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Recycled Zipper Flower Pin


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Use old zippers to create flowers for pins, shoe clips, photo frames, etc. I prefer the zippers with silver metal teeth, but the nylon zippers also work for this project.

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Approximate Time: about 45 minutes

Supplies:

  • 26-inch zipper
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • 2-inch scrap of felt
  • hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • pin back

Instructions:

  1. This project uses one side of a 26-inch zipper with silver metal teeth. Begin by unzipping the zipper and cutting the metal stop off the end so you can remove the zipper pull. I also cut the metal piece from the opposite end.
  2. Cutting stop off of zipper.
     

  3. Cut the zipper tape into 7 equal pieces and set 6 of them aside.
  4. Pieces of zipper.
     

  5. Begin rolling one piece to form the flower center, applying some hot glue periodically as you roll it up. Once that is done, set the center aside.
  6. Rolled flower center.
     

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  7. Cut a circle from the 2-inch scrap of felt to form the flower base.
  8. To create the flower petals, add a dab of glue to one end of one of the pieces. Twist the other end around and place it on the glue to create a loop. Repeat this step with the remaining 5 pieces. Making petals.
     
    finished petals
     

  9. Now, glue to the flat ends of the petals to the center of the flower base.
  10. Adding petals to center base.
     
    All petals glued, view before adding center.
     

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  11. Glue flower center to middle of flower petals.
  12. Finished flower pin.
     

  13. If creating a pin, flip the piece over and glue on a pin back. (Note: You could use the other half of the zipper to create more petals for a fuller flower.)

By Rachel's Mom from Wilkesboro, NC

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March 10, 20120 found this helpful

That is too adorable. Makes me want to go out and break u p old sweaters :D

 

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March 12, 20120 found this helpful

So clever! I love it!

 

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