Everything around us is Easter themed right now and with that in mind I continue to find more Easter pincushions that could have more than one use. As I mentioned in my last pincushion post the stuffed egg shaped cushions could be given to children as a fun toss game for an Easter treat instead of candy. This weeks feature has a different twist as a home decor item but could also be used as a toss game item for children as an Easter treat too.
Pincushions are not just for pins.
Many years ago when my husband was active duty Army we spent many years in Germany. A tradition there during the Easter season they bring in fresh branches place them in a vase and create what they call an "Easter Tree". They decorate them with blown out eggs that are beautifully hand painted along with little wooden decorations of rabbits, and other Easter themed items.
Along with the egg shaped pincushions I already made I added a new look with a felted wool egg that is decorated with machine embroidery and has raw edges cut with pinking shears. I also found a new design, pictured above, to add to my "tree", making mine out of felted wool. Instead of hand embroidery and felt cutouts I did some machine embroidery designs on the "egg", added felted wool blades of grass along with machine stitched grass, a die cut flower shape embellished with a button and topped it off with a sheer ribbon for hanging. If I were making it as a child's gift I would not add buttons or any other items that could be pulled off and swallowed.
I decided to use my newly made Easter Egg pincushions to decorate my own "Easter Tree" to add to my holiday decor.
Once Easter is over you can take your decorations down and hang them in your sewing room as a cute little decor item, use them as gifts for your sewing friends or keep them and use them as pincushions for yourself.
I hope that I have given you some ideas of not only how to make some cute gift ideas but how to add seasonal fun to your home and sewing. Take a walk down "life in the craft lane" and see what you can find to inspire your next creative project.
2 comments:
Those are just so cute! When I lived in Germany I saw all the easter trees. Love them!
Very cute design! We used to do the Easter tree with blown out eggs when I was in grade school here in Alabama. Lots of fun. : )
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