| Safety-Pin Jewelry |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-122 |
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Safety pins were invented in 1857 to hold garments together. Barbara Burnett, author and media director of Design Originals, makes an American flag friendship pin using only seed beads and safety pins. These pins make great projects for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Materials:
Brass safety pins
Seed beads in red, white and blue
Plastic plate divided into three sections
Needle-nose pliers
Nail file - Follow the pattern for the American flag shown (figure A). The numbers indicate the safety pins, and the beads are indicated by color.
- Select the first safety pin, and thread the beads onto it, ordering the colors according to the pattern. Close the pin, and pinch the closure with needle-nose pliers so it won't open. String beads on all the safety pins according to the pattern.
- Choose a safety pin as holder of the beaded pins, and pin it to the garment. Slide the end of a nail file between the wires of the pin's spring, and separate them slightly (figure B).
- Thread the beaded safety pins onto the main pin by stringing the hole of the spring of the beaded safety pin onto the main safety pin, going around the loop of the spring and onto the back wire of the main safety pin. Make sure the beaded sides of all the pins face the same direction.
- Use needle-nose pliers to crimp the spring of the main safety pin to its original form.
GUESTS :
Barbara Burnette
2425 Cullen St.
Ft. Worth, TX 76107-1411
Phone: 817-877-0067
Tollfree Phone: 800-877-7820
Fax: 817-877-0861
Media Director of Design Originals
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