Monday, September 9, 2013

PIN IT TIME!

 Well,  hello one and all!   It's bloghop time again and this one's all about pin cushions.  At least once a day I think how I really need to make some pincushions so I don't have to cart my one poor little beat up chicken back and forth from the sewing machine to the cutting table and then over to the ironing station.  Sometimes I even take him for a visit to the living room end table.  Then he gets to have a wet dog nose violate him!!!  So, anyway, that is why I thought it would be perfect to join this hop.
  I had huge plans to make several pincushions.  Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans!   So, I only got two made but, hey,  better than none so.....SUCCESSSSSSS!!  I gotta take what I can get sometimes. 
  The first one I made is from a tutorial I found on the Cutting Corners College by Riley Blake.  The tutorial was written by Vicki from the Quilting Lodge and called The Cube.
 
 I did alter the pockets a little according to what I wanted to put in it.
 
My next project included some fun little items you all might recognize.   Anyone anyone...???  Yes,  they are little felt M&Ms!  I'm not sure how popular they are outside of the US,  so if you've never heard of them, they are bits of chocolate with a candy coated shell.  So what would I make with these you ask ?!  I'll tell you!  Make a candy dish full of chocolate goodies into a pincushion!   And I had the perfect dish to put them in!  Here's my second creation...
 
BAHAHAHAHA, isn't that awesome? !  I'm going to send the candy dish pincushion to the funniest blogger I know.  I don't want to say who it is until she gets it.  I know with her sense of humor she will get a chuckle out of it.  And isn't it fun to send a friend a little pressie for no reason? .
  So,  thanks to Kristen for hosting this hop and to Mme Samm for creating all these great hops!   Here's the rest of today's Pin Up, I mean Pin It girls!
September 10

  Have fun hopping everyone! 

96 comments:

  1. Wow...what great pincushions!!!! Love the "Cube" - so much more than just a pincushion! And the M&M's are just a hoot! You did good!!!!!

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  2. awesomely practical and now I want to eat m and m's

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  3. That is one big pincushion..and I think I need one that big! Your M&M's are a great way to use that candy dish...and without the calories! :)

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  4. That is one handy dandy pin cushion !

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  5. Love your cube pincushion! The M&M one is yummy! Thank you for sharing.

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  6. Your cube pincushion is awesome. Very creative, very practical!
    Cheers,

    Jeanneke.

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  7. Love your cube pincushion, very clever! (and funny m&m too, yes we know the candy in Holland too)

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  8. Your cube pincushion is sew awesome. Your funny mum is a darling. I think that we have mums in Sweden too.

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  9. Those pincushions are so fun and cute. The cube one is really useful.

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  10. They are both great - your friend will love the M&M one! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Love the cube. M & M s are so cute!

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  12. Your cube is great! and the m&m's is terrific!

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  13. Love the cube...sew useful! By the way, m&m's are my Favourite!!!! chocolate. What an adorable idea.

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  14. The M& M PC ist to funny! clever idea !!!!

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  15. That cube is AWESOME! What a wonderful way to keep everything handy and in its place. Great idea for me since my stuff is scattered everywhere in plastic sandwich bags (go figure).

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  16. Great pincushions! I love the cube!

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  17. The cube is fantastic and so useful! The M&Ms are just spectacular lol.

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  18. The cube it great, but the kiss and the m&ms is so much fun. Great projects.

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  19. Super cute! I love your cube very much and the m&m's is really fun!

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  20. totally in love with your cube..how divine..and those m & m;s pretty cool that is ...

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  21. I love the cube! Keeps a lot of the often needed items organized. Might have to make one of those myself.

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  22. OMGosh!!! I love the M&M one. That is darling. I also like the multifunctionality of the bigger one.

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  23. What cute pincushions and those M&Ms are just......YUMMY!

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  24. The cube looks very useful! And your M&Ms are making me crave chocolate!

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  25. I am in love with that cube. I need it. Thanks for being inspiring and sharing.

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  26. Awesome cube pincushion idea!! And your M & M's are adorable!

    Susie

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  27. The cube is awesome and what a great way to keep things all together. As for that M&M pincushion...oh my! Did you make each one of those felt M&M's? That is just the cutest thing! I feel the need to eat some chocolate!

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  28. Do you mean to say that each one of those M&M's is a tiny little pinnie? Oh...my...gosh...! How did you do it?

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  29. That block is so neat. Great job on it.

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  30. Great block, and thanks for creating the M&M's pincushion! I went to visit the M&M's shop in NY last summer, it brought back some sweet memories :))

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  31. Your block looks fantastic and practical. A dreamy pincushion! I would not be able to use your second project though.....to much temptation! I would have M&M's on the brain the whole time! We certainly know M&M's in The Netherlands! I live about 30 minutes by car from the factory that makes them...and mars bars....and snickers...and more of those oh-so-good-things!

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  32. Loved to see the M and M's . What fun. Your cube is a wonderful pin cushion. You won't go through the bottom with your pins on that one!

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  33. Love the hold it all cube. The mm's is funny.:)

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  34. I love the cube and that M & M pin cushion is absolutely adorable! I knew immediately what they were!

