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Easy Pipe Cleaner People (Elves)

October 31, 2012

You may have spotted our cork crafts mushrooms posted today in the Kids Craft section! The mushrooms were a simple and sweet craft – very easy and very quick to make, but we felt, in order to play with them, we needed a “little extra, we need some ELVES and PIXIES…. so rummaged around the craft drawer to look at simple “items to make” elves with. And up popped the pipe cleaners and the idea for Pipe Cleaner people!

Pipe Cleaner Elves and Toadstool Craft - so cute!

Materials: one pipecleaner, one wooden bead, some wool & a black pen

Optional: acorn “hat” and PVA glue

I like the “optional glue”, as you can make these pipe cleaner people really simply or quickly without the hats… or add your own style or Autumn Craft feel by adding little acorn hats or similar.

You could also add some feathery wings, or dress them up in felt if you wish!

1) Cut some hair. Fold your pipe cleaner in half. Add the wool to the bended end of the pipe cleaner.

pipe cleaner people

2) Thread your bead onto the pipe cleaner, making sure not to knock out the wool.

pipe cleaner people

3) Squeeze to the end. Your crazy hair for your pipe cleaner person is now secured.

pipe cleaner people

4) Now bend the rest of the pipe cleaner into arms and legs ( a loop for the arm and straight legs)

pipe cleaner people

5) Twist securely into place.

6) Decide on whether your pipe cleaner people need faces or hats and add as required.

Then explore cork crafts, with some cute mushrooms and build the pipe cleaner people – or our pixies and elves – a little diorama.

You can also see this Pipecleaner Craft on video here:

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Filed Under: Autumn, Kids Craft 9 Comments

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  1. Annette says

    October 31, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    These are so awesomely simple! I hope you’ll consider linking on Waldorf Wednesday.
    http://ourseasonsofjoy.com/seasons-of-joy/waldorf-wednesday-10/

    Reply
  2. Sian says

    October 31, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    super cute : ) love the green one!

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  3. Red Ted Art says

    October 31, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    Awe thanks! And Annette, will do! Thank you for the invite.

    Reply
  4. Annette says

    November 7, 2012 at 11:16 am

    Thanks for visiting Waldorf Wednesday. Hope to see you back this week!
    http://ourseasonsofjoy.com/seasons-of-joy/waldorf-wednesday-11/

    Reply
  5. The carpet cleaner says

    December 28, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    Wow these look great i will have a go at making some with my daughter..thanks again

    Reply
  6. elenor says

    May 20, 2017 at 7:16 pm

    They are lovely! I’m sure my grandkids will like them.
    Thanks for the nice tutorial.
    Have a nice weekend!

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      May 21, 2017 at 8:44 pm

      My pleasure!

      Reply

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