Cusspots transformed...

Deb Lacativa sells what she calls cusspots. You can see them here and her explanation of  the word is here. I bought one last year and loved the reveal of all the treasures inside. My cusspot was thrown into the dyepot at one point and I wasn't real pleased with the way it turned out. That's the first part of the story. I use a variety of different type needles when sewing and once they go into the pincushion, they tend to disappear and I can never find the one I'm looking for...so....I converted my cusspot into a marked needle holder. I stuffed it real well with 'cluster stuff' (a kind of polyester stuffing) and stitched some cloth to the top to hold it down. I then took some of the wonderfully dyed pieces I got from Heike at Gerdiary, stitched them on and embroidered a letter at the top of each section to represent, Embroidery, Tapestry, Milliner needles and a ? for miscellaneous ones. We'll see if this helps me keep them organized and findable.

M is for Milliners needles

E for embroidery, T for tapestry and the ? for others

And, of course, the top is perfect for pins.
I just recently purchased another cusspot from Deb. Will have to think of something to do with the new one.