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Clothespin Butterflies
Supplies
2
round slotted clothespins
also called doll pins
Black paint
2
tiny googly eyes
Black pipe cleaner
1
sheet of copier paper
Watercolor paints
Tools: paintbrush
white craft glue
Instructions
Paint the clothespins black and set aside to dry.
Paint the piece of paper with the watercolor paints. Don't leave any white areas, paint the whole thing and be as colorful as you can!
When dry, cut the painted paper in half so that you have two 5"x8" (approximately) pieces.
Starting at the 5" side, fold paper up accordion style. Repeat for the second painted paper.
Stretch the paper out. With the clothespin laying on the table, insert the 5" side of the paper, painted side facing up, into the clothespin's slot.
Gather the paper up into the slot by pulling and pushing the paper a little at a time. Spread the wings out and shape them.
Glue on the googly eyes.
Cut the pipe cleaner in half. Wrap it around the neck of the clothespin so that the open ends are in the back.
Twist it closed around the neck.
Bend the two ends up so that the stick up behind the head. Trim to desired length for your antennae.