Sunday, November 25, 2012

A Little Grungy Flower Pocket!!

.....Or at least that's what I THINK it is.....! :-D

I saw this on Pinterest a few days ago......
......and thought that I'd like to make one!  I have all the scraps around for it.....I DO want one!!! :-D

So I looked over our scraps from my cabinet and found one the perfect size, and I cut some squares of tea stained muslin I had, but they weren't grungy enough, so I dipped them into my "staining" mixture (paint/water), and it was perfect.....
See the difference?  GREAT look!!
Here's the wood piece I picked.....
It's already stained because it was for my cabinet, so it's ready!
I had Brian drill two holes for the twine, and tied the knots for a hanger......

I like it already!!!!! :-D
I used my new favorite hot glue gun to attach the muslin -- it worked GREAT!!

So cute already!! :-D
Now for something to put in it, I have some dried things around here I've been saving, but WAIT -- I know the perfect thing......Lavender!.....
Two years ago, I planted two lavender plants, and only one lived!  I keep forgetting that I have it back there!! LOL  Not this time, I think fresh lavender is just what this "pocket" needs! :-D
I clipped a few stems (they smell soooo good!)....
And you can see that I added a little "patch" to my muslin -- I just used fabric glue to stick a little square of fabric on there.  See my lavender stems?  I'm going to have to clip more for other stuff, they are so great!
All I did was stuff them in there.....
I LOVE it!!!  Can you see some writing on the top right of the fabric?  I used pencil to write "1883 Ida Ojerholm" on it (like the date on the Pinterest one) -- remember she was my great, great grandmother that got married in 1883??  I thought I'd write that on there in honor of her.....maybe she would have made a flower pocket like this back then....? :-)
It's hard to see in the picture -- in real life, I made it light, but you can read it.  I like it! :-)  I'm feeling really connected to her lately! LOL

Here it is, hanging up......
.....my grungy little flower pocket!  It smells SO good, too!!
I'm going to make another one, once I get a different color stain.....I think I'll make that one for some pine stems and red berries....!!!  Oooooh! :-D

So I hope anyone who wants to make one of these can feel inspired by me posting this here!  It's really easy and takes only a few supplies, so everyone who likes them should have one. :-)

I had such a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving weekend!!  Brian has to go back to work tomorrow, after being home since lunchtime on Wednesday.....I'll definitely miss him, but I have something great to look forward to -- his Christmas vacation and our NEW FLOOR!!!!  He'll have the whole week off, and we will get the new flooring down! :-D  Plus I'm going to pull out the Christmas stuff this week, and that's always exciting.....and don't worry.....I'll take pictures so everyone looking on my blog can watch me!! LOL ^-^

5 comments:

  1. I LOVE it! Especially with the personal touch penciled on it! I'm definitely hoping to make one for Christmas!
    TFS!
    Christine

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    1. THANKS, Christine!! :-D It was so easy and quick.....if you make one, I hope you post a picture for me to see how yours comes out!

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  2. I have a similiar one but mine is burlap on a old shutter.Yours turned out wonderful looks like it came from a old cabin on the prairie.Warm Blessings!~Amy

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  3. Oh my gosh! This is something I can totally do using stuff in the apartment. I'm gonna make one this week and thanks so much for the easy to follow directions.
    Donna

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  4. Cute grungy flower pocket. Thanks for showing how to make one!

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