Holiday Puzzle Pin

Its that time of the year again, and Im so excited! I love the holidays, and thought this was a perfect start to the season :)

In my group Altered-Art-Puzzles we are always thinking of new ways to altered childrens puzzle pieces into art... for the Holidays we are altering pieces into Holiday Pin's :) Fun aye?

This was what I created. I took some blue background paper, and traced my piece onto the paper and cut it out. I then stamped it randomly with mini snowflake, candy cane, and star stamps. I used red, blue, and gold ink for these. The Santa image is actually from a piece of notepad paper that I found at a craft store a few years back.. (I stumbled on it in my "stash" a few days ago when I reorganized my craft room HAHA)... I attached Santa and then I stamped a cute little saying around the piece..."I luv Santa just be claus'.. thought it was cute :D

I then moved on to getting the actual puzzle piece prepared. I used my xacto knife and poked holes in 3 different places on the bottom of the piece. I would have used jewlery hoops to attach the bells but I didnt have those so instead I took my craft wire and looped it through the holes and the bells. Once that was finished I went ahead and glued the pin to the back of the piece and let it dry.

While the glue was drying I took a red glitter pen and went around the edges of the puzzle piece to add a little pizzaz to it. To the right is a picture where Im trying to show the glitter... its there I promise :) Then once the glue was dry on the puzzle piece I glued the cut out puzzle piece that I decorated to the front of the piece. (if that makes sense)... I am coating the entire piece with a glitter glaze to protect it when its being worn.. and WA-LAH... a holiday pin that makes music of its own :)