Topiary Stick Pin Cushion

This weeks Fashionista Friday challenge over at "The Shoe" is to use distress ink, flowers and bling! 

 I have completely fallen in love with stick pins and have tons of them (either that I made or from swaps) and need a decorative place to house them all.  Actually this one is for a swap - but I am in desperate need of something like this for myself.  I made the topiary using a small Styrofoam ball and I used hot glue to attach some paper roses (from iamroses.com).  I used homemade glimmermist made with perfect pearls and distress ink reinker (tattered rose).

The stick is actually 6 12" wooden skewers glued together and wrapped in ribbon.  The base is another small Styrofoam ball wrapped in batting.  Using a grommet tool I made a hole in a 4x4 square of fabric that I had on hand and then attached a grommet to keep the hole open and prevent the fabric from fraying.  The fabric is then wrapped around the batting/styrofoam ball and secured with a few hand stitches.

The pail is from Michael's and I attached the pin cushion with some hot glue.  I added a ribbon bow and a large white pearl.  I simply love how it turned out.

Stop on by "The Shoe" and play along this week!

Thanks for looking!