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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Crafty organization - it's a darned good thing...

 I made this up for another craftster who likes to sew; a little mason jar organizer that has a pin cushion on top, to match the red fabric workbasket I posted about the other day.  I reused a mason I had from my stash (thank goodness for neighbours and friends who actually give me back my jars after they are done with the foody goodness within).
The pouf is quite pouffy isn't it?? 
They are very easy to make.  I just etched the label area in the front, using painters tape and stickers as a resist - easy peasy.  Then I used the flat inner lid, piled batting on top, and wrapped fabric around.  I used some E6000 glue on the upper edge and used the outer ring to close the lid onto the bottle to help the glue set - I used an elastic on the underside to hold the fabric edges in place.  When the glue on top set, I undid the lid, and the elastic, and added glue underneath, and used a needle and thread to gather the edges together more neatly.

I also added some shrink plastic embellished pins on top - what is a pin cushion without pretty pins afterall?!

I made the pouf pin cushion extra pouffy for a reason - I hade when needle tips bend or break, and figure if I made an extra plump  cushion, there may be less chance of the tips smacking in the metal lid underneath and blunting or bending them.

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