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Painted Pins

the simple&silly project.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/painted-pins • Posted by Alice L.

I was really really bored, and I wanted to make something, but my sewing machine was with theguythatfixessewingmachines. so... I looked around and saw my pins and had the greatest/silliest/simplest idea. I bought my pins at a very low price, a while ago. they are great at pinning, but the paint they have on their "head" kept coming off. so I decided to paint them!

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

0 h 20

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

I was really really bored, and I wanted to make something, but my sewing machine was with theguythatfixessewingmachines. so... I looked around and saw my pins and had the greatest/silliest/simplest idea. I bought my pins at a very low price, a while ago. they are great at pinning, but the paint they have on their "head" kept coming off. so I decided to paint them!

Instructions

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    So first grab the pins. Look at those horrible friends of mine. You can "peel off" the paint if you want, or leave it there. But if it has a lot of about-to-get-lose paint, take it off.

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    Grab the nail polish. I had these, but never really used them. The pink one is lovely, but I'm REAAAALLY white, and it looked hideous on me. And the blue one is awesome, also, but I found a better brand, so it was set aside.

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    Take one pin from the sharp point. And prepare to dip it into the nail polish. You can do this directly on the bottle, or maybe pour some in a soda lid, or so.

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    Dip it completely and pull it out. Shake it a bit, tap it against the border, gently, so you lose the extra material.

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    Pin them on foam or styrofoam to dry. They dry really quick! I had my windows open, and in about 10 minutes they were perfect.

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    And enjoy!!!! I don't know how much the nail polish will last, or if it will start to come off. But at least, you give good use to hideous nailpolish and little sad pins! If you have any doubts, please, contact me!