Sweet Little Bee-like Antique Folk Art Pin Cushion miniature food because of the huge number

because of the huge number of firkins and buckets that were made there

with a lid that slides through a notch in the side of the box and then through two tiny pins

and bright red eyes and mouth pointing up to the sky as if howling at the moon

and hand-drawn maps

Sweet Little Bee-like Antique Folk Art Pin Cushion miniature food because of the huge numberJust too sweet a little pin cushion to resist, which to me looks something like a bird or bee flying into spring! Clearly made with a lot of love, with that pink silk ribbon hand stitched all around the edges, a small gap left at the nose end for hanging. Terrific fabric too, brocade I want to call it, with cream on black seaweed pattern and areas of well worn velvet. And then a pretty little blue and white patch sewn on to the underside, I presume a