Mini Button Pouches

These cute little lined mini pouches measure 4" x 5". One is sewn to fold over and can conveniently hold your teabags. The other is just a top button closure that can still securely hold a mini notebook and some teabags. Or they may be used to hold other small items.

I used small (0.394") coconut shell buttons and faux suede cording for the loop and button closure.

These were a simple project to make using only two pieces of fabric and creating box corners.

Here is a video sewing a similar pouch that is slightly larger if you'd like to sew your own.

Dirty Cabbage

This was my first time eating Dirty Cabbage and my first time making this recipe—and it’s definitely going into the recipe book!

I came across this recipe as a YouTube Short that showed up in my feed. Since I had never made it before, I followed his instructions as closely as I could. He didn’t give measurements as he added some of the ingredients, so I watched the video closely and did my best to gauge the amounts.

After making it, I realized there are a few things I’d tweak next time, including increasing some of the ingredient amounts. Since it was my first time making it, I didn’t want to over-season it.

But let me tell you…it was delicious! Definitely a recipe I’ll be making again! ❤️ Next we'll try his Dirty Spaghetti!

If interested you can get the recipe here from OneStopChop. 

Cork Fabric Flex Frame Pouches

I had an old flex frame pouch that was quite worn and tattered. I deconstructed it and used it to make my pattern to sew these pouches using cork fabric and a 4.72 inch metal flex band for the 'snap' opening.

The metal flex frames/bands came in three sizes and this was the larger size of the three. 

The pouches measure approximately 4.5 inches square.
 

Japanese Rice Bag

Sewed another Mini Komebukuro. The outer fabric is 100% cotton from a collection called Elegance by Corrine Wells. The lining is cotton fabric from my stash. The casing is olive green solid color dobby weave Sevenberry Japanese cotton fabric.

For the drawstring I used cotton cording adorned with wooden beads.

The bag measures 5 inches square at the base and is 5.5 inches tall.

I was inspired by this short video here provided by Tendersmile Handmade and just made a few modifications.
 

Embossed Vegan Leather Snap Pouches

These were simple flex frame pouches to sew once I had created a pattern from an old worn pouch I had deconstructed.

I used embossed vegan leather to sew these two pouches. The teal pouch is square and measures 4.5 x 4.5 inches and the rust pouch measures 4 x 4.5 inches.

Handy size pouches for your earbuds, keys, coins, cards or other small items.
 

Rose Gold Cork Fabric Snap Pouch

I used the pattern I had created by deconstructing an old pouch I had and used two different materials to sew these two flex frame pouches. 

The rose gold cork fabric pouch measures 4.5 inches square and the pink leather pouch is approximately 4 x 4.5 inches.

Sometimes these pouches are referred to by different names; self closing pouch, pinch pouch, squeeze coin purse, snap top, spring frame, but are usually made using the same metal flex band hardware. 

Hand Stitched Scrappy Bowl

This hand stitched scrappy boho-ish textile bowl was a fun and quick project. I used two pieces of white needled cotton batting basted together for the base. I drew a circle for the size of my bowl and a smaller inner circle for the size of my base. I then cut this circle out and cut 6 equal 'pie' sections to the 'base' of the inner circle. Folded each section up overlapping slightly to create the bowl shape. I used 12wt Egyptian cotton thread and randomly hand stitched my pieces of fabric to this base. 

You can view a demonstration here to create the bowl template.

My wonky, wabi-sabi bowl measures 2"H x 4"Diam. and 2" at the base.