DIY // glitter pegs.
April 5, 2012
I’ve gotten into the habit of displaying things on string, attached with little wooden pegs – the kind my mother used to hang the clothes to the drying line with when we were kids. It’s no secret that I love glitter, that being so, I added little sparkle to the wooden pegs.
{materials}
{apply a thin layer of mod podge to the wooden peg}
{press the wooden peg (mod podge side down) into the glitter}
{ta da! apply another thin layer of mod podge over the glitter for extra coating}
{use to display all your favorite pictures, papers, cards, etc!}
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beautiful idea
goodidea 😦
Love this idea! From far away you just see sparkle and can’t tell what’s pinning the items up. Def catches the eye.
yup!
Absolutrely
Anything with glitter makes me happy. Anything with glitter that I can actually do myself makes me ecstatic!
Except MAN do I hate the random flecks of glitter that become affixed to every surface of my skin/desk/carpeting after these DIY projects…
😉
What about all the glitter that tends to stick around for the next 2 years…….
My friend calls glitter “the herpes of the craft world”. In her words, once you get it, you just can’t seem to get rid of it. 😀
lmao wow
That’s why I am hesitant to use glitter! I do love this idea though.
my friends joke that anywhere i am, glitter is. i love it, so i live with the ‘everything covered in glitter’ consequences.
I can really connect with these: a row of pegs on a line and glitter. Simply wonderful.
Quite creative yet simple. I like the general idea of the sting holding your meaningful papers and photos. It is very cute!
Katie
http://katieraspberry.wordpress.com/
This is really nice. So simple yet soo creative 🙂
sparkly is my favorite color! very cute!
“sparkly is my favorite color!” haha…I love that!! 🙂
Also I love the glittery pegs in question…what a great idea!
I even have a Pinterest board for sparkly: http://pinterest.com/shannmark/sparkly-is-my-favorite-color/ 🙂
Fantastic – we’ve just been gifted my dear old Gran’s wooden pegs… guess what we’ll be doing this weekend? I’ll probably do a post on it, crediting you Guys and linking back at some point! Loving anything DIY vibe…breathing new life into old things!
a great way to freshen up something that’s been in the family for a while! let us know when the post it up. : )
Clever…
lovely and simple idea! *gone to buy some glitters* 🙂
These look great, particularly against that dark wall but with so much over at TheBigForest I think Im just going to have to admire rather than make unfortunately!
Nicely done, friends! This is one of my favourite ways to toss together a quick “mood wash line” of clippings, pictures, fabric, cards. I use all different sizes and colours of pegs, and different sorts of string, twine, and yarn to keep it crazy.
Great idea, Thanks!
I’m a well-hard lifetime 57 year-old biker…. I stumbled on here by accident…. honest, I did.
Please don’t tell my mates that I like things that glitter….. or that I’m gonna get some pegs tomorrow….
all bikers like things that glitter! hahaha…. ~another biker
If bikers didn’t like things that glitter and shine, the folks who do chroming would be out of a job. Just saying.
I was thinking the same thing about chrome! That said, your secret is safe here with us! 🙂
This is a brilliant idea!
Great idea
What a fun idea! I love the look of it! Thanks for the DIY!
Love!
Very Cool idea, Can’t wait to try it!
Nice, so simple, and sparkly. But what I love most of all is the little card with the name of your blog and tag line! That is a super idea.
Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed.
thanks! glad you enjoyed it.
Ahhh so cute!
I am stealing this! (sorry)
So easy and cheap, especially as I’m currently buying things for my first home with my boyfriend, this is lovely. I will be doing this along with making my own bunting! xoxo
No need to apologize! We put the ideas out there to hopefully inspire others. Glad it did.
This is fabulous! Thanks.
Cute. Great tip!
So nice 🙂
You had me at Glitter! I really love the end result though – and so simple! A new holiday card display solution!
I love these 🙂 Great idea!
This is such a cool idea!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I am doing the exact same thing. Was going to go plain but the glitter will work in very well with the space theme we have going on.
very nice
these are so cute and simple to make! i can totally use these…gonna do it!!!! great post!
Hmm… How inspirational! 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
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Martha Stewart Glitter is the best! Love the glitter pegs!
Very Simple tutorial… I would like to try 😀
So cute! I’m attracted to anything that glitters as well! 🙂
great idea ill def be trying this soon!
so cool n great idea
This is fabulous
A really cool way to keep glitter scattered all about your house. Oh, and those are really neat clips too.
such a lovely, simple, useful, pretty idea! “Love” sparkle! Can’t wait to create!
Best,
L
Love this idea!
Super cute idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂
so cute! Also how did you make the jars up top with the social buttons?> Is that a widget?
I actually designed the jars at the top myself, then coded them to fit into the theme.
