Step 1 on how to make a safety pin bracelet: Push open a safety pin, string beads on it and push it closed. Repeat until you have enough decorated safety pins to wrap around your wrist.

Actually, there are two holes in a safety pin: one at the top where it latches, and one at the bottom inside the coil. And yes, both serve a purpose beyond just looking like tiny design features.

Days after Donald Trump was named president-elect, Americans are spreading a message of unity with a simple symbol: a silver safety pin. The object may seem confusing to many in the U.S., but to ...

Stop right there! The safety pin is meant to show that you’re the good, approachable kind of privileged. It expresses your concern for people of color, gays, and immigrants.