There is little chance of mistake when you have something to use as a base for a pipe cleaner plushie. Depending upon the type of f plushie, you can use a cardboard cutout, tissue paper, or a cardboard roll and styrofoam.
You can also take the help of pencils and markers to make loops or curls in the pipe cleaner. If you are also looking for the easiest ways to craft pipe cleaner plushies, check these five keychain ideas.
All of them take no more than 10 minutes, and two can even be completed in less than 2 minutes. They are quick and cute, too. Like, see the flower plushie and the bow plushie. And like usual, they will be REALLY creative. Let’s dive!
Way #1: Pipe Cleaner Pokémon Keychain
Craft a cute pipe cleaner Pikachu keychain in just 3 minutes with the help of a cardboard base. Gonna be a simple Pikachu face for Pokémon fans. First, cut an 8cm x 5cm rectangle from a cardboard sheet and make cuts to turn it into an oval.
Then you will want to wrap it completely using 3 yellow pipe cleaners. For the ears, take small cuttings from the yellow and black pipe cleaners and glue them on.
There are also rolls of a red pipe cleaner to craft the blush of Pikachu. For the mouth, you can use a black nylon thread, and for the eyes, black safety beads.
Way #2: Pipe Cleaner Coffee Cup Keychain
This irresistibly cute coffee cup plushie requires a rolled and taped tissue as a base. Gonna be a smiling cappuccino cup with small, adorable features like pipe cleaner milk foam, coffee skim, and blush.
Prepare it in your favorite color, from aqua to pink, as a charm for your COFFEE machine or a small present for coffee lovers.
Once you are done making the base, all you have to do is wrap a pipe cleaner around it and make small rolls of pipe cleaner for coffee and milk. You will also want a semi-circle cutout for the handle.
Way #3: Pipe Cleaner Flower Keychains
From the very beginning, I am curating creative ways to craft pipe cleaner flower plushies. But so far, all of them are big table decorations that come with a pipe cleaner pot for displaying. Finally, here is how you can make a miniature flower in just 10 minutes.
This is gonna be a smiling daisy plushie with a pair of leaf or should I say, the hugging arms. You can definitely craft it with a pot following way #5.
The pink and yellow are really irresistible, but I still recommend using white and yellow. There is actually a catch! You can use it as a pencil holder as the stem is crafted as a pocket of pipe cleaner. So, you can have it as a back-to-school present for kids.
Way #4: Pipe Cleaner Bow Bag Charm
In less than 2 minutes, using just 2 pipe cleaners, you can craft this elegant coquette bow for coquette aesthetic lovers. I like the curls in the ribbon tails and the white bead attached in the middle. You can use a board marker as a base for the wrappings.
Begin with the first pipe cleaner and wrap it 4 times around the marker. Add curls in the remaining length of the pipe cleaner using a chopstick or a hook.
Make the 2nd half, too, but keep its loops on the mirror side. Then all you have to do is attach the pieces. That’s it. Both pink and blue look equally elegant.
Way #5: Pipe Cleaner Sprout Keychain
Seeing your sown seeds sprout is one of the most satisfying feelings. Let’s craft an Eternal potted sprout plushie with a smiling face and blush with this fuzzy wire tutorial. Requires two rolled 3cm by 20cm cardboard strips for the base.
You will want to roll it and cover it with brown pipe cleaner, hot gluing as you go. For the leaf and stem, you will want to craft two mirror parts and join them together. It is fun and easy to craft anyway.