Yesterday we had the first spring-like day of this winter and it was oh so very welcome - especially as the weather forecast had predicted heavy rain!! Really, the Met Office goes from bad to worser with their forecasts. Not only can they no longer forecast what is going to happen a day or two in the future, they can't even acurately forecast what is happening at that moment either.
Anyway, it was truly wonderful to see the sun and to feel just a tiny bit of warmth in the air. That briefest of warm(ish) weather prompted me to set about sewing a couple more pillowcase totes and to go all Dottie Angel and decorate them with a couple of vintage crochet pieces. (I'm probably very late to the party re: discovering Dottie Angel's blog - that woman is a genius with finding and upcycling thrifted items. If you haven't read her blog before do go and check it out, it's fabulous.)
I've had this pair of mauve and white striped vintage pillowcases knocking around for a-g-e-s. In fact one of them has been cut out and ready to sew since last summer but it's taken me this long to actually get down to doing anything useful with them. They're lovely large pillowcases and have ended up as really roomy, useful totes. Sadly, perhaps the colours are a tad too spring-like for immediate use but come the warmer days I'll be listing them on ebay with the hope that someone else might like them too.
Ahh, these are so pretty! Here's to those Spring days...
Posted by: Shoestring | 02/07/2010 at 03:40 PM
I agree, the MET office never quite seems to have it right.
Beautiful bags, I adore the simple stripes.
Oh spring is in the air!
Posted by: Frugal Trenches | 02/07/2010 at 03:47 PM
Try listing them on etsy. Someone on the other side of the world in better climes would love these.
Posted by: Amy | 02/07/2010 at 07:53 PM