I'm in an Etsy Treasury!

Wow! I haven't blogged since February. Well, I'm still here and I'm still sewing. But lately I find myself drawn outside and into the garden. So many exciting plants to divide and re-plant; not to mention the vegetables and herbs we've got going. But Hot Tea Apparel is still here too. ;-)

I have been featured in an Etsy Treasury by ecoLoveOrganics! I'm thrilled - this is my first treasury feature that I know about. Above you can see a patched together screen print of the treasury - my product is the pair of boxer briefs.

Here's the link that will expire on Thursday May 7 at 12:30am (I'm not sure which time zone):

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=56214

If the link has expired, you can still see my listing until it is sold at:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19581077

Instructables Swag

Remember the Halloween contest through Instructables? Well I finally received my prizes! A super cool tee that I'm going to re-vamp, some stickers, and an iron-on. Yay!

FixieStitch

I have created a new blog dedicated to my sports related sewing (ie. race number wallets, inner tube pouches, etc.). Check it out:

http://fixiestitch.blogspot.com

(Don't worry, Hot Tea Apparel isn't going away.)

For the Love of Love

My daughter loves Valentine's Day. I used to scoff at the consumerist holiday. But seen through a child's eyes, I've fallen in love with the day. She finds so much joy in making cards to tell her friends and family how much she loves them. I can't scoff at that!

I've taken it upon myself to make her a Valentine's Day outfit each year. I don't buy new fabrics. Instead I scrounge around in my stash for anything with hearts. Last year I made a dress from scraps that she still wears today. This year, I made her a dress from a different pattern (always from Ottobre - that magazine rocks!). I also made her a shirt to wear under the dress - it's still winter here. The shirt I made using a woman's white jersey shirt, and I added reverse applique hearts to the arm and the hem. I am thrilled with how the dress and shirt turned out!

I did end up buying her some tights to go with the outfit and a package of headbands. I can't wait for her to see these tomorrow morning (the day she will celebrate Valentine's at school).

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

I will be at I Heart Rummage tomorrow

I Made a Rubber Purse

I'm very excited to show off this purse that I made with discarded bike inner tubes! The exterior is all rubber inner tubes and the interior lining is faux snakeskin from a pair of pants I acquired. I added a pink zipper to give the bag a hint of femininity and used a chain ring to stamp an image on the front of the bag.

My sewing machine worked hard, but I'm very happy with the results! You can purchase it through my etsy store.

Have You Seen My New Items?

I've been adding items to my etsy store that piled up over the last month (it's the new year - time to catch up!). I've got a few new pairs of men's and women's upcycled undies, a pouch made from bicycle inner tubes, and I'm still listing my toddler underwear in hopes of clearing them out before CPSIA comes knocking.