Blogger Challenge: Week 200

Happy Earth Day! Before I share my project for this week's challenge, I have an Earth Day crafting tip to share with you . For more tips, stop by the Clear and Simple Stamps blog for a list of CSS designers sharing their own eco-chic tips.

Now, on to my project. This week's blogger challenge was to use lace or ribbon on your project. This project is one I originally had in mind for the Clear and Simple Stamps group challenge earlier this month, but I didn't have the right supplies at the time. I had it in the back of my mind and when I saw this challenge, I took my inspiration from the On the Mend set from Clear and Simple Stamps and got to work.

I made a simple pin cushion from a small Bell canning jar. I found the half pint size jars in a package of four at Target. They're the perfect size for this project.

The pin cushion is housed in the jar's lid. I made it using a fabric square and some quilt batting. The quilt batting was set over the lid's insert, then covered by the fabric. The fabric was wrapped over the lid's edge and I used CSS's Simple Adhesive to secure the excess fabric to the back of the lid, then covered the back with a white cardstock circle for a finished look.

The lace was attached to the inside of the band's rim, again using CSS's Simple Adhesive. Once it was in place, I put the band over the decorated lid, making sure that the lace piece was still visible. Before setting the lid on the jar, I added buttons to the jar as a fun decoration. You could also fill the jar with fabric scraps or other sewing related items.

I added a simple stamped sewing-themed tag to the jar. The images are from CSS's On the Mend set. I stamped the spool image on the matching die cut, then wrapped it with pink embroidery floss before adding it to the tag. I made sure to leave a little extra floss "hanging" off the spool so I could make it look like it was the thread used to stitch the heart image I stamped next to the spool. The coordinating sentiment is stamped underneath the image. After layering it on a lacey circles die cut, I used pink satin ribbon to secure it to the jar's rim.

For more ideas using ribbon and lace, check out the links below. And, if you join in the challenge, feel free to add your link to the list.



Materials Used:
On the Mend stamp set, On the Mend Simple Cuts dies, Paint the Town Pink and Dish All the Dirt Brown inks, I'm a Princess Pink and Kraft Like a Rockstar cardstock, I'm a Princess Pink satin ribbon, Simple Adhesive (Clear and Simple Stamps); circle and lacey circle dies (Spellbinders); lace (Michaels); pink embroidery floss; fabric; half pint canning jar