Mizuhiki Flag Pin

Mizuhiki Flag Pin
Fashioned out of colorful paper cords. The CD makes a very strong and durable base.

Supplies needed:

Recycled CD
Mizuhiki® cords in red, white and blue
Super strong double sided tape at 2" wide thick. (also known as "redline" tape).
Clear crystals
pin back
Craft cement

	Briefly warm the CD first with a heat gun or low temp oven. This will make it easy to cut. Cut a 1 1/4" x 2" rectangle with scissors. Remove the reflective film from the CD by scraping it off with scissors. This will be your working base.
	Lay super strong double sided tape on the top surface of the rectangle piece. Lay a piece of protective film (from the tape) next to the area you will be placing the blue cords. Place the blue cords onto the top left hand side.
	Place about 15 pieces right next to each other. Trim the left raw edges with the scissors and remove the protective film off the rectangle.
	Place two red cords, then two white cords and alternated all the way down the piece. Make sure your cords are close together and there are no gaps or spaces. Trim the cords all the way around the edges. You will need seven red and seven white stripes.
	Trim excess CD if needed. Glue clear crystals to the blue section with strong craft cement. Attach pin to back of piece.