Friday, July 12, 2013

My Cup of Tea

At long last, it was time. For quite a while now, my pincushion has been an embarrassment and a hassle. I loved it for many years, but it was quite worn out (and my tastes have changed significantly over the past 8 or 9 years!). Really, I couldn't even bring myself to take a picture of it. 

And thus, it was time to begin anew. Yet another saucerless teacup, finding new usefulness in my sewing room. It's quite a large teacup, too, which is perfect for the abundance of pins I seem to need for any given project. How do I use so many pins, especially when I often forego pinning my seams?
 



You can find my method in my Teacup Pincushion Tutorial -- it's quite simple! Though I did have to peel my hot glue out with a box cutter, after discovering that I'd glued it in a bit lopsided. Oops.

Granted, this pincushion doesn't have a specific place for needles, as my old one did (or rather, as I had improvised), so I think a small little needle pincushion is also in order. I'm thinking a mouse or a hedgehog. But knowing me, it will probably be a hedgehog!




Of course, these pictures are deceptively decorative. As soon as I put my camera away, I transformed it into a spiky, yellow-headed forest of pins. So far, it's been a vast improvement over my old cushion, and it's nice to have something that matches my taste. Now to see how long this one will last!

4 comments:

  1. I've been meaning to make one of these for a long time, I just need to fine a spare teacup! I love visiting your blog. It's always a little oasis of peace and creativity to me :)

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    1. Nanny Y., I hope you find a spare teacup soon! It really is a satisfying little project. And thank you for your kind words -- that's exactly what I want my blog to be, so it's good to know that it's hitting the mark for you!

      Blessings,
      Shannon

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  2. It's darling!! :D I'll have to make one too sometime. Right now I have a magnetic holder - which works really well, but is not too pretty. ;) Next time my dad goes thrift-shopping I'll have to hitch a ride with him and see if I can find a nice teacup treasure to make one.

    God bless! {And it's been so nice to see your able to spend a little time blogging lately! Have missed your lovely posts!}
    ~Rachel~

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    1. Rachel, Thanks! Good luck finding a good pincushion candidate (I've done one with a saucer attached, which could be a handy catch-all for buttons, etc.).

      I'm enjoying "catching up" with my blog! I'm hoping to be a bit more consistent with my posts (at least for now :-)

      Blessings,
      Shannon

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