Make Felt Cupcake Pincushions

Step 1: Cut the Nerf Ball in half. Each halve will be the top of a cupcake.

Step 2: For the base of the cupcake, you will cut the Nerf Football into sections. Using a sharp, straight edge kitchen knife, start by cutting the the tips off of the football so the base will sit flat. Then cut a section measuring 1 1/2" off each end. There will be a 1" section in the center of the football that will not be used on the cupcakes. This is the piece we used for cookie pincushions. *

Step 3: Stick the wooden skewer through the center one top piece and one base piece.

Step 4: Glue the pieces together and hold until dry. About 5 minutes. I did not apply glue to the edges of the sections, I wanted to be able to stuff the edges of the felt between the sections,

*These measurements are approximate.

Step 5: Cut a felt strip wide enough to cover the base of the cupcake. Approx. 12" x 3"

Step 6: Glue the felt strip to the base of the cupcake, using straight pins to hold the felt in place until it drys.

Step 7: Cut approx. 7 1/2" notches in the bottom of the felt strip, fold down and glue to the bottom of the base.

Step 8: Cut a round piece of felt, approx. 7". Cover the top of the cupcake. Glue down and tuck in the edges.

Step 9: Remove straight pins on bottom.

Step 10: Cut a round piece of felt, approx. 2", and glue on. This will cover the folded edges.

This is the point where individuality is the focus. We decorated our cupcakes several different ways. Some with felt hearts or stars, some with charms, some just with pearl headed pins. We glued our decorations on with light dabs of glue. Of course, they could be tacked on with a needle and thread if you prefer.

In the gallery below, I have shared pictures of some of our cupcakes. Because we plan to really use our pincushions, we did not want a lot of decorations on them. However, I can imagine some really pretty pincushions that would be made more for display, than practical use.

Have Fun!!!

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Updated: 3/3/12