Homework

How to Sew a Cupcake Pincushion

What you need:

* Some material or old sweater – whatever color you like

* Craft Glue – a nice heavy one

* Scissors

* Needle

* Thread – to match material

* Stuffing

* Cupcake paper

* Plastic beads or beans to weigh down bottom
Optional (for decoration):

* Ribbon

* Buttons

* Felt

* Beads

Instructions

1. Glue together some cupcake papers. Do not take individual papers apart. Just carefully

take apart the stack so you get a stack of about ten papers, then dab some glue

around the rim of the papers. Leave them to dry.

2. Place the cupcake papers on your material face down and cut a circle about one and a

half inches bigger than the paper out of the material.

3. Stitch along the outside of your circle.

4. When all the way around the circle, pull the thread tight to form a ball, then make a

knot where the beginning of the thread meets the end again. Leave enough space

to put the stuffing in.

5. Stuff the gathered circle. This will be the top of your cupcake.

6. Place your cupcake papers bottom down on the sweater and cut another small circle.

Then glue the circle to the inside bottom of papers.

7. Pour your plastic beads or beans into the bottom of your papers, just enough to cover the

bottom.

8. Apply glue to the open end of your cupcake as well as the upper inside

rim of your cupcake papers.

9. Place the top of the cupcake into the papers. Wrap your fingers around the rim of the

papers and gently squeeze while pushing the top of the cupcake down slightly until the

glue starts to set a little (approximately one minute). This will give your cupcake an

realistic look. Then just set aside to dry.

10. Add some ribbon, buttons, felt, beads or whatever else you can think of.

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