I churned out a whopping 15 bags, which I posted into random letterboxes around my area late last night with a little note saying "Happy Valentine's day" & explaining what Morsbags are. Admittedly, the plan is flawed... who checks their mail on a Sunday?
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Here are the bags, neatly stacked up on my desk... which is looking deceptively clean! Note my new pincushion from Ivory Blush Roses & lovely painting from DeadpanAlley... yay!
I spend a lot of time at this desk, with Uni work spread out everywhere one day, and then my trusty sewing machine out the next. As you can imagine, I spend a lot of time unpacking things and packing them back up. I look forward to the day when I might have a dedicated sliver of space for arty crafty activities!
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So does my housemate, I'm sure, as from time to time our living room becomes an extension of my workshop. (Note the lovely retro red pincushion I bought from Ginpins...)
Most of the bags I made were from old pillow cases, but I made a few more from tea-towels.
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I ended up making another bag from a horse tea towel, extending it with the same fabric I used for Eugene's body! The handles were sourced from a pillowcase.
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The other tea-towel bag features Australian wattle and is "extended" at the top rather than the bottom. This one will actually be sent to someone overseas (via sendsomething) rather than put into a local letterbox.
I wish you all a lovely Sunday, whatever you have planned!
Related posts: Morsbags, Recycling old pillowcases into Morsbags, Morsbags from tea towels, Pin cushion from Ivory Blush Roses, Eugene wants a hug
2 comments:
Well done JenMeister! Your morsbags are lovely and I am sure the 14 recipients in your neighborhood will be delighted! Happy Valentine's Day to you too!
You're a sneaky little ray of sunshine, aren't you! What a lovely thing to do. And I think moving things on and off your desk is the only way to keep a space clean actually. I DO have a craft table at the moment and it's a mess. So I have been known to end up at the dinner table (which is where I am typing on the laptop right now)... So enjoy the organisation while you can!
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