Hi friends,

Do you have open bags of chips, baking chips, pastas, and other foods in your pantry? I have a fun way to close them up – Summer Chip Clips! They are easy and inexpensive to make, not to mention super cute! 😊

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You’ll need some clothespins, 3-inch wood stars, scrapbook paper, and Mod Podge. I found my stars at Hobby Lobby in the unfinished wood section. There are 8 stars in the package for $2.99 – pretty good deal even if they aren’t on sale! 😉

Trace around your stars on the back of the scrapbook paper and cut them out. Using a foam brush, apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the wood star. Apply the paper star to the wood star, smoothing out any wrinkles and lining up the edges – let dry for a few minutes. Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge over the top of the paper and let dry. Use a sanding block along the edges of the stars to remove any excess paper if needed.

Using E6000 clear adhesive, apply a thin line of glue to the star and attach it to the clothespin. If your scrapbook paper has a pattern that needs to go a certain way, make sure that you check your star before glueing it to your clothespin! You can see that I didn’t pay attention to that on one of my flag stars in the photo. And let me just say that the E6000 clear adhesive will hold that star to the clothespin forever once it’s dry!!😮 I could not get it off to turn it the right way!

I found the cute little red, blue, and clear stars in the seasonal section at Hobby Lobby. I used E6000 clear adhesive to attach a little star to each clip. This is optional, but I really like the extra little bling they add. 🙂

These Summer Chip Clips are perfect to have on hand for all the picnics and BBQs this summer. Or slip a few into your beach or pool bag to close up bags after snack time.

Anita