Toile and Vintage Lace Sachets

Hello Ladies!

Do you love lavender as much as I do? Well, I adore the scent, and I wish that you could smell my latest project! That's right, I said smell!

 I'm not much of a seamstress.  In fact, I think it's fair to say that I hate sewing!  But, once and awhile the urge hits, so today I made some wonderfully fragrant lavender sachets!

 I am in love with toile, my favorite being blue and white.  To me, nothing says "French" more than toile!  Well, I just so happened to purchase this particular toile on a trip to Hawaii several years ago, of all places!  It is barkcloth, and has the most wonderful texture.  I've used it in alot of projects, and I had some nice sized pieces left that were perfect for creating these sachets.

 I made them all a bit differently, and trimmed them with snippets of a vintage crocheted colar.  It almost felt sacrilegious cutting the collar apart!  But, I found it at a church rummage sale (for free!) several years ago, and thought better to cut it up and enjoy it, than sit packed away, forever forgotten!

 I embellished them with vintage mother of pearl buttons, as well as pretty taupe seam binding.

 I thought they would be nice to have on had for little gifts!  But, I just may have to keep one myself!

 Love the texture of the barkcloth. And that lavender scent!  Ooooh, I feel more relaxed and calm already!

 Below was the inspiration for my sachets.  I picked this up awhile back in a really neat shop in Snohomish, my new favorite town here in the Pacific Northwest.  It's also made of barkcloth and vintage lace.  I really love the green grosgrain ribbon, and that sweet little green vintage button!

 I think they look pretty hung from a nob.

 Or, just all piled in a pretty vintage milk glass bowl!  Now I need to get busy and make some more!

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