Ask me if I’m excited about clothespins. Just ask me. Go ahead. Ask me if I’m …DID SOMEONE SAY CLOTHESPINS?
I don’t know why they get me riled up. Something about being old fashioned, which is totally illogical since, by the grace of Snuggle The Fabric Softener Bear, I have never had occasion to hang laundry outside. As a concept, clothespins strike me is rather exotic. Conversely, there isn’t a homely basement in America that doesn’t have a few clothespins hanging from a yard of cotton twine on the rafters. They old. They are homey. They are everywhere (especially the dollar store). And now mine are all dolled up and ready to party.
Party on, Wayne.
Party on, Clothespins.
This craft is so easy it might not even count as a craft (see for yourself). You can make hundreds of them very little money and give them away as gifts. Not that anyone has ever listed clothespins as a gift, but whatever, you will want them. Next time someone is over at your house and they see your mail has a hot pink and turquoise clothespin, they’ll be like, “Whoa where’d you buy that gnarly two-tone clothespin?!” and then you will know I am right on this one.
I am so right.
I love these!! They’re so sweet.
i love your blog, but that terrible thing pops up and makes reading really difficult! i love the colored clothespins. how did you do it???
Hi Julie — the link to the instructions is at the bottom of the post -check it out!
Just curious –what terrible thing pops up? If it’s an ad and you can tell me the name let me know and I’ll block it. The data my ad networks use to create cookies (those ads and such) are different for every person — I don’t see what you see, but if you tell me what it is I’ll look into it. Thanks 🙂
it is a bar that goes across 2/3of lower part ofpage and is called RELATED RESULTS. The name Chitika is in lower right corner under the ads. It will be so good if you can figure it out!!!!! Good luck!!!!! Thanks!!!
I used to love to hang up clothes. Rows and rows of clean laundry looked beautiful to me. Of course I lived I Phoenix and clothes dried really quick. I would have love some of these beautiful clothes pins to use on my laundry!
I suspect Phoenix must be a great place to do laundry. Smells like sunshine, I’ll bet 🙂
I’ve been doing this for years. Great fun!
I also collage them; have a set of alphabets stamps that fit perfectly; glue flowers and other tsatskehs to them; etc.
I use them for EVERYTHING. I add them to package bows; use them instead of paper clips; close paper bags holding gifts; hang stuff in my studio; put magnets on the back and put them on the fridge; and so on.
One thing I didn’t do,and hope to remember to do from now on…….is to date them, because they really can be little works of art, and I no longer remember when I made most of the ones I still have.
Lynne
Wha…? These are so beautiful!!! Who would think of such a perfect, simple thing but you?
Lovely idea. They are so cute and colourful.
Carpet Cleaning Ashford
This clothespins looks fun and beautiful indeed! Cute, love it.