Making Stuff: Tacoma Regional Craftologist Guest Post

Upcycled pincushion tutorial

Hi everyone!

How are you doing? My summer's been weird, to say the least. I had no internet access for most of last week. Ants ate my modem. Yes, really: ants. No, not really: they didn't so much eat the modem as destroyed it.

Apparently they are attracted to electricity or maybe the warmth. The clerk who exchanged the modem said it was the third one that week, one of them even still had live ants attached (no, not mine). The ants are out of control around the area. There must not be enough picnics around.

Anyway, here is a new project, no ants involved. It's a pincushion made from the lid of a tea tin:

Pin Cushion Tutorial

Pin Cushion Tutorial

The fabric is a black brocade, covered with dragons. I think these lids make great bases for pincushions, they're the perfect depth. I'm definitely making more of these!

How about you? Have you been working on anything recently? Post a link to your blog post with a recent craft project or tutorial.

SAM