Saturday, October 27, 2012

Cereal Bowl Pincushion

You get up every morning, eat your favorite cereal, then head towards the sewing machine to create something fabulous, right? Even if thats not always your own scenario take another look at that cereal bowl. An odd bowl with no mates is the perfect choice for creating a cute and unique pincushion to set beside your machine.

Whether the bowl is plastic, ceramic or glass you can still use it to make a pincushion. Clear glass bowls are not ideal, though. Choose the bowl you want to use then look through your sewing scraps to find everything else you need to make the bowl pincushion. There are different things you can use depending upon what you have on hand.

Turn the bowl upside down on a piece of white felt. Draw around the bowl and cut out the circle. Set this piece aside for later. Fill the bowl with scrap fabric, foam pieces, cotton balls, or even paper towels. The bowl should be stuffed nearly full and the filler materials packed tightly. Use the piece of white felt to cover the stuffing and create the look of the milk in the cereal bowl. Dispense hot glue around the inside of the bowl and position the felt. A different way to create the pincushion is made using a piece of Styrofoam. Cut a disc of the Styrofoam slightly smaller than the opening of the bowl. Turn the bowl upside-down onto the Styrofoam, draw around it, then cut the Styrofoam just a tad smaller than the drawing. Fill the bowl nearly full as suggested above. Cover the Styrofoam with the white felt and glue the covered disc down into the bowl. Instead of felt you can use most any white fabric. Choose beads that look similar to various cereals to enhance the pincushion. For instance, most stores that sell beads have a selection that looks something like Life Savers candies. These beads are perfect for creating a Fruit Loops cereal look on the felt. Use hot glue or fabric glue to attach several of the flat, round beads to the felt. Other bead choices include small beige or brown oval beads to make Cocoa or Rice Krispies, round colorful beads that resemble Trix cereal, or similar selections. Instead of white felt you can create chocolate milk in the cereal bowl pincushion by using brown felt. Of course, the beads will need to resemble a type of cereal which leaves the milk chocolate-flavored. Youll find any number of appropriate beads at a craft store or a store that sells jewelry-making supplies. You dont have to attach a whole lot of beads to the felt. Just randomly glue a "cereal piece", here and there, on top of the "milk". You cant believe how real the cereal looks after youve finished the craft. Stick needles and pins any where on the felt, even through the circular beads. The bowl will hold a huge number of needles, straight pins and even safety pins. If you dont have room for a huge cereal bowl you can make something similar from a pudding bowl. Eliminate the beads and use chocolate-colored felt to make the top of the pincushion. Or, glue on white felt and use craft chocolate kisses to embellish. There are many different creations you can make by combining various colors of felt with tiny craft supplies. Forget bowls altogether and create a coffee cup pincushion instead. Use black or dark brown felt and glue it in a stuffed coffee mug. The mug can be hot chocolate instead, with pom-pom marshmallows on top. Whether you make a bowl or a cup pincushion, itll be easy to make and will serve you well for years. If you dont sew make one for your friends who do. Theyll treasure it for years to come!

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