Vintage Brooch Pin DIY

 Hi crafty friends! 

Today I'm posting about some brooch pins I made with a vintage flair. There are lots of different pins like this, some have the little holes for adding jump rings, others don't. I bought mine from Hobby Lobby, but I saw them on Amazon and other sites as well. Just search for "Brooch pins for crafts" and you should see some assorted types. 

Anyway, I have been collecting a few little doodleydoos for crafting these and I was totally expecting that I could use large safety pins. Um, no. It just doesn't work without extreme and unsuccessful alteration of the pins. So off to Hobby Lobby, and though they were almost hiding from me, I found them. 

Here's one of the pins (cute Boston Terrier in background):

And here are the pins I made: 

The first one features a bottle cap that I punched a 1" image from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Photobooth I purchased from Simon Says Stamp. 

This next one features a round bezel tray and an image I dug out of my stash. Is it Tim Holtz? Maybe, but I'm not 100% sure. Sometimes I'll be using supplies unknown due to having had them for a while, but I'll always try to add links if I can. 

To make this, I suggest putting the project on a sturdy surface (cardstock, plate, board) because you will need to carefully move it away to dry once the process is finished.  

I used Crystal Effects from Stampin' Up, but you can use any clear glaze product that is made for crafts. I put the glaze on the bezel (the empty metal circle), punched the image out and added it, making sure it was lying flat in the bezel. Once it was in place, I added more glaze and left it overnight to dry.

I bought a coat last spring that I've been wanting for ages, and I'll be added the one with the blue heart to the upper chest of my new coat. I'm somewhat eager for cold weather, but here in Statesboro, Georgia, we will only need a coat for a few weeks. 

I hope you enjoyed this post, I'll be sharing more in the future with step-by-step instructions or a video link where I created the craft. 

Thanks, and God bless!