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  35. I have that cube pinned and WILL make it someday - yours is wonderful. And the felt M&M's are cracking me up!

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  36. Well done! I'm going to have to try that cube - so pretty and useful, too!

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  37. Very clever and very nicely put together. I like that cube. very practical.

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  38. Love your M&Ms pincushion...so much fun! Thanks for sharing the Cube...have to add that to my 'must create' list :)

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  39. Your candy dish is just the sweetest:) ha ha!!! Great job!

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  40. Oh I love your box pincushion! That is now on my to do-list. I'll have to come back to study it closer. Have a nice blog hop!

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  41. I must make The Cube. I can see so much potential. It is so much more than a pincushion. Wonderful M&M candy dish. Your friend is going to be pleased when she receives it. You might want to include a package of M&Ms for her chocolate fix. :)

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  42. Your cube covers it all and the Hershey kiss? Well it is one of a kind.

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  43. Sew organized! Great pin cushion. Love the M&M pin cushion--very clever. Thanks for sharing!

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  44. What a great cube, very handy dandy! I love your M&Ms!

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  45. Those are great! The cube is so useful, and the M&M's are really unique. :)

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  46. Both are awesome. Lucky friend, I am sure she will enjoy it. Now I have to go downstairs and find my hidden m&m stash.!

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  47. *lol* m&m are VERY well known in Germany/Denmark, I love m&m yummi and so are your pincushions too!
    Thanks for sharing.
    Bente

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  48. Your pin cushions are great. Thanks for the inspiration. Quilters are such creative people. Love being a part of this craft....lifestyle.
    Happy quilting,
    Shelia

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  49. Your M and M pincushion is so cute! The block is a work of art. Glad I got a chance to see them! Thanks.

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  50. The block is wonderful. Thanks for the link to the pattern. Thanks also for participating in the hop.

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  51. What fun ideas you had! Of course, my mouth now is watering for M&Ms (forget about dinner!).

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  52. Great pin cushions! Love the M&M one.

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  53. I love the functionality of the cube! Did you felt those M&M's! They are adorable!Too cute.
    xo jan@sewandsowfarm

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  54. Awesome pincushion. I love all the pockets!

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  55. Great job! I love the cube. Very clever.
    cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  56. The m & m one is absolutely way to cute. And I have never seen one like your cube before. How I very functional. I love it. I am drooling over it...thanks for shareing today.

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  57. The cube would definitely come in handy holding all your supplies. And how cute is that M&M pincushion! Clever

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  58. That M&M cushion is a hoot!! That took a lot of time adding those Ms to the felt pieces - and then cutting them out - yikes! The cube is a real winner. I love that you customized the pockets to your tools. Super.

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  59. That is the most useful pin cushion I have ever seen! Love that cube!

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  60. I really like the Cube Pin Cushion! I think it's great and the M&M cushion is adorable!

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  61. Where did you find those cute little M&M's?? Oh but the Cube is my favorite pincushion of the day!! I definitely will make this one!!
    Gmama Jane

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  62. Fabulous fun pincushions. I adore how clever these are. Practical and fun. Great hop...

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  63. The cube is ingenious but the M & M's are the most creative in my opinion. Nice work!

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  64. Adorable!! But he is a "Hershey's kiss.. he should be holding Hershey-etts, not M & M's.

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  65. Great pin cushions! The M&M pin cushion is adorable. I can only imagine the fun you had making them - because I had lots of fun just reading about your making them. Thanks for participating and sharing your projects.

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  66. Fabulous pincushion - and I love the M&M's - we have them here in the UK and my children love them!

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  67. I love this great cube pincushion. It seems to hold everything you might need, and the m&m s are just fun! Great work!

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  68. Hi Robin I know what you mean about time, I always have big plans and time runs out. M&M's are my Boys favourites! I love it. Thanks for sharing. Susie x

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  69. Love them both! That cube is so perfect to hold everything but the candy one is almost cute enough to eat. :) blessings, marlene

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  70. Leave it to the chocolate girl to come up with something as fun as your M&M's. Now that I see your cube cushion, I have a pattern for that, and I bought the cube a long time ago... wonder just where that went to in this sewing mess????? :-)

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  71. AH! That's awesome, I will have to follow suit with the M&M idea. I have 6 tins I got from Michaels for $1 years ago, and I think they would work perfectly! Thank you for sharing the ideas!
    ~Brandy
    brandizzle7133 at yahoo dot com

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  72. Wow your cube is fantastic. Nicely done.

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  73. I love that cube one but how cute is the M & M cushion. Well done and thanks for sharing with us!

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  74. So much fun! I just downloaded the cube, thanks!

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  75. Both of your pincushions are fantastic! Just wonderful on the first one for storage and pins...but the second one is screaming fun! Great idea!

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  76. Wow, love the cube - I remember that tutorial! I giggled, though, when I saw your little pile of M&Ms - you know that M&Ms should always be included in one's basic sewing kit... your friend is going to love it! I'm giggling... stinkin' cute!!

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  77. What a very very neat Cube Pincushion. Love it. Hugs Judy

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