An easy do-it-yourself clothespin wreath made with clothespins, festive colorful paper, and beautiful Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s day embellishments.
Are you looking for a great, easy DIY Valentine’s craft that will make your home beautiful and festive?
This DIY Reversible Clothespin Wreath for Valentine’s day, with a reverse St. Patrick’s day theme, is a great DIY craft that will last from January to March. Who doesn’t love that?!
With its colorful clothespin design, fun embellishments and inexpensive costs, this wreath is a great way to add a little festive spirit right on your front door for very little cost. If you are like me, with the attitude that crafting is always better cheap or free, you will love this wreath.
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VALENTINE’S DAY IDEAS:
- Red Heart Brownie Teacakes
- 5-Minute Chocolate Mousse
- Valentine’s Turtle Pretzels
- Valentine’s Buttermilk Pancake Bites
- Pretty Pink Raspberry Mousse
- Dessert Charcuterie Board
- 27+ Chocolate Valentine’s Desserts
- Easy Valentine’s Glitter Heart Burlap Wreath (under $5)
- Mermaid Valentine (with FREE printable)
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS TO MAKE A CLOTHESOIN WREATH:
Supplies:
- 8 different Valentine’s papers (pinks, reds, whites, etc)
- 8 different St. Patty’s papers (greens, whites, shamrock, etc)
- 98 wood clothespins (2 packs of 50 or 1 pack of a 100)
- Mod Podge
- 18″ box wire wreath frame (you can find these at most craft stores. I found mine at JoAnn and used a JoAnn coupon).
- embellishments (hearts, flowers, clovers, shamrocks… I found most of my embellishments at the dollar store or craft store. I used burlap ribbon for both).
- wire or string to attach embellishments
Tools:
- paper cutter or scissors and ruler
- brush for mod podge
DIFFICULTY LEVEL FOR MAKING A CLOTHESPIN WREATH:
It’s really quite simple. On a scale from easy to extremely hard I would say this clothespin wreath would land around easy to medium difficulty. Even a beginner crafter can create their own DIY wreath with my step-by-step guide. There are multiple steps but you can see the step-by-step directions below.
HOW TO MAKE A CLOTHESPIN WREATH FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
First – Cut papers to fit clothespins
Start with the paper. You will be making a total of 98 clothespins. Depending on how many different paper patterns you choose, will help you decide how many of each paper you will need to cut. I chose 8 different patterns for each side and so I needed 13 of each pattern. If you do what I did, you’ll end up with a few extra that way (104). Cut each paper to fit the length of your clothespins. Then cut those into long strips the same width as your clothespins. Most clothespins are about 3 1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide.
Double check by finding the measurements on the clothespin package or by measuring them yourself.
Second – glue colorful papers to both sides of clothespins
It’s easiest if you work on one side of the clothespins at a time. Make sure you match up which Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s papers you want with which. It’ll be much easier to switch the wreath between holidays if you match the papers for the different holidays so the pattern works when flipping them over. For example, I want all the red polka dot paper to be on the same pins as all of the green and white clover paper. After figuring out what paper patterns you want to use together, brush a small amount of mod podge onto one side of the clothespin, apply the paper, then mod podge over the paper to seal it. Let dry.
Once the first side is dry, do the same thing on the opposite side. Use the paper pattern you chose for the second holiday.
I took this clothespin apart after finishing it so you could see each side. The Valentine’s side is red and white stripes and the St. Patrick’s day side is a green pattern.
I just loved having so many different patterns. 🙂 Aren’t they so pretty?!
You will end up with a very large pile of pretty and colorful clothespins.
Next, sort each pattern into an individual pile. This will make putting the wreath together much easier and quicker. You might even want to line them up in the order you’d like to place them.
Third – Pin clothespins in a patter on the wire wreath
Grab the wire wreath frame. As you clip the colorful clothespins onto the frame, alternate from the bottom two wires to the two middle ones. This gives it a fun wavy look.
Here’s another picture with the St. Patty’s side. Make sure you always clip to 2 wires to make sure the clothespin is secure.
Fourth – Make and attach the embellishment to the clothespin wreath
Once the wreath is full, make your embellishments. For the Valentines side, I used a couple fun red center-piece things (I am not sure exactly what these are called), a pink sequin heart and 2″ red burlap. I attached the embellishments together with a wire from a twist tie.
Then, I made a bow with the 2″ red burlap and attached it to the heart embellishment with more wire. Pretty festive if I do say so myself.
I used a heavier wire to attach this to the wreath. Make sure whichever method you use to attach it, it’s removable as you’ll need to remove it to reverse sides.
Here’s the embellishment all attached and ready to go. I can already feel love in the air! 😉
Fifth – Hang your beautiful creation
You just made your very own Valentine’s Clothespin Wreath!
Finally, your new festive holiday wreath is ready to hang on your door. I hang mine with a door hanger, which you can attach to directly or via a ribbon if you want some extra flare. Here’s mine… all done!
Here’s a full-door shot of the reverse side, for St. Patrick’s. I’m sure it will bring me some luck and a leprechaun or two. Hehe.
How fun is that?! I just love these, especially because I can use it for more than a month.
This wreath is fun, festive (for two holidays) and easy to make. It is a great DIY holiday craft sure to bring a little love and a bit of luck this Valentine’s and St. Patty’s Day!
