Pins can bring humor to your style without a lot of effort or over-the-top costuming.  You can be playful and particularly for guys, this is a great way to stand out and show everyone how interesting and unusual you are.

I find most of my inspiration for unusual accessories at Goodwill in the toy section and at the jewelry counter.   The next time you’re shopping at Goodwill, take a look  in these sections and see if anything catches your eye.

To make great pins you might need:

-Toys and small parts from Goodwill

-Thread, chain, string, or other connectors you may find in the jewelry section of Goodwill

-Pinbacks or small safety pins

-Super glue or epoxy

-Beads, rhinestones or other embellishments (just for fun)

-Acrylic paint

The last time I went to Goodwill I found miniatures from a train model kit. These are perfect for pins because you can make whole scenes! The kit I found included telephone poles, stop signs and caution gates.  The ones I found were brown so I gave them a layer of hot pink paint. Once dry, use super glue to attach a pin back to the telephone poles (or whatever trinkets you are using).  If using a safety pin, wrap thread around the spine to secure the pin because there is not enough surface area to use glue alone.  Next thread embroidery thread through small black beads to make telephone wires.  These you can glue to the top of the poles.  You could also use lightweight metal chain or wire or another material to connect the poles.  Then pin to your shirt in an interesting way and see what kind of reaction you get. You’ll never see anyone else wearing the same thing. Shop Goodwill and be unique!