Comments on: make-dos- I have a question

By: rose

rose — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:25:44 +0000

Fill the glass with white sand? That should show off the pattern. If you have something to stablize the glass, do you really need to permanently attach the pincushion?

By: Judi

Judi — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:25:05 +0000

Darn .. I wrote a whole comment and then didn’t get the letter code right - it was an upper oh instead of a zero. So I lost the whole thing. Grrrr. Let’s see .. I think I said … maybe iridescent cellophane would look nice in the glass but it wouldn’t add any weight for stability. If you go to http://www.thistothat.com they recommend 3M77 and Weldbond for glueing fabric to glass. But they say to check for transparency. I think these are quite nice with the elegant wine glasses.

By: Hil

Hil — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:13:25 +0000

I wonder about filling the glass with fine sand and putting a spike in the pin cushion to push down into it. Or I guess since the glass tapers in from the neck you could make a circle of fabric like a shower cap (sounds silly, I know!) that fits over the glass that the pin cushion is attached to and sits in.

By: Cassi

Cassi — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:27:57 +0000

These are pretty Mimi I’m thinking that anything you put in the bottom would just detract from the glass pattern rather than enhance it so I probably wouldn’t use anything. There’s probably a variety of glues you could use, Gem-Tac is definitely a good one; you might just try hot glue too if you can keep it from getting too messy.

By: Prunella

Prunella — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:52:01 +0000

So you’re looking for a glue that holds porous to non-pourus, and GemTac works great.Went thru my Gem-Tac phase where I used it to fix everything.Looks like Elmer’s, holds like the big guys. Never tried glass, hope it works.
I was feeling overwhelmed and uninspired till I stumbled onto your blog today, and I want to thank you for the positive energy you send out.Maybe I’d better strike while the iron is hot, and vacuum a little.Either that, or just make little outfits for the Dust Bunnies.Responsibility vs.Creativity: let’s see which Force prevails.

By: Tami

Tami — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:34:29 +0000

You could fill the glass with those colored pebbles they sell in the garden supply center (color matched to the pincushion, or shades of green for more stem, etc). For attaching the fabric, have you experimented with those epoxy glues (the 2 part stuff)? I think some of those dry clear, but this of course would make it a permanent fixture. I like this idea of make-dos .. what a great thing to do with “grandma’s” glass-ware sitting around the cupboards!