Scrumptious Cupcake Pincushions!

Good enough to eat!! These cupcake pincushions feature lots of May Arts lace and ribbon and have a bit of a secret, they started their lives as modest....Pringles cans!!

Even though they are mini cans, they are still a bit tall for a cupcake, so cut the cans down about an inch.

To make the pincushion, cut 12 inch strips of  2.5" Wired Burlap, 3/4 Inch Lace / Pearl Center Ribbon,  and 1.5 Inch Satin / Pleats Ribbon.  You will need a further yard of the lace to make the cupcake "frosting" later.

Cover the Pringles can with the 2.5" Wired Burlap strip, hot glueing it into place.

For my pink and purple cupcakes, I used spray ink to color the ribbons and lace, and alcohol inks to color pearls.

Next, take the Pleated Satin Ribbon and the lace and glue them down. 

To make the pincushion top, use some polyester fiberfill and cover it with muslin. I took a small amount of the fiberfill and a 6 inch square of muslin to make this.

To make the top, simply use hot glue on the side of the lid and press the muslin into it. I alternated from one side to the other, pulling the muslin down and pressing it into the hot glue.

When I was done glueing all around the top of the lid, I trimmed down the muslin.

Glue the muslin down inside the lid top.

Next fit the pincushion top back onto the bottom of the pringles can cupcake base!!

Time to make the "frosting"! Again using my hot glue gun, I took my yard of lace and glued it down on the pincushion, working my way around the cushion and moving inward and upward to make the swirls.

Finish by swirling the last bit of lace into the centre.

If you are coloring your cupcake you can spray the lace and muslin now for a yummy finish.

I decided to give these pincushions to some friends as little kits to make the gorgeous beaded stickpins I have placed on top of the pincushions. I just popped open the top of the cupcake and they can be stored underneath, then when done, displayed on top!

Seasonal Wreath for May Arts

Come join me to learn how to make a simple wreath that you can change out the decor for with the change of the seasons, with great help using the gorgeous Graphic 45 Places in Time papers. 

I found it very hard to source a wreath form here in Ireland, so I borrowed an idea that Royal Ribbonista Karen Baker used for her gorgeous Nature Walk Wreath and made my own from some large pizza boxes that I got some scrap goodies delivered in, recycling at its best! I used a plate to trace the circle and then cut out the center and I layered two cardboard bases together. 

I wrapped 4 Inch Burlap / Wired Ribbon around the wreath form to make a great burlap base.

I used the gorgeous 2.5 Inch Sheer / Frayed / Flowers / Wired Ribbon in ivory to build up my wreath. Where I knew I was going to have my interchangeable decorative motif I put several flowers together, then a spaced the others out a few inches apart for the rest of the wreath.  I hot glued all the flowers into place.

 I then took 5 inch strips of the beautiful 3/4 Inch Lace / Pearl Center Ribbon and glued them into place between the frayed flowers.

 

For my final addition for my wreath I made some super simple burlap flowers simply by wrapping and twisting 1.5 Inch Faux Burlap / Wired Ribbon. 

Since these ribbons are wired they held together perfectly till I was able to hot glue them into place between the frayed flowers. The wreath base is now finished!!

For each of my different seasonal centerpieces I tied a large bow using various colored 1.5 Inch Woven Chevron Striped Ribbon / Wired and used my Graphic 45 Places in Time Collection for all the gorgeous image collaging. I simply assembled them together and glued the bow to the front of the decor piece. I used a piece of burlap twine attached to the back of each of my themed motifs. To switch them out simply tie them around the wreath base!!

Brown Paper Packages for May Arts

I just love May Arts Ribbons and I wanted to use them this year to dress up some of my Christmas packages!!!  There is no need for step by step instructions for this project. I just used the great new Elastic Ribbon in brown (465-58-33) and wrapped a length around my packages, using some hot glue to join the ends together.  After that I simply cut lengths of my favorite ribbons and layered them. I added an ornament to each package and tied them all together around the elastic ribbon. I love the look of the brown paper and simple doilies and the layered gorgeousness of the ribbons.  You can glue all the layers to each other, or you can do like I did for my crafty friends, aside from the elastic ribbon, I simply layered the beautiful lengths of ribbons. When you untie the bow you can take the gorgeous pieces of ribbon (and the doilies and kraft paper wrapping for that matter) you can use those on craft projects, a beautiful package and some extra goodies, how great is that!! The ornament can be hung right up on the tree as part of your gift as well. For those that like the look of the package decoration, they can also simply slip them off their own gift and reuse them on a package they were giving as well!

For this first package I started with a few doilies from my stash, slipped my Elastic Ribbon over the package, then began my decor with a base of the gorgeous 2.5 Wired Burlap Ribbon.  Then I chose the gorgeous 1.5 Inch Woven Chevron Striped Ribbon / Wired in red (443-15-14). I then took the gorgeous 5/8 Inch Burlap Center Stitch Ribbon in red (463-58-14) and some gorgeous 2.5 Inch Sheer / Frayed / Flowers / Wired Ribbon in ivory (393-25-09).  I used the String Burlap Ribbon in Ivory (SM-09) on my handmade and stamped ornament and tied the whole package together with the String Ribbon in Natural (SM-10).

For this next lovely package I started with a large doily background, then slipped my Elastic Ribbon on again so I could build up my package decoration.  I again used the 2.5 Wired Burlap Ribbon for my base. Next I chose the beautiful 1.5 Inch Woven Stripes Ribbon in olive green (454-15-16) and some fun 1/2 Inch Pom Pom String in antique gold (462-32). I then put a snowflake ornament I purchased on top and used the 1/4 inch Twill Ribbon w/ Chevron Stripes in champagne (382-14-02) to tie them all together.

For my final package I again used a doily as a base, then slipped on the Elastic Ribbon and used the 2.5 Wired Burlap Ribbon. My next layer features the 1.5 Inch Natural Burlap/Stripe Edge/Wired Ribbon and then again I used the  5/8 Inch Burlap Center Stitch Ribbon in red. I added a lovely glittery reindeer ornament and then tied all the layers together with the 1.5 Inch Solid Wrinkled Ribbon in ivory (EA-09).

I hope you have enjoyed these simple ideas for package decor and if you are a ribbon lover like me the receiving is just as fun as the making!!!