OP: 1.11.17 Added images: 1.12.19 Updated: 2.7.23
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Hi Carol! Thanks for stopping by. I made this wreath several years ago and shared my “how to” to help others make their own. Unfortunately, I do not sell them. You may be able to find a shop on Etsy that can make one similar. Good luck and again, thank you for stopping by!
I would like to buy the clothespin reversible st. Patrick’s day wreath.
So awesome! I want to do a painted one for the 4th of July. Red and white pins with a few blue with stars. Thanks for stopping by and sharing!
I did the wreath a little different I painted the clothespins instead of cutting and pasting the papers on each pin. It turned out great! Thanks it was fun to put together!
Awe! Thank you so much. I’ve never sold one but they sure are fun to make. 🙂
Do you ever sell your great wreaths?
They are beautiful!
Hi Phyllis! I flip mine so the wires on the wreath frame aren’t in the way. My mom leaves hers and just flips the whole thing rather than bothering with moving all the pins. Hope this helps. 🙂
Do you have to reverse the clothespins for the second side and reclip then as opposed to just flipping the wreath??
Yes, when you get ready to switch sides you simply just turn the clothespins around to show the other side. It does take 5-10 minutes to switch because you have to take each clothespin off and put it back on. Hope this helps 🙂
Do you reassemble for the reverse look? I’m assuming so based on the photos, but just wanted to check to see if I’ve missed something.
Oh my goodness! I just love that! My girls (at least the 6 and 4-year-old) love helping me with projects like this one. So sweet of him that he gave it to his mom!!! Thanks for sharing Debbie. Made my day!
Thank you for sharing this great 2 holiday wreath. My grandson did all his clothes pins this afternoon. He’s so excited to finish it and gave it to his mom.
Right?! I love the look but being reversible is where it’s at. 🙂 Glad you liked it.
Wow, such a lovely valentines day idea. Love this. Absolutely adorable work of art. Love the colors and that it is a DIY!
That’s such a cute Valentine’s Day idea! It seems like not that difficult to repeat and I love the fact that it’s reversible! Two holidays in one DIY is perfect!
Oh My Goodness this is amazing! Plus it could work for so many holidays if you change the color scheme! Thanks for sharing!
This is such a fabulous idea!! Two wreaths in one and such a simple project as well. I bet you could do this as a Fall/Christmas wreath as well!!
Well how smart is this??? And easy! I love having a wreathe on my door and the time between Valentine’s Day and St. patty’s usually finds it blank!
What a really great idea! My girls would love to do something like this for their door for Valentines day, and they’d probably keep it there!
This is such a good idea and I can’t believe that we are talking about Valentines day, I love this DIY project
This Valentine’s Day wreath is so cute and creative. I never would have thought to use clothes pins for a craft like this but they really work.
This is too cute and I absolutely LOVE that it’s reversible too – what a smart and crafty idea!
I love this! The biggest thing I hate is how little time we get to leave up our decorations. This would solve it! It’s so cute too!
What a great idea and so easy to switch it out for the St. Patty’s Day festivities! I’ve never thought of doing that but I love that tip!
Love this idea! So practical for holidays so close together. This would also work great for Halloween and THanksgiving too.
This is so cute! This is such an easy project and I absolutely love that it’s a two for one type of project! Those are always the best to have.
For a second I thought I’d just be able to FLIP it around and not reverse the pins, but I had it wrong in my head. This is a great and easy craft for both holidays.
I think this is so adorable! Wish I was crafty because I would love to make this. What a neat idea! About to tweet it. 🙂
What a great idea! I love that it is reversible so it saves on storage space. 2 for 1 🙂
This is so cute and looks so simple to make! These would make cute gifts too!
Such an adorable idea! So creative and so practical, too. It can be a chore to keep us with your wreaths, but this is a great solution!
This is super cute! Looks easy and I love that it does double duty for both holidays!
Such a fun project! Always looking for fun projects to do with my niece – def going to do it – thanks!
What a creative idea! I love the idea of making a wreath for other holidays besides Christmas!
Well this is just the best little wreath project! I love decorating for all the holidays no matter how small so this is awesome!
I love this…am definitely going to give it a go! I love to have a wreath on my door…why save it just for Christmas? Wreaths all year round!
that is so neat that it is reversible! I never would have though to do that, looks simply to make too!
HOW AWESOME!!! This is so simple and cute! I love that it’s reversible! <3
Thanks for this! It absolutely looks so cute and fairly easy to make! So creative!
Wow – so seriously impressive that you MADE all those clothespins! Really. I have seen pre-made ones that already have a design on them, so I think I would go that (easy) route, because this wreath is really fabulous!
This is the most adorable wreath I’ve ever seen. Such a very creative idea to use clothespin.
Belle | One Awesome Momma
Washi tape is a fabulous idea! You’ll have to let me know how it turns out.
This is adorable! I am inclined to use washi tape because I am uber lazy but you have inspired to give this a try.
So cute! I love reversible decorations. Less stuff to store when the holidays are over! ??
This is so cute! I’m always looking for crafts to do with my niece!
What a fabulous idea and to make it reversible is awesome!!!
Sophie xx
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So simple and cute. I imagine it’s super easy to store too? Next cold snowy craft day this is my project!
Such a smart idea!! I love the idea of two sides so you can switch it up!
Candy, I couldn’t agree more! Any time I can make a holiday piece like this one work for more than a month, I’m down (and it’s an added plus that the cost is almost cut in half ? )
Seen these kinds of wreath done before but never reversible which if your going to take the time to make one why not use it for more than one occasion. Plus save on clothespins,