Stainless steel pins, ready to wear or customize
Stainless steel brooches are ideal bases for creating personalized jewelry and accessories. Versatile, they allow you to attach beads, cabochons, charms or decorative elements according to your style.
Two families of pins for two ways to create
Pin bases are the technical foundation of your project. Featuring a secure pin fastener, they come in several sizes in this category:
- flat settings measuring 19, 25, and 32 mm, designed to be glued or sewn on, perfect for seed bead weaving, embroidery, or polymer clay pieces;
- 20 mm tray-style bases, designed to hold a round cabochon with a flat back;
- 45- and 49-mm safety pins with three rings, which allow you to hang charms, beads, and tassels without any glue.
Finished decorative brooches—shaped like birds, flowers, bows, hearts, seashells, and more—can be worn as-is without any additions. This year, they’re back in the spotlight and are among the must-have trendy accessories!
The Benefits of Stainless Steel for a Brooch
Stainless steel is widely used in costume jewelry for its resistance to corrosion and its durability. Specifically, a stainless steel brooch does not tarnish when exposed to moisture and retains its shine.
Ideas for Creating Your Own Designs
- A cabochon brooch: attach a natural stone or crystal cabochon to a flat base in just 10 minutes.
- A brooch embroidered with cannetille or Miyuki seed beads, then mounted on a flat base.
- A polymer clay brooch: shape it, let it cure, then glue it to the base.
- A floral brooch made with dried flowers, mounted on a flat base.
- An assembly of tassels on a safety pin, in a bohemian brooch style.
- A charm brooch, decorated with several colorful charms.
For step-by-step instructions, our DIY brooch tutorials break down each technique in detail!
How do you make DIY brooches?
You’ll need a brooch base suitable for your design to serve as the foundation of your brooch, then the materials of your choice depending on the design you select: polymer clay, beads, cannetille, etc. For assembly, everything is explained in our DIY brooch tutorials. You’ll then be able to create:
- A Miyuki seed bead brooch
- A gold-thread embroidery brooch
- A brooch with dried flowers
- A polymer clay brooch
- A brooch made with cannetille
What is the difference between a pin holder and a decorative pin?
The brooch base is a plain base consisting of a flat plate or disc and a safety pin. It’s waiting for you to attach your decorative element to it. The decorative brooch is already formed and ready to wear, though there’s nothing stopping you from customizing it.