Aren't These Groovy?

Last week while looking for some new felt colors, I came across some really neat felt squares.  Embossed felt in about 5 colors, lots of different printed patterns and three colors of tie dyed felt squares.  Here's a couple new pincushions made with yellow, pink and orange tie dyed felt.  

Cool huh?  The enamel pins in the background were in a bag of jewelry I bought at a second hand store for $2.

I also bought some cute little dice beads and some hounds-tooth felt and created this set for anyone that's feeling lucky.   

I've got a list going of ideas for new pincushion designs.  Denim and orange, embossed brown and tan that look like leather, more tie dyed with other colors and some with the American flag on it.  As they say, stay tuned.

I'm on a roll here

So many of my friends have cats and are nuts about anything "cat".  With that in mind, I've been making some really cute cat pin sets.  Like this very special one right here.

Or maybe you like this one better.

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Of course I wouldn't forget about my dog lovers, so I made some hearts and puppy pins for them.

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.

Still Making Pincushions

Sorry I haven't been very good at updating this site, but that doesn't mean I've stopped making pin sets and pincushions.  I'm really getting into making more and more sets of pins.  This summer I made several sets for weddings...one set was for attaching boutonnières and another was for the brides bouquet.   So here's a sampling of some of my latest pin sets.

Of course I'm still making pincushions.  Occasionally I run out of ideas and always love it when I get a special request.  Recently an Etsy buyer who's a quilter requested a pincushion to "go with" the wine themed quilt she'll be showing this fall.  I made this fuchsia and lime green one for her and then made another one with different colors.

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 on a roll...

Every once in awhile, I get in the right mood and groove and that's what happened last week. I tried to keep with my promise to do pastels. Well, it's not exactly pastel, but I really like this red, white and blue one.

Here are some other new pincushion designs. The red and black one is the "Official Pincushion of Up the Creek". It comes with 3 cute straight pins and sells for a measly $5 in my Etsy shop.

Happy New Year!

After taking some time off over the holidays, I'm finally getting back into making pincushions. For some time now, I've been thinking about how to make them look like cupcakes. The other day, I had one of those moments when the ol' brain kicked into gear and I was able to turn strips of felt into little cupcake wrappers. As you can see, once I got started I couldn't stop!

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.

It's been awhile...

No I haven't forgotten or abandoned this place. It's just that I've been busy making all kinds of different things...ATC's, pins, pincushions and Christmas stuff. Christmas already you ask? I know Christmas is still a long ways off, but I've been making different things for a Christmas book project featuring items made of felt. Here are a few of the items I submitted.

Another cool thing I made for Make It Mondays weekly theme is this altered book note holder. I used a tiny old Norwegian book and use it to hold the tiny feathers I've found.

I've also made quite a few sets of pins and pincushions that can been seen at Flickr or in my Etsy shop.

Starry, starry night...

Stars and a crescent moon surround my latest bottle cap pincushion. There are 6 stars made from a sizzix paddle punch, one crescent moon and a gazillion french knots for other stars.

Some more Posey Pincushions

I really like using my Sizzix paddle punches for making the cutouts for these pincushions. It took some serious pounding to get the felt cut all the way through. But I'm getting the hang of it. The first one was made for a Pastel themed challenge. I'm not real big on pastel colors, but I'm happy with how it turned out. The second one is about the same, just different colors.

The last one is another fairy garden embroidered pincushion. I really like the soft look of it.

April Fools Day, but no jokes from me today.

Well, I got myself into another pincushion making flurry. It was dark, gloomy and rained all day yesterday so I decided to spend the day working with bright colors. I've finally gotten the hang of using a sizzix die to cut out some interesting shapes. I like the looks of something other than rick rack and embroidered flowers.