How to Make a Mini Easel with Wooden Clothespins

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June 19, 2018

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - with Post-it pad This is the perfect easel to hold your Post-it notes or Polaroid photos. This cute little wooden easel is made from clothespins. You can also fit small artwork or 4 x 6 photos on it too. Options include painting or decorating, but I like the natural wood look.

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 1 easel

Supplies:

6 clothespins
hot glue
1 wooden dowel or round chopsticks
cutters/pliers
ruler
pen

Steps:

Carefully remove the spring from 3 clothespins.

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - separate 3 pins

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - separated pin

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - spring removed

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - whole and separated pins

Using sharp cutters or a pair of pliers cut 1.5" from the wooden dowel or chopsticks (I used rounded chopsticks). This piece should fit perfectly when clipped on the clothespin.

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - cut 1.5" piece from dowel or chopstick

Hot glue the half clothespin to full clothespin. Repeat this process two more times, total 3.

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - half pin ready to glue

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - slide half pin in between the open end of a clothespin and glue in place

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - repeat two more times

Clip the 3 clothespins together as shown below.

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - clip two of the pins to the dowel at the edges

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - clip the third to the center of the dowel

Now stretch the parallel clothespins wide.
Hot glue two wooden pieces together to create the ledge.

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - take two pieces of a separated pin

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - glue together to make the easel ledge

Secure onto your easel with hot glue. (You will be left with half a clothespin and 3 springs after completion of this project).

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - glue in place - closeup

Mini Wooden Clothespin Easel - ledge glued in place

Twist down the center so the easel can stand. Ready to decorate with a photo or, notepad to put on the side of your desk, or any place you would like.