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| sweetproserpina |
Posted - Feb 12 2007 : 9:15:50 PM
Hi farmgirls, I wanted to pass along a link to make these little pin cushions, I made two this evening - a great way to use up scraps.
Can you spot the imposter?
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel3080065
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
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| grace gerber |
Posted - Apr 06 2007 : 07:56:41 AM
Hi Grace it is Grace
Don't you LOVE your name? Thanks for the kind words about the silk cocoon necklace. I have made many items from those wonderful little homes. I also smile everytime I dye them because they are never the same. My boys wanted me to raise silk worms but like you Mulberry leaves are not easy to come by here and the work involved just did not fit our life. I wished more people (kids especially) knew about them because when I teach about these marvels I try to get people to understand the hard work this little creature goes thru to make something that most never consider when wearing silk. We take for granted the hard work of many - we need to appreciate everyone's gifts and talents.
Thanks again for looking at may work.
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
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| katmom |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 09:31:06 AM
Grace (Gerber)
just looked at your pic's...what a clever idea for the used silkworm cacoons. The necklaces are lovely.
As a former pre-school teacher,,,,I wish I had thought of using the cast off cacoons for craft projects...
After 10 years of hunting down Mulberry leaves and trying to find homes for the newly emerged moths,,, It never occured to me to save & dye the cacoons...oh duh!
You are so talented.
tata-4-now
the other - Grace
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 08:28:02 AM
Very cute and it reminded me on my Nanna so thank you!!!! |
| cinnamongirl |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 06:55:12 AM
Thanks we all appreciat your help!! |
| shelle |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 06:18:49 AM
For those of you looking for a pin cushion pattern since the one on Martha Stewart's page is now gone. Here is a tutorial on one that I found and it looks pretty good also.
http://whipup.net/2006/03/01/stickin-it-to-the-pincushion/
Shelle
http://janzenfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| sweetproserpina |
Posted - Apr 01 2007 : 08:53:54 AM
I did make them but drat if I didn't think ahead and print out the instructions! However - 6x10 does sound awful familar... maybe I'll make one up tonight and if it works, that way we'll know for sure!
EDITED! - I just whipped up another tomato and the dimensions are 10x5! It worked into a nice plump 'mater.
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
http://theprimroseway.blogspot.com/ |
| Kim |
Posted - Mar 31 2007 : 8:21:14 PM
sweetprosperina has made them. Maybe she knows....
Blessed Be!
farmgirl@heart
"Go confidently in the directions of your dreams; live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." - Henry David Thoreau
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| smoothiejuice |
Posted - Mar 31 2007 : 8:18:32 PM
can someone who has made these please let us know the dimensions of the rectangle. I am looking in my mag collection for the instructions, I know it is in here somewhere. I know these are so easy, sew the ends together, then the bottom, stuff, running stitch around the top, stitch around the outside and up through the middle to make the dimples in the sides, and then the leaves on top. why did martha move this page? probably worried about competition from maryjane. who has got the dimensions of the rectangle?
I love the little strawberries, I did those a few days ago, a bunch of them and put them in a little wooden basket, totally cute. Good job for posting them. |
| Naomi Michelle |
Posted - Mar 31 2007 : 6:25:27 PM
I cant find the tomatoes either, and there I was going to make a few, but I did find some strawberry pin cushions that are really cute too....
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=b61676ecfd22f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=related
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln |
| Celticheart |
Posted - Mar 31 2007 : 6:03:23 PM
I'd like the pattern too.
Marcia
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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| grace gerber |
Posted - Mar 31 2007 : 12:26:51 PM
I too went thru all the patterns and it is not there. Would have loved to made those with some scrap felt I have left. Would anyone be able to print it out? Thanks
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
http://larkspurfunnyfarm.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/larkspurfunnyfarm |
| smoothiejuice |
Posted - Mar 30 2007 : 4:21:28 PM
I brought the pattern up when this was first posted, but now it is no longer on martha's site. Was that a 10 in by 6 in rectangle to start with? |
| Mikki |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 3:17:54 PM
Same for me, couldn't get page to come up and ran search on the sight and still couldn't find it. Darn
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
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http://strawberriesnapronstrings.blogspot.com/ |
| Kim |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 11:51:16 AM
You may have to search through all of the pages on Martha Stewarts website to find it.
Blessed Be!
farmgirl@heart
"Go confidently in the directions of your dreams; live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." - Henry David Thoreau
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| OregonGal |
Posted - Mar 28 2007 : 11:19:23 AM
The site doesn't come up for me, it says its been removed. Would someone send me the pattern? |
| Jana |
Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 7:39:07 PM
Oh way cute! Now I'm inspired!
Jana |
| Lizabeth |
Posted - Mar 27 2007 : 08:03:39 AM
I tried to find the pattern for these on the website, looks like it is unavailable now.
http://www.handcraftsbyheather.com |
| Libbie |
Posted - Mar 26 2007 : 11:19:58 PM
I have to bring this one up and say that I made one of these and they ARE SOOOooooo cute! That is such a great pattern - and what fun gifts, too! Thanks!
XOXO, Libbie
"All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar..." - Helen Hayes |
| Persephone |
Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 10:17:08 PM
I just made one, it's too cute! I still need to add the "leaves", but the rest of it is done. They stitch up fast! |
| Persephone |
Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 6:39:40 PM
I love them! I MUST have one of my own! :) (Off to find an appropriate fabric...) |
| shelle |
Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 6:31:23 PM
I love these!! I printed the pattern so I could make one.
ThanksC!
Shelle
http://janzenfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Feb 13 2007 : 08:00:36 AM
I love em! Now you need to open an Etsy shop!
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
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| sweetproserpina |
Posted - Feb 13 2007 : 07:59:04 AM
Thank you so much ladies! I'm glad you enjoyed them.
As to the stuffing, I just used what i had around, some poly stuffing wrapped around some scraps. They would probably work better with some wool/cotton batting though. They are a little on the light side.
Nancy Jo, a victorian one sounds great. Some of the girls on my other sewing board are using silk scraps, and making fancy beaded leaves. Can't wait to see yours when it's done.
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
http://theprimroseway.blogspot.com/ |
| abbasgurl |
Posted - Feb 13 2007 : 07:25:37 AM
Oh Meggie SEW cute! I'm a nut for sewing "accessories".  The best pattern I've seen for these! Leave it to Martha, huh? You did a great job, and I love your photo with the real deal-you're sew clever!!
Nancy, can't wait to see your version!
Thanks for sharing Meggie!
Rhonda
I'm a one girl revolution. |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Feb 13 2007 : 06:44:00 AM
I think I will go for more the Victorian look and use a a rich looking material with maybe a bit of bling on top. I'm not real sure on the instructions on how to gather the top.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
