Following on from yesterday’s Christmas pudding pin badges, today we have snowman ones, something else I can’t believe I haven’t done before.
I started by covering one side of 35mm mdf circles (eBay) with Dovecrafts white, 3D Enamel Effects with a light sprinkling of ultra fine, translucent glitter ……..
However, I have to say I wasn’t 100% happy with the results when the Enamel Effects was dry, a little too lumpy and bumpy for my taste perhaps ……..
….. so I added a layer of Ranger Glossy Accents on top for a smoother, glossier finish.
I had made the noses ahead of time using orange Fimo.
The eyes and mouths were made using two different sizes of black, dome, flat back gems (eBay), all glued on with B-7000 glue for a really secure fix.
When all the faces were dry I added a little faux stitching around the edge of the back using a fine tipped, permanent black pen and a brooch fitting.
I then made little display cards for the pin badges before putting them in small cello bags.
I made 20 of these badges in total, not sure where they are destined for just yet, but Iris and Bertie will certainly be getting one for their coats starting on 1st December.