Old Fashioned Clothespin Bag

My friend ,Lauren, asked me for a clothespin bag as a house-warming present. She has rediscovered the pleasures of the greatest clothes dryer of all - el sol. We have recently been blessed with a bounty of warm sunshine. I vaguely remembered what a clothespin bag was supposed to look like and so I made a pattern and stitched it up using some fun oil cloth that was on sale at SewMamaSew and a vintage wooden hanger. I think it looks like what I remember and should hold all of the clothespins a person might need. I hope she will like the result. Maybe there is a market for these ?! I am adding a couple of other little goodies to her house warming - but she needs a surprise !


Meanwhile, Mr. T, our Samoyed, was hoping that the cooler weather weather would reappear soon and the Wisteria was threatening to take over the garden - despite the very dry weather !

Bead Storage Bargain

I found this little treasure on the counter at Ace Hardware last week. It must have been one of those end cap items that are supposed to grab - your attention -and this one did - as you are writing out your check or handing over your debit card. It was $9.99 (must less expensive than $10.00 would have been!) It's a little inexpensive plastic beauty and was filled with a plethora of cheap nails, screws, washers etc. I knew I needed this handy item . I banished the trashy metal to another, less useful, container and refilled the little cubicles with beads. I think it looks much better now - don't you ?!