When it comes to decorating your home ahead of December 25, there are endless ways to deck the halls. You can use fun outdoor Christmas decorations and twinkling outdoor lights to make your home shine through the night. You can garnish your windowpanes with colorful window decorations and make a DIY wreath to adorn your front door. And of course, you'll need to decorate up your Christmas tree with plenty of tinsel, lights, and ornaments. Lovers of clothespin Christmas crafts will definitely want to try out this easy DIY ornament tutorial, which can help you make pretty snowflake ornaments out of clothespins and a few other materials.
Yes, store-bought holiday decor certainly looks nice, but nothing will make your home feel like yours for the holidays like decorations you've crafted yourself. Plus, Christmas crafts are a great way to keep little ones amused before Santa's arrival. These homemade ornaments are simple enough for kids to make with some assistance, and they're sure to make your tree shine even brighter. Read on for the steps you need to put together your own snowflake-shaped Christmas tree ornaments from clothespins, which is just one of several ways to decorate your home for Christmas this year.
Materials:
- Clothespins
- Craft glue
- White acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Foam paintbrush
- White glitter
- Red string
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Carefully slide the metal clips off of eight clothespins and discard.
- Reattach two wood clothespin pieces by gluing the flat sides together. Repeat for the remaining wood pieces.
- Arrange these reattached wood pieces in the shape of a snowflake, as shown, and glue together at the base; let dry completely.
- Apply white paint to the edges and one side of the snowflake. While the paint is still wet, sprinkle on white glitter.
- Once dry, flip the snowflake over and apply paint and glitter to the other side.
- Slip a length of red string through one of the openings in the snowflake and tie the ends into a bow; use to hang.
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