What do you do with a chipped espresso cup? Make a pin cushion =) Since I have only have a few needles for hand sewing, I don’t want to lose them! And since the chipped part of the espresso cup was on the inside, I decided to make a home for my lonely needles =) It only took a few minutes to put together.

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What you will need:

– A tea or espresso cup

-Cotton (or styrofoam)

– A small piece of square fabric

-An embellishment of your choice

Directions:

Place a nice chunky ball of cotton in the center of your fabric (wrong side up). I used cotton because I did not have any styrofoam. If you use cotton, just be mindful that the needles won’t go down as far down as probably styrofoam would allow…but they still stand up.

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Gather the sides and ends towards the center and close with a rubber band.

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Glue the rim of the cup and place the cushion down into the cup. Let dry and embellish if you like! I added a paper flower I made using the same colors of the fabric.

Wouldn’t these be cute gifts?

Happy pin cushion making!

Wanita =)