Round Clothespin Gift Topper

This year has got me trying out some new items to decorate!  So I thought this might be the perfect item to share for Shelli’s New Year Creative Challenge.  

This is another fun little item that I bought this year…round clothespins with holders.  I never saw the holders before so I had to buy those too!  I’m glad I did because the holders allow the clothespin to stand up without toppling.  What a perfect idea…keep the topper as a decor item!   

On this project, I used one of the mini lunch sacks* from the Holiday mini, folded the top over to create some thickness added the 3 x 3 card which added more thickness and designed a quick little ornament to attach to the top of the clothespin.  I pushed the holder to the very top of the clothespin and attached to the package.  Easy peasy!

A couple of things to note: How did I do that?

Heart Ornament:  The little hearts were punched out of DSP and again out of Very Vanilla Cardstock.  I attached the DSP hearts together and then attached some linen thread to the top and then covered the back of the hearts with the Very Vanilla hearts to create a more stable ornament.  I just love how this turned out – Simple and Lovely.

Ribbon:  The ribbon I used was the 1-1/4” striped black and vanilla grosgrain ribbon.  I used pinking shears to create a couple of strips and attached to the card and the topper.  It shred easily to create a vintage feel.  So fun!

Enjoy!

 

 

*The heart to heart punch, the two-step bird punch, jewelry tag medium punch and Newsprint DSP are currently available for purchase.  The mini lunch sack from the Holiday Mini is no longer available.