Asian Look Recycled Tea Tin Pincushion

 

If you've been visiting this blog for awhile, you must know that I can't bear to throw away anything recyclable.  When I finished the tea in this Lupicia tin, of course I HAD to recycle it into something pretty and useful.  In my stash of fabrics, I re-discovered a piece of Asian looking faux embroidered fabric and some fabric covered cording. They were both from Japan, but check out HM Ben Franklin Crafts because they are now stocking a large selection of Japanese crafting products. Also you could go online for Asian style textiles or do this project with fabric you already have in your stash.  

I started this project by using one of the circle dies (Spellbinders) to cut out a piece of thin cardboard that would fit the center of the tin,  Onto this cardboard circle I glued (Fabri-Tac) on some wool roving (you could use cotton batting or stuffing).  Next, I cut out a circle of fabric one inch larger all around than the cardboard circle.  I wrapped the fabric around the cardboard circle over the wool roving and used glue to secure the fabric underneath.  Once the glue was dry, the whole piece was glued to the tin top and the fabric covered cording was glued around the fabric covered circle.  A larger thickness of fabric covered cording would have worked better and required only one wrap around but the one I had didn't quite match the tin top fabric so I wrapped around (twice) the cording that did match.  For a finishing touch I stuck in three heart topped sewing pins. I'm pretty certain that I bought the pack of heart pins from HM Ben Franklin...ages ago. I can't imagine why I would shop anywhere else for craft supplies. LOL!  Please save all your recyclable containers and try to craft them into something beautiful and functional.  I know you'll be surprised and pleased with what you create!