Some fun recyling

Do you like to recyle ? I love to reuse things and make them into something new and sometimes fun . Yesterday I did just that , I had come across a novelty tie and it is pure silk so I grabbed it and put it away until inspiration hit , well here is what I came up with .

A wrap for a coffee cup , I removed the paper cover from a Coffee cup my son had left here (I am not a coffee drinker ) I made a pattern adding seam allowances and made three , two fron the silk tie , and one from a novetly fabric. I honestly can not imagine wearing this as a tie but it is gorgeous fabric . I also have a mug rug cut and ready to stitch but that will be the end of that tie :-) Here is my little stack of three covers.

The buttons are purely decorative , they stay closed by velcro , mans best friend .

 I also finished off the wool bag , also a recyled piece and I am quite pleased with how it turned out .

Even the buttons are recycled , they are vintage buttons which most likely were removed from a coat , there were three of them but one has a crack so that one I tossed . This bag is a pattern by Indygo Junction and is called Streetcar bag , It is a nice shape and has a zippered inner pocket . So November is starting off with a bang , can I keep it up ,only time will tell . 

 Our storm is over thankfully , it was a pretty wild ride and a large basketball net that has a large base filled with water tipped over and just missed our vehicles by a few inches , whew that was close . It has now been emptied and is laying flat for the winter months out of harms way .  Time to bid you adieu for now , I have some household chores to see to , enjoy your day .

 Thanks for stopping by.

 hugs Sheila