Clothespin snowflakes or stars are so easy to make. You can hang them on your tree as Christmas ornaments or personalise them and use them as gift tags. I'm using mine as place settings as part of my white Christmas table décor this year. They complement the farmhouse style footed tray and decoration that I made a few weeks ago too.
I joined up with a group of talented bloggers for this Christmas crafting blog hop. Thanks to Allison of American School of Charm for organising. The brief was to create a Christmas ornament which could be personalised for gifting. You'll see further down this post, how I personalised my clothespin snowflakes.
To make my clothespin snowflakes, I used up some crafting pegs which I had leftover after making my lovely clothespin trivets. You can find clothespins at the supermarket or sometimes craft supply stores will also stock them.
I used white chalk paint to cover my clothespin snowflakes, but you can use whichever colour takes your fancy.
Here's a list of the things you'll need for this clothespin craft.
Materials for making clothespin snowflakes
Wooden clothespins/pegs | USA
White chalk paint (or other) | USA | UK | DE |
Snowflake decorations | USA | | UK |
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Step 1: Remove the metal clasp.
If your clothespins have a metal clasp, remove them by twisting each side of the pegs away from each other. The metal clasp should pop out. I used crafting pegs which didn't have any metal clasps attached, so I didn't need to do this step.
Step 2: Glue clothespins together
Use a glue gun to glue the pegs together as you can see in the photo below.
Step 3: Make a cross
Glue four peg pieces together to form a cross
Step 4 Make the snowflakes
Glue two peg pieces together. Use your glue gun to glue the flat pieces together. The rounded edges should be facing inwards.
Glue the 'open' ends of the clothespins in between each quarter of the cross shape. See the photo below.
Step 5: Paint the snowflakes
Once the glue is dry, you can paint your snowflakes with whichever colour paint you like, to complement the colour of your Christmas decorations.
Step 6: Add an embelishment
Your clothespin snowflake is almost finished. Add a small blob of glue to the middle of your snowflakes and pop a simple decoration on top. I used wood glue to glue a wooden snowflake to the centre of mine.
How to personalise clothespin snowflakes
I made some slim Christmas banners in Canva and printed them out. You could also do this and add a name instead of the Christmas greeting.
I've added my banners to the Chalking Up Success free printables library so if you want them, you can download them from there.
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Table styling with Clothespin snowflakes
Here's how I used my DIY clothespin snowflakes as part of my Christmas table decorations this year.
Read this post to see how I made the pedestal tray and how I styled it.
I hope you enjoyed this clothespin craft. Have you ever used clothespins to make something for your home?
Don't stop here, carry on hopping over to my friends' blogs to find more DIY Christmas ornament inspiration.
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Some of my blogger friends have also made beautiful Christmas ornaments for this blog hop.
VISIT THE BLOG HOP FOR MORE DIY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT INSPIRATION BY CLICKING THE INLINKZ PARTY LINK BELOW OR THE FOLLOWING LINKS:
American School of Charm- Red, Black & White Minimalist Ornaments
MTB Home Living- Make your own Wood Photo Christmas Ornament ~ MTB Home Living
Modern on Monticello – Succulent Christmas Tree Ornament and Wedding Keepsake
Feet Under My Table – Anyone For Pet And Baby Safe Christmas Ornaments?
Happy Christmas crafting!
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Renee Barton says
This is such a great idea! I am going to save to make as a winter decoration.
Jayne Westerholt says
Thanks Renee, I'm so glad you like it!
Allison O'Dell says
These are so cute. I love the banner and how you use them on your table settings. Your photography is beautiful too, btw. Really lovely!
Jayne Westerholt says
Thank, Allison, photography is a passion of mine.
Claire says
What a great idea. Love these snowflakes 🙂
Jayne Westerholt says
Thanks so much, Claire.
Danielle says
These are so pretty! I remember making these as a kid, although mine were not nearly as beautiful!
Jayne Westerholt says
Thanks, Danielle. I made these with my boy when they were small too, they always loved crafting!
Julie says
I've seen a good few clothes peg ornaments over the years and these are some of the nicest ever!
Jayne Westerholt says
Thanks Julie, they look fab as part of my table decorations this year!