Teacher's Pet Mug Rugs

One of my blog's most popular posts has been "Be My Valentine," featuring heart-shaped mug rugs.

I've made a few different versions of these ric-rac trimmed sweeties, and they never fail to make me happy.

Here's one I made in earth tones - quite different!

When I finished making my hexagons for my guest posts at Bear Creek Quilting Company, I had lots of nice scraps of Elementary by Sweetwater.
I patched together this little heart... perfect for presenting to a favorite teacher.

I really enjoy the process of making these mug rugs, edged in ric-rac. The black looks so sharp against the fabrics in this line!

I made a matching one...
they will make great teacher's gifts.

{Whoever gives these will be an instant teacher's pet!}

The backings are pretty, too.

These mug rugs look especially great with a cup of coffee.

Oh, and a cookie really makes the difference between a good coffee break and a great one!

I found these chocolate-coated biscuits, and they are soooooo delicious! Do you have these where you live?

These cookies made great props for my mug rug photos.
{I don't have them any more...not sure where they went...hmmm.}

Luckily, I've still got quite a few of those Elementary scraps.

Maybe a few more of these Teacher's Pet mug rugs will pop out of my Elementary scrap box.