Last week, I featured a rather large
Mario Needlepoint scene that I made to frame and hang up on the wall. This week, I thought that I would feature smaller, scaled down versions of that needlepoint that you can wear as a pin or brooch. I have created several needlepoints of video game characters, such as this one from the Duck Hunt game for the NES. These only take a couple of hours to make, tops (as opposed to the more ambitious large Mario needlepoint!) After creating the needlepoint, I created the back where the pin would be located. I cut out a piece of felt for the back, and then a smaller piece of felt where the safety pin would go. I stitched the safety pin to the back of the felt to hold it in place. Then, I stitched the entire back piece to the front needlepoint.
It's as easy as that! You can apply this technique to any kind of small needlepoint that you'd like to turn into a brooch. Also, check it out: the geeky brooches in my Etsy Shop.
