Introduction: Tool Holder / Pin Cushion
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I am an Artist and Crafts Designer, and also teach art.
This is a real handy holder I came up with for those delicate tools such as pin vice, delicate tweezers, sewing needles and pins. Even the stray craft blade.
I glued 6 wine corks to a jar lid with e6000 . And that is it. The jar is holding pens and pencils, and this tool holder keeps delicate and sharp tools right where I need them every single time. Its a great pin/ needle holder too.
I suppose, I could keep buttons and thread inside the glass jar, and screw this top back on. I guess I will be making more of these!
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8 Comments
6 years ago on Introduction
Nice idea
10 years ago on Introduction
I should think if kccat was fishing exacto knifes or needles out of mugs, one of them could cut him while trying to get something. This looks much better of a solution.
Reply 6 years ago on Introduction
GOt a fridge magnet, that would get them out.
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
You got THAT right. I made this based on experience! And breaking the points of of new x-axto blades in the holders.
I tried magnets too, but I hate the involuntary magnetizing of the blades and needles when stored on vertical magnets.
10 years ago on Introduction
What also is great about this one....insteand of having a separate "traditional pin cushion.... this works and takes up way less space then cluttering with lots of various holders on the desktop. At any one time, I could be using a variety of different tweersa,sewing needle, and a bead reamer, and then an exacto knife. Everything is kept vertical and ready to use while keeping delicate points protected.
10 years ago on Introduction
Flip'n Sweet! A great way to keep your needles for slipping somewhere god knows where! I need to whip this up right away!
Now off to drink some wine!
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Thank you. Sometimes the very simplest of ideas works! This one does. I had dried horizontal drawers, and revoling organizers, magnets, boxes, and bins....this works the best for those odd, delicate and sharp items used ever day.
10 years ago on Introduction
This is a neat Idea...I throw all my stuff in discarded mugs which are growing...LOl I like this it keeps those needful things at your fingertips and in sight..Unlike my mugs , whereby I have to look in each mug to see where the tweezers fell...LOL...And NOW I know what to do with the wine corks I have been saving. :-D