Friendship pins on shoes

Using beads and safety pins are all you need to make these bright and meaningful tokens of friendship. Carefully string the safety pin’s open side into the holes of a few beads, taking care not to…

Around the same time I was wearing ribbon barrettes, I was making and trading Friendship Pins. They were huge in the early 1980's. My friends and I spent countless hours making them for each other. We proudly displayed them on our jackets or Kangaroos. There are only two supplies needed- safety pins and seed beads. I pulled these out on a day when Trevor was too sick to go out, but not too sick to do some crafting. He was very excited. As I poured out the beads, I noticed this warning: Not…

Summer has come upon us again and this time we’re making this fun summer art craft project ideal for kids of all ages. If you’re contemplating on some charming summer activities that your kids

Learn how to make a totally rad, 80's inspired friendship pin craft to share with friends. Learn how to make cool bead patterns with pins

It’s cold, baby. The kind of cold that prompts a governor to call off school based on predicted record-low temps. To some, this is music to the ear (busted). To others, this is a deer-in-the-headli…

When I was in the fifth grade in Montgomery, Alabama, friendship pins were all the rage. I remember sitting for hours putting little beads on safety pins and then attaching them onto my shoelaces and such. We also strung little...

summer is coming to a close around here and we're soaking up the last of it we spent alot of time in the kitchen baking goodies & making crafts this summer these friendship pins were probably one of our favorite projects you can make your own with some seed beads and a few different sizes of safety pins we purchased both at Joanns & Michaels with a quick search on pinterest, we found a bunch of pin "patterns" flags, animals and lots of other things! you can find my "summer" board here where…