Saturday, August 21, 2010

Nature Inspired Pincushions



Yesterday I made 3 new bottle cap pincushions.  I love them!  Here is the mushroom / toadstool one.  Instead of cutting the top circle 3 inches, I cut it 6 inches.  This allowed it to really pop out over the sides.



This is my little sunflower.  The base is green.  I used 3 different shades of yellow for the flower petals.  I measured and cut out the petals, then I sewed them to the center base of the pincushion.  Then I sewed them into the bottle cap.  I really like how this turned out.

Pink is hard for me to photograph, plus the camera battery died after taking one picture of this pincushion.  For this one I used the same color green for the base as I did for the sunflower.  I then traced the bottle cap in the center of the darker pink felt.  Then I drew a 6 to 7 inch circle and cut out the petals within those two circles.  I sewed the darker pink and the lighter pink together, and then I sewed them into the bottle cap.  Next time I plan on glueing the center of the petals to the base of the bottle cap (on the inside of it), that way they look more flower like to me.  Next I used metallic puffy paint to add the dots to the center of the flower and the lines on the petals.

Another thing that I love is that the felt made of 100% eco-fi, polyester made from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles.  So not only did I recycle a plastic bottle cap to make this, but the felt is also made from recycled materials.  I just love that.

8 comments:

  1. These are super cute! Can't decide if I like the mushroom or sunflower more. Very striking!

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  2. They are all so cute, but my fave is the little mushroom. I can't wait to see what you do next. :)

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  3. I just found your blog-so I am a new follower.These are so sweet! Shay, in beautiful Upstate South Carolina

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  4. Thank you everyone :) Thank you for following me Shay.

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  5. I love the mushrooms too...when are you going to open an ETSY shop so we can buy these lovely creations!!!

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  6. Thank you :) I do have an Etsy shop, but it is empty at the moment. I am trying to build up "stock" so that I have a nice selection. Maybe in November.

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  7. Very cute and clever!! My fave is the sunflower!! Love original ideas like this!!
    Blessings,
    Becky

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  8. Love the sunflower pincushion! The other ones you've made are just as adorable though. I also like the idea of using eco-fi felt. I've not heard of it before but I'll definitely keep an eye out for them when I buy felt. Thanks for sharing!

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