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
Very cute!
Red Ted Art says
Thank you!
Liz Burton says
Oh I love them!! Perfect pincushions (and Borrowers stools!)
Red Ted Art says
Thank you, Liz.. I did think you would like them!! And oooh yes.. Borrowers would like these too 😉
Sian says
soooo 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
Perfect! And how nice that the squirrels did all the work for you!
JDaniel4's Mom says
These are so cute!
creativejewishmom/sara says
Adorable and great to see you again on craft schooling Sunday!
Red Ted Art says
Yes, sorry, it has been a while – have had a stupidly busy few months! Back to normal now!! 😉