pet bottle craft how to make a pin cushion for the base of the pin cushion you'll need a shape b base some fine glitter the color of your choice pva craft glue and brush clear tacky craft glue and decorations of your choice which could be motifs sequins diamonds or rhinestones and for the cushion you'll need soft fabric 18 centimeters in diameter needle and cotton approximately 1.5 meters long fiberfill and a spare base pin cushion base paint the inside of the base with pva glue let it stand for a couple of minutes then go over it again as sometimes the glue will pull away from the plastic glitter tip a fair amount of glitter into the base turn the base on its side and gradually work the glitter around until you have covered all the glue shake out any surplus and leave to dry when i am working with glitter i use a sheet of a4 paper underneath it is then easy to tip the excess glitter back into the container checking the base the base is dry when all traces of white glue have disappeared patchiny places where the glitter is missing by applying more glue and glitter you can see these patches if there are any by looking on the outside of the base motifs sequins domontes or rhinestones these motors were bought by the meter and then cut to suit there is a back and front side use clear tacky craft glue to attach the motives or the decoration of your choice if you put the pin cushion base on the base tool you can rest the tool against your body while you attach the motifs for the cushion thread the needle and pull the cotton through far enough so that it is stubbled tie a large knot at the end go around the circle of fabric about a centimeter in from the edge with small running stitches gather the fabric slightly pull on both ends of the cotton insert a handful of fluffed up fiber fill when you are happy with the shape tie the ends of the cotton and adjust the gathers use the spare base to help you get a good shape while you wait for the glittered base to dry arrange the cushion in the base so that it looks as smooth as possible around the rim it is not necessary to glue the cushion into the base but you can if you wish this tutorial was designed produced illustrated and narrated by wind chiller