Easy Tutorial How To Make A Clothespin Wreath
Are you looking for an easy tutorial on how to make a diy clothespin wreath? With just a few items you can make a very affordable wreath that you can customize for any season.
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I absolutely love daisies and wanted to make something new for my front door this summer. With just a few inexpensive items – clothespins, a wreath form, and a mirror – I found a unique way to make an easy daisy clothespin wreath!
Clothespin Wreath: Supplies
- A wreath form (mine is 14″) – I used a wire wreath frame from the dollar store. You can find similar wreath forms at the hobby lobby or your local craft store.
- A mirror – Dollar Tree
- White clothespins – Walmart. You could also use yellow clothespins if you prefer.
- Hot glue gun
- Fishing line – you could also use a piece of twine
How To Make A Clothespin Wreath Video
Clothespin Wreath Instructions
Start by clipping clothes pins on the outermost wire. Clip so that the second hole on the clothespin is the one around the wire wreath form. This is the best way to make sure the clothespins stay in place.
Continue clipping the clothes pins to this section all the way around. Each wreath form and clothespins are different so the number you’ll need may vary. My wire frame took 15 clothespins per section.
Once you have gotten all the way around the outer circle it’s time to begin the inner circle. For this, you’ll take your clothespins and clip them on the top 2 rails as you see here. The 2nd rail will fit the 2nd hole on the clothespin.
Continue placing the clothespins on the wreath until you have gotten all the way around. The top took roughly 12 clothespins per section.
Here is what the wreath looked like when all the clothespins were placed on. I actually ran out of clothespins while doing this so I had some gaps but I didn’t mind.
Using fish line (or another string of your choice) tie on the mirror to the center of the wreath form. I tied the top and the bottom of the mirror to the form for stability. I did remove a clothespin so that I could get it tied, and then replace the clothespin.
I hung it on my front door and I love how it turned out!
Now you can leave it plain like I did but you could also add additional decorations, like ribbon, flowers, etc. Many people like to spray paint their clothes pins to make other colors for their wreaths.
Clothespin Wreath Ideas
If you liked my first clothespin wreath I wanted to share a couple more with you.
You might be interested in creating a big sunflower with this easy sunflower clothespin wreath. For this one, I used Rit Dye instead of painting the wooden clothespins. I used a dab of hot glue to add flowers and I used ribbon to make bow and glued that on as well. I could have added some leaves to make it more specific to fall but I wanted to be able to leave it up for spring, summer, and fall. I found this an easier way to get the color I wanted and do all of the ribbons at once. I used brown craft paint to make the center of the flower.
For this clothepin wreath I used a hanger for the wreath form, and then added different color plastic clothespins to the hanger. You can find this wreath tutorial at What To Do With Hangers: Easy Tips, Hacks, and Tricks with Video
Some people like to use a piece of cardboard for the wreath form which works as well. You can give it a quick coat of paint so it blends into the background.
This is an easy project to adapt for any season or holiday. You might also consider:
- A memorial day wreath
- An American flag wreath with the addition of white stripes and white stars
- A fall clothespin wreath
- A fourth of July wreath
- A valentine’s day wreath
- A spring wreath using colorful clothespins
How To Make A Clothespin Wreath Video Tutorial
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Cute idea! I love nothing more than combining a bunch of random items into something cool and unique. Visiting from Made By You Mondays.
Thank you Victoria and I’m a fan of yours and love the things you create and make 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
This is so pretty! On a dark colored door it really shines! For years I had a front door that had 3 windows offset on the upper part of the door so any wreath blocked the windows. Now I have a new door with the mini glass at the top. It’s time for me to start thinking about seasonal wreaths. 🙂
Thanks so much Linda and with your new door, it sounds like you have so many possibilities coming your way. Let the creative juices flow 😉
Daisies are my favorite flower Chas and this is unbelievably beautiful and sweet and so welcoming. Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s just what I needed.
Thank you Jeannie, you are so sweet 🙂 I love that daisies are one of your favorite flowers too.
Wow! That’s a cute idea. I have a ton of those wooden clothespins that I have had for years. I now can make one of these wreaths and enjoy it. Happy Summer, Kippi
Thank you Kippi, and I love that you are interested in making one too 🙂
This is so cute! What happened to the mirror on the wreath on the front door. The wreath is painted yellow. Is this the same wreath?
Thank you and they are 2 different wreaths 🙂