Pincushion love you ask. . ooooohhhh okay!
Well I am part of a lovely group over at Bee a {Modern} Swapper.
It's a bee AND a swap.
The beauty of this is that I can choose which swaps throughout this next year.
This is a huge sigh of relief I can choose when to participate. I sometimes have more of my plate that I'm able to complete.
This is a huge sigh of relief I can choose when to participate. I sometimes have more of my plate that I'm able to complete.
This wasn't the case for the pincushion swap, I signed up with glee! I've been wanting a pincushion for a long while.
I smartly went into my local pet store and asked for crushed walnut shells {I've been meaning to do this for 10 months}. The workers looked at me all perplexed . . I then added that it's usually used for lizards or birds. Oh then the lights went on.
He had a chuckle as I obviously wasn't shopping for a pet. I told him that I was making pincushions.
Crafters out there are all types apparently!
I made this Tula Pink overloaded pincushion for the beauty over at Handmade with Love
I loosely followed the tutorial found here. . but I didn't read it very well and I so didn't read it all the way through so it's a wing it job!
Look at the turtle in the pincushion portion of this. EEPP!
I didn't think of a lot of other embellishments I could have added until I was done. . sigh. Whateva!
I hope jmmaxman still adores this.
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Now a swap I got something back.
Ahhhhh!
I was SPOILED by my partner Nilya2011 from Germany.
I received TWO pincushions and some candy. Oh the gummy bears were gone way too fast!
Two . . I mean what can be more perfect!
I have one on my ironing board and the other on my sewing table. They are both so fun to use and I use them a LOT!
I can not believe that I'm using pins - but at times it makes everything piece together so much smoother!
What a great swap this was. . . thanks ladies ♥
I'm sitting out the potholder swap that is currently going. It's killing me but I am getting some family time and other sewing commitments out the door. Yeah for self control!
Have a lovely weekend!
Loving both of them, but I have a special soft spot for the Prince Charming one, I love that line!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your pincushions! Wow!
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