<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Pins and Pretties]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Well, start of the New Year, and no resolutions for me. That&#8217;s what Lent is for, in my opinion. But I want to be more social and make more friends, and if that&#8217;s a resolution, so be it. At least it&#8217;s a fun one!</p>
<p>Yesterday, my friend <strong>MsOz</strong> put up a challenge at the social-site-with-faces: <strong>2013 Craft Pay-It-Forward</strong>. Basically, the first five people to reply get a handmade item from her, with the stipulation that those participating also place the same status on their social site and do a craft for others as well. After thinking and thinking and more thinking, I decided to make these:</p>
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<p>Pincushions made from vintage tea cups! This one I made from leftover fabric and a cracked demitasse cup I found somewhere. So, today I am going out to scour the antique stores for lonely little tea cups in search of a home. I will post the tutorial later this week.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know if this would work with voodoo, but it would be fun to try 😉</p>
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