Roses and Ribbons Tea Cup Pincushion

Description

When I was out wandering around the antique shops and the thrift shops a few days ago, I can across two of these beautiful rosebud tea cups. I couldn't resist! But at the time, I had no idea what I was going to do with them. So, I put them up on a shelf in my sewing studio, and suddenly I thought about making a little pincushion out of the cups! Now, I know that I'm not the first person to make a tea cup into a pincushion, but this was a new project for me. But, when it was finished, I was quite pleased with the way it turned out, so I thought I'd pop on over here to Etsy and show it to you all.

The pin cushion top is made from the Garden Dots bright pink and white fabric, and it is embellished with a light yellow satin ribbon flower with a yellow button center. Then, I added three more light yellow buttons, a tiny white satin ribbon flower with a pearl bead in the center, and a little dragonfly flits around the petals of the yellow flower. I also added some soft green grosgrain ribbon leaves, and a twirly irridescent pink ribbon just for fun. In addition, there are six sparkly stick pins that I made from beads and buttons to adorn this dainty little tea cup pincushion. It comes with it's own matching saucer, which is attached to the bottom of the tea cup. A perfect place for your bobbins, extra pins, and your tiny embroidery scissors.

Added on Nov 04, 2009