12 Simple Pipe Cleaner Crafts for Everyone

From pipe cleaner animals to flowers and plants, everyone from kids to adults can make their own fuzzy friends from pipe cleaners! While some pipe cleaner crafts can become complicated projects pretty soon, here are some beginner-friendly projects to help you get started.

 

What tools will you need to make pipeline cleaner crafts?

For beginner models, you can make pipe cleaner crafts without any tools. As you get into models that require more attention, you will need some simple tools. First, you will need a glue gun and some glue sticks to securely attach pipe cleaners to your crafts; second, you will need a small scissor to trim down the fuzz to make your crafts more realistic; last one is optional, but you will need some decorations such as googly eyes to make your crafts look even better!

Where can you buy pipe cleaners for crafts?

You can buy pipe cleaners for crafting online anywhere. At Fuzzypipe, we have researched and tried more than 100 different pipe cleaner brands online, and our pipe cleaner kits provide the best quality pipe cleaners that are easy to twist and combine into cute, fuzzy pipe cleaner crafts.

Pipe cleaner crafts for everyone from adults, keens, to kids

None of these ideas will take you long to make, so curl up, get ready to learn and discover your new favorite lazy Sunday craft project.

1. DIY pipe cleaner tanystropheus

Our first model takes about 30~40 pipe cleaners to make. It's a playful pipe cleaner craft idea to give to your family or put it on your desk for viewing. You can make this with different color you like, our personal favorite is neon blue!

2. DIY pipe cleaner star keychain

The keychain star craft takes less than 10 pipe cleaners to make! It's a decorative pipe cleaner craft idea to make for your commute backpack or use it to decorate your keys. You can make this with any color you like, our personal favorite is orange mixed with wine red.

3. DIY pipe cleaner cloud accessories

These little clouds take less than 10 pipe cleaners to make! You will need a glue gun and a scissor to make sure it comes out fluffy, and you will also need a thicker version of pipe cleaners. If you would like to make it into a little brooch, you will also need a pin. 

4. DIY pipe cleaner star ring

These little clouds take about 30 pipe cleaners to make! You will need a glue gun to secure the star onto the ring, or you can also just make a star. You can make this with any color you like, our personal favorite is the yellow star with blue ring!

5. DIY pipe cleaner pineapple

This little pineapple accessory take about 15 pipe cleaners to make. You will need a glue gun to secure the body onto the leave. Once you finish, put a pin to make it into a brooch, or add a little rope to make a keychain accessory.

6. DIY pipe cleaner ugly gingerbread man

This little guy takes about 15 pipe cleaners to make. You will need a glue gun to secure the knot onto the body. Once you finish adding the googly eyes, put a little pill as its nose for the cute finish!

7. DIY pipe cleaner chinchilla

This cute chinchilla from our childhood movies takes about 10 pipe cleaners to make, but it can also be bigger depending on how big you want it to be. You will need a glue gun to secure its ears, eyes, and belly onto its body. Once you finish adding the googly eyes, put a little green leafy hat on it to finish!

8. Pipe cleaner piggy

This awkward piggy only takes 7 pipe cleaners to make. You will need a glue gun to secure its sweat drop onto its face. Once you finish adding the googly eyes, don’t forget to add its nostril! 

9. DIY Pipe cleaner flower: persimmon tree

This model is for intermediate pipe cleaner crafters who are looking for more challenges! It takes about 40 pipe cleaners to make. You start off by making the persimmons one by one, then you make each persimmon’s stem and attach it to the fruit individually using glue gun, finally you will need some fake flower stems to put together the entire persimmon tree. Find yourself a vase to display it!

10. DIY pipe cleaner baby dragon

This model is for intermediate pipe cleaner crafters who are looking for more challenges! It takes about 4 pipe cleaners (the thicker type) to make. You start off by making the body of the dragon, then you want to cut out some smaller pieces of white clothes and use glue gun to attach them to the dragon’s tail and back. Finish the dragon with a small eye!

11. DIY pipe cleaner flower with leaves

This model is for intermediate to advanced pipe cleaner crafters who are looking for more challenges! It takes about 60 pipe cleaners to make. When finished, this model can be as tall as 15 niches! You start off by making the petals of the giant rose, then you want to make each individual leaves, when you finish the rose and the leaves, arrange them into the desired positions. Finally grab some fake flower stem, and use glue gun to attach the leaves and the rose your stems. Now you have another handmade statement piece for your living room!

12. DIY pipe cleaner fuzzy butterfly

This model is for beginner pipe cleaner crafters. It takes about 10 pipe cleaners to make. You start off by building the structure of the butterfly’s body, then you want to fill its wings with color of your choice. Upon finishing the body and the wings, add two plastic elastic antennas.

Now that you have seen what’s possible from beginner to advanced pipe cleaner models, you are ready for our FuzzyPipe pipe cleaner kits! Our team selects the best pipe cleaners, and our pipe cleaner craft designers spend every week designing the next collectible pipe cleaner crafts.

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This article is written by Thomas Xu.