1/03/2008

altered clothespin

This clothespin lives on my kitchen desk - it sits upright just like in the photo - and it holds coupons that I or my dear husband might use - like Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks gift cards, and so forth. I put them in here so I can find them quickly if my desk is piled with papers. :) I covered the clothespin with the patterned paper cut to size, and adhered with Mod Podge. Sanded the edges with a sanding block then swiped a Distress pad in Vintage Photo along the edges, then blended. All elements were securely fastened with E-6000. Since the photo (mounted on a black cardstock mat) can be changed out at a whim, one could also insert a poem or favorite verse in the silver binder clip. Teeny heart inside silver mini frame was hand cut and tied to the skeleton key above. The silver frame unit is stabilized with a dimensional. Thank you for stopping by!! 4-3/4" high wooden clothespin; 7gypsies Somme Blanc script paper; silver frame; silver binder clip; E-6000 industrial cement (Michaels); brown linen twine, skeleton key, pearl droplet, Vintage Photo Distress pad, Mod Podge, sanding block, blending tool, dimensional.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great vintage feel, love all your embellishments, great use for this!

Anonymous said...

What a great job you did altering this giant clothespin! I almost bought some of these and now I wish I had. I love your ideas for how to use it.

Bevie Pearl said...

I am gonna make one of these with my 2008 word............
thank you for inspiring me to do this project.

Rose Ann said...

I love how you decorated your clothespin!! The photo, and all of the embellishments look awesome!!

Debbie Olson said...

Okay, I bought a couple of these ages ago and hadn't done a thing with them. . . You've inspired me to try! Gorgeous, Cindy!

kathleenh said...

Cindy, this is amazing! I love all the embelliments on your jumbo clip! It looks like such a vintage piece of art!

Rochelle said...

You create another great decoration and holder. I always love your work, and seen some of them from your other pages. - Juicy Couture diaper