If you make your own pin pages....

[mom24k9s]

What kind of material do you use? Do you sew them? What do you use for the protective pages?

I'm after all kinds of helpful hints! My main collection is Halloween pins, which have a lot of black in them and so they don't show up so well on the black backgrounds of the ready made pin bags. I'd like to make some of my own with some other colors. I've tried using those foam sheets from the craft stores, which are pretty stiff and easy to turn but those seem to fat and the Mickey pinbacks tend to fall off. I'm not a real crafty person, but I can sew if I have to. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[tiggermickey]

Would felt work?it would definetly protect the pins

Judy

 

[Marcia]

I love Disney Halloween Pins...

I have my Halloween Pins in a shadow box...

Always out for Halloween [=

 

[tiggermickey]

Hi Marcia
Thats nice,I love the Spider Web in the background

 

[mom24k9s]

Marcia, That shadowbox is too pretty! Love the spiderwebs! Maybe I could do something like that for my favorites.

Judy, I've tried felt, but I'm not sure how to do the holes for the binder clips. I've tried a paper punch, but it's not sharp enough to go through the felt and I've tried plain scissors, but then the pages seem to want to tear.

 

[walrus]

we use heavy stiffened craft felt, doubled and stitched at the part that fits in the 3 ring binders.
using a leatherworkers punch for the holes , either a hand held or a hammer driven one (this you might not have but you might find some boyscout to borrow one from) pages of plain felt to seperate and keep em from scratching.

that has worked very well for our home made ones