Sunday, February 13, 2011

A Tiny Tote of Treats

Today I want to share a bit of Valentine's Day inspiration with you. This is a gift I made recently - it is a machine embroidered bag filled with valentine treats and a couple of the "heart lollipop wrappers" I made several weeks ago. The bag was embroidered on white cotton fabric...is about 6" tall...and has a boxed bottom, so it stands easily. The bag has matching embroidery on the back side and is from the Husqvarna Viking Collection "Purse Pizazz" (#184) by Anna Haraldsson. I enjoyed picking out shades of pink thread for this whimsical little bag and assembling it...and then picking things to fill it. I have made several of these bags before and they work great for collecting orts and small snippits of thread...I also have a couple in my bathroom for cotton balls and q-tips.

...and I just *have to* share a photo of a few Valentine gifts my friend Mary gave me earlier in the week...she filled a heart gift bag with the cutest owl kitchen towel, a great piece of valentine fabric featuring vintage valentines (too cool), some fun shiny red rick rack, valentine swankie hankies, and some Hershey's kisses! This was such a sweet Valentine's Day surprise...























This evening, I am finally starting to feel a bit better, although my voice is yet to return. I just spent the afternoon printing invoices and packaging the new designs for shipments this week - and after a few hours, I am starting feel a bit rundown again...but I think the worst has finally passed (crossing my fingers). Thank you all for the well wishes and the birthday notes! I am hoping to feel well enough tonight to bake my husband a Valentine's Day treat...and to enjoy some model stitching....

11 comments:

  1. What a nifty Valentine bag you created! It looks bright and very "Valentiney"! Nice Valentine goodies from your friend!

    Glad you are feeling better!

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  2. Belinda, thanks you so much for the adorable Valentine bag and lollipop covers and treats. You are the best. Mary A.

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  3. Beautiful bag! I love all the little treats in it. Love the owl towel too! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  4. Great Valentine lovelies all around! Glad you are feeling better.

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  5. Glad that you are starting to feel better. The bag you made is absolutely beautiful.

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  6. Oh what an adorable bag filled with such FUN treats! I have a Husqvarna serger and love mine but I think I need to get the sewing machine to go with it! (wink)

    Hope you get your voice back before Market! Sending lots of well wishes!

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  7. What an adorable bag and what inspiration!! I love the colors of thread you chose...Happy Birthday, I hope it was wonderful and I hope you are feeling better soon!

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  8. Oh, so very cute! You come up with so many adorable little projects. Lorrie

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  9. So glad you're feeling better..and adorable projects, by the way!! Love them.

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  10. Your Valentine treat bag is fabulous!! The treats within it don't look too bad either!

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