Zakka Along Week 3 :: Zakka Pincushion

This week's Zakka project was a pretty basic little pincushion, designed by Sonia Cantie of cozyhomemaking. What really caught my interest was the hand-stamped cotton tape that was stitched on the front. I actually did a little etsy window-shopping to see if I could find some stamped tape I liked. I mentioned my search to my friend Marci and she promptly suggested I make my own! What a novel thought.

A quick bing search brought me to Jennifer Rizzo's blog post, Tie a muslin ribbon 'round the old oak tree.... Her simple tutorial made it sound easy, so I went to Joann's on my lunch break and picked up the ink Jennifer suggested. I already had some rubber stamps I thought would be fun to try. And in about 5 minutes that evening, I'd stamped up some lengths of linen scraps. Perfect.

Rather that purchase lacey trim, I happened to have a French General selvage I'd saved, so I folded under the raw edges, and stitched it in place. And thanks to Granny's button tin, I found a button to cover. So in no time, my little Zakka pincushion was done!

I'll once again be linking up Sunday with Zakka Along Week 3 at LRstitched.