Comments on: diy wednesdays: tin can pincushion

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:52:41 +0000

Really! For all the NAY sayers out there, you dont have to click on any of the links you know.
I for one am happy of the DIY ideas, One can never learn to much…and to reuse something that is going to be trashed..all the better. I have never made on of these and I am 34, off to make one now! Keep up the DIY!!!

By: natasha

natasha — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:34:04 +0000

very cute. i save tins all the time…and we use that exact kind of cat food:) apparently your cats have expensive tastes, too!

By: sandra mallia

sandra mallia — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:17:30 +0000

Already made one but wanted an idea of how to make the cushion smoother around the gathered edge.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:05:59 +0000

Our qlting group made pincushions for our show last year. We used crushed walnut shells for filling. I also collect different hand made p.c. and love them. BooHoo to the person that said DIY was boring.

By: Cushionlover

Cushionlover — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:04:23 +0000

I am crazy for decorative art pieces specially “cushion covers”

By: pogoshop

pogoshop — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:58:03 +0000

What a great upcycling idea for cans.!
I’m using a DIY pincushion shaped like a little pillow that I stitched from leftover sweater scraps from the pogos that I make. I kept losing it, so I added a patch of rubbery rug padding to the bottom. Now it stays put and I no longer find it on the floor.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:03:03 +0000

This is so cute! Definitely a contender in my new pincushion-to-make search. I’ll be linking this tomorrow. Thanks!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:39:51 +0000

I make and collect pin cushions. Why didn’t I think of this one. Cute. Keep em comm’n

By: Pinky

Pinky — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:39:37 +0000

The reason the small strawberry pincushions have emery is to sharpen your pins and needles, but you can’t leave your needles in those cushions or they will rust. The filling used here is just fine for it’s use, and it’s an old-school diy project, nothing wrong with that, I love redoing things I did with my mom and grandmother. Everything old is new again.

By: Abbi

Abbi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:38:04 +0000

Very cute idea! I was looking for various ways to repurpose tin cans and found this.