Lightweight and festive, these colorful coat pins make a treasured gift that will spread cheer year after year.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Magazine images or photographs
Clear, flat-bottomed glass gems, 3/4 inch in diameter (sold at most craft stores) Tacky glue Small metal tin, such as an empty Altoids box (optional) Round magnets | |
| Seasons: Christmas | |
| Materials: cardboard, gift wrap | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. |  For each coat pin, cut out 2 or 3 small squares or
rectangles from the corrugated cardboard. Our cutouts ranged from
1 1/2-inch squares to 3- by 1 1/2-inch rectangles. |
| 2. |  Cover the cutouts with gift wrap or origami paper, gluing
the edges in place. Now arrange the packages in a stack and stick
them together with dabs of tacky glue. Add a miniature bow or
ribbon. |
| 3. | Once the glue is dry, stick a self-adhesive pinback to the bottom of the stack. |
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