After posting about this button and getting all the comments on the orange bunny button I had to stop in The Paper Place while we were downtown in Toronto and replace the one I used.
Once again no clue what I’ll use it for but it’s so adorable, so I spent almost $4 on a single button.
Oh and I picked up pieces of these awesome ribbons.
Last year while working at a craft event I picked myself up one of these tea thingies. Mostly it was supposed to be a way to get me to use up all the loose tea I have lying around. Usually I just toss a boring orange pekoe tea bag in the bottom and add hot water.
With the cooler weather on the way I decided to finally stitch up a little cozie for it. Then I can take it down to my creative area late at night and have cup after cup of tea!
I used some scraps I had lying around. Also, I snuck in these great wooden buttons I had from a previous Etsy purchase. The fantastic apples came from a bundle I ordered recently from Sara at The Split Stitch. I keep missing her other stash packs in her shop, curse me for being behind in my Google reader! I’m a sucker for scraps.
The inside is also scraps of fabric all quilted together, guess I should take a picture of that part too . . . when it’s not warming tea.
So I’ve been working on Keyka Lou‘s bracelet bag in a little sew along with my friend. We only get to it every second Tuesday when we have our night in at my house and we have the kids. Needless to say we don’t get much sewing done until about 8pm and by then it’s almost time for her to leave. So this week I had a bad day and in a grumpy moment I decided to just finish my bag to cheer my myself up. It worked wonders!
I used this cute little button because it looks like the inside of a tree and I figured it went well with the fabric. I *think* it’s a Heidi Grace print but I’m not sure, can’t seem to find it to prove that, but I’m pretty sure I got it at Joann’s. It’s a great size, there’s a inside and outside pocket. I added a button hole to my outside pocket, which was a fantastically easy thing to do with my Babylock!! I just may have to post a video of that so everyone can marvel, it was insanely easy.
The bag is also awesome for hanging on your wrist so you can still have 2 hands, hence the name bracelet bag. I tried to take a photo of that in action but I was alone and dashing outside for a minute away from the kids so it’s not the best shot but you get the idea.
