OH SQUEE! Just wait until you see this adorable Dollar Store Clothespin Mermaid Craft! It is oh so cute and of course, inexpensive as it uses Dollar Store supplies and is super easy to make. And, did I mention the kids will squeal in delight?!
You can create this Dollar Store Clothespin Mermaid Craft in just about 30 minutes with help from the kiddos!
It features wooden clothespins, paint, paper, and glitter glue from the Dollar Store and transforms into a group of Mermaid best friends!
The adorable mermaid clips would be super cute to clip to a banner or a gift bag for the perfect Mermaid Birthday Party!
The adorable clothespin mermaids would be super cute to clip to a banner or a gift bag for the perfect Mermaid Birthday Party!
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Let’s not waste any more time! Let us move on to our fun mermaid craft!
Dollar Store Clothespin Mermaid Craft
Supplies needed:
Wooden Clothespins – Dollar Store
Craft Paint – Various shades of flesh tones, Green, Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, Yellow, Lime, Aqua
Craft Paper; Various shades of flesh tones, Green, Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, Yellow, Lime, Aqua – Dollar Store
Glitter Glue; Shades to coordinate – Dollar Store
Rhinestones/Pearls – Dollar Store
Glue Stick – Dollar Store
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – low temp works best!
Scissors
Pencil
Paintbrush
CLOTHESPIN MERMAID PATTERNS
Click HERE or click the image above to print the template.
How to make this adorable Dollar Store Clothespin Mermaid Craft:
STEP ONE
Paint the top one-third of the wooden spring-style clothespin with a variety of flesh tone craft paints of your choice. Set aside to dry. Paint the bottom two-thirds of the wooden spring-style clothespin with a variety of rainbow-colored craft paints of your choice. Set aside to dry.
STEP TWO
Download, print and cut out CLOTHESPIN MERMAID PATTERNS with scissors. Trace the Mermaid head pattern onto a variety of flesh tone craft papers with a pencil. Trace the Mermaid hair patterns, and the Mermaid tail patterns onto a variety of colored craft papers. Cut out all patterns with scissors. Attach the hair to the head with a glue stick. Attach the tails to the base of the clothespins with a glue gun.
STEP THREE
Clip the Mermaid heads with hair into the top of the wooden spring-style clothespin. No need to attach with glue then you can mix and match the Mermaids!
STEP FOUR
Attach two self-adhesive half rhinestones or pearls to the Mermaid as the bathing suit top.
STEP FIVE
Accent each Mermaid tail with glitter glue in a coordinating color, and then set aside to dry.
Print this Dollar Store Clothespin Mermaid Craft!
Dollar Store Clothespin Mermaid Craft
OH SQUEE! Just wait until you see this adorable Dollar Store Clothespin Mermaid Craft! It is oh so cute and of course, inexpensive as it uses Dollar Store supplies and is super easy to make. And, did I mention the kids will squeal in delight?!
Materials
- Wooden Clothespins – Dollar Store
- Craft Paint - Various shades of flesh tones, Green, Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, Yellow, Lime, Aqua
- Craft Paper; Various shades of flesh tones, Green, Pink, Purple, Blue, Red, Yellow, Lime, Aqua – Dollar Store
- Glitter Glue; Shades to coordinate – Dollar Store
- Rhinestones/Pearls – Dollar Store
- Glue Stick – Dollar Store
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – low temp works best!
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Paintbrush
- CLOTHESPIN MERMAID PATTERNS
Instructions
- Paint the top one-third of the wooden spring-style clothespin with a variety of flesh tone craft paints of your choice. Set aside to dry. Paint the bottom two-thirds of the wooden spring-style clothespin with a variety of rainbow-colored craft paints of your choice. Set aside to dry.
- Download, print and cut out CLOTHESPIN MERMAID PATTERNS with scissors. Trace the Mermaid head pattern onto a variety of flesh tone craft papers with a pencil. Trace the Mermaid hair patterns, and the Mermaid tail patterns onto a variety of colored craft papers. Cut out all patterns with scissors. Attach the hair to the head with a glue stick. Attach the tails to the base of the clothespins with a glue gun.
- Clip the Mermaid heads with hair into the top of the wooden spring-style clothespin. No need to attach with glue then you can mix and match the Mermaids!
- Attach two self-adhesive half rhinestones or pearls to the Mermaid as the bathing suit top.
- Accent each Mermaid tail with glitter glue in a coordinating color, and then set aside to dry.
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