how to make a pincushion | caitlin elizabeth photography | eastern shore photographer

since moving in to the new apartment i have space for an OFFICE.

and BESIDES the canvases of my beautiful clients on the once all-white walls 

and my computer (which is like a child to me. sad, but true)

my FAVORITE thing about the room is my craft table. (it might eventually be the 

old chest i picked up from a local thrift store that i'm going to finagle into a filing system,

but that isn't done yet - so for now, it's the craft table)

here's a look-see into the behind the scenes:

over the weekend i started making curtains for the apartment - will's mama was nice

enough to lend me her sewing machine!!

as i was getting stuff together though, i realized that i didn't have a pincushion!

i guess it got left behind in the move :( 

but it's ok, because i'm going to show you my quick alternative to the traditional pin cushion!!

i made this FOR FREE using things i already had 

 i took a piece of muslin (which i use for my packaging!) and cut it into a square

i pulled it tight around the mouth of the jar

and screwed the mason jar lid on

voila! i put some in the top, but put the rest in the bottom

i'm thinking about maybe using a wide-mouth jar so i can put allllll of my pins on the top

and then filling the jar itself with old buttons! that way it would be a little more decorative :)

what do you think?!

there you have it! an easy, FREE alternative to purchasing a pincushion

:)