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05-30-2012, 07:20 AM
#162
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Yorkville, IL
Posts: 7,639
another one of my nicknames. that's what my father called me. you are right on with my names brenda. are you reading my thoughts? where you a fly on the wall in my home growing up?
okay i am off to finish my seemingly never ending organizing and cleaning. have a great day all!!
okay i am off to finish my seemingly never ending organizing and cleaning. have a great day all!!
05-30-2012, 07:22 AM
#163
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Yorkville, IL
Posts: 7,639
05-30-2012, 08:18 AM
#164
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: missouri
Posts: 11,244
For those of you who make a lot of pincushions have you ever
used any of the emery sand (that keeps the pins and needles sharp)
in your pincushions?
I am wanting to try using the sand to and see how easy it is to
"fill" the cushions with and how I like working with it. Plus I want
to see if it will add some "weight" to keep them in an upright position.
Just curious of what you think about it if you have tried it.
I will be purchasing it from joggle.com when I do get the money to
buy it.
Also on the subject of pin cushions do you look at/for small things
that you can use as bases for pincushions?
I was browsing at a thrift store one and found some cute little "cups"
that I thought would be cute to use. I have 5 of them and they are about
1-1/2" high by 1-1/2" diam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]338817[/ATTACH]
used any of the emery sand (that keeps the pins and needles sharp)
in your pincushions?
I am wanting to try using the sand to and see how easy it is to
"fill" the cushions with and how I like working with it. Plus I want
to see if it will add some "weight" to keep them in an upright position.
Just curious of what you think about it if you have tried it.
I will be purchasing it from joggle.com when I do get the money to
buy it.
Also on the subject of pin cushions do you look at/for small things
that you can use as bases for pincushions?
I was browsing at a thrift store one and found some cute little "cups"
that I thought would be cute to use. I have 5 of them and they are about
1-1/2" high by 1-1/2" diam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]338817[/ATTACH]
05-30-2012, 08:30 AM
#165
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 3,536
Mary,
I started getting a fondness for pincushions when I started getting
them in my SP boxes.
They are all just to cute to use, not to mention that I seldom (if ever)
use actual pincushions. I LOVE the handmade so that I can display them
and look at them all the time.
Of course my two younger (fur) kids likes them too, so if I don't hang
them up HIGH where they can't get to them then I have to go hunt for
MY pincushions. Thankfully though I ALWAYS make sure the are NO
pins in them, as I don't want them to get hurt from the pins (main
reason I don't use them).
I found the emery sand on the joggles.com for $5.95 per POUND, when I
do get some I am thinking about using buckwheat hulls (I have a 5# bag)
in the bottom of the cushions (that don't have a "weighted" base) and the
sand in the top. Just an idea though since I have not yet tried it don't know
how/if it will work.
I started getting a fondness for pincushions when I started getting
them in my SP boxes.
They are all just to cute to use, not to mention that I seldom (if ever)
use actual pincushions. I LOVE the handmade so that I can display them
and look at them all the time.
Of course my two younger (fur) kids likes them too, so if I don't hang
them up HIGH where they can't get to them then I have to go hunt for
MY pincushions. Thankfully though I ALWAYS make sure the are NO
pins in them, as I don't want them to get hurt from the pins (main
reason I don't use them).
I found the emery sand on the joggles.com for $5.95 per POUND, when I
do get some I am thinking about using buckwheat hulls (I have a 5# bag)
in the bottom of the cushions (that don't have a "weighted" base) and the
sand in the top. Just an idea though since I have not yet tried it don't know
how/if it will work.
05-30-2012, 01:23 PM
#166
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Lynn Haven Floroda
Posts: 1,620
For those of you who make a lot of pincushions have you ever
used any of the emery sand (that keeps the pins and needles sharp)
in your pincushions?
I am wanting to try using the sand to and see how easy it is to
"fill" the cushions with and how I like working with it. Plus I want
to see if it will add some "weight" to keep them in an upright position.
Just curious of what you think about it if you have tried it.
I will be purchasing it from joggle.com when I do get the money to
buy it.
Also on the subject of pin cushions do you look at/for small things
that you can use as bases for pincushions?
I was browsing at a thrift store one and found some cute little "cups"
that I thought would be cute to use. I have 5 of them and they are about
1-1/2" high by 1-1/2" diam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]338817[/ATTACH]
used any of the emery sand (that keeps the pins and needles sharp)
in your pincushions?
I am wanting to try using the sand to and see how easy it is to
"fill" the cushions with and how I like working with it. Plus I want
to see if it will add some "weight" to keep them in an upright position.
Just curious of what you think about it if you have tried it.
I will be purchasing it from joggle.com when I do get the money to
buy it.
Also on the subject of pin cushions do you look at/for small things
that you can use as bases for pincushions?
I was browsing at a thrift store one and found some cute little "cups"
that I thought would be cute to use. I have 5 of them and they are about
1-1/2" high by 1-1/2" diam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]338817[/ATTACH]
05-30-2012, 01:58 PM
#167
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 4,865
Louise~I collect pincushions and have had people make me some out of the neatest different types of "small items"....Some are made to look like certain things...example-Lawsonmugs (Mary) made me one that looks like a sewing machine; Ladybug (Rosemary) made me one that looks like a flower with lots of petals and Moedeenie made me a chicken...but then I have some that are made out of other things....one in a dainty tea cup and cup is glued down to the matching saucer, one in a little mini basket with cushion coming out of the top..one on top of a spool of thread...these are just some of the ones I have...there are so many cute ones that can be made from other things...the little cups on your picture will be adorable for them.
05-30-2012, 02:40 PM
#168
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 3,536
I found those little cups as goodwill of all places. They have a
"rough" sandy texture to them.
"rough" sandy texture to them.
05-30-2012, 03:45 PM
#169
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posts: 1,978
For those of you who make a lot of pincushions have you ever
used any of the emery sand (that keeps the pins and needles sharp)
in your pincushions?
I am wanting to try using the sand to and see how easy it is to
"fill" the cushions with and how I like working with it. Plus I want
to see if it will add some "weight" to keep them in an upright position.
Just curious of what you think about it if you have tried it.
I will be purchasing it from joggle.com when I do get the money to
buy it.
Also on the subject of pin cushions do you look at/for small things
that you can use as bases for pincushions?
I was browsing at a thrift store one and found some cute little "cups"
that I thought would be cute to use. I have 5 of them and they are about
1-1/2" high by 1-1/2" diam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]338817[/ATTACH]
used any of the emery sand (that keeps the pins and needles sharp)
in your pincushions?
I am wanting to try using the sand to and see how easy it is to
"fill" the cushions with and how I like working with it. Plus I want
to see if it will add some "weight" to keep them in an upright position.
Just curious of what you think about it if you have tried it.
I will be purchasing it from joggle.com when I do get the money to
buy it.
Also on the subject of pin cushions do you look at/for small things
that you can use as bases for pincushions?
I was browsing at a thrift store one and found some cute little "cups"
that I thought would be cute to use. I have 5 of them and they are about
1-1/2" high by 1-1/2" diam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]338817[/ATTACH]
05-30-2012, 03:47 PM
#170
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MO (the Show Me state)
Posts: 2,947
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