Even the most basic, everyday, taken-for-granted tools and supplies can benefit from a little dressing up. Just ask Kimahn from Scissors, Paper, Wok, who gave some plain ol’ straight pins a glamorous makeover. Her secret? Shrink plastic! (If you don’t have any commercially purchased shrink plastic on hand, look for #6 plastic, which is the same thing!) These would be a great gift for your favorite seamster, and the technique would also work well for dressing up jewelry head pins! [how to make custom pin heads]
Project estimate:
- Straight pins, on hand or $1
- Shrink plastic, on hand or about $5 and up
- Sponge, on hand
- Heat gun or oven, on hand
Total: Free and up
