin black, gray or tan for the pants or skirt. Let dry.
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Step 4
Paint the women's pilgrim shoes black and the man's shoes black or brown. Let dry. Paint square buckles on the men's shoes with silver or gray paint.
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Step 5
Glue snippets of yarn to the heads of the clothespin pilgrims for hair with white tacky glue. Let dry.
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Step 6
Trace a quarter and a penny onto a piece of black or brown felt. Draw a one 1/2-inch by 2-inch long rectangle on to the felt. Cut out the three pieces.
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Step 7
Place the large circle flat on the work surface. Roll up the rectangle to form the pilgrim hat with the small circle as the hat top. Stitch the rectangle into a tube shape and glue the large circle and small circle on either end of it.
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Step 8
Glue a circular piece of white cloth onto the head of the woman for her hat.
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Step 9
Wrap a piece of black, blue or tan chenille stem or pipe cleaner around the clothes pin just under the head. The color should match the shirt you painted. The center of the chenille stem should be around the neck area with two lengths extending out.
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Step 10
Bend the chenille to form elbows and hands.
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Step 11
Paint buttons, belt buckle and the faces onto the clothespin pilgrims for finishing touches.
Comments
bailey4 said
on 8/28/2009 Great article on How to Make a Pilgrim Clothespin. 5*