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Enjoy, with a nice cup of hot tea! ^.^
I was trying to find a use for all these fruit sauce cups I had, and thought they kind of looked like cupcake bottoms.So I made them into pincushions!
Here I used a piece of vintage fabric I was saving for a while cause I love the print..but you can also use felt :)

Posted by Tofu Kitty from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Published See Tofu Kitty's 13 projects »
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  • How to make a pin cushions. Cupcake Pincushion - Step 1
    Step 1

    Wash and dry a fruit cup.Then add the stuffing.(enough so it'll make a nice cupcake top shape)

  • How to make a pin cushions. Cupcake Pincushion - Step 2
    Step 2

    Sew a button on the fabric where the middle of your pincushion will be..(I actually forgot to sew it on, so I had to glue it with a glue gun afterwards).

    With one hand, hold the fabric down and sew around the rim of the plastic cup securely.You might need to sew around a few times to make sure it holds.

  • How to make a pin cushions. Cupcake Pincushion - Step 3
    Step 3

    Cut the fabric as close as you can to the rim.

  • How to make a pin cushions. Cupcake Pincushion - Step 4
    Step 4

    To make it look nicer, cut a piece of felt to fit around the plastic cup and glue around the stitching and around the cup.

  • How to make a pin cushions. Cupcake Pincushion - Step 5
    Step 5

    With your glue gun, add some glue onto the bottom of the baking cup and gently place the cupcake on it.

  • How to make a pin cushions. Cupcake Pincushion - Step 6
    Step 6

    Take a large muffin pan and place the cupcake in one of the holes.Carefully add some more glue around the crinkle part of the baking cup and press down on the pincushion.

  • How to make a pin cushions. Cupcake Pincushion - Step 7
    Step 7

    Take it out, add some pins and enjoy!

    :)

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CO + K User

Interesting idea using fruit cups, I've only ever seen them stitched onto silicone cake cases before
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MissyChrissy
MissyChrissy
I love this and will have to try it. Just wish I could share it with someone!
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Callie S.
Callie S. · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 16 projects
AMAZING! I love this idea!
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TH3 N3RD
TH3 N3RD · Honolulu, Hawaii, US · 4 projects
awesome!
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soon
soon
This is great what a creative way to use those fruit cups I just throw them away.nnHappy Happy
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Kat
Kat · Vancouver, British Columbia, CA · 1 project
Awww
So cuuute

Gonna go try to make one Happy
Thanks!
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michelle-dee
michelle-dee · United States, US · 4 projects
aw, thats cute
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Tofu Kitty
Tofu Kitty · Ottawa, Ontario, CA · 14 projects
Katie, check out image 2 of 2 (the top pics)it shows you the package in comes in..basically they're individual apple sauce cups Happy
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Katie B.
Katie B. · Gilbert, Arizona, US
I'm a total dork. What are fruit sauce cups?
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HippieKender
HippieKender
So adorable! I may have to pick up some cupcake papers today and make one (or 10) of these ;)
Thanks for sharing!
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