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Push 'em Pretty
I don't like the look of boring silver or gold push pins for my home office, so I've decided to put some colours onto them. If you'd like to do the same, let me show you how.

Posted by DesignIsYay from Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory, Australia • Published See DesignIsYay's 7 projects »
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  • How to make a push pin. Diy Colorful Push Pins - Step 1
    Step 1

    Here are the things that you need:
    Unused box
    Push Pins
    Acrylic Paints
    Paint brush(es)

    Optional: black markers such as Sharpie or Copic

  • How to make a push pin. Diy Colorful Push Pins - Step 2
    Step 2

    The purpose of the unused box is to hold the pins so that they are facing up. You will get some paints on the box, so make sure it’s not a precious box you would want to keep.

    You can also use nail polish instead of acrylic paints. I, however, am not a big nail polish user. I only use navy blue or black polishes, therefore I don’t have many color to choose from.

    I painted the base all white. You might need to do 3-4 coats to get solid color (or probably because I’m using cheap paint?), and it’s better to do one way stroke painting (from left to right only or vice versa) than to do free strokes. I hope you get what I mean...

  • How to make a push pin. Diy Colorful Push Pins - Step 3
    Step 3

    Decorate the push pins any way you like. I used copic markers for the black colour because markers are easier to draw with. You can also use Sharpie.

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