Video: How to Make a Butterfly Necklace With Clothespins

Learn to create a butterfly necklace using clothespins, step-by-step instructions; learn this and more in this free instructional online arts and crafts video.

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First we're going to be taking a spring loaded clothespin and we're going to paint this black or brown. Once we've painted it black or brown and you've let it dry, next it's going to be time to add the wings. For that we're going to take three square pieces of tissue paper of any color. We're going to fold them like a fan, each one, so fold it back and forth. Now that we've folded all three pieces we're going to stick them together end to end or side to side in a pattern and we're going to take a small piece of pipe cleaner and we're going to wrap it around the center of our three folded tissue papers. So take it like this, just kind of fold it around the center. Once we've done that, we're going to open up our clothespin and stick it down inside and then we'll want to fan out our folded tissue paper to make wings and you'll just have to work with till they look like you want them to. Now our butterfly has its wings. Next we're going to add an antenna. You want to take a small piece of pipe cleaner and again you'll open up your clothespin and stick it in that first open slot, we also want to add a little bit of glue to hold it in place. Now that the glue has dried, we're going to bend our antennas so that they look more like antennas. Now our butterfly has its antennas, next you'll want to add the wiggly eyes. So we're going to put a dot of glue on top and now we've added our butterfly's eyes. The next thing we want to do is add a piece of yarn for the necklace. You can go ahead and tie a knot in the two ends. Now we have our butterfly necklace.

How to Make a Butterfly Necklace With Clothespins

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