Some Cute Pins**

 I was using my pin cushion...which I bought at a Dollar Store at least a dozen years ago...and then left it on the nightstand.  My camera happened to be on the nightstand too.  So of course I took a picture (or two) of the pin cushion.  Then it was time to save the pictures on my laptop, and that lead to a trip to Etsy....where I decided to browse through listings of "straight pins".  I found some cute ones!

 

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Love the packaging of these!

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Every pin cushion needs some pretty pins!

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Fun pins are nice too!

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If you don't like any of the other ones...well, here's S'more!



I still have my Etsy gift certificates......maybe my

really old pin cushion needs some really new pins.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!!

 

**Bet Pinterest popped in your head when you read the post title. C'mon, admit it.  It popped in my head and I already knew what the post was really about!

 

 



Pinned It and Did It!

I'm having great fun with pincushions right now. This is the smallest one I've worked on.  It's very similar to the inspiration piece.  I have several others in the works.  Some are neutral colors and others a bit brighter.  I love making these ~ I love eating walnuts ~ I don't love trying to get the walnuts out of the shells without cracking them.  Already empty shells would be very nice!

This is post #998!  Two more posts to go!

Happy November!  Yikes!

Pincushions

My weekend FLEW right by but I did manage to create a couple little pincushions.  I'm going to have to kick my creating into high gear...two things a weekend aren't going to amount to much for the mid November craft show!

This pincushion is made from a piece of an old tablecloth. I love the pretty blue and all the french knots. The base is an old wooden spool with ribbons and lace trimming it ~ I might add a little button or two.

Here's another tart pan pincushion ~ my first one is here ~ it's filled with a piece of pink chenille from a sweet little baby jacket.  The little roses covered the snaps on the jacket. It reminds me of a cupcake!

I'll be making a few more "cupcakes" and also some little gift bags out of the sleeves from the pink jacket.  Hopefully I'll squeeze them in this week!

Have a great Monday!!