So now you love pin trading as much as I do. It can really enhance your whole vacation experience, right? But now you're home and have a sack full of pins and you don't quite know what to do; put them away in a drawer or suitcase until your next trip; absolutely not! Let me give you some options that I have found to keep the magic alive longer.
My first option was to put my pins into pin bags, designed especially for Disney pins. I found some on ebay and I found my favorite one at a thrift store! Into these books went many of the pins, categorized and lovingly placed. I pull them out and add to them on occasion. My husband calls this "Pin Joy."
Another
option is to go to your local arts–craft store and buy a stretched
canvas which you can hang on the wall. Poke your pins through the canvas
and replace the backings. Here is my Pluto board and a close up of it.
You can make designs out of your pins, maybe a hidden Mickey head even, and presto! Instant artwork! I have canvases hanging all over my workplace wall and everyone who comes over loves to check out my pins! I even got a few co-workers hooked on pin trading. Does that make me a pusher? Here's my Mickey board. I wanted to make a Hidden Mickey head, but didn't have enough room with all my pins, I decided to add photos of our Disney vacations to the boards instead.
Here is a side view of my Stitch board. If you like this idea, remember to get the stretched canvas with the wooden frames.If you have limited wall space, or already have artwork up on the wall, you can use the pins in place of thumb tacks on your bulletin board.
Many people use a single pin as jewelry on their lab coats or clothing, rotating the character daily depending on their mood. One lady wears her lanyard as her ID holder. She is hardcore!
I have some of my pins in a book, and some on my cork board here in "the Mickey room", but i like the idea about the canvas, and possibly hanging one in my office at work).
ReplyDeleteI love your organized by character pin boards!
ReplyDeleteI wear a pin almost every day and if I don't have a pin on, people ask what is wrong. I even bought the locking pin backs so I can put pins on my jackets and not worry about them falling off.
I love this idea! This is exactly what I am going to do with our pins. Plus, it will add a little Disney magic to my kids' rooms in between our trips. Thank you for sharing/posting this awesome idea! Keep 'em coming!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Brian and Sara! People come to my office now just to check out my pin boards, Brian.
ReplyDeleteIt's also a great way to add art to your kid's walls, and you can let them design their own boards!