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Sweet Cupcake Pincushions

No need to count calories with these yummy-looking felted cupcakes. The ribbing from felted sweaters emulates baking cups, bright-color felted sweater scraps form the frosting, and tiny beads stand in for sprinkles. A paper-towel tube keeps the shape upright.

Crafts Supplies for Sweet Cupcake PincushionsWhat you'll need:
Three cupcake pincushions
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  • Felted sweater scraps, including ribbing (see the felting instructions below)
  • Crafts knife
  • Paper-towel tube
  • Crafts glue
  • Polyester fiberfill
  • 10 inches of satin cord
  • 5/8-inch-diameter jingle bell
  • Small beads: assorted colors
  • Trims: 8 inches of rickrack or 16 inches of ribbon

Continued on page 2:  Instructions for Sweet Cupcake Pincushions

 

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gonzales5164 wrote:

SUCH A CUTE IDEA! I LOVE IT! I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR JEWELRY, PINS, EARRINGS, IN ADDITION TO PINS.

3/21/2010 12:06:27 PM Report Abuse
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