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Learn how to make adorable clothespin butterflies with simple craft supplies. This easy butterfly craft is perfect for kids, spring, and classroom fun.
There are some people in my family that really love butterflies! My mother, who made this butterfly coloring page box, has a butterfly tattoo. My niece loves making butterfly crafts . . . for example, she loves making butterflies with coffee filters.
As an homage to my friends and family who are big butterfly fans, I decided to do some wooden clothespin butterflies that were a little different than the ones I’ve seen before.
If you like clothespin crafts, you’re going to love this project. It’s kind of ridiculous how much personality you can squeeze out of one little craft supply. I already have a growing list of ideas—but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
You can make these butterflies with just a few simple supplies! The main ingredients beyond clothespins are glue and paint (the Mod Podge is optional).
These butterflies are made in four simple steps: separating the clothespins, gluing them together, painting and gluing, and then finishing with accents. Let’s get started.
Get the printable how to below:
Clothespin Butterflies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 30 Wood clothespins 15 per butterfly
- Acrylic paint I used regular craft paint
- Extreme Glitter Mod Podge optional
- Craft glue
- Pipe cleaners
- Googly eyes optional
Instructions
- You’re going to use the clothespins without the springs – so the first thing you need to do is remove them! Begin by twisting the two half of the clothespin and removing one side. Then you’ll easily be able to remove the clip from the other half. Do this with 15 clothespins (per butterfly).
Disassembling a clothespin and removing the spring - Before you start gluing, lay the clothespins out on the work surface so that you know how you want to glue them.
Clothespins laid out in a butterfly shape - Once the butterfly is laid out, you'll use the craft glue to begin adhering the pins together. Start with the body in the center. Hold the clothespins together for a moment to make sure they are secure, then let them dry.
Gluing two clothespin halves together to form a butterfly body - Once the body is glued, begin gluing the wings. Again, place the glue down, hold the pins together, and then let them dry.
Gluing halves of clothespins together to form butterfly wings - Glue them two at a time, and then glue the pairs together as shown. Your butterfly is coming together!
Gluing two clothespins together to form a portion of a butterfly wing - Continue assembling the wings until you have a wing on each side. Don't glue the wings to the body yet.
Forming a butterfly wing out of clothespins - Select paint colors for the wings, bodies, and accents. I chose four colors total for each butterfly. Paint the body with one of the acrylic paint colors.
Painting clothespins with black acrylic paint - Use a complimentary color to paint both of the wings. Let dry.
Painting clothespin wings with pink acrylic paint - Add accent colors to the ends of both of the wings with smaller brushes. Let dry.
Butterfly wing made out of clothespins and painted pink - Have you ever made dots with the end of a paintbrush? It's so easy! You'll dip in the paint and press down onto the surface. Then repeat (practice if you've never done it before). Add dots to the bodies as well (you can see what I did in the photos).
Using the end of a paint brush to put dots on the wing - Glue the wings to the bodies using craft glue. Let dry.
- To finish, cut pipe cleaners into halves and turn them into antennae. Use craft glue to adhere them to the side of the body at the head.
Video
Notes
Now that your project is complete, you can do whatever you like with them. They look great on the wall, I have to say. Kids can make them for their own rooms. If you try this craft, I’d love to know in the comments!
Plus I’d love for you to check out these other craft ideas:
Beaded Suncatchers • Bean Art Mosaics • Blow Painting • Borax Crystals • Bubble Wrap Painting • Cat Bookmarks • Cloud Dough • Coffee Filter Flowers • Duct Tape Bracelets • Felt Mushrooms • Food Coloring Art • Homemade Playdough • Paper Chain • Pencil Toppers • Perler Beads • Sidewalk Chalk Paint • Silly Putty • Spin Art • Weaving for Kids • Wine Cork Stamps
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