Do you and your family enjoy going to garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores? Summer is a perfect time for hitting up sales in your neighborhood and, if you’re adventurous, hosting a sale of your very own. If you’re hoping to build up your family’s stash of craft supplies, these shops and backyard bargains are a great way to go about that. This week on Make It, we’ve got a simple, quick-to-make pin your children can create using a belt buckle – a 25-cent find at most garage sales.
Materials
- Vintage or used belt buckle
- Round stickers or decorating supplies
- Kraft paper
- Pin back
- SuperTape
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions
| 1. I found these vintage, plastic belt buckles a while back and have had them in my stash ever since. They make a great foundation for pins; T-shirt slides work well, too, for a bigger pin. |
| 2. To decorate the center of your pin, cut a kraft paper circle the size of the opening of the buckle. For this yellow piece, a Paper Source sticker was the perfect size. For a true DIY approach, have your child decorate the kraft paper circle however she’d like. |
| 3. To secure the decorated center to the belt buckle, add a line of extra-sticky SuperTape to the center of the buckle. Press the kraft circle onto the tape. |
| 4. Finish your pin by adding a pinback to the back of the belt buckle with hot glue. Once the glue has cooled, your child is ready to wear her new pin. |
