New Wedding Charms

I am still working on listing new products at

Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

These are some of the wedding charms that

I got in that are so pretty ~ I love them !

We also have some wonderful pearl necklaces and will be

adding more next week ~

Have a great weekend !

Something New

I haven't been blogging for about a week now because

my mom and dad have been here visiting from California ~

We always enjoy our times together and I truly miss

being closer to them ~

This picture is my dad, mom, hubby and daughter ~

My mom and I had fun creating one night and worked

on some vintage bottles and books ~

They are all on my Katies Rose Cottage website ~

The other thing I have been working on is adding some of

our new charms to Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

There will be alot more added over the next few days too ~

I love all of the new designs so much !

It is time to list some more or go to bed .... hmmmm ~

Vintage Finds

When I was in Canton last month I got a few wonderful old books ~

I started reading one I got on Etiquette from the 1800's ~

It is so much fun to read !!

Here are just a couple of the sentences that make me smile ~

There are quite a few though ~

"With care the skin may be kept free from the disfigurement of freckles. "

"A warm water bath once a week is necessary for cleanliness."

"A nap of 40 winks will help aged people get through the day in comfort."

This cracked me up ~

"If the eyebrows unite, let them alone. If you remove uniting hairs a scar will be produced which will disfigure more than the meeting eyebrow."

I could go on and on with each chapter of this awesome book ~

Petticoat Day

Today it was a wonderful day to get out petticoats, wash them

and hang them out in the beautiful sunshine to dry ~

There is something so gorgeous about seeing the layers and layers

of ruffles hanging in the sun ~

I want to live in the time when all girls wore petticoats

because they are so sweet and feminine ~

I could definitely be a petticoat kind of girl !

You can find the one Kristin is wearing here ~

Lavender Sachet Tutorial

Remember the lavender that I brought home from California ~

It smells soooo good !

I have been making lavender sachets with it that have been alot

of fun to do ~

This is just a quick tutorial on how to make them ~

They are easy peasy !

First start with a piece of fabric ( I use vintage that I have tea dyed ) ~

Stamp the image or images you would like to use ~

I tear the edges so that they will fray ~

Next with another piece of fabric cut the size you want it to be ~

This one is 7.5 by 10 inches giving me 1/4 inch seam allowances ~

Sew on your stamped image pieces ~

Then fold your fabric in half right sides together leaving

a space at the bottom to turn and stuff it ~

When you are done sewing turn it right side out, iron

and stuff with just a little batting and I put 2 generous

spoonfuls of lavender ~

Next turn in the raw edges of your open spot and sew ~

I use my machine because then I am going to sew on lace so

it is okay ~ You can hand sew it if you would like ~

The next step is to embellish with whatever little things that

you want ~ On this one I used gathered tea stained dryer sheets,

seam binding and vintage buttons ~

I also like to stamp the fabric after it is sewn but before the

stuffing ~

It is fun and they smell yummy !

If you don't want to make them yourself

then you can find them at Katies Rose Cottage ~

I Love Junk'n

Yesterday I went to Canton First Monday Trade Days,

which is pretty much one of my

very favorite things to do ~

Give me a junk'n day over the mall any day !

I don't like new junk but old junk ~

More like old treasures that tell a story ~

LOVE IT !

I found some wonderful things and will

be listing them at Katies Rose Cottage soon :)

Darn I just noticed the awesome iron bed in this picture ~

I didn't even see it when I was there ~

I think that is Margo from Flea Market Style Magazine

and Robojunker in this picture ~

I need to pop over to her site and ask her ~

I get in such a zone while I am there that

sometimes I don't notice much around me ~

Well alot of times .....