Wooden Santa Pin Badge Brooches

My apologies, I have a feeling that I may be posting a few very similar projects in the lead up to Halloween and Christmas, like these badges/brooches and the small craft stick houses, it’s just that I am enjoying playing with the basic idea and when I find other suitable embellishments, I want to go with the flow and if I do have a craft stall at any time in the future it also means I am able to offer a choice of the same idea.

I wasn’t all that keen on these wooden Hobbycraft Santa embellishments (6 for £1) to start off with, but needless to say I have since ordered a few more packs once I realised their potential.

After I had given them a couple of tiny black flat back gem eyes and a shiny red nose, plus a liberal dose of glitter they took on a whole new, cuter look.

I simply stuck the Santas on to a small, painted and covered wooden domino piece  as I have shown before …….

……. making the “ho ho ho” using my trusty old Dymo label maker and a few tiny silver stars ………

…… followed by a generous layer of Ranger Glossy Accents.

…… and finally adding the brooch finding to the back using a really strong epoxy resin glue to make as sure as I can that it won’t easily come off.

I then simply made a little backing card to attach the brooch to before sealing it in half a bookmark sized cello bag to keep it clean and look a little more professional if selling.