How to Make Cookie Cutout Pins

Whip up a few pins to wear to work and maybe a few for your co-workers just to say "thanks". Each pin costs between a few cents to fifty cents depending on the type of pin back you use.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Buttons
• Embroidery Threads
• Pin Backs
• Ribbons
• Sequins
• Aleene's Tacky Glue
• Batting
• Beads
• Clear Contact Paper
• Felt
• Glitter
• Glue Guns
• Hot Glue Sticks
• Sewing Needles
• Threads
• Cookie Cutters
• Scissors
• Pencils

Felt Pin

1. Trace cookie cutter shape onto felt.
2. Fold the felt and cut two pieces. This will give you a front and back to your pin.
3. Whipstitch two pieces together leaving a small opening at the bottom to fill with batting.
4. Tear tiny pieces of batting and stuff into pin shape. Use a pencil, if needed, to fill.
5. Whipstitch opening closed.
6. Decorate design with beads, wiggly eyes, paint and sequins or cut designs from felt.
7. Use hot glue or quick-drying glue to affix.
8. Glue pin to back of design.

Photo Pin

9. Make a copy of your favorite photograph.
10. Cut a piece of clear contact paper 1/2 inch larger than your picture.
11. Cover both sides of photo with clear contact paper.
12. Place a cookie cutter on picture.
13. Trace around cookie cutter.
14. Cut out shape. For a firmer photo pin, cut a piece of felt the same shape and glue to back.
15. Glue trim around outside edge.
16. Glue pin on back of photo.

Tips & Warnings

• For a turkey photo pin, make the body your picture and glue felt tail feathers on the back.
• For a Christmas tree photo pin, glue a string of sequins around the edge. For a Santa pin, glue bits of cotton around the edge and red beads around the top for a hat. Let your imagination run wild.