I spotted those cute tea wallets from Knitting Iris Flickrstream this weekend, and nearly fell off my chair. I love tea, I drink a lot of it, mostly because of an annoying sensitivity to caffeine that rules even the most basic soda pop out of my diet. This is just perfect, no more dirt tasting herbal concoctions to stomach for me!
The free pattern also explain how to make them for credit cards, they would make a great project to try out with the students, this could get out of hand really fast!
I modified the pattern a little using ponytail elastics, it speeds things up a notch. Those also are sans-interfacing, being made of linen and all, quite stiff enough as it is.
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this is great! i always carry tea bags with me... this will be a fancy way to do it!
Posted by: montague | January 29, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Very cool! When I travel for work, I bring my own tea. Clients never have what I want. Now I can do it with a bit of style.
Posted by: Rachel | January 29, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Oh these are even cuter than you described them! I think they would work well for all the cards every store thinks I need to have in order to get extra savings! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Lisa | January 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM
DELIGHTFUL!!!
Posted by: CMN | January 29, 2009 at 12:11 PM
ADORABLE!
Posted by: Lisa | January 29, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Cute!
Where is your January fabric for the busy little quilting bee? I'm itching to get started and haven't gotten any yet. :)
Posted by: Dana | January 29, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Great idea!
Posted by: Allison | January 29, 2009 at 01:47 PM
Just gorgeous!
Posted by: Lisa | January 29, 2009 at 05:14 PM
I love this idea! I'm a tea guzzler and this would be great to have in my purse when I end up traveling from office to office as I sometimes do for work. Not all the offices have tea and those that do only have lipton. Bluck! Guess I'm just a tea snob.
Posted by: Anna | January 29, 2009 at 07:42 PM
I love this idea for when I go back to work and have to go to meetings out of office!
Posted by: Cheryl | January 29, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Haha Anna, Lipton is the worst! Living in Dublin, you really get to appreciate good tea (yay for Barry's!...I'm a fan of Adagio when stateside).
This is a great idea for travel. I think I might be so bold as to whip this out at restaurants. Is that wrong? Hehe.
Posted by: Caley | January 30, 2009 at 03:03 AM
Awesome!!
Posted by: pratima | January 30, 2009 at 12:57 PM
I love these,., great for Christmas this year. thanks for sharing,Amy
Posted by: amy | January 30, 2009 at 05:14 PM
Thanks for the info. I need one of these! I'm always throwing tea bags in my purse and they end up breaking and getting tea leaves all over everything else. This sounds like the perfect solution.
Posted by: Stephanie | January 31, 2009 at 07:31 AM
very clever. thanks for sharing. ooxx`jodi
Posted by: Jodi | January 31, 2009 at 09:02 AM
ooohhhh, must try that! good to know that I'm not the only soda pop "intolerant" in the world!!!
Posted by: Claudia | January 31, 2009 at 12:37 PM
They are fabulous! I love me an herbal tea too! Giving me ideas....thanks!
Posted by: Andrea | February 02, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I wanna make these. I am thinking if I modify it a bit, it might be the perfect soultion for keeping my I-touch from getting scratched up in my purse.
Posted by: Audri | February 02, 2009 at 02:09 PM
Great idea and super cute fabrics!
Posted by: rebecca | February 21, 2009 at 04:10 PM
Love how you use the ponytail elastic! I myself save the covered elastic that comes with a pair of shoes or sandals...having it really does save so much time for button closures. This is so going to the top of my 'to-make list' especially for Christmas.
Posted by: Buffy | September 01, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Violets are another beautiful presence in a herbal tea garden. The flowers make an excellent tea which is also healthy and a good source of vitamins A and C.
Posted by: kratom | December 10, 2010 at 08:13 AM
Herbal teas, also referred to as tisanes, are actually not teas at all, but instead are the result of any fruit, flower, herb or spice that is steeped in boiling water.
Posted by: l arginine | January 27, 2011 at 08:41 AM