I found this little glass and metal dish at a thrift store. I had been looking for something like this to make the base for a pincushion~~I had seen a similar one somewhere and thought it was so cute!
I had to use wool (of course) somehow in this project (could be because I have tubs of wool sitting around begging to be used).
I had a sleeve leftover from making a cupcake pincushion and used the cuff to make this pincushion. I just gathered the top and the bottom of the cuff and stuffed it.
Now, is that cute or what? It is a tad lopsided, but somehow that adds to the charm of it.
The sweater was a sort of paisley print lambswool cardigan, I like how it looks like a muted print.
You can see the paisleys in the picture below.
I paid 50 cents for the glass/metal dish. The rest of the supplies I had on hand.
I glued a grey rolled felted wool rose to the top to cover up the place where I gathered it.
I am really liking it....
That is pretty and very vintage looking. I like the base because it so unique.
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Who knew a pin cushion could looks so fancy!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love this pin cushion! Very romantic!
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ReplyDeleteReally beautiful pincushion, nice and creative job!
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Eloise
Mommy2TwoGirls
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Very pretty! Love all the details... very sweet.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty - I love it!
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This is so cute and clever! I just love it! Calorie free too! Anne
ReplyDeleteGreat pincushion! Looks really classy! I can just imagine a regal lady in Victorian times using one of those! Fabulous! :)
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Very, pretty. I really like the colors of the piece you chose!!
ReplyDeleteWool is supposed to prevent pins from rusting.
Very cute!
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh.... I love it!
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Thank you so much for sharing your post!
Leticia
LOVE it!! Thanks for sharing your project at Anything Related! ~Bridgette
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful!
ReplyDeletelove this. very vintage! thanks for linking up
ReplyDeleteThat is just beautiful! Nice job!
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