Gift Ideas?

I know it's still early, but in no time at all, we'll be trying to come up with cute gift ideas for friends, relatives and co-workers.  I really got into these three colors of felt for the latest round of pincushions.  Hope you like them too.  I was thinking Christmas colors, but not bright red, white and green.  These are made with cranberry, off white and mossy green felt.

  

I've also been making some more cute pin sets.  One with fish, stars and sea shells and a super cute black and gold set with flowers and a adorable kitty.

Hooked on Turqu0ise

Maybe it was the heat or it could’ve been my love of the color turquoise.  Last week I got on a turquoise kick and stopped only because I ran out of colors to put with it.

A lady from California contacted me to see if I could make her a pincushion that looked like a badminton shuttlecock.  I gave it some thought and decided to see what I could come up with for her.  I like the results.  It’s not functional, but it is fun!

Another Group of Pincushions

This group of pincushions is made from recycled felted wool.  The striped ones are from a Woolrich vest and the other two are from a sweater-type vest.  I really like all of them.

This group shot includes the wool ones as well as other additions to my Etsy Shop.

I'm Baaaack!

Sorry I've been away so long.  I've been busy with custom orders and then making more pin sets and pincushions for my Etsy shop.  Here are pictures of the custom order pincushions.  So pretty in group shots.

After completing the custom orders I made these for the gals at Corbin's that save bottle caps for me.  

 

At a rummage sale, I bought a Woolrich vest that had mistakenly gone through the washer and dryer.  This mistake is turning into some really cool larger sized pincushions.

And finally a group shot of all the new additions.

End of the Summer in the Northland

Summer is starting to wind down up here, although we're finally having some real summer weather. In my opinion, this summer has been perfect. Nice and cool with low humidity. I'll enjoy these warm days so when the north winds start to blow and the snow flies, I can think back and remember the warmth of those mid-August days.

I've been working on making more Fairy Garden and mushroom pincushions. I really like the jewel tones on black felt, but my favorite is the pastel flowers on white.

Fourth of July Pincushions

The Fourth of July in my favorite holiday of the year. It's one of those no pressure, no gifts, just have fun holidays. Picnics, parades, fireworks and Pincushions! I don't know which is cuter in this picture, the pincushions or the gnome.

Five Pines

Last week when we were on our way back home I noticed a resort sign with a black background and mint green border and letters. I immediately thought how nice those colors would look on a pincushion.

Come On Spring!

The weather's been like a roller coaster lately. Warm then cold, rain then snow, calm then windy. Can't it just settle down and be spring? Well, according to the forecast, it's going to be a few days until it gets nice again. In the meantime, I'll have to look at this springy little pincushion and think spring!

Rainy Weekend

It was too ugly to do much of anything outside this weekend, so I created 3 new pincushions. I especially like the light blue one with the red centers. Hope you do too. All of these are available at my Etsy Shop for $6 each.

Spring is Here in Bottle Cap Pincushion Land

I'd love to see real flowers popping up all over the place, but there's still snow and ice out there in the garden. I've been making my own version of a spring flower garden, via these pincushions. So there!