Very cute idea, definately going to be digging out my glitter and clothes pins! Yes, I still have a bag full, the kind of bad that actually held the pins and hung on the line for convenience! LOL
Thanks for sharing@
great !
lovely idea and everyone can do this 🙂 do you mount the ends or just tape it?
Such a simple idea but it really adds glitz and glamour to the pegs 🙂
What an awesome idea! And doesn’t look difficult either…. I’m surely gonna try it soon 🙂
This is so easy and very versatile! Thanks!
Reblogged this on sleepybookworm and commented:
Here are one of the easy and very versatile crafts you could do, thanks to City In A Jar.
Wow, what a nice and simple idea yet very impressive. Gotta try someday. Thank you :O)
Excellent post.
I admire your skill so much. Thanks for sharing.
awesome… i’m gonna try this…
love it
So simple and beautiful! 🙂
beautiful idea
Lovely idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Reblogged this on Stitch Mode and commented:
What a cute idea, quite a bit different from the usual pinboard! Love it. 🙂
I used to do that. Never thought about glitter but had flowers attached to them. It’s a really cute yet simple idea 🙂
very nice and simply idea [^_^]
Interesting idea. Different.
Reblogged this on nicethingsinmylife and commented:
So simple and yet very creative and effective – love it.
I love it, it’s so simple and yet very effective. Also just re-blogged this on http://www.nicethingsinmylife.wordpress.com
thanks for the great idea.
Love a bit of sparkle x
glitter and sparkles makes d craft beatiful…
good praclice..I love this
Neat idea! I also have a wire strung up in my dining room (of all places) for hanging things. It started with my son’s childhood artwork, but now that he’s older, I hang birthday cards, occasional recipes, decorating ideas that I like, etc. I’m glad to find a kindred spirit!
Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Fantastic idea! My daughter’s will love this!
http://www.geordiesgirl.com
Reblogged this on Once in a Blue Moon and commented:
So pretty, shall make it some day. (:
I have a slight obsession with pegs, too–love the idea of adding the pop of glitz!
What a great DIY project! So simple, yet fun and decorative.
If you love DIY projects, check out this one that we came up with. We might not be stringing photos, but CDs are just as fun to display on strings!
http://www.mymove.com/blog/combined-household:-what-to-do-with-your-old-or-duplicate-cds/?blogId=715890
This looks super satisfying, and the result looks fantastic. I’d like to get hold of some of that modge podge stuff!
In all honesty, a white glue will probably work just as well. It just needs to be sticky and dry clear!
Yes, any white glue (elmer’s for ex), will work, and if it’s too thick, just mix in a little water to thin it out. This is an excellent substitute, and less expensive too.
Fun! And it fits right in my budget too!
I made one of these for my daughter while she was away on a cruise.
nice idea! i’ll to deco my home with that~
so simple, yet so adorable! 😀 thank you!
I love this!! What a great and adorable idea!
I must show my daughter your post! She’s constantly hanging things on strings in her room. It looks so cool!
Very nice! I always display my daughter’s artwork on a string in our kitchen. We’ll have to decorate the pegs now!
Sometimes, it is the most simple things that bring us the greatest pleasure. Thank you for showing me today yet another way to enjoy my life. A “glitter peg” is exactly what I needed to find. Now, I have a project to set out on. Great blogging!
Super cute 🙂 Might try this with my nephew!
Very cool idea.
Wouldn’t white glue work as well as Mod Podge? I’m curious why you specifically used it?
I just had an excess of modpodge and no glue around. Glue would work just as well.
That would be a good T-shirt. “I’m not clingy, I just have an excess of modpodge.”
ha! i like it.
This is the perfect DYI craft project for me and my daughter. She loves glitter, hopefully it won’t be too messy of a cleanup and my washer can take it.
CUTE! I would totally use these to hang washing out. Neighbours would be so jealous! Oh yeahh!!
Lovely!
I would hang my photos in my room with it
thanks 🙂
So very simple, yet so striking! I’m using this in my scrapbook room (still in planning stages).
And at the library!
I shall use this in my room, but I might try doing little doodles on them too.
i love the idea of drawing on the pegs. so many possibilites!
Super cute idea!
I love glitter too!
I love this idea! I’m inspired to do a mix of glitter pegs and cavier bead pegs now! Thanks for this fantastic post!
what a fun way to make these pegs look awesome! i am going to make a bunch to showcase the art work my little girl brings home from school- she loves anything that sparkles
Very simple way to jazz up clothes pins! Fabulous.
Courtney
http://myyearinpins.wordpress.com/
Amazingly, brilliantly creative
Aww this is just toooo cute!
