World's easiest craft project
So picture it. Miami. The year is 1993. I am in highschool and all things glitter are king. I would wear fine craft glitter as eyeshadow with my babydoll dresses and flannels with combat boots. (Hot I know)
I was at the mall with my friend Nick and I dragged him into a Claire's type store. I picked up some glitter bobby pins and was going to buy them and then Nick says...
Nick "Couldn't you just paint some yourself?"
Me "yes, yes I could."
This is why Nick was in the aerospace program. (No really he was. He had his pilots license at 16. He once took me and dave up in a tiny plane.)
I bought those bobby pins that day. I actually still have about 4 of them. But that night I went home and painted DOZENS for myself with every nail polish color we had in the house and let me tell you that was a lot.
So onto the instructions
Step one: Put bobby pins on paper.
Step two: Paint the bobby pins.
Yeah I told you it was the world's easiest project. You can use any paint you like but I prefer nail polish because I am lazy and it actually works really well. Nail polish doesn't dry as fast on metal as it does on nails so leave it over night to be safe. I slap a coat of clear on top just to make sure they are extra glossy.
I like them to make bobby pins look deliberate instead of just functional.
I was at the mall with my friend Nick and I dragged him into a Claire's type store. I picked up some glitter bobby pins and was going to buy them and then Nick says...
Nick "Couldn't you just paint some yourself?"
Me "yes, yes I could."
This is why Nick was in the aerospace program. (No really he was. He had his pilots license at 16. He once took me and dave up in a tiny plane.)
I bought those bobby pins that day. I actually still have about 4 of them. But that night I went home and painted DOZENS for myself with every nail polish color we had in the house and let me tell you that was a lot.
So onto the instructions
Step one: Put bobby pins on paper.
Step two: Paint the bobby pins.
Yeah I told you it was the world's easiest project. You can use any paint you like but I prefer nail polish because I am lazy and it actually works really well. Nail polish doesn't dry as fast on metal as it does on nails so leave it over night to be safe. I slap a coat of clear on top just to make sure they are extra glossy.
I like them to make bobby pins look deliberate instead of just functional.
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