Wow, nothing like shuffling your entire life over to a new computer, finally getting a nerve-wracking project done, taking to bed with a migraine, then completely losing internet access for a full day to throw a hiccup into your blog posting patterns, hm?
Ok, but this little project was not so nerve-wracking:
The theme for this round of the pincushion challenge was Winter Wonderland, &, as it turns out, when I think "winter wonderland pincushion," the one thing I think is "snow globe."
After a couple of doomed attempts at constructing the base out of cute cotton prints, using proper geometry & my sewing machine, I gave it up & hand-stitched it together out of wool felt. The biggest challenge was coming up with the right sort of "globe" for the top, but luckily I am the mother of two tiny little pack rats, so after deciding that the top part of one of those junky little prize-filled capsules would be the right thing, I actually managed to find one kicking around in the bottom of the toybox. Though I would have dearly loved to have figured out something along the lines of Martha's snow jars, with actual swirling glitter, I settled for a few decoupaged tissue paper snowflakes.
Making the pins is always my favorite part, even though I can't manage to keep my clay from getting be-glittered. Also, please excuse the fact that, if you use the trees for scale, my snowman is approximately the size of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
just gorgeous :)
Posted by: P | January 31, 2007 at 12:33 AM
i think this is just
too sweet!
the snowman!
the tree!
adorable.
oh...and don't even get me started
on the little snowflakes
:)
Posted by: gkgirl | January 31, 2007 at 04:57 AM
That is the cutest, most creative pin cushion I have ever laid eyes on. Great job my dear!
Posted by: Crystal T | January 31, 2007 at 08:23 AM
Wow - this is so creative on so many levels!
Posted by: jennifer w. | January 31, 2007 at 08:25 AM
That is too cute! The snowflakes on the dome are gorgeous, and glitter on the clay is the perfect touch since snow is sparkly.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2007 at 09:54 AM
This is really cool! I think that the dome is fantastic. 5 stars!
Posted by: jennpal | January 31, 2007 at 05:11 PM
I love how the dome lifts off for pin access.
Posted by: Maitreya | January 31, 2007 at 05:58 PM
This is just simply, plainly marvelous...
Love. It!
Posted by: LLA | February 01, 2007 at 08:53 AM
That is sooo cute! I saw it on flickr but flickr didn't like my leaving so many comments in a row.
Posted by: joyce | February 03, 2007 at 11:55 AM
VERY cute!
Posted by: Liesl | February 04, 2007 at 09:14 PM
so good-- paul is super into snow globes. too bad not so much with the pins. which is okay. i love this.
Posted by: melissa f. | February 05, 2007 at 10:18 AM
This is totally brilliant! Plus the snow globe top will keep the dust off, too. Not that anyone's pin cushion would ever get dusty. My favorite part is the snowflakes on the globe. :)
Posted by: futuregirl | February 07, 2007 at 12:18 PM