Safety Pin Flag
Materials:
14 safety pins, 1 1/2 inches long
Red, white, and blue plastic beads, 4 mm diameter
or
14 safety pins, 7/8 inches long
Red, white and blue seed beads
Directions
String a pin with 4 red and 4 white beads. Start with white and alternate colors. You will end with a red bead.
String 7 more pins the same way.
String a pin with four blue beads, then , with a white, red, white and red bead.
String 4 more pins the same way.
Use a butter knife or pliers to bend open the non-fastening side of the pin. String the thirteen pins on this non-fastening side.
Put the 8 red and white pins on first. Then put on the 5 red, white and blue pins.
Pinch the pin closed.
