It’s no secret that I love to use recycled materials in
craft projects. Brown bags are one
of my favorites. Make this indian corn pin for
yourself or use it for a wonderful teacher gift. And the best part is that you create the dimensional base
from a simple brown bag.
You will need:
E sized seed beads, yellow, red, white and brown
Brown bag
Tacky craft glue
Needle and thread
Small amount of tan crepe paper
9 inches of ribbon in choice of color
Pin back
Small amount of poly-fill
1.
Draw an oval shape on some lightweight cardboard to make a pattern. (Approximately 2” x 2 ¾”) Trace and cut two of these oval
shapes from brown bag.
2.
Spread some glue all around the edges leaving
the top unglued and press together.
Use a clothespin to hold together until the glue sets. Let dry. When it is dry use a pencil to open the inside and fill with
poly-fill. Add a bit of glue to
the top area to close and press together.
Hold with the clothespin till set.
3.
Thread a needle and some thread and knot the end
large enough to hold the seed beads. (It helps to lay your beads on a piece of felt to prevent rolling) Begin adding seed beads alternating the colors, predominately
yellow. Measure across the brown
bag base and when it fits, add a line of glue and attach the string of
beads. Clip ends.
4.
Continue adding bead strings across working your
way down until you reach the bottom.
Let the glue dry.
5.
Cut a 5” x 5” piece of crepe paper. Cut some triangular slits in one side of the crepe paper. Gather the top edge (the edge with the slits) 1 ½”down from the
top and tie with a piece of thread.
Place the corn inside the crepe paper with the 1 ½” portion at the
top. Gather around the side and
glue the excess to the back. Let dry.
6.
When all the glue has dried cut a 9” piece of
ribbon and tie in a bow at the top.
Attach a pin to the back\ with some tacky glue.
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This is just too cute:)
ReplyDeleteΠολυ καλο μπραβο!!!!
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of detail in this! Excellent!
ReplyDeleteSo cute... I love fall jewelry!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!!! I'm going to try this with Kindergarteners so I will use just beads and glue them on the paper.
ReplyDeleteThis really made me giggle for some reason. so cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! I am going to have to try it!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! Love it! Thank you for sharing at our
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This is such a cute idea! New follower too :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for linking up your wonderful recycled brown bag indian corn pin in our weekly Crafty Showcase. Your item was our #1 most clicked crafty link! We are featuring you today in our Feature Friday post. We will also feature you on our Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest post today.
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Thanks you!
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Susie @Bowdabra
thanks for sharing.
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