Our 6" Wood Clothespin was a product that we added to our line about 6 months ago. It's been a HUGE hit with stores, especially when it's incorporated into a class or demo. They are a fun, cute, and fast project, that even the kids can get involved in! Our design team has created several different ones as ideas for holiday giving, but not all of them have a holiday theme. Check these out!
Becky used new Fall Stripe Paper and Orange and Brown Buttons to create this mini-page holder! The clips can be stood up on either end, so this is a creative way to show off a few photos.
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Chrys created this Joy clip, using the two new calendar papers (peppermints--on the clip, and cut out the Gingerbread men from said paper). She painted the sides of her clip red with acrylic paint. Letters for "JOY" are Boxer's Dog Mega Alphabet stickers.
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Di painted her clip white, and added our small Black & White dot paper, White Grosgrain Ribbon, and White Buttons. She used one of the embellishment squares from the Scrapbooking Transparency paired with a Black Plastic Slide Mount, and added it to her clip.
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Judith created this clip for the puppy she loves the most! She used the new Green Houndstooth and Black & White dot papers, Black & White Bone Ribbon, Dog Charms, and Fish Lovers Alphabet Stickers for this clip.
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Kim created this adorable clip, that is a great gift for a girlfriend! Kim paired the Orange Houndstooth (flower Petals) with the Orange & Green Stripe Papers (main paper on the clip), with Orange and Bright Green Buttons. She added the "To Do" text in the Fish Lovers Alphabet Stickers, but mentioned that it could be any text there!
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Laura created this clothespin specifically as a refrigerator magnet for an in-store event here locally. She stamped on the unfinished clothespin:
Butterfly & Flowers: Butterfly Garden Stamp Set
"2007": Numbers from the Start Your Engines Stamp Set
Then she used the Rectangle CD Papers to create a page for each season. The pages are held together with Flip Flop Fasteners, Boxer's clear, self adhesive hinges. Here is more info on the individual pages:
Winter: Uses "Winter" and Snowflake Stamp from the Winter Stamp Set. Paper: Blue Gingham
Spring: Uses "Spring" and two-step Tulip Stamp (meaning the stem/leaves are one stamp, flower bud is a second stamp) from the Spring Stamp Set. Paper: Pink Stripes
Summer: Uses "Summer" and the Flip Flops stamp from the Summer Stamp Set. Paper: Blue & Green Plaid.
Fall: Uses "Fall" and the Maple Leaf Stamp from the Fall Stamp Set. Paper: Orange Argyle
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Melissa created this clothespin as a recipe card holder. She used the Gingerbread men paper, Red Grosgrain Ribbon and Dog Alphabet Stickers to create this quick gift. She said when she was creating it, it was while she was getting recipes ready for a cookie exchange. She created one for herself, and then one for the hostess of the event. What a nice gift!
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Shannon B created this clip, to showcase art projects by her children. She painted the clip a bright green, added the Primary Stripes Paper, and used the Dog Alphabet Stickers for the "Lil Artist" text. Shannon then used a bunch of different colors of the new Boxer Buttons to embellish her creation!
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Tina created this cute card holder using the Peppermints Paper (on clip) and the Gingerbread Men Paper (with men cut out). She then used Red and Hunter Green Buttons to embellish the clip. Super Fast, Super Cute, and Super easy! (Cards shown are by Laura. All papers and embellishments on the cards are by Boxer, too!)
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Tina also created this adorable pink clip, specifically to leave notes for her daughter when she gets home from school. Using a mix of papers from the Butterfly Garden line, Butterfly Garden Stickers, Horse Alphabet Stickers, and some pink paint, she's created a lovely decor item that her daughter will look forward to seeing.
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Amy created this adorable clip as a place-setting card holder for her Thanksgiving table. This project could be easily modified for any family or festive gathering, and also makes a nice take-home favor for your guest. On this clip, Amy used our Fall Leaves and Fall Stripe papers mixed with a tan cardstock, as well as Terracotta and Brown Grosgrain Ribbon.
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Other notes on these clips:
To turn your clip into a magnet, most craft stores carry magnet on a roll. For these clips, you'll want to use the 1" wide magnet, and cut the piece about 3.5" to 4" long.
All photos are click-able, and should open a larger photo for you to see the details!
Questions for our designers? Post them here in the comments, and we'll get back to you!
~~Angie
