BrittanyMakes

Here's a super fun and easy DIY project for ya – bling bling button bobby pins! Seriously, this project is so easy, it can be done in minutes.  I spent more time picking out the buttons for this project than the actual execution.

Here's a peek at the hair pins I made:

I love gold accessories, and turquoise, and bobby pins to pin back my messy mop.  I went shopping with my girlfriends the other day and picked up 2 packs of 30 bright gold bobby pins from H&M for $2.95 each. Not bad I say! To be honest, I think Target's pins are more expensive.  FYI, I am a bobby pin connoisseur, and I detest flimsy pins, so I was surprised to find H&M's pins were mighty strong and durable.

I was at JoAnne's picking up something for another project, and found myself lost in the button aisle.  So many buttons! I certainly wasn't going to spend a ton of $ on buttons, so I picked out about a dozen of decent bling bling quality, spent about $10, and went home. 

Here's the fool-proof process to create some blingin' hair pins:

1) Supplies needed:

1. bobby pins
2. buttons of choice
3. wire clipper pliers (not pictured)
4. Gorilla super glue

The trick was finding the right glue for the job.  I wanted a clear, flexible, fast drying, and strong bonding glue so the buttons wouldn't pop off after a few wears.  Gorilla super glue works! I tried tacky glue and regular Gorilla glue on my first attempts, but both took too long to dry, and once they dried, the buttons just popped right off! Annoying.  I've worn my pins for 2 days and they're sill heavily intact.  Gorilla super glue = win!

2) Clip off the backs to your buttons, if needed

You're probably thinking you can't use all buttons because some have little loopy-thingys on the back that you can't remove.  Well, they can be removed, you just need the right tool.  This tool here, the wire clipper pliers, has come to my rescue so frequently and it's an essential jewelers tool.  Regardless of what you think (due to the lack of jewelry posts), YES I do actually make jewelry!

3) Lay the button upside down; apply 2 dabs of glue to the back side, one in the middle and one on the edge of the button

4) Press & hold the bobby pin in the glue, jagged side down. Careful not to glue the bobby pin at an angle.  The glue will secure the bobby pin in less than a minute.  Let the glue dry completely for at least a half hour.  It's better to be safe and dry than to stick the pin in your hair when the glue is not completely set.  Yes the glue dries fast, but you don't want to glue the hair pin in your hair right? Right.

5) repeat steps 3 & 4 on all your buttons

Once you're done, your pins will look something like these:

Now, try one on! Purrr-tay!

 My bad.  I took this pic really early in the morning, I should have smiled a little.  These hair pins turned out so well! I'm sure yours will too.

The thing I love most about this simple project is you can pretty much glue anything to a bobby pin.  Next I want to make some felt or satin rosettes and turn those into hair pins, or find some crystal stones or buttons for extra bling.  So many options!