My fabulous sister has spent weeks working on handmade crafts and art to sell at a Holiday bazaar, and on a whim one day, while she sat at my sewing machine happily creating lavender eye pillows, I decided to make a sachet.
Note: a sachet is a small pocket that contains good-smelling stuff - in this case, lavender. They are great for the car, or drawers, or any enclosed space that could smell better!
Anyway, I pulled out my big bag of felt scraps (yeah, like you don't have one of those!) and just made some cutesy little circles with decorative hand stitching, stuffed the layers with lavender, and hot glued it all together. Viola! They turned out pretty neato for being so simple, so I took a bag of lavender for myself, and whipped up a dozen circle sachets for the sis to sell at her bazaar.
And then, my love of puns struck as I was trying to brainstorm a new shape to make. It doesn't quite translate in writing, but Mustache + Sachets = Mustachets! Little lavender mustaches to add scent and style to your world! Yeah, I'm adorable, I know. Hopefully the rest of Austin agrees with me and spends a few bucks on them.
It was nice to work on something so easy and brainless after the undertaking that those Borg costumes were. Crafting can be very calming and enjoyable when you don't have to stress about every step you take. And BONUS: my bestie Amy got inspired and made a craft of her own - a sachet shaped like the planet Saturn, ring and all! This is a big step for her: She had never sewn a stitch before in her life! Despite having to overcome such hardships and handicaps as being left-handed in a world of scissors made for righties, she is now in full on craft mode and we have big DIY plans for the Christmas season! Nothing can stop the power Crafting! Woo hoo!
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| Amy discovers her inner crafter |
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