everything old is new again – DIY friendship pins

Anyone who grew up in the 80’s will recognize the…erm…new (but oh-so-retro) friendship bracelet trend that all of the stylish kids are sporting nowadays. When I was a lass, the amount of friendship bracelets gracing your arms directly equaled how cool you were…never being one to follow the herd (I was the opposite of cool in school), I had none…however, my tiny band of misfits created our own version of  ‘friendship accessories’ that totally kicked arsch:

Friendship (safety) Pins, baby!

Jump off the bracelet bandwagon & create some for your retro pals:

Grab some safety pins, beads, charms, etc…

my funky 1960’s pins were yet another Tante Uschi hand-me-down (score!)

unclasp the pin & slip a few beads onto the bar…

 leave enough space at the end for easy closure & yer done!

Creating/receiving a name friendship pin is extra special, but unfortunately leaves little room for beads…

 simply add a groovy charm to the spring end of the pin…coolness, eh?

…and just how did we non-conforming geeks wear our fancy pins?

On our shoes, of course!

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