hotties

Its a snow day. Well actually looking like a snow week. Stay warm all you westcoast nordic folk. Here is a little DIy project for the winter-y crafters out there. I made a few of these as christmas gifts this year for friends- and kept one for myself.

These hot water bottles aka "hotties" (as our british friends like to call them) are great if you just cant get warm. The kinda chill when only a bath will do to warm up your cold bones. If a bath isn't an option and you want something portable to take with you in the car or at the office- these are a great cozy addition.

I found the orange hot water bottles at a nieghbourhood dollar store (I like the orange color as they are a bit different then the standard red). I picked up some fuzzy oatmeal wool at a local discount fabric store. And then got busy sewing it up. It is a pretty easy template to follow. And the durable wool means no top stitching or finishing needed. A personal touch was adding a button to the top from Regional Assembly of Text.

This make a great housewarming (literally) gift or a nice little afternoon project to warm you up.

Comments

[Victoria @ Edin's House]

I'm sitting here with my fireplace burning, a throw around my legs(and bit of body) and wishing I also had one of your hotties!! I may have to make a few of these for myself ;-)
Victoria

[Tracey]

I know, make a little cozy such as the felted one above, only with a really hansom guy on it. Then you really know why it's called a hottie. :-)