Tea Wallets!

Hello All!

In my last post I shared a lovely tea wallet

my friend Gale made....

(She sews beautifully,

all neat and tidy.)

This one is going in my best purse.

I did not even know they existed!

How could that happen?

lol!

Normally I would use an old zippy bag and put a variety of tea bags inside.

Eventually though, some would escape to the roomier bottom of my purse,

where I would fish while at a restaurant, only to cup up with old cough drops.

And how many times did I end up using an old crumpled tea bag!

I find this invention brilliant!

Also,

I was inspired to make some myself.... 

just because I love to make things!

(I am not a neat and tidy...)

There are many tutorials online for these beauties.

I went to Pinterest and viewed many different ones.

Wow! There are so many artistic bloggers out there!

 Here is my first tea wallet!

I tried to make it proper, 

turned it inside out to sew,

but I did not go all the way around

on the outside with stitching. 

My machine wasn't fond of all the layers. 

 I used a vintage oval doily, cut in half,

for the pockets. 

I found the tea cup graphic at Pinterest,

I could not find the original place it was

pinned from, and I did really try. 

There are a few versions of it.

Here is one...

My version has more green in it.

I do like the shabby look of the old linen. 

So I thought I would try to 

make one even more shabby....

This one I didn't even to turn it inside out.

I thought since it was shabby,

why bother?

lol!

I used two different old doilies,

one that I had previously dyed.

It is delightful to have a stash 

of textiles, some dyed different colors.

 Here is the back...

And the simple button closure. 

Now I have three tea wallets,

one for each purse.

Yay!

What fun too.

I was so inspired by all the amazing tea

wallets I saw on Pinterest. 

Go have a good look : )

I have a few more pinned and ready to sew.

Sewing seems to be my latest crush. 

Happy Weekend 

and

Happy Creating!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Terri