Monday 3 October 2011

Handmade Monday - Fabric bucket

Let me introduce you to the latest love of my life - the humble fabric bucket. I've had my eye on these for a while and as I've recently being experimenting with stiffeners on another project,  it led me to these lovelies. Oh I just can't stop looking at them!


I think I find them so appealing because they're rigid without being hard, they're so incredibly tactile ( I can't stop touching them) and I love their casual, slouchy appearance.

Is it ever possible to have too many handy storage containers? Well no, I don't think so. Pile them with pine cones, ribbons, thread, jewellery or just use them for your bits and bobs that get left all over the place. I've even seen them used as a plant pot cover which looks utterly gorgeous. If you would like one, I'll be popping them onto Folksy and Etsy later in the week.

You may recognise 'my snowflake', well she made a reappearance this weekend. I wonder if I was the only person thinking  about snow over the last two days? Probably.


Creamy cotton lined with a gorgeous red linen mix
 
How fabulous is this grey linen? It perfectly complements this white linen lining.


Where would we be without red gingham!
 Anyway there are a gazillion tutorials online as to how to make such a pot so I couldn't see the point in making it a gazillion and one. I've now got all sorts of ideas going on in my head as to what else I could put on a fabric bucket and how big or small I could make them, I'll have an army of fabric buckets by the time I'm finished.



It's coffee time now so after I've brewed up I'm off to see the very talented Wendy at 1st unique gifts who has been experimenting with a new design and then of course a tour around those Handmade Monday blogs, there's always something that makes me go "Wow!"

 





Happy Sewing!


16 comments:

  1. My turn to go wow! Those buckets are just gorgeous. Love the snowflake, love linen, and I'm sure these will fly off the shelves (or whatever the term is for selling online).

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  2. They are great. Really handy for putting craft bits in, scissors, tapes, ribbons etc.

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  3. Hello Caroline:
    The snowflake motif is very pretty and looks absolutely perfect on your fabric containers. As you say, one can see them filled in all manner of ways, ringing the changes with the seasons and in different fabrics and colourways to meet the occasion. Lovely!

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  4. Love these buckets, my favorite the grey one.

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  5. Oooh they are so pretttyyyyy!! I love the snowflakes! I bought my first Christmas decorations of the year today and some lovely snowflake fabric which would go lovely as a lining for one of your fabric pots - (it's by Moda I think - part of the Countdown to Christmas range!) xx

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  6. What a cool idea, I hadn't seen these! And it gives me an idea, because I saw something to do with something else, and this would be an awesome marriage of sorts. :) Yours are beautiful btw!

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  7. How beautiful are these buckets??! They'd be great to put keys or empty pockets stood next to the front door. I agree with you, the grey linen is so special.

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  8. I love waiting to see what you have come up with Caroline! - they are really lovely and very handy too. Mich:)

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  9. Aww these are fantastic! Kind of thing to have as a gift and fill with wonderful christmas goodies. Great idea.

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  10. These are to quote my daughter 'awesome' - really lovely. You are very clever. Please do a tutorial on how to make them.
    Jo x

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  11. Caroline - did you embroider the snowflakes? I really like the buckets... but three is just not enough!

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  12. The buckets qre really great. I love the fabric too

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  13. these are are a great idea so much nicer to look at then general storage products xxx

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  14. These are lovely, you can't go wrong with linen and gingham. I love your embroidery too.

    Jan x

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  15. Just fantastic Caroline! The grey one is my favourite too and I can just see them lined up on one of the shelves above my desk... filled with stamps and punches and ribbon... Vx

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