Strawberry Pin
July 21, 2010 9:27 am Amy A Craft Trends, Crafts, Jewelry Making, Mod Podge
By General Crafts Contributor Amy, from the Blog “Mod Podge Rocks!”
As a crafter, I have TONS of bags. Some of the bags I have are merely functional rather than good looking, so I like to embellish them. Ones of the ways I embellish things are with pins! Pins can be small or large, and they are easy to make with supplies that you probably already have on hand. Pins are great scrapbusters! They can also be made pretty quickly and give as gifts. As you can see, my pin is inspired by summer.
To make, you’ll need to gather these supplies:
Chipboard shape – approximately 2″ x 4″
K&Company Berry Sweet Paper and Chipboard Fruit Embellishments
Mod Podge Matte
FolkArt Acrylic Paint – Yellow Citron, Hot Pink (or coordinating colors)
Pink Rhinestones
Wood Letter – initial of your choice
Pin back
Craft Glue
Scissors
Pencil
Take a small piece of scrapbook paper a little larger than your chipboard piece and trace. Cut the shape out and set aside.
Paint your chipboard shape and letter – since they are so small, I just painted them both on both sides. Cover completely and allow to dry.
Spread Mod Podge on the top of your chipboard shape. Grab the paper you cut and smooth down thoroughly. You can use your hands – I always use a brayer because it works *really* well. Allow to dry for 15 – 20 minutes.
You are now ready to coat the top. Give a medium layer of Mod Podge and allow to dry for 15 – 20 minutes. I also put a coat of Mod Podge onto my letter “A.”
Time to add embellishments! I used craft glue to add the letter “A,” the strawberry and then one rhinestone in each corner for a little bling. Allow to dry.
