Embellished Thumbtacks - A Tutorial

Thumbtacks are useful.

But embellished flower thumbtacks are fun and useful.

What's even better is that this would be a super easy, (last minute) Mother's Day gift.

{Here's what you need}

Some sort of polyester or silky satin material,

scissors, glue gun, hot glue sticks, thumbtacks, pearl beads, candle

*optional: cardboard, mod podge, sponge brush, scrapbook paper

{I know a lot of you may already know how to make these kind of flowers,

but if not, here are some basic directions.}

Step One :: Cut out 6 uneven circles about 1.5 inches in diameter

cut 6 {medium} uneven circles slightly smaller than the first

cut 6 {small} circles slightly smaller than the second one

Step Two :: Hold each circle close to the candle flame.

The edges of the material will crinkle up.

But these circles are small so watch your fingers and be careful!!!

{All three circle sizes ready to go, with crinkled edges.}

Step Three :: Hot glue all three layers of circles together with a small dob of hot glue between each layer.

{Not Pictured} Hot glue a pearl bead in the center of the layered flower.

Step Four :: Hot glue the flower to a thumbtack.

{...please pardon my very dry hands.}



Pretty Finished Product.

Optional Step :: Cut out two rectangle pieces of cardboard,

hot glue them together,

 then use mod podge to adhere a piece of scrapbook paper

on top of the cardboard layers.

Optional Step Two :: after the mod podge on the scrapbook paper has dried,

stick all six thumbtacks into the cardboard.



 I love how these embellished thumbtacks pop on this cork board!

Happy Mother's Day to all you women out there!
Whether you have children or not, we are all nurturers to someone.
Have a great weekend!


Linked to: The Shabby Nest, Tatertots and Jello