Amazing 😉 I should try this .
very good! have a look a this closet too:
http://rockcityruhr.com/2012/03/02/wie-man-aus-einem-wandkleiderschrank-einen-arbeitsplatz-macht-3/
I have an obsession with glitter, so thanks for the tip!!!
wow these are ADORABLE! 🙂
Great tip. Congratulations on being freshly pressed – great otherwise I would not be sorting out photos to pin up with my glitter pegs 🙂 What would substitute modge podge? – not sure I can get it here. Is any craft clue good enough or is that one special?
The mod podge just dries a little harder, but any glue that dries hard and clear will work! Have fun crafting.
OK – I will give it a go – thank you!!
I love the name of your blog! 🙂
thanks!
Great Work
this cool very creative
Clever, easy, gorgeous ❤
what a fun way to add some sparkle to an everyday object!! thanks for the ideas!!
Glitter! Can’t wait to share this with the teachers at my school!
This is a fabulous idea, I enjoy crafty days doing things like this – I will have to post some pictures of some of my projects to show you and share ideas!
I would be grateful if people could look at mine and give me advice for my new blog! http://www.capitalclips.wordpress.com
Thanks!
What a lovely idea! I love your post (:
Clever!
Who’s that guy in the photo booth pictures?
Some handsome guy I know. A real catch.
I love glitter! Really nice idea
Great idea…I shall shamelessly ‘nick’ said idea for Messy Church…the kids LOVE making messes with glue and glitter. Thanks for the idea.
What a great way to add a little bling to your life, thanks!
great idea…i have done a similar one using old vintage sheet music. i will diy it in the next week or so. love the site.
great idea!!!
LOVE these!
I need to forward this to my daughter. She has her college dorm room decorated with photographs that are hanging by wooden pins and string. But they aren’t glittered. She’ll love this! Thanks for sharing…
simple yet stunning! definately going to do this! xx
So glad to find your cool blog on Freshly Pressed! Lovely!
Awesome idea! I’ll have to pin this on Pinterest (;
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This is a cool idea, something to keep the kiddo’s entertained and engaged.
So cute and clever 🙂 I love wooden pegs. My latest use for them is to peg a muslin/blanket to my baby’s pram, as she loves putting her feet up on the cross bar so I can’t tuck anything in! She does look cute kicking back, tho, it’s a bit like her pram strut, methinks. I have some glitter already, and think this is perfect to glamourise the pram! I’ll definitely link back when I do. Thanks!
I LOVE this…….your blog is fab.
Reblogged this on The Happily Single Chick and commented:
I did say my blog contained lots of things I found to share and this is a beauty.
Now i want to dip everything in glitter!
like this yoooo
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Csak egy gyors gondolat mára: csillámos dekorációs ruhacsipeszek! Rettentő gyors, rettentő egyszerű és rettentő szép. 🙂 A teljes leírást a city in a jar blogban találhatjátok, rengeteg képpel. 🙂
I know this is completely off topic but that last photo looks very professional. How difficult is it to get photos to look that good?
Really cute. A simple thing turned into an eye candy.
http://www.theflamboyante.com
very nice idea =)
Cute and easy!
Brilliant idea. I was just thinking how I could display my pictures, and low and behold I find your blog:)
I love glitter! These look super easy to make, too.
Ooh yeah, I am starting to become a huge addict of the DIY way of life. I’m working on three upcycle projects. Useing old stuff that people don’t care to have and transforming it into a different functional and functional object is a great way to recycle, creatively. Think old suitcases turning into tables, that kind of thing!
lovely idea! Check out my blogg at malinpersson.me I do some DIY to!!
Thank you for sharing!!
So pretty! These would look so pretty hanging up all of our Christmas cards!
Thank so much for that … but imagine what it would look like if the peg was painted and/or the glitter was multi-coloured … oh the array of possibilities
Wow i love this idea 🙂 beautiful.
Check out my blog for more DiY ideas and more http://arhitekturaplus.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/travel-thursday-villa-vals/
everything is better with glitter!! 😉
This was super cute!
this is so creative. I love how this is such an inexpensive way to add decoration to a room. Very good idea!
Love it!! Kinda thing that stares you in the face, but you never think of doing!! Thanks for posting!
Amanda.
Nice! Love the glitter 🙂
I love glitter. This is such a great idea!
Such a gorgeous and simple idea…
Great idea! I love glitter 🙂
Such a creative idea. Everything could use a little sparkle 🙂
C’est une très belle idée et très lumineuse aussi!
Awesome idea! Very creative!
http://olicheldesign.wordpress.com/
Like the desire of creativity!
Awww, these are so cute! x
Great idea! I’m going to try it next Christmas.
Fab idea .Simple yet very effective. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow,good idea and creative!
http://yingyingxue.blogspot.com/
Awwe now those are just darling 🙂
very nice…
I love glittering things! This is such a cute and amazing idea! Keep more ideas coming up! 🙂