Saturday, May 18, 2013

Clothespin Memo Clips

Showing more of the recent Bridal Shower prizes.  These are memo clips made from pre-stained clothespins which I got from Hobby Lobby.  For the clips above, I used strips of Tim Holtz paper and accented with mini bottle caps. The paper was attached with Glossy Accents.  To get a nice edge, I lightly sanded all around the paper edge and then swiped on Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  This blended it nicely with the pin's stain. I added circles of the same decorative paper inside the caps and topped with a thick layer of Glossy Accents.  To make them durable, I brushed on several coats of Multi Medium over the paper.   The caps and magnets (back of the clips) were attached with GA.  To display them, I folded and stamped kraft cardstock. 
Love that bottle cap paper! 
This was scrap paper.  The flowers were die cut out of felt using the Tattered Florals die
 
The flower center was made from a pearl which was colored with Alcohol Ink. 
More scrap paper and vintage white buttons on this set. 
I have a lot of cross stitch floss so I just matched up a nice blue for the faux sewing on the button.
These are so fun and easy to make.  Make them up with out magnets for book marks or chip clips.  A great way to use up your paper scraps.
Entered into the following Challenges:
MY SHERI CRAFTS--FLOWER POWER
SUGAR CREEK HOLLOW--CLEAN IT OUT
PAPER PLAYTIME--BUTTONS OR BRADS

17 comments:

MarciaME said...

Love these! Never seen mini bottlecaps though.

MarciaME said...

Love these! Never seen mini bottlecaps though.

MarciaME said...

Love these! Never seen mini bottlecaps though.

MarciaME said...

Love these! Never seen mini bottlecaps though.

L.B. said...

These look so fun and creative. Loving all the different things you tried and the color combos.

Paper Squirrel said...

What a great prize! Some lucky people out there. :-)

Lisa H said...

Great idea! I love those.

Ntsisterz said...

I just found your blog from your post at ATT. I love it! Thanks for the inspiration.

Chris aka Scrappylassie said...

So cute for shower favors but also for the holidays. Would look cute on gift cards.
Thanks for sharing. Came over from ATT

Sue Crease said...

What a cute idea for a gift for someone.
Thanks for linking up with us over at MSC this week.

Sue

Unknown said...

ok these are too cute to not make, going to make them today!!!!

Lisa :) said...

These are soooooo cute! What a great and useful shower gift!

Cathi ONeill said...

What a clever way to use up your stash, those are so fun! Thanks for joining us at Sugar Creek Hollow!

pmstamper said...

Awesome! That is such a fun idea for a small gift like a shower favor. Really creative. You will make clothes pins popular again! lol

Glenda said...

Cute idea! Thanks for sharing with us at My Sheri Crafts!

Raquel said...

Love love love your projects! Awesome idea

Thanks for sharing with My Sheri Crafts!

Anonymous said...

Very unique and absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us at Sugar Creek Hollow this week.
Amelia (DT Sugar Creek Hollow)