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How to Make Onigiri Beaded Brooch Pins

Learn how to attach perfectly sized brooch pins to your 3D beaded Onigiri creations to make beautiful handmade tote bag accessories.


šŸŽ„ Video Transcript

ā±ļø 00:00 — Project Choice & Setup

I just found these perfectly-sized brooch pins, and here's what we're going to do with them. So, I have these two beaded onigiri friends, and they're super cute, but honestly, they've just kind of been sitting around for a while. So, I figured why not turn them into brooches.

ā±ļø 00:15 — Sew-On Stitch Walkthrough

Now, this is the part where I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I don't know if this is the right way to attach them, but I basically grabbed some beading thread, my needle, and just started sewing through each onigiri. I basically kept going back and forth a few times until everything felt kind of tight.

ā±ļø 00:30 — Troubleshooting Tipping (Balance Issue)

And here they are, attached to my tote bag. how they turned out, but I do have a bit of a gravity issue with the shrimp one, which means I'll have to start over and place the brooch a bit higher. But, I guess for now I'll just put it aside and come back to it years later, as crafters do, right?

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