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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

My "New" Pincushion

Hello!

Today's project isn't a card, it's something else, something I've needed for a while.  I discovered the joys of making stickpins for my cards a few months ago but never had a nice home for them, just an ugly big green tomato pincushion.  Yuck.  So I finally did something about it.  What do you think?


 
It started out as these pieces - the ugly tomato, and a vintage cut glass piece I found at a local antiques mall. I'm thinking it might have been the base to a punch bowl.  I covered the tomato with a pretty floral cotton, placed it in the bowl, hot glued some pink pearls around the inner edge, then added a few more ribbons and embellishments, and voila, my new pincushion.

Feathers, vintage purple velvet ribbon underneath the wide lace ribbon with rhinestone ribbon at the top, a pink silk bow and a bird magnet complete the project.

 Simple, yet very effective.  Now to get the rest of my craft room redone so this actually can look NICE in it.  But that's a project for another day.

 Thank you for joining me today and I appreciate the time you took to do so.



 Happy crafting!

 Challenges entered:

 Frilly and Funkie - Spruce It Up
Crafty Ribbons #38 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon
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15 comments:

  1. NickScrapShackFebruary 5, 2013 at 6:13 AM

    I think it looks very pretty. Love the fethers around the edge.

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  2. Misty'sFebruary 5, 2013 at 6:49 AM

    It looks very posh, Shea. Like a 5 star accommodation for all the gorgeous pins. LOVE it.
    Michaela xx

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  3. Kristie GouletFebruary 5, 2013 at 6:58 AM

    LOVE it, it is so YOU! Thanks for sharing!

    P.S. you are featured over on my blog today. :)
    Mwah!

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  4. LauraFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    Shea, it's stunning!
    I thought it was pumpkins that turned into beautiful things not green tomatoes!!
    Thanks for joining in at Crafty Ribbons for 'anything goes with ribbon'
    Laura
    :)

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  5. Marianne's CraftroomFebruary 5, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    Wow, this is fab. Thanks for playing at Crafty ribbons

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  6. Jenny MarplesFebruary 5, 2013 at 12:30 PM

    Now that is a very clever idea! Love that you transformed not only a green tomato but also a glass vase too. Oh, and I adore your stick pins too:) Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie, hugs Jenny x

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  7. Donna GibsonFebruary 5, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    Love this project! And I love all of those stick pins! Have you ever posted how you create those? Thanks so much for playing along with us at Frilly and Funkie!

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  8. toniFebruary 5, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    Great project to show of those fabulous stick pis x

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  9. toniFebruary 5, 2013 at 5:06 PM

    Ooops ! That should say pins x

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  10. KimieFebruary 6, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    I love this! Especially love the one with the red domino. :) MWAH!

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    Wow, Shea! That is soooo YOU!!! And those stick pins??? TO DIE FOR! You have an amazing talent goin' on!!! TFS

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  12. UnknownFebruary 8, 2013 at 7:09 PM

    Dropped by after seeing you on the gecko galz yahoo group. I am utterly amazed at some of your projects including this one. Great blog and one I'll enjoy continuing to visit.

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  13. Rebecca DeeproseFebruary 10, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    Oh my jaw-dropping, goodness!! I just love the way you've dressed up your pin cushion, all the way to the fab trinket pins!!

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  14. carolFebruary 11, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    super creation, looks brill,thanks for playing along with our challenge at CR this week, come back soon, x carol

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  15. Bo, at "Exit 95 on the Yellowbrick Road, Part Two"February 19, 2013 at 6:18 AM

    Shea, your projects are things of beauty. You are so talented! (And I'm not just complimenting you because you're my sister.) I wish I could be there and craft with you. Of course, I have a different craft but that wouldn't matter.

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