Tutorial: How to Make Decorative Stickpins

Tutorial: Making Decorative Stickpins

 I just recently learned how to make decorative pins to use in my crafting projects.  They are so easy to make and now I am sharing this tutorial on how they are made.

These pins can be very expensive when buying several packages in the craft store ranging from 2.99 to 4.99 for only (5). Here is a great way to have all the colors and shapes you want.

It’s pretty easy to make a basic decorative beaded pin, even if you‘ve never worked with beads before.

Supplies:  Extra long sewing pins or corsage pins, beads of your choice, and super glue or jewelry glue.

1.    Pick out the beads for your design.

2.    Begin sliding the beads on the pin.

3.    After the last bead, apply glue right at the end of the bead.

Allow your pins to dry before using them.  That is it! 

Enjoy Beverly

Weekend Project: shabby chic recycled container

Here is a great way to recycle some of those containers you just don’t need.

To be honest the container I’m using today I’ve had for 3 years.  I stored some of my craft tools in it. It was old, ugly and very dusty so I decided to give it a facelift.

What you need:

Scrap paper

Book pages

Container (round or box shape)

Glue

Paint and glazing medium

Embellishments.

Step 1:

Clean or wipe out your container.

Cut book pages according to container size.

Apply glue to your pages and adhere the pages to your container. Continue with this step until you are completely cover you’re the entire container.

Step 2:

Lightly paint over your book pages. I use a glazing medium so that it's

transparent. You only want a hint of color.

Now select your embellishments. I kinda play around with pieces I had already created from my scraps.  Everything you see is scraps I put all my scraps in a jar.

I used clothe pins to help me visualize where i wanted to place embellishments. 

Then glue them on and you are Finish!

Now it's a container to hold my hand made paper flowers.

 ((The flowers are made from book pages))

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.