Clothespin Bride and Groom

Fresh off her son, Brad’s marriage to Kelsey, B-Crafty offers the perfect touch to a wedding or rehearsal dinner; “Clothespin Bride and Groom”. You can either use it for the guests’ table assignment or for their place card. Like B-Crafty, you can paint the bride and groom to look like them in their wedding attire.

Issue #153

Occasion: Rehearsal Dinner/Wedding

Category: Table Decoration

Materials:

Clothespin(s)
Various acrylic paints colors; black, white, peach, brown, and pink/red
White tulle or netting (less than a ¼ of a yard depending on how many clothespins you are making)
White lacey material (less than a ¼ of a yard depending on how many clothespins you are making)
Small wooden hearts (1 ½ inches wide) for the base stand
Cardboard strips (1/8 inch wide X 2 inches tall)
Cardstock place card (3 inches wide X 1 ¾ inches tall)
Fine point Sharpies, black and red

Instructions:

Lightly sketch the outlines of the bride and groom’s hair and outfits with a pencil
Paint with one color at a time (B-Crafty began with black, then white, then peach, then the hair colors)
With the Black Sharpie draw the bow tie and eye lines
With the red Sharpie or pink/red paint, put a dot for the lips on both the bride and groom
Cut two pieces of netting in 2 inch squares
With hot glue, gather and affix the two small pieces of netting on the back of the bride’s hair
Cut one piece of the lacey material in 1 ½ inch square
Wrap the lacey material around the bride just below the clothespin spring and with hot glue, gather slightly in the back and secure on the sides
Paint one side of the heart with a pink or coordinating color
Print the table assignment or place card on the white card stock and cut out in a 3 “ X 1 ¾ “ size
Slide and clip the cardboard strip into the top portion of the clothespin
With hot glue affix the table assignment/place card to the thin cardboard strip
With hot glue affix the bottoms of the clothespin to the heart base