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Design Your Own Beaded Safety Pins
How to Design Beaded Safety Pin Jewelry Patterns

By Sherri Osborn, About.com

Blank Safety Pin GridSherri Osborn
Download this grid onto your own computer and use it to create your own beaded safety pin designs! In Windows, right click on the grid. In Mac, click on the grid and hold down the mouse button. Choose the option to save the image/picture.

Each square on the grid represents one bead. Open the grid graphic in your own graphic program and experiment with colors and designs, or print it out and color it is.

To figure out what size of pins you should use, read the information provided on the tips and hints page. You can also check out some of the free patterns I provide to get a feel for how I use the grid.

| Introduction | Basic Directions | Free Patterns | Tips and Hints |

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