I was thinking of other crafts to make for the sukkah, and came up with the idea to use a clothespin and scrapbook paper to make dragonflies. I think these turned out really great, and besides a sukkah craft, these would be great in the summertime hanging on the porch like a mobile.
Supplies:
clothespins
folk art acrylic paint for clothespins, brush
scrapbook paper – if there’s a chance these might get wet, laminate the paper
glue – Elmer’s or Sobo
scissors
clear line for hanging
optional: glitter, seed beads for embellishing the dragonfly clothespin
Directions:
Paint one clothespin for every dragonfly. If you like, you can glitter or glue tiny seed beads on too — or just leave it natural:
I used two different scrapbook paper designs for each butterfly:
Folded the paper in half lengthwise and cut them together (so both sides cut exactly the same) – here is one sheet by itself – since each dragonfly has two sets of wings, I made one wing set shorter and one longer:
Take the two short sets of wings and glue them back to back – so there is contrast if the dragonfly is spinning and you can see the top and bottom. Do the same for the long set of wings:
Put a dab of glue on these two spots inside the clothespin:
Center the wings inside the clothespin and let dry:
Use clear string to tie them for hanging:
