What Is This Thing Called?

[abstibus]

This may be the wrong section, so apologies.
What I need to get are some small fixings:

They work in the same way as a staple
The top looks like a drawing pin
It has two 'legs' that, when pushed through, can be opened up and pushed flat against the surface to secure it.

I would feel a bit of an idiot trying to describe it in a shop, even if I knew which kind of shop to go to.
Thanks

[ummmm]

I know what you mean so your description is good.

[Robinia]

I've always called them split pins anne
http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=668

[erin-x]

Is it not a butterfly clip... Brilliant for making puppets!

[bensmum]

Paper fastener?

[4getmenot]

split pins or brads

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://0.tqn.com/d/familycrafts/1/0/T/o/1/ct2-25_brads.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/what-are-these-things-called-and-can-you-still-buy-them.300587/&h=441&w=500&sz=20&tbnid=4-2ZbT43K7NuBM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=104&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbutterfly%2Bpins%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&;q=butterfly+pins&;usg=__O6HxoWEUOHgTk-lYrCPYJUtLGSw=&docid=3YJv52aNlJtBcM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DTD8UNuYLuub1AWvy4HoDA&ved=0CDsQ9QEwAg&;dur=1312

[hc4361]

Stationery split pin fastener

[tonyav]

I think I know what you mean annemollie, don't know what there called but I'm pretty sure you would get them at a stationers shop.

[bensmum]

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[Eve]

I thought they were just called metal paper fasteners.

I'd know what you meant too.

[TWR]

Can you give a better description of the item Anne, has it dropped / come of an Item of Clothing etc.

[abstibus]

Split pins they are. Stationers it is. Thank you all so much.

[Tilly2]

We used to wear them as teenagers. If you had kissed a boy you wore it crossed at the back. If you hadn't, you wore it open. (Stupid really)

[abstibus]

Tilly
You made me laugh. I need it for an old puppet I bought a million years ago that the children play with. She has dislocated one of her legs.