Fuzzy creations
This huge pipe cleaner spider (or some sort of tarantula) was constructed in a matter of 15 hours or so. The difficulty was very low, so as long as you are willing to put in the time, it should not be a difficult project to complete whether you are a kid or an adult. The... Continue Reading →
My best piece of advice is to always start with a picture. But don't be afraid to stray from that image in terms with either coloring or the overall form. A picture will help you keep proportions correct, and the rest will fall in place. A disproportionate animal will look sloppy at best, and unless... Continue Reading →
This pipe cleaner tree frog is larger than life size, and was one of my first creations. He took around 5 hours to make. The arms and legs were made first, starting with a few sticks and then wrapping additional pipe cleaners around them to give them a bit more substance and strength. After that,... Continue Reading →
This pipe cleaner dragon wasn't too difficult because it was made primarily from one color pipe cleaners, and because it it small enough to not need a lot of structural integrity to hold its shape. The body was essentially a long, curving cylinder and then the wings and feet were attached to it. Here are... Continue Reading →
This little guy was quite fun to make. Since he is a crab of a fictional species, I had the liberty to have some fun with the color pattern. The claw was made separately and is removable in order to allow switching which side it is on. He is quite sturdy considering the thickness and... Continue Reading →
Do you have a pipe cleaner creation that you'd like to share with the online community? If so, please post a picture. We'd love to see what you have created and it will help everyone get new ideas. Happy posting!
This tarantula was created with a few hours of work. The legs were made out of a few pipe cleaners going the length of the leg and then wrapping the red and black alternating colors around them. Then I just attached them to a body. Underneath is a little loop so that it can be... Continue Reading →
I found a website that has some good, simple ideas to get started making things out of pipe cleaners. The emphasis in most cases is not on the pipe cleaners, but the overall craft around them, but they are still good ways to get started... https://funfamilycrafts.com/pipe-cleaner-crafts-kids/
Pipe cleaners as a medium are generally easy to work with, but when you try to make something very large that needs to support its own weight, it can be quite challenging. Pipe cleaners are meant to be bendable, so when you want them to act more rigidly, there is a lot of thought that... Continue Reading →
A huge pipe cleaner leopard
Pipe Cleaner Animals 