Make Easy Clothespin Dolls
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Ordinary craft paint and paintbrushes can add flesh tones and ethnicity to plain clothespins. The round knob at the top is the head; once the doll's "skin" is painted on, artists can add another color to create a head of hair, a moustache, sideburns, and other decorative features. For finetipped details, like curls or facial features, use a toothpick or pointed skewer to add them.
Paint markers are a great choice for drawing hair and facial features, to create delicate but permanent details. For a fluffybearded Santa Claus or a Rapunzel with long locks, use strands of cotton, quilt batting, yarn, and other materials uggs uk outlet to create hair. Glue them to face or head using traditional craft glue.
Bodices, jackets, boots, shoes, and trousers can be painted directly on the clothespin doll with a little practice; many crafters, however, prefer to use creative fabric scraps to create a variety of garments and details. Tiny arms and mitten hands can be cut from scraps of sturdy craft felt; long dresses are made from strips of colorful fabric or wide trim.
Cut the fabric pieces to size and wrap around the doll, securing in place with a daub of hot glue from a glue gun. Regular craft cheap bailey button ugg boots glue can be used instead, but the fabric will need to be pinned in place until dry. Other crafters may be more comfortable sewing the garments in places, using a few tiny stitches to secure the fabric garment behind the doll.
Add sashes, bodices, waistcoats, and other mini garments using creative fabric remainders and sewing supplies. Scraps of lace and ribbon trim dainty dresses from Jane Austen's novels. Seed beads and sequins add buttons to garments with a little daub of glue.
Hanging the Clothespins Ornaments
Once the glue has dried, the ornaments can be hung from a Christmas tree using a simple loop of ribbon or thread glued to the top of the head. For fabric hats or pompom trim, the thread can be sewn through the fabric piece using a needle.
Create hula dancers or astronauts; craft a simple angel with paper wings or a fairytale princess with a pointed paper hat. The possibilities are endless when a creative mind is behind the creation of an oldfashioned clothespin Christmas ornament.
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