Gather all supplies. Remove the metal spring from the wooden clothespins. For each Ballerina, line up one full clothespin on your work surface, to create a body shape. Attach the wooden clothespin pieces together with a glue gun and glue sticks, using the photo as a template.
Paint the front and all sides of the clothespin Ballerinas with flesh tone acrylic craft paint colors of choice. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
Paint a leotard on the Ballerinas with bright red and kelly green acrylic craft paint, covering the front, sides, and back. Paint on hair with yellow and dark brown acrylic craft paint, covering the front, sides, and back. Add polka dot cheeks by dipping the end of the paintbrush into pink acrylic craft paint. Add eyes, a mouth, toe shoes, and crisscross laces with a black permanent marker. Set aside to dry.
Slide a pearl bead onto the red and the green tinsel chenille stems. Bend into an oval and secure closed by twisting the stem onto itself.
Attach the Ballerinas’ arms onto the back of the clothespin using a glue gun and glue sticks. Make sure that the pearl bead is at the top.
Place circle template onto three layers of white quilt batting and trace the outline of the 2 ¼” circle with a marker. Carefully cut out circles, cutting inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
Fold three circles of quilt batting in half and cut a small slit in the center with scissors. Make sure the circle is not larger than the clothespin width.
To finish, insert the Ballerinas into their quilt batting tutus. Since the wooden clothespins are rough, there is no need for glue.