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Brooch and Pin Craft Patterns

Find directions and patterns to help you make your own brooches and pins using a variety of techniques and supplies. Several of these are ideal for girl scouts to use as SWAPs.
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Baseball or Softball Pin or Magnet Craft

Follow these directions and make this unique pin or magnet that can be modified to look like either a baseball or a softball.

Basketball Pin or Magnet Craft

Find out how to create a unique basketball pin or magnet.

Bottle Cap Brooch Craft

Check out these instructions to make a unique brooch using a bottle cap, submitted by Christina Panczyk.

Button Snowman Craft

Follow these directions and create fun snowmen that can be used as magnets or pins.

Clay Pumpkin Pin

From your About.com guide - Instructions for making a pumpkin-shaped pin to wear.

Dr. Seuss Corsage Instructions

Learn how you can make a fun Cat-In-The-Hat corsage to use at a Dr. Seuss themed party.

Fire Cracker Pin

Instructions for making a fire cracker pin using a paper bag and a few other supplies.

Flaming Puck Pin

This easy pin makes a great craft for kids to make, whether they are hockey players or hockey fans.

Ghost Pin

Instructions to make a small Halloween ghost you can wear.

Girl Scout SWAPS

SWAPS are a Girl Scout craft in which girls trade with each other to promote friendship.

Glittering Shamrock Pin or Magnet Craft

After you assemble your glittering shamrock, you can add a pin back to wear it or glue a magnet on the back and stick it to the refrigerator or a locker.

Heart Pin

From your About.com guide, fun jewelry made with a small wooden heart.

Hockey or Ice Skate Pin or Magnet

This easy pin or magnet, which looks like a tiny hockey or ice skate, makes a great craft for sports fans.

Hockey Jersey Pin or Magnet

This unique hockey jersey craft can easily be made into a pin to wear or a magnet.

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Follow these directions and make fun hockey-themed pins for team moms, team mates, tournaments, or just for fun. These pins can also be modified to suit other sports teams, or they make fun magnets for refrigerators or lockers.

Hockey Puck Pin or Magnet

This easy craft, which looks like a hockey puck, is great for all ages.

Hockey Star Pin or Magnet

This easy pin or magnet, which features a hockey stick and puck on a star, makes a great craft for hockey players and fans.

Knitted American Flag Pin

This tiny American flag is just the thing to wear on any patriotic holiday.

"Let Freedom Ring" Pin

Instructions for making a patriotic pin using a jingle bell and a few other supplies - shared by Marilyn.

Lucky Penny Pin Craft

Christine Durham shares these instructions to make a simple penny pin to wear.

Maple Leaf Pin

From your About.com Guide, instructions for making pins to wear that looks like a maple leaf.

Miniature Hockey Bag Pin

This easy pin, which looks like a miniature hockey bag, makes a great craft for kids to make.

Paper Bag Apple

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Paper Heart Pin

Barb shares instructions for making a heart-shaped pin out of paper. A great gift for Mother's Day or any time!

Pennant Pin or Magnet

This easy pennant craft can easily be made into a pin to wear or a magnet.

Photo Flower Craft

Follow these free directions and discover how to create a fun flower with a photo in the center.

Poinsetta Pin

Patty explains how to use scraps of felt to create simple jewelry.

Shamrock Pin Craft

Follow these directions and make yourself a lucky shamrock for your lapel. These also make fun St. Patrick's Day gifts.

US Peyote Flag

You can show your patriotism or support for America by making this quick and easy peyote US flag. Then attach it to a pin back and wear it with pride.

Jelly Container Brooch Craft

Mas. Arya Mandar Nadgaundi shares these pictures to show us how she transformed empty, clean jelly containers into fun brooches.

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