4 Ways To Use Clothes Pins Creatively In Your Home

While they were originally used to hang clothes to dry, that is no longer their main purpose. Now, they offer functionality in other ways along with creating aesthetically pleasing decoration.

Blaine Collection - Plum Distressed Clothes Pins Variety

My clothes pins are painted by hand, distressed, glittered (if preferred) and sealed. What you do with them after that is completely up to your own imagination! However, I am happy to give you a few ideas for using them in creative ways . . .

(Source, Clockwise: 1. Votive Candleholders, 2. Photo Frame, 3. Tea Towel Hanger, 4. Heart Wreath.) 

How have you used your clothes pins? I'm oh, so delighted to see what you've done with yours. And you may just receive a discount if your photo displays my clothes pins in wonderful way!

Cream In My Coffee Collection - Cream Distressed Clothes Pins Variety

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

{PIN}spirational Challenge #28: Photo - Red Jacket With Pink Roses

How do you turn a rustic jean jacket into something sweet & fashionable? Dye it red and embellish with pink fabric roses - Isn't that a wonderful idea?

This week at {PIN}spirational Challenges we challenge you to create something being inspired by this photo.  There is lots to draw from, so I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Our sponsor is Folded Paper, so definitely stop by and share a photo inspired creation with us :)

For my creation, I used this fantastic paper with wood grain on it. Pink rickrack stretches across the card dotted by velvet red bows. To finish the look, I embellished the bows with big bold buttons tied with pink thread.

 This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

A Gem Of A Challenge: #56 - For The Girls
ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: Colors/Anything Goes
Card Crafter's Circle: #43 - Fall Colors
CAS-ual Friday: #75 - For The Girls
Cute Card Thursday: #237 - Lots Of Ribbon
Make It Monday: #110 - Anything Goes
Pile It On: #41 - Vintage Or Shabby Chic

C Is For Clothes Pins

Clothes pins are my specialty. Here is what I was doing on Saturday.

It didn't take me all day, but there is drying time, so I can get other things done.

This is 30 of my Cherry & Tofu Distressed Clothes Pins with Silver Dust.

What did you do on Saturday?

A Bird's Garden Home

Birds enjoy flowers, too!

This chocolate bird has a lovely black & white home, picket fence & lots of flowers. It's a perfect cottage home, don't you think?

This creation was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See links below for details, so you can join in the fun!

Clear It Out: Anything Goes
Crafty Creations: #178 - Free For All
Oldie But A Goodie: Flower Power (Bird, ribbon & flowers - 2 years or more!)
One Stop Craft: #190 - Summer Flowers
Penny's Paper Crafty: #84 - Anything Goes
Truly Madly Crafty: July - Animals
Whoopsi Daisy: Make Your Own Embellishment

A Random Collage

My mission this year is to use what I already have stashed away in my craft studio. This piece fully represents that.

A wood box lid was painted to be used as the "canvas." Then I picked random embellishments & combined them into a collage.

This piece resides happily in my living room.

This creation was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See the links below, so you can join in the fun & share your own creativity!

Come & Get It: Bugs
Cupcake Craft: #199 - Bright As A Button
Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude: #17 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #52 - Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff: #41 - Button Up

Explore

It is time to celebrate the America's Great Outdoors. Every June in America, we honor our natural places, such as forests, lakes, rivers, beaches & more. Ootdoor recreation is a fun, healthy way to spend our time. If you're not in America, no worries - You can join us by celebrating nature in your own neck of the woods :) Make sure you get outdoors and explore our big beautiful world!

This card was submitted to wonderful challenge blogs - See below for links & details, so you can create your own & join in the fun!


365 Cards: Day 91 - Wood
Little Red Wagon: Challenge #135 - Woodgrain
My Time To Craft: Challenge #180 - It takes Two
Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge #100 - Masculine