Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion tin cat toy this would look great in

this would look great in all sorts of contexts

I find reverse glass paintings pretty magical feeling things

This cheerful fellow immediately made me happy when I spotted him

" I might guess 1930s-40s or so

pencil and crayon on paper

Charming Antique Walnut Pin Cushion tin cat toy this would look great inAnother great old pin cushion and another example of putting readily accessible (free!) materials to practical use, in this case the shell of a walnut. Brown fabric (silk I believe, and I think two layers of it) with tightly packed stuffing inside (perhaps sawdust, it's a bit hard to tell), and with a red ribbon loop, which would make it easy to wear around one's neck when doing some sewing or mending. Definitely it was used, with plenty of pin pricks