HOW TO – Make Pins from Old Glasses

Craft & Design

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Inspired by a strange handmade brooch she found at a thrift store, KB of Kokoleo reverse-engineered it and came up with this fun tutorial, which uses old eyeglass frames to make one-of-a-kind pins. I think the peacock heads or lemon pins are my favorites.

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Jenny Ryan

Jenny Ryan is an artist, crafter, and maker of things. She lives in Los Angeles with a pack of various animals (including her husband) and writes about her adventures in creating at Exit Through the Thrift Shop.

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