Pincushion happiness

Back in September I invited anyone who fancied joining me to a pincushion swap; I prefaced my invitation with the following words so it got the title of a lucky pincushion swap.

"According to some wonderful old legend, placing a tomato on the mantelpiece or shelf of a new home guaranteed prosperity and repelled evil spirits; I’m thinking new home ~ old home, we could all do with a little prosperity.

As you well know, tomatoes are a seasonal fruit so people had to improvise their good luck in the off season. A circle of red fabric rounded and stuffed with sand or sawdust sort of looks like a tomato; the improvised good-luck symbol also served a practical purpose—a handy place to stick pins!"

Here in this space I am showcasing the imagination and talent of those who jumped in feet first, stitched up some amazing creations and made a few friends along the way... how lucky we are.

Keep checking back to see more, I will keep adding as they arrive so as not to spoil anyone's surprise.

I will start with what I sent and was gifted ...  after that it is completely random. ENJOY.

 I sent the wee Hedgehog to Kristen and she sent me this fabulous Porcupine... just today I found this sweet little nursery rhyme ~

Old Mr Pricklepin has never had a cushion to stick his pins in,

His nose is black and his beard is grey,

And he lives in an Ash stump over the way.

 

 Next to arrive were these exquisite cushions from Celia

I sent Celia a little indoor vegie patch, she wrote a lovely blog post about it here.

I made a third pincushion too, something for the inner girl... I know it has arrived safe and sound with Leisa and that her return cushion is on its way to me.

Leisa's cushion for me arrived this week just bursting with Spring time happiness.

Bec made this fabulous Peacock for The Mama; Bec blogs about it here

The Mama made this one for Bec. Her blog post and tutorial link is here.

Margaret from we bloom here sent the cutest little pincushions to her partners

Anna, made this one for Margaret

You can read more in their blog posts here and here.

Fi, made a coral reef for her partner. She doesn't have a blog so I am showing you it from two angles and slightly bigger than the others.

The Little Gnomes Home sent me a picture today of her pincushion gift, don't you just wish you could have swapped with everyone?

Little Jenny Wren made this apple one in return.

This little vintage pillow flew from Austria to Australia from http://kreativberg.blogspot.com

Andie made these bright pin pillows for her partners.

 Ronnie made this beautiful patch of violets for her partner and posted about it on her 'fledgling' blog Homemade Happy.

Karen (who can't blog for herself because she doesn't have one)

made this delightful pincushion mushroom gnome home for her partner.

 

Linda (who also has no blog) sent this crochet pin cushion tower to her partner. Linda loves pink; pink beads run up the sides and the top is adorned with a crown of hand twisted pink wire and a central pink bead... amazing!

 

My incognito friend Wabi-Sabi Wanderings stitched together this delightful little house for her partner

and her partner Beth from Road to Joy sent this little house in return. You can read about their quirky likeness here.