Pom Pom Clothespin Pushpins
"I love having a cork board hanging over my desk. I use it as an inspiration board and I also load it up with reminders. I prefer to use clothespin push pins instead of regular thumbtacks. By simply gluing a flat, basic thumbtack to the back of a spring-loaded clothespin, I create a way to hang my papers without poking holes in them. Of course the added bonus is that are about a million ways a girl can decorate that clothespin. Lately, I've been gluing small pom poms onto the end of mine. Felt leaves make it look like a little flower. It's a quick and easy project that really makes my cork board bloom."
Primary TechniqueGeneral Crafts
SeasonSpring
Materials List
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Wood, spring-loaded clothespins
- Folkart Paint in various colors
- Yarn in varous colors to match your match paint
- Clover Pom pom maker-small size
- Felt
- Aleene's Original Tacky Glue
- Thumbtacks
Instructions
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Paint one side of the clothespin. Set aside to dry.
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While clothespin is drying, Make pom poms following the instructions for your pom pom maker.
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Cut leaves from green felt.
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Glue felt leaves and a pom pom onto the painted side of the clothespin.Allow to dry completely.
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Glue 1-2 thumbtacks onto the back (unpainted) side of the clothes pin. Allow to dry.
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Press finished clothespin pushpin into your corkboard. Open clothespin to clip papers in place.
