Easter Carrot Pin Badge/Brooches

Sorry, sorry, sorry ........ more pin badges today.

I found the wooden carrots on eBay ……

… and thought it might be fun to make a few badges with them https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-Carrot-Craft-Shapes-Carrots-Easter-Craft-Reindeer-Carrot-Blanks-/152030717290 – I went for the option of 20 4cm x 2.2cm mixed for £3.95 inc P & P.

I first covered the carrots with scraps of orange patterned papers, the grooved carrots were a bit fiddly to cut around so in the end I resorted to using a blade cutter. 

When the paper was dry I went round the edges with an ultra fine, black liner pen, adding a few lines here and there for carrot ridges, followed by 3 layers of green Dovecraft 3D Enamel Effects on the carrot leaves and a single layer of Ranger Glossy Accents on the body.

After leaving overnight to dry thoroughly  I sort of scribbled over the carrot body with an orange Sharpie pen which seemed to give the effect extra depth, if that makes sense?

I was also then able to glue the carrots onto a small green coloured craft stick (Hobbycraft £1 for 50 small assorted coloured sticks) with a small brooch fitting …… voila!

I love the dried textured finish of the green enamel effects on the leaves.  They are just a bit of cute and quirky fun, however I am not sure how durable the badges would actually be if the leaves got caught on something and pulled, as the stalk is pretty narrow, but as a fairing gift just for Easter Day I think they work.  Now, what to do with the other 11 carrots?