In a moment of madness, I bought this set of napkin holders at a local antique market. I don't even own a napkin, and neither do I entertain at home so have no need of things like this. My idea was to turn them into a set of pincushions.
They languished in the 'crafts to do' box for quite a while till the fancy took me to do something different. The challenge of securing the two cushions for the pins at either side took some thinking about, finally settling on a cotton lined velvet mini bolster.
The elephant and tiger were easy to identify, the hippo identified by its teeth, but still not sure about the last one, possibly a warthog, or rhino, or something else. They lined up for a photo and then the question of where do I keep them, how many pincushions so I really need?
A few weeks later, I found a fifth napkin holder, another elephant, but carved by a very different hand. I decided to make this one into my own pincushion and let the others go to a new home.
Onto the next project!
