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Post by aftermidnite on Mar 29, 2015 17:23:41 GMT
I made this pin cushion for my Aunt Jean back in 1998. She was proud of it and showed it to many of her friends with pride . It sat on her dresser and was used often until she went home to Glory on March 10th .. At the after service family gathering on March 12th her daughter brought it to me and said she thought my Aunt would want me to have it back and that she would want me to use it and think of her when I did .. This is with a Pepsi can for size comparison
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Post by merks on Mar 29, 2015 21:16:11 GMT
That is so cute! Sorry about your Aunt but what a special item to have to remember her by.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2015 2:02:59 GMT
Oh, I am so sorry your aunt passed.  How lovely that your cousin thought of you, and returned the memory to its originator  |
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Post by Maura on Mar 30, 2015 21:07:11 GMT
How great that she even knew the pincushion was from you.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 10:07:40 GMT
Could you show us how to make one like it? It's really cute.
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Post by woodwind77 on Apr 11, 2015 18:51:21 GMT
That is too cute, aftermidnite. I can see why your aunt cherished it. Another vote for instuctions on how to make one ! Thanks for sharing !
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Post by speckledpup on Apr 12, 2015 12:56:20 GMT
Another vote for instructions on how to make
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Post by aftermidnite on Apr 13, 2015 2:33:14 GMT
I will type out the instructions tomorrow ..
LOL I have to remember what I did and used ...
I am recovering from my all day shopping day yesterday and am just to tired to think ..
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Post by aftermidnite on Apr 14, 2015 19:19:49 GMT
I started out with a smallish clay pot .. and painted it a flesh color and painted on the face after the flesh coat dried.. I stuffed it with some small pebbles to help keep it upright and some torn hose and then a layer of cotton quilt batting. I used hot glue on everything and it has held up very well all these years . I then added a layer of material I had laying around my craft room. The trims are just different sewing bindings and trims I had in my sewing box at the time ... I glued a doily to the bottom and added a necklace of pearl chain around the bottom (which had come off in the picture) and added the ribbon rose and bow and some pins in the top so she would know (and remember since she was beginning to forget things) that it was a pincushion ..
The next year I sold about 25 of them at work for Mothers Day for $15 each for that size and $25 for the next size up ..and could have sold more but ran out of time before Mothers Day . I had everything on hand in my craft room so my cost was nothing but time back then ..I was recovering from surgeries and needed to keep busy . |
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Post by woodwind77 on Apr 17, 2015 23:18:18 GMT
Thank you, aftermidnite ! I appreciate you taking the time to write up and share the directions for your pincushion. I'm hoping to make one for myself, and gifts for my sisters !
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Post by midwestgal on Aug 31, 2016 2:45:17 GMT
That is really cute! Love the face!
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Post by mzgarden on Aug 31, 2016 15:18:32 GMT
Aw, love the pin cushion but love the story more. May have to try that but either way -- what a lovely memory you've shared with us.
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Post by grannyg on Aug 9, 2017 1:29:26 GMT
I just love pincushions...think these mice are just the cutest..or maybe fill with catnip for the cat....  |
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Post by grannyg on Aug 9, 2017 1:49:58 GMT
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Post by here to stay on Aug 9, 2017 2:07:37 GMT
grannyg, adorable yet easy. I wonder about making a Nutcracker Christmas tree using these mice gor ornaments. Albeit the Nutcracker mice were evil, which these certainly are not.
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Post by grannyg on Aug 9, 2017 2:21:11 GMT
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Aug 9, 2017 11:01:27 GMT
I just love pincushions...think these mice are just the cutest..or maybe fill with catnip for the cat.... How adorable... Our cats would go bonkers over those! |
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