Resin Altered Cothespins

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 Starting out with another trip to the dollar store, I spied with my little eye some clothes pins.
my mind was all a flutter with some ideas on quick and easy gifts! So I picked up a pack or two.

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I traced the shape of the clothes pin onto a sheet of  Decopatch Tissue Paper left over from my April Frog Dog Studio kit. After cutting out the shape I put a thin layer of Amazing Clear Cast on the flat side of the clothes pin, using a disposable paint brush.


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I then smoothed the paper down with another very thin layer of resin

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If the paper was a little to wide, I simply attached it down the side of the clothes pin with more clear resin.


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 This is a pretty quick project except for the curing time of the clear resin!

I dug through my previously cast resin pieces and found three red flowers that I attached with more clear resin. I probably should have used glue, but it seems to be holding up so far!

Simple, but Sassy!


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You could leave them as they are or glue a magnet to the back. I am giving these as chip clips.
I have a few more sets I am working on! 

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How adorable are these?





Good luck and
Craft Your Own Way!

Tanya

Tanya Ruffin.com

Create Studios Baton Rouge, LA

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