Take an empty unused basket..

and turn it into something useable. Baskets come in
handy for most everything so why not make a little sewing basket. I lost this

little sewing basket once it was finished to my

youngest daughter. She loves the 70's look & wanted it. On the

left is the empty basket with its matching lid - not a spoke

was broken. On the right is the finished basket. I intertwined

pretty wide white lace through the spokes & hot glued it to the inside.

Next, I cut fabric & lined the inside tacking it down with hot glue.

Then, I cut a circle of cardboard, stuffed it, added fabric & glued it to the bottom.

I cut fabric for the inside lid & also glued that in. Then I applied

a yo-yo & sewed on the button. AC Moore had the cutest

little wooden eggs - so I bought a small bag of them. They

make the cutest little egg darners - just the perfect size for this small

basket. The matching pincushion is less than 2 inches in

diameter. That gives you an idea of how small this basket is!

A small matching bag holds a thimble - nothing fancy here.

Needles can be pinned to the little piece of brown felt.

Also on board are 2 small wooden spools, one holds

some little flower lace wrapped around it while the other smaller

spool has chocolate brown candlewicking yarn. The little red

item is a needle threader. The floating piece of flower lace

was attached to my wedding veil 35 years ago - in which now

will be attached to the end of a pair of small scissors. Last of all

is the little angel that watches over my angel. Fixing the

outside of the box was not hard.

It is also another pincushion

designed to hold safety pins or homeless items. To me the outside

looks like a hat but I knew that there would not be any way to downplay

that - that is the reason why I didnt add any ribbons, rosettes or any

yo-yo's to the outside - so I am happy

with the way that it turned out. Hope you get some ideas!
by Hopblogger