Stick Pins in Tins

Hi! Hmmm, seems like a while since I've posted anything. But I have been crafting. With Mother's Day coming up, I thought I'd put together some simple gifts for some crafty friends. I was wanting to package up some cute stick pins that I had bought a while ago and got inspired to do so HERE. I made mine a bit differently since I also wanted to place them in tins.

Floral stick pins. The pins are stuck into fun foam on the bottom which you can't see from this view.

Leaf stick pins. I should have had my hubby take side view photos too so you can see that they are not just flat. They stick out about a quarter of an inch.

Heart stick pins. All the pins are from Maya Road which I purchased online from Eclectic Paperie.

I made 3 sets. It was fast after I made the first set.

3 fit nicely in one tin. I recycled these tins which held paper flowers before.

Do you notice the odd ball? My hubby always has one not matching the others. I added some ribbon (recycled from my kids' Easter treats--good thing I have 3 kids) and also used PTI's Tiny Tags (3 on each tin) tied with twine.

If you have any questions on how I made these, just leave me a comment.

Thanks for reading and hope you have a great week!

Comments

Cheryl said…

Cute pinholders! The packaging is so pretty too! How nice, you have a photographer!

May 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM

Lorraine said…

Oh I love your packaging of the pins! That's a great gift idea!

May 3, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Sunghee said…

Fab fab fab!!! What a lovely packaging for pins! LOVE IT!

May 4, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Anonymous said…

Very cute! Are they hairpins or sewing pins though? I can't tell.

June 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM

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