{"id":5162,"date":"2012-03-10T15:05:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2012-03-10T15:05:08","modified_gmt":"2012-03-10T20:05:08","slug":"a-new-pincushion-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2012\/03\/a-new-pincushion-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"a new pincushion for ME!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I made myself a new pincushion. I have to admit that I felt silly making it nice, just for me- to make a house, instead of just a blob or something on top. Reminder to self- do it nicely and right, for myself. Okay then.<\/p>\n

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The base is something I got from my parents’ house. I believe it is the bottom part of a hair receiver<\/a>. There was clearly suppose to be a top lid of some sort and it was missing. I’ve had this in my studio for a number of years, knowing I would eventually get around to making it into a pincushion. Doesn’t it look like a little farm house with veggies growing in the garden?!<\/p>\n

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I like to put my needles in the top element and yes, I sort my pins by color. I am obsessive that way. I’m very opinionated about my pins too- I like colorful, thin, long (1 3\/8″) glass-headed pins. Like these<\/a> but in colors. Here is the new pincushion with the old one<\/a>. That link goes to the original post when I made that one- in August 2004! It has gotten worn out and a bit floppy on it’s base.<\/p>\n

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Here is another photo with my hand for scale. It is pretty big and I realized the other photos didn’t convey that.<\/p>\n

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