Tea Cosies

I've been making tea cosies. They are such fun to make, and really do keep your tea warm. Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE tea.

So here are some cosies that I've finished, I made the patterns myself.

Fabric fridge magnets

I have been looking for ways to perk up my neutral coloured kitchen. Sometime ago I decided to do that with accents in orange. I've picked up a few bits and pieces over time, but there are still a few gaps.

My latest decision was to make fabric covered fridge magnets, to put a splash of colour onto the fridge. They are super easy to make. Here's what I did:

• take self covered buttons - I used Birch self cover buttons 17mm
• remove the backs - I did this with pliers
• cover the buttons per instructions supplied in your pack
• glue the magnet to the back - the magnet must be smaller than the button, you can also purchase these from the haberdashery section of your craft store - the glue I used was UHU glue
  

The end result...



Instructions are freely available on the web. I used these instructions from "All Things Lovely". You could also check this site out too "How about orange..."

Cushions

Almost 2 years ago I bought a whole pile of cushions on sale. They weren’t the prettiest (okay they were downright ugly), but it was cheaper to buy these cushions than purchase the inserts. I had good intentions to recover them, but you know the story; busy life, and competing projects.

Anyway, a friend has held me accountable and encouraged me to finish at least one by the end of September. So here is the start of my first cushion cover.



Yes the colours are bright. I watched a few of Ann Maurice’s “House Doctor” programs a few years ago, and was inspired on how she worked a colour theme through-out the house. My starting colour was green.

These 4 colours are the accents in the lounge. I’m using these colours in various combinations in other rooms of the house. For example; the bathroom has accents in turquoise, the bedroom has accents in purple, the kitchen has accents in orange, the dining room has accents in orange and green… etc. The back of the “3-in-1 Color Tool” by Joen Wolfrom explains colour theory – which for me is very helpful.

Birthday present

It's not my birthday yet (will be on Friday).

Anyway today in the mail I received a wonderful gift. It's a beautiful Thimblelady thimble. I tried a friends one, and was surprised at how easy to use it was, and how small I could get my stitches. Can't wait to use my own one "for real".

Photos to follow...