What about a safety pin tied w/ all different colors of ribbon? That thin, very inexpsevie type of ribbon?

Angie

You can purchase Shrinky Dink film at Hobby lobby that can be printed on using your computer and printer. You could design a neat pin and print several on a sheet, and shrink them. Then use an adhesive like E6000 to glue on a pin back.

You need to spray the printed side of the pin with clear Krylon after it has been shrank, because ink jet ink isn't water proof.

Only buy Shrinky Dink brand...the other kind doesn't work very well and never flattens right. The SD brand works great.

I bought a badge-a-minit off ebay for my DD. Those arern't that expensive, and the supplies for them aren't bad either. If this is a yearly project, you might want to get one. I think the pin maker was around 25.00, and the supplies to make a couple hundred pins was around 15.00

You could use Perler beads which you can purchase in any craft store (very inexpensive). After putting the little plastic beads on a plastic form, you iron them and they melt together, then just hot glue on a pin back. The kids would love making them also, as long as you did the ironing. They are very easy.

Perler beads ? Is that the brand name or the product name ? I have been looking for some way to make little red white and blue things . Could you tell me more about it ? Would Michael's have them ? THANKS SO MUCH !!!

(I also think they'd make a cute rainbow project, too ! )

Perler beads is the brand name. I bought them at A.C.Moore, but Michaels or Walmart probably have them in the kids craft section. You can buy them in small bags, but since I teach a craft class for students at school, I bought a container of 22,000 beads last year. It was only around $10.00. I already had the forms to make them on, as you can buy those and the paper to iron them with separately. If you don't have the paper, I have used parchment paper before. The container I bought has all colors of beads and the kids just love designing their own magnets or pins. I usually make the star, or heart shapes, but I have made a dragonfly with them also. bonnie

Thanks Bonnie ! I feel a new project coming on ~ !!!! LOL

Perler Beads are the BEST! Also another brand called Hama...they are virtually the same.

These will keep kids busy for hours. They never get tired of creating with them. Fun for grownups too, LOL

It is easy to find neat patterns on the net. I have lots of different peg boards to make the designs. Wal-Mart carries Perler. Hobby Lobby carries Hama. You can usually find more peg boards at Hobby Lobby, but ebay has tons if you search.

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