Upcycled Silverware Lapel Pin

11 April

It's time for another Thrifty Chicks Challenge! If you are new here, Thrifty Chicks is a group of blogging friends and once a month we get together to do a themed upcycle project.

This month's theme is silverware!

Since we don't tell each other beforehand what we are making, I was a little nervous that we might duplicate each other! We didn't though, each of our imaginations went in a different direction 😊

My project started out with a vintage knife that I found at a thrift shop. I actually have several of these and I picked the one with the most wear for this project. I knew I would be cutting this knife and didn't really want to do that with one of the nicer ones!

Here is what I made, it's a cute little vase lapel pin!

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Supplies Needed:

Vintage silverware piece with a hollow handle
Hacksaw
Buttons
Mary Frances scrapbooking pearls
Vintage sheet music
Flower punch
Floral wire
Glue
Vintage lace and embellishments
Brooch pin back

I used my reciprocating saw and a blade made specifically for metal to cut the handle off. I could tell from the weight and sound of it when I thumped it that it was hollow so it would be the perfect little lapel vase!

cut the knife to use the hollow handle for a lapel pin vase

It was a little hard getting the cut started since the knife is smooth. I actually think a hacksaw would work better but I do not have one and didn't have time to purchase one yet!

I used my Dremel tool and the little wire brush attachment to smooth out the rough edges. (It's not too pretty but by the time I'm done you won't even notice!)