Reclaiming Christmas: Craft Project 4- Lens Pins

I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date...

So sorry folks-

It was my turn, LAST Friday, to post
for the"Reclaiming Christmas" craft project...

Well, I finally got my act together...

(April is turning out to be
so much more productive than March
EVER thought about being...)

So, on with the show...

Do you have a pair of old eyeglasses lying around?

You don't?

(Probably because you donated your old pair of glasses
to the Lions Club,
like a responsible person should...)

I didn't either, but I did need a pair of reading glasses
for my upcoming role in our church's Children's Choir musical...

So, I headed to the Dollar Tree and grabbed a pair for a buck...

(Don't hate me because I'm beautiful...)

Since I don't need reading glasses yet,
I popped out the lens so I can see while I'm on stage,
singing and dancing...

(Oh yes,
I get to move and groove with 40
1st-5th graders...
It's quite comical, I assure you...)

I wanted to use the lens for SOMETHING,
when low and behold I ran across
THIS idea
via
The Crafty Crow...

I think this will make a swell Christmas gift for a friend!

Here comes the tutorial...finally...


Lens Pins

Gather up your supplies:

Some pretty patterned paper
(Scrapbook paper is what I used.)

Old eyeglass lenses

An adhesive like Diamond Glaze or E600
(You CAN'T use Mod Podge...trust me...I tried!)

Scissors

Pin backs
(I some some self adhesive ones leftover from a project,
but you could just use the regular kind and a glue gun instead.)

Step 1

Take your old lenses and position them
on your paper to decide what you want on your pin.

Step 2

Cut out the sections of paper you are going to use.

Step 3

Apply some adhesive to the curved side
of the lens.

Step 4
Push the lens down on the paper.

Step 5

While waiting for the glue to dry,
pick out a fun book to read
(make sure to use your fake spectacles)
and have a cup of joe and a muffin.

Step 6
Cut off the extra paper
around the lens.

Step 7Put on the pin back.

Step 8
You are ready to give a pal
a fun and fashionable gift!

NEXT WEEK,
Piecelove
will be posting a tutorial for the next
Christmas gift idea...

And,
I bet,
she'll be on time...