Workbasket Wednesday: My Pincushion and their Sewing Gear

Time to put your creative caps on Ladies..

Oh I see Miss Workbasket March'55 already has hers on today!

Click on the pictures to enlarge the cute patterns and instructions below.
You can whip up some super spiffy sewing accessories in no time!

And an answer for the "how much cash do you need" lady?

Just how much do you have there little Mrs.?

I'm afraid I didn't do my workbook craft this week, but I did make a sewing accessory...

Yup, it's a very cute, but darn near non-fuctional scenic pincushion. All the little goodies are pins. Even the bunny is glued to a super big forming pin we used to nail into the forms to display tailored shirts, back in my former life.

The base is an orphaned, topless, Wedgewood sugarbowl...Thrifted, of course. Rescued Mohair felt, scavenged stuffing, and vintage millinery and a tiny wooden bunny that I finally found a use for. I painted him. That was fun.

Anyhooo, I plan to be hoppin' down your bunny trail with more fun tomorrow with a Thrift Thursday giveaway!

My all your Fevers be Spring Fevers,
Betty

Workbasket Wednesday: Pansy Faced Pin

Greetings Bloglanders!

Here is the next installment in our Workbasket Wednesday Feature here at BBI.
Buckle your helmets and set your way-back machines to 1956!

don't forget! click on the image and it gets bigger and better for printing!

While I didn't quite follow the actual directions ( Umm.. it's really not in my nature. I was born to improvise.) I did make a wee wooly pansy. It photographed a bit more austere than I had hoped,(the outer petals are purple...not black...) since I planned to recommend it a Handmade Holiday Easter Craft. A basket stuffer, as it were. While I doubt most of my young lady friends would put on a lapel pin.. They are pretty committed to their hair clips.

I have submitted it for Bunny Approval. He looks dubious.

slightly puckered puritan pansy

Do, let me know if you make one!

Big Hugs from The Bunny Trail,
Betty

Workbasket Wednesday: Damn Near a Decade of Craft

Not too long ago I happened upon a remarkable find at the Goodwill store near my house.
The Workbasket Magazine, not one or two, but a nearly complete collection of issues from 1952 to 1960.

Say it with me now: Bo-Nan-Za!

This magazine is a treasure trove of handi-crafted miracles of semi-modern housewiffery including recipes, gardening, canning tips and all make and model of needlework.
Not to mention the advertising, which is the absolute last word on the fact that we have indeed "Come a long way, baby". (Ummm, "Free Style Book For The Stout", anyone?) It is chock fill of kitschy advise and ideas for a crafty girl who is just trying to hustle up a crafty buck. Want to make a few pennies off your neighbors? Plant a tiny succulent in cleaned out marrow bones! I bet they sell like hotcakes. My! Now, that is crafty.

Relax honey... I said you looked "kitschy"

I will be putting these in my etsy shop in yummy batches, as I have enjoyed them, but need to find them good homes with people who might be able to do the tatting, knitting, and adorable crochet patterns that I alas, cannot. If you are interested in the whole lot please drop me an email and make me an offer.

However, I will be using my Wednesday blog space to share some tasty tidbits found in their slightly yellowed pages.

And Today, we will start with

"Success With Stuffies"

(click pages to enlarge and print)

Additional Sizes Also Available on my Flickr Page.