Show Your Love

Hiya folks! Here's a fun little sewing project that you can do for Valentine's Day so you can "show your love." What you need is a sheet of felt, a sheet of paper, sequins, seed beads, thread, a needle and a safety pin.

First, cut heart shape out of the piece of paper. If you aren't real good at drawing hearts you can trace one from a cookie cutter or whatever else you have. Next trace the heart onto your felt. You want to cut out 2 hearts. Next, you want to begin sewing sequins and beads onto the top side of one of the hearts. Once you have the entire heart covered you'll need to whip stitch the other heart on to the back of the sequined heart to both hide and protect your stitching. When you are finished stitching around the outside of your heart be sure and run your needle into the back to bury the final thread after you knot it. And last, thread your safety pin in to the back of your heart and apply to whatever you wish!

I found the safety pin that is shown at a local craft store in the jewelry supply department. If you are using a regular safety pin you can stitch it on to the back heart before sewing the two hearts together.

I hope you enjoy showing your love!!

Easy Peasy Pin Cushion

While playing in the craft room last night I put together a small project that I had seen on another website. I thought I would show you what I did.

I made a pincushion from a squatty little mason jar that I used for canning pear preserves last fall. The ingredients needed are simple... a jar with a lid that has the lid and band, fabric, stuffing and a glue gun... with glue :)

First trace on the fabric around the lid with a marker or pencil... something that won't show through the fabric. Next cut the fabric about one inch bigger all the way around the traced circle. Place your fabric circle inside the band, place the stuffing (about a handful) on top of that, then your lid and press down into place. Using your hot glue gun, glue fabric down to the inside of your lid. Once the glue has set, pop it back out. Quickly glue around the inside of your band, place your stuffed lid back inside and screw down on top of your jar tightly. This should stick. I had to do mine twice because I didn't use enough glue the first time.

I'm sure there are much neater ways to do this but it looks precious and it fits the jar and the purpose! I'm storing extra buttons in mine. Pretty little things!

By the way ... my sister Mary Evelyn and I stumbled upon a deal on about a zillion buttons and Trash to Treasures. If anyone has ideas for button crafts we can try please let me know. We have come up with a few so far that I will be sure to post soon.