Friday, April 2, 2010

enamel flower pins



I purposely choose a simple safety pin- I think it looks fresh, but you can group a few of these flowers together for more impact. They also would look great on a barrette. For this craft you will need:
  • pine cones
  • wood glue
  • nail polish
  • glue gun
  • safety pin
  • optional are: scissors and a wet wipe

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32 comments:

  1. Heather - Dollarstorecrafts.comApril 2, 2010 at 10:52 PM

    This is great!! You are always so clever!

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  2. xineApril 3, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    Thanks Heather!

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  3. UnknownApril 3, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    I love this idea. I can't wait to try it out!

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  4. AnneApril 4, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    Those are so beautiful and I never would have guessed they're made from pine cones!

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  5. malkahApril 4, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    My younger daughter has a gazillion bottles of nail polish. Here's hoping she'll share. I love this idea. I found you on Creative Jewish Mom.

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  6. Jennifer @ No Place Life HomeApril 4, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    Beautiful!

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  7. Heather - Dollarstorecrafts.comApril 11, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    Linked up to your post today! http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2010/04/make-faux-enamel-flower-pins/

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  8. xineApril 11, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    Thank you Heather!

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  9. NarimasuApril 11, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    What a clever idea! And we're knee deep in little fir cone petals that the squirrels have dropped everywhere. I won't even have to take them off the cob! Do you have any good ideas for these cobs that are also left behind? They look almost like tiny corn cobs.

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  10. A Cupcake LifeApril 11, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    those are amazingly beautiful. thanks for sharing how to make these!

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  11. JennyApril 11, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    these will be perfect for my daughter's Girl Scout SWAPS. Thank You for sharing..saw this on dollar store crafts! Beautiful flowers, very clever!

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  12. AuthorApril 12, 2010 at 6:52 AM

    love your tutorial is a drawing! totally my style!! lol

    www.rachaelsblossoms.blogspot.com

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  13. DotApril 12, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    Very cool! found you via $craft and I love your site... will be linking to this at Dabbled.

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  14. ~L~April 13, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    love this...so creative.... check out my site when you get a chance....theres some pretty creative stuff on there also.

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  15. xineApril 13, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    Thanks for all the compliments guys, and a big thanks to all you who have linked to this post!

    Narimasu- The pine cone core could be used as a base to attach multiple flowers to, to make a small bouquet shape (paint it with clear nail polish first if you like)
    L- love the zipper earrings!

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  16. Little Miss DeliciousApril 13, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    This is such a cute idea!

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  17. AnonymousApril 14, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    Hi Jane!

    I am planning on using this technique to make some flowers for a bouquet for an article I'm working on. I was wondering if you would like to write the tutorial for how to do it, to accompany the piece since it was originally your idea. Please email me {sebrina.schultz@mismikadocreations.com} so I can give you all the details. Thanks!

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  18. lfhpuebloApril 14, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    I've done this in the past, only I didn't use a safety pin, I actually bought a packet of stick pins at the craft store. I think any nice enamel paint would work, or any nice car model paints would work too.

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  19. xineApril 14, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    lfhpueblo is absolutely correct- any enamel paint will do - the benifit about nail polish is that it's thicker than most enamel and model paints as well as you don't have to deal with brush cleaners or turpentine (then again i'm obsessive about my paint brushes)

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  20. MollyeMay 1, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    Amazing and the bestest part, we all have everything we need.

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  21. xineMay 6, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    thanks for the compliments guys! - Nancy, feel free to link to any of my posts! (and thanks for the plug)

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  22. AnonymousMay 8, 2010 at 2:16 PM

    Those are fantastic! I can't wait to try this out on my own!

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  23. SamanthaMay 12, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    Great project. Reminded me of Balenciaga's lacquer floral necklace. I featured your project this week at my DIY Fashion column on examiner.com.

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  24. AnonymousDecember 5, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Love the idea of this project and I even bought the stuff to do it with. However, I can't get my pine cone sections to stick together. Not to mention they look nothing like your finished project. Seems that they have too much of a stacked look. :[

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  25. lisbonlionessMarch 19, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    This is the neatest thing I've seen since the invention of sliced beard. Love it!

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  26. imsteelefullofscrapFebruary 8, 2012 at 4:05 AM

    What a great idea thank u for sharing

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  27. ShannonFebruary 25, 2012 at 2:20 AM

    So beautiful, I am going to make these to put on my backpack and maybe some hair barrettes as suggested. Thanks for sharing. I found you on Dollar Store Craft's website.

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  28. UnknownApril 28, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    Hi, I was inspired by your work ad did something similar, but different, thanks for idea!
    http://pinterest.com/taurina/my-stuff/

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  29. kudSeptember 9, 2012 at 5:28 AM

    Brilliant and eco friendly!

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  30. Jen @ SkinnedKnees.netFebruary 28, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    These are cool. I have some pinecones that look just like flowers that I've been meaning to turn into brooches. Any tips on how to make them sturdy? They look like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eatacarvelcake/6796836944/in/photostream

    Thanks in advance!

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  31. UnknownMay 11, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    gorgeous!!

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  32. Jo FNovember 1, 2014 at 2:18 AM

    I'm sorry, but I can't read one word of the instructions written. Can't they be typed out like the rest. I'd like to try and make one.

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