Making a Clay Pot Pincushion

Craft: Pin Pal Pincushion

Rachel's Mom
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 277 Posts

April 2, 2008

Place this pincushion miss on your dresser for a pin keeper or top her off with ornamental hat pins. These would be great to make for Mother's Day or birthdays.

Approximate Time 30 minutes

Supplies:

• 2 1/2 inch clay pot
• flesh tone acrylic paint
• red acrylic paint
• small paintbrush
• 6 inch square of cotton print fabric
• 2 inch square of cotton print fabric
• textured doll hair or decorative fringe
• 1/4 inch pastel satin ribbon
• 3/8 inch button
• polyester fiberfill
• fine-tip black permanent marker
• sewing needle
• matching threads
• glue gun and glue sticks
• scissors
• ruler
• pencil

Instructions:

1. Basecoat the clay pot flesh tone. Let dry.
2. Lightly draw face with pencil on center of pot as shown in photo. Paint the heart mouth red. Use the pen to draw face details. Use some blush and a cotton swab to make her some rosy cheeks.
3. For the hair, apply glue around pot rim. Press hair or fringe over the glue covering the entire rim; trim excess if necessary.
4. To make the pincushion hat, cut a 6 inch fabric circle. Hand sew a gathering stitch 1/8 inch from the edge. Pull threads to gather, stuffing with fiberfill as you go; knot thread. Apply glue around inside of pot rim. Place the "hat" in the pot with the gathered side facing down.
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5. To make the yo-yo flower, cut a 2 inch fabric circle. Hand sew a gathering stitch around the edge; pull threads to gather at center and knot. Flatten center. Sew or glue the button to the center of the yo-yo. Tie a ribbon bow and glue it to the back of the flower yo-yo; trim ribbon ends if necessary.
6. Glue the flower to the hat.

By Mom of 1 from Wilkesboro, NC

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Nancy Collins
April 2, 20080 found this helpful
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This is so cute! It would be great as a purple hat with red flower for Red Hat Society ladies. Have to try it! Thanks.
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Craft: Terra Cotta Pincushion

Little Suzy
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September 9, 2009

This is a cute pincushion using a terra cotta pot for the vessel to hold the batting in. You could paint the pot. I chose to decorate it with sewing trimmings.

Tip: Cute Clay Pot Pincushion for a Gift

To make a cute pin cushion, take a small clay pot, and stuff with fiberfill very firmly, until overflowing. Tuck a scrap of fabric over it, forming a nice dome, and hot glue inside the rim of the pot.