Frog Planter Pincushion
” In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel – This little froggy is the size of a large salad plate. He was born to be a planter but his destiny appears to be that of a pin cushion. He …
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Hat Pins with Nostalgia to Spare
“A hair jewelry auction was held in 1980 when Clive Marchent, who had been a hatpinologist for twenty-one years parted with his 2,000 “hatpins of filigree, fancy work, pique, simulated pique, mosaic, precious and semi-precious metals in both classical and Art Nouveau styles.” From The History of Hat …
Pin Cushions in Old Spoons
journal entry: Silver spoons. Perfect for tiny, delicate pin cushions. These spoons came from the second-hand store and were one dollar each. Each one is different. I covered a small Styrofoam ball with wired rosette ribbon and attached the ball to the spoon with glue dots. In this case …
Pin Cushions and Fancy Pins
journal entry: When women used to sew all of the time, they had signature pin cushions. Some were plain and useful and others were like this one: fancy and small. In other words generally useless as a functioning pin cushion but perfect as a non-essential little “something” sitting …