This was a fun and quick little project that I did last week. I decorated some clothes pins to use as paper clips. The top one below is a finished one and the one below it is in progress.
First I took one side of the clothes pin off the spring catch. Then, I used a black sharpie to color the wood of the paper clip.
After coloring one side, I put it back onto the spring and removed the other side.
I then used some scrap book paper and my trusty paper cutter to add a pop of color to them. After the paper was cut, I used a tiny drop of white glue (just enough to cover the paper) to stick it to the clothes pin. I left a gap in the paper where the spring goes in case anything goes wonky, it can be replaced easily.
This is another shot of a completed clothes pin and another pink on in progress. The pink one ended up with black and white scrap book paper on the top. I experimented with sealing the paper with clear nail polish, but the color from the sharpie marker bled into the nail polish.
First I took one side of the clothes pin off the spring catch. Then, I used a black sharpie to color the wood of the paper clip.
After coloring one side, I put it back onto the spring and removed the other side.
I then used some scrap book paper and my trusty paper cutter to add a pop of color to them. After the paper was cut, I used a tiny drop of white glue (just enough to cover the paper) to stick it to the clothes pin. I left a gap in the paper where the spring goes in case anything goes wonky, it can be replaced easily.
This is another shot of a completed clothes pin and another pink on in progress. The pink one ended up with black and white scrap book paper on the top. I experimented with sealing the paper with clear nail polish, but the color from the sharpie marker bled into the nail polish.
