The Safety pin is a humble knight in shining armor!
It can replace a missing button on your shirt, fight a falling hem of your dress, tighten your shoulder straps or hold your skirt around your waist.
Safety Pins are a simple last-minute fashion-fix to evade wardrobe embarrassment or unwanted peek-a-boos.
We are constantly trying to ensure that the safety pins are not visible. Why use that metal safety-pin when you can use a colored one? Colored safety pins from market may not be of the color you are looking for, so why make one yourself?
- Stand out – Add funky colored safety-pins to make your outfit stand out!
- Don’t stand out – Color safety-pins to match the color of your clothes/dress to hide their presence.
Here is a small but handy DIY for you all on how you can make your own colored safety pins.
Supplies:
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Metal Safety pins
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Nail Paint OR Acrylic colors & brush
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Sheet of Paper
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Take a metal safety-pin of a size depending on how you intend to use it
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Choose the exact color nail-paint or acrylic paint for coloring
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Take a plain sheet of paper and paint the pin from both sides
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Let it dry for 10 mins and repeat step 3 for additional coat
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Let it dry for another 10 mins and the colored safety-pin is READY