Pin Cushion Go Anywhere Pen

Make a travel pin cushion/case for your needles out of a pen in only a minute!

Step 1 Tools and Materials

You will need scissors, pliers, an old pen, a small piece of felt, and pins!

Comments

[Sadam and Osama]

Good idea, i just made one of these! Although i couldnt cut the barrel, so i snapped it off and sanded it down. for the fabric, i used my leftover materials from a sock holder instructable. i'm thinking of putting some thread at the top of the cap, so i can sew on teh go! since there are holes at the top of the cap, i can use a needle and push it out if the thread gets stuck

[goosezilla]

Nice!

[margreto]

Sweeeeeeeeettttt ........... :D

[Stercus Fit]

This is awesome! I'm actually about to travel with my cross stitch, so I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks!! :)

[Stercus Fit]

SCORE! I just finished this, and I used a clear-ish pen so it's uber cool. (No camera available, otherwise I'd share). At least with the pen I used, I took off the grip area so I didn't have to cut anything and it's still shorter than the average pen. :)

[goosezilla]

If you get a chance to please post an image! I'd love to see it. Thanks so much for trying it out too. :)

[Stercus Fit]

Here ya go! I used masking tape ( I <3 masking tape) to keep the pins from falling out. I'm not home, so I don't have any felt to keep the pins in. Also, the black and purple thing behind pen pin cushion is a mechanical pencil, as to give an idea as to the size. Thank you, Goosezilla, for such a great idea. :)

[goosezilla]

Ah excellent! I need to figure out a way to do a whole pen that could keep string or something in the bottom of it, maybe add a bit more practicality.

[AdamK]

With certain pens, the pins might fall out of the holes in the pen cover, no? Still a great idea, though!

[goosezilla]

Well the needles could fall out, except the felt is tight enough it keeps everything pretty darn secure. It could happen of course.