Making a Tea Cup Pincushion

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Pincushions are a necessity for many crafters. Making your own is a craft in itself. One lovely way to design a pincushion is to use a pretty tea cup and saucer. These cushions make a nice addition to your craft area or unusual gifts. This is a guide about making a tea cup pincushion.

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Craft Project: Tea Cup Pincushion

Old tea cup crafted into pincushion.

Approximate Time: 1 evening

Supplies:

old teacup
pins
needles
decorative and useful items
small spools of thread
scrap of material
stuffing
glue
hat pins
small scissors

Instructions:

Glue cup to saucer. I usually do that the night before to let the glue dry thoroughly.

With the scrap of material, place a dessert plate on it. Trace around plate and cut on lines. 1/4 inch from edge do a running stitch. Pull the stitching, making it into a small circle, this is known as a yoyo.

Stuff until it is the size needed to fit into the teacup. Glue in place.

Glue lace edging around rim of cup. Group several hat pins, anchoring a needle threader, or whatever things you may want to decorate with. I then wrap in cellophane or it is also pretty wrapped in tulle. Add bow or pretty ribbon. Makes such a pretty gift!

By Dorothy from New Creek, WV

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Craft Project: Crocheted Tea Cup Pincushion

With some imagination, you can turn an old tea cup into a pretty pin cushion.

Approximate Time: 1 hour to 1.5 hours

Supplies:

Tea cup with or without saucer
Your choice of yarn
Size 5.5 mm hook
Hot glue gun
E6000 or contact cement
Sewing embellishments
Scrap lace or ribbon

Instructions:

Decorate the cup before you cement it to the saucer.

With your chain one on hook, chain another and make a single crochet in first chain. Make one single crochet in the back loop of each single crochet.

Do not start or end a row, just keep making a big spiral.

When you have a circle almost the width of the cup, break off that color and add another, making a ruffle of chain three and slip stitch in each stitch around.

Fill the cup with batting, and hot glue the crocheted work to the brim a little at a time.

Decorate with buttons, anything little like sewing embellishments, etc.

Glue the cup to the saucer and tie a lace or ribbon bow around the bottom.

Let the glue sit over night before disturbing.

Enjoy.

By Sandra from Yorktown, VA

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