No, that's not the name of the new country song ;) This past summer, I happened upon a great teapot with matching creamer (sadly, no sugar bowl). Since we've been having a cold spell here, I've been putting my teapot to good use just about every day.
I wanted a tea cozy to keep my tea warm, but the ones at our local British shoppe were all still Christmas. I found some really cute ones on etsy, and some expensive ones on ebay. After examining how they're made, I decided to see if I could make one myself for free.
I took a ratty dishtowel and cut off the hem to use as the insulating layer.
Then I took 2 cloth napkins that had seen better days and I tacked the dishtowel in between. After sewing two of the sides closed, I had this:
which just so happens to be the perfect height and width for my teapot :) It's not pretty, but for zero dollars, it looks pretty good to me!
I wanted a tea cozy to keep my tea warm, but the ones at our local British shoppe were all still Christmas. I found some really cute ones on etsy, and some expensive ones on ebay. After examining how they're made, I decided to see if I could make one myself for free.
I took a ratty dishtowel and cut off the hem to use as the insulating layer.
Then I took 2 cloth napkins that had seen better days and I tacked the dishtowel in between. After sewing two of the sides closed, I had this:
which just so happens to be the perfect height and width for my teapot :) It's not pretty, but for zero dollars, it looks pretty good to me!
Yippee! Very frugal and creative.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks great!
Love it! We drink LOTS of tea and coffee in the winter, too!
ReplyDeleteHot tea is such a treat on these cold winter days. How ingenious of you to design your own tea cozy!
ReplyDeleteAnd speaking of ingenious, thanks for sharing your *great* ideas for nursing a sick child in my comment section. You must be a very inventive mom!