The first item is a scented trivet, that I have been wanting to make. It measures about 6X6, with quilt batting inside. I sprinkled ginger chips, cinnamon chips and cloves inside the trivet. The hope is that a piping hot teakettle placed atop this trivet will release the spicy scents.
The second item is a simple little seed bag. My homemade paper seedbags proved to be quite difficult to fasten without using any type of metal or potentially toxic glue. So, I took some lovely green silk fabric I had on hand and made very tight (12 stitches to the inch) seams along the side and bottom. The top of the fabric was already finished, so I merely machine-sewed the two seams. I topped it off with some vintage embroidery thread and filled the seedbag with my own special Gnomekin seed mix. I rather like it.
And there you have the made-from-scratch entries for May 1st! Any questions? Did I leave out any important steps? Let me know.
edit: that sweet little heart attached to the trivet is a cinnamon dough ornament. I made them this year for Christmas and I adore them! You can even nibble on them if you're feeling adventurous...
3 comments:
You have solved my problem!! I have so many extra seeds that I just don't know what to do with, and I LOVE the idea of sewing little seed bags ~ what a great idea! And in regards to your last post, I like to rescue plants too. I can't bear the thought of someone throwing a pot of "dead" mums in the garbage.
You are so incredibly creative! These are adorable!
So nice! I love your dough ornament. I've been meaning to make those. I saw a recipe for cinnamon Apple dough(I think). Little gingerbread men are my fav.
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