Linen and flannel pocket pot holder

Follow my blog with Bloglovin I've been on a linen kick lately.  I've got a nice long scrap left over from a baby wrap I made for a relative several months ago, and I keep coming back to it.  It...

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How I organized my interfacing - for less than $5!

Do you hoard your left over bits of interfacing?  See my easy method to organize your interfacing scraps so you can easily find what you need! I’m pretty stingy when it comes to interfacing.  Not that I avoid using it,...

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Slouchy Shirt (and a free pattern)

Have you ever actually worn out a shirt?  Not just faded, not just stretched a little, not just out of style - but truly worn out.  I’ve done it just a few times in my life. Just last week I had...

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Leather & Elastic Cuff Bracelets - TUTORIAL

I know y’all are thinking, “Does this Orange Bettie lady ever make anything besides bracelets?” I do, I promise. But after I made the scrap fabric bracelets, my mind just wouldn’t let go of the idea. I have some scraps...

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On setting my own pace

I took this photo last week while we were on vacation. (I was gone – did you miss me???) I told myself at the end of my last vacation that I would be doing things differently the next time we...

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Embellished scrap fabric bracelets - TUTORIAL

I am sooo excited to share this project with you today!  That’s because it takes a couple of my favorite things and puts them together. One favorite thing being fold over elastic.  It looks like ribbon but it stretches.  It’s...

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