Halloween Pumpkin Pin Badges

Today, a bit of an experiment in making pumpkin pin badges.

I have just discovered that it’s cheaper to buy MDF circles as Wargame figure bases, rather than as basic crafting shapes for my various pin badges. I managed to find 30 x 35mm circle bases for £3.00 with free P & P, so just 10p each and they are not so thick as one I have used before, at 2mm, so even better, I am thrilled!

I started off by covering one side of the discs, with the last of my bottle of Ranger Enamel Accents, Cheese Puff, I now need to get some more, but it’s pretty card to find!

When the enamel was dry I drew the faces on using a Staedtler black permanent pen and an Aiye silver, chrome marker (Amazon)

Although this isn’t my usual whimsical style I can’t believe how adding the chrome ink really took the design to a new level. It looks as if the colours have been added to a metal base, rather than the other way around, an effect that was difficult to capture on camera, especially as such close up shots take no prisoners.

I did toy with the idea of adding a few extra tiny, silver stars, but that seemed a bit like overkill, so in the end I left them off?????

I edged the back with a fine, permanent black pen and then added the word “boo” and a doodles web, before adding the brooch back.

I also made display cards to pin the badges to.

Using more chrome marker on black card.

I sort of like them, but I’m not exactly 100% with them, if you know what I mean, they are just a tad out of my comfort zone, re: the style and texture, they are also quite masculine (?) but certainly an idea to continue to play with.