March Project - Altered Jigsaw Puzzle Pin

By Bevlea Ross

This month is an altered jigsaw puzzle piece.I  made mine from a piece of a child's jigsaw puzzle (because the pieces are a lot larger than 'grownup' jigsaw puzzle pieces), but you could also use the commercially available blank chipboard puzzle bits.

I added a pin on the back to wear as a brooch - but it could also be a fridge magnet if you added one of the heavier magnets (not the flat sort)

These make great gifts as you can make a batch of them up at once and have them handy for unexpected occasions - as well as using up odd bits and peices and beads etc., that you only have one or a few of....

Requirements:

• Child's jigsaw puzzle bits (you can usually pick these up cheap in the Oppies... (Thrift shops)  
  
• 2-3 acrylic paints (I like Lumiere  but you can use any paint)
  
• 1/2" Flat brush
• Black Ink pad (doesnt matter if its dye or solvent ink)
• Collage type Rubber Stamp
• Beading wire in a colour to match your paint
  
• Jump Rings
  
• Charms
  
• Beads
  
• Pin back or magnet
  
• Micro Beads
  
• Dimensional Magic
  
• Strong Glue
• Darning Needle
• Needle nose pliers