Stickpins & Pinwheels

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Happy 4th of July.  I am so thankful to live in this great country.  I trust that everyone will have a great and safe time celebrating our country's birthday.  I think that crafting for the 4th of July is so much fun and I wanted to share this little craft with you today.


I enjoy participating in swaps.  One of my favorite items to swap is stick pins because they are so pretty.  I recently participated in a red, white, and blue stick pin swap.  The stick pins have to be in a holder of some kind.  As I was playing on Pinterest recently, I ran across these pinwheel hair clips.  I decided that they would make a perfect holder for this month's stick pins once I modified them to fit my needs.  That's right - 2 fun gifts in 1.

You will need:
3Girl JAM Red, White, and Blue bundle found here
red, white and blue felt - cut into 4" squares
Buttons
Adhesive or thread to make pinwheels (I used E600 and thread)
Hair clips or barrettes
Stick Pins (if you want to use this as a dual purpose project) - red, white, blue beads and miscellaneous spacers



I swap over at Art & Sassy.  You can find out more by clicking here.
I am entering this in the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge - Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp - Patriotic
Craft Your Passion - Red, White, and Blue 
Party Time Tuesdays - Patriotic
Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Red, White, and Blue
Paper Playtime - Red, White, and Blue
Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Comments

Dan said…
What a fun and unique gift! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!
July 4, 2013 at 4:23 AM
Migdalia said…
Very Pretty!
Happy 4th of July.
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia
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July 4, 2013 at 10:50 AM
Sharon said…
Fabulous 2 in 1 gifts!!! I love the barrettes and the beautiful stick pins!! Thank you so very much for joining our 'Red, White & Blue' challenge at Paper Playtime!!!! :)
July 5, 2013 at 3:23 PM
Lin said…
Very fun idea! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp challenge this week!
July 5, 2013 at 4:58 PM
Sandy said…
Super Cute! Thank you for joining us at Party Time Tuesdays! Hope to see you next week! Sandy =0)
July 6, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Bonnie Irvine said…
What a cute holder for your pretty stickpins and a great gift in themselves. Very creative adaptation. Thanks for joining us for our Red, White & Blue challenge at Craft Your Passion this week. I look forward to seeing you again soon.
July 6, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Jo Nevill said…
Super pinwheels, love all your details

Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Challenge

Hugs

Jo x
July 7, 2013 at 2:01 AM
Anonymous said…
What a lovely way to present your stick pins.Both look super.Love them a lot.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion.Hope to see you again next week :D
Lisa x
July 7, 2013 at 3:30 PM
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