My little pincushions that resemble strawberries are starting to look a little frazzled. When I was sewing my Easter project, I had to turn the cushions upside down, and the things looked like porcupines.  Actually, when I was younger, I thought they were tomatoes, with the green one looking like a not-so-ripe tomato. And then I thought, what is that dangling thing for?

I’ve bought and collected more pins over the last year as I’ve cultivated my sewing habit. The vintage Sucrets box and Brass Silk Pins box are from an estate sale across the street, and are filled with more pins.  So… I thought I’d make more homes for the pins and borrowed a little book from the library, “Pretty Pincushions”.  There is an easy project that marries tea with sewing, and it happened to be designed by Amy Karol (author and blogger, see her blog here).  Basically, it’s a teacup, stuffing, scrap piece of fabric and glue.

I went to a local Salvation Army store (There is a lot of stuff there! Holy cow!) and rummaged through the house goods and found these cuties (65 cents and 45 cents each for the pair).  No saucers, at least none that I could find.  They were all separated.  Out of curiosity, I looked up the manufacturer of the all-white teacup which has a delicate, lacey pattern that goes around the cup.

A cup and saucer on a site similar to eBay was selling for $8.00, surprise!  So, now, I’m not sure… do I try to resell these little teacups? Is it worth it? Or do I just make my pincushions?