We love quirky and quick Walnut DIYs! Here is a super easy little walnut pin cushions to make. Perfect for small stocking fillers or a little gift to a crafty friend!
Walnut Pin Cushion – Materials
- Walnut halves,
- fabric scraps,
- ribbons/ brocade,
- PVA glue
- A hot glue gun would also be handy for this, but PVA works just fine.
You could make these REALLY lovely and fill them with lavender – maybe a bit fiddlier, but imagine all the lovely lavender scent each time a pin pricks it!
Walnut Pin Cushion – how to
1) Crack your walnut in half – check our little walnut boat post for best tips of how to do this.
2) A piece of fabric that will fit over the opening of the shell + about a 1-2cm boarder.
3) But some fabric scraps as stuffing under the piece of fabric, bunch the fabric up and squeeze into the shell.
4) Cut a piece of brocade, ribbon or lace as a trip. Wrap it round and with lots of PVA glue secure in place.
Done. Spread a little pin cushion love!
Don’t forget! Lots more Walnut Crafts here:
Zoe says
August 3, 2012 at 6:41 amVery cute!
Red Ted Art says
August 3, 2012 at 6:56 amThank you!
Liz Burton says
August 3, 2012 at 9:00 amOh I love them!! Perfect pincushions (and Borrowers stools!)
Red Ted Art says
August 3, 2012 at 9:26 amThank you, Liz.. I did think you would like them!! And oooh yes.. Borrowers would like these too 😉
Sian says
August 3, 2012 at 3:32 pmsoooo cute : ) we found some discarded walnut shells a few months back, now I know what to do with them!
hm, discarded in the squirrel way not in the rubbish way!
Red Ted Art says
August 3, 2012 at 6:14 pmPerfect! And how nice that the squirrels did all the work for you!
JDaniel4's Mom says
August 6, 2012 at 11:11 amThese are so cute!
creativejewishmom/sara says
August 9, 2012 at 6:14 pmAdorable and great to see you again on craft schooling Sunday!
Red Ted Art says
August 9, 2012 at 6:16 pmYes, sorry, it has been a while – have had a stupidly busy few months! Back to normal now!! 😉