Cottage & Family:
happy

I was inspired today by Rebecca at A Gathering of Thoughts to recover a lampshade ~

That has always been something that I have wanted to do but really never knew how to approach it ~

Her tutorial is super easy to follow ~

This is how mine turned out and it was so much fun ! Thank you Rebecca !

Today I was looking through some vintage ephemera that I have and found this wonderful fashion magazine ~

This is a scan of one of several pages from a magazine called Delineator that I have ~

It makes me smile because I would just love to wear the clothes that they wore ~ The magazine is from 1898 ~

These are pictures of bathing suits ~ It talks about how it is not made of wool because when wool is wet it "clings in a most unsightly way to the figure" ~ Can you even imagine wearing this swimming let alone in wool ~

There is another paragraph that says to wear a bonnet because that way "the summer suns cannot seek out the pretty, delicate skin and leave their imprint of tan or freckles upon it. The dweller in the country home - the city maid as well as her village sister - who would preserve her complexion in its pink - white purity " ~

Oh my goodness ! I just am having the most fun reading from these pages from the late 1800's in fashion ~

I will be posting some more pages for you to copy off soon ~

I don't know how to make them clickable so you can make them larger to copy so if anyone knows how please let me know ~

I just got home from a few days

in Central California ~

Oh my goodness it was glorious

there! The weather was awesome

( it was great to get away

from the Texas heat )

and well I just pretty much

love it all ~

Family, childhood memories, the beach,

the mountains, the vineyards,

the weather... I could go on and on ~

It is funny how when we lived there

I completely took the beautiful

hills and ocean for granted ~

It has been 16 years since we

moved to North Texas and I am

a happy gal to have family

in California and flight privileges :)

I am a lavender freak so seeing it

all over is amazing to me!

This is a beautiful bed and breakfast that

a friend's wedding was at in Templeton ~

This is a really fun place in Avila Beach called

Avila Valley Barn ~

This is my sister and niece

picking yummy apples ~

I have been home a day and am totally

ready to go back ~

Hopefully in October for the

Remnants of the Past Vintage Show

and

Three Speckled Hens Show ~

Now it is back to work (fun)

for me ~

Alaska is beautiful but thank you Jesus
that I don't live there !

I tried to venture out today for the first time

since Monday and didn't make it to the neighbors

without almost sliding in a ditch

and then into a mailbox ~

soooo..... I backed my hiney ( and car ) home ~

I can't wait to see the sunshine melt this ice away !

I wasn't going to show you more ruffles but

well .......... hmmmm ~

There is not a whole lot new in my world ;)

This is what I have been working on this week ~

When I can get out and the warm weather hits I will be

doing a happy dance and singing !!

That is a scary thought but that is okay !

I just have to do the doggie post ~

Forever my girls begged to have a dog but I knew that mommy would be the one doing all of the work soooo we said no dog for years ~

Well we finally gave in when they were older and got a Shih tzu named Katie ~ She is 9 now ~

About a year ago we got another one to keep Katie company ~ his name is Kolby ~

Since we got Katie my sister has one, my niece has one and now our girls are married and they both have one ~

This is the newest addition ~ his name is Kirby and he is soooo darn cute !! He is our youngest daughter's ~

We took them all for a walk yesterday and Kirby is only 4 pounds ~ he was trying to keep up with just the biggest smile on his face ~ They are soooo CUTE !!

They are happy and adorable and bring us tons of love and laugher ~

Have a fun weekend !

Happy Easter !

May this day... the day our Savior rose from the grave, be filled with the presence
and love of Jesus and may our hearts find comfort in knowing that we are so
truly loved ~

It is so fun as I read in blogland all of the signs of spring and the wishes of spring that is just around the corner ~

I have seen so many sweet little bird nests and it makes me happy everytime I see one !

In California there is green all winter and in some places flowers too ~ In Texas winter is brown so spring means new green everywhere ~ there is nothing better than to see green peaking through the winter brown ~ I actually saw green in my lawn yesterday and it made me so happy !! Even though it is just the weeds because that is what turns green first, those weeds looked soooo promising of warmth and flowers to come !!

I got the cutest most cutest little nest from Barbara Jean at Treasures from the Heart ~ It is Adorable !!! Can you tell I love it !

I am finding myself wanting to put nests everywhere ~ This is an apothecary I made for my website but am going to keep it and put it on a bookshelf in my living room ~

I am having a hard time finding just blue eggs ~ The ones in the baby shoe in the post awhile back where handpainted ~ Does anyone know where to find just the eggs without the nest ~

This is not done because I am still working on it but will be soon :)

Have a wonderful pre - spring day !

We are happy to carry some of our favorite magazines ~
Romantic Country, Romantic Homes and Somerset Life ~
These are all available in our Paperie Category at 10% off ~

Please join Katies Rose Cottage and the participating shops at Make Mine Pink for the Friday Shopping Event ~
This week's theme is "Working Round the House" ~

With fall just around the corner and school starting alot of women start to "nest" ~ it is time to get our homes all cozy and fill them with what makes us happy and content ~
On my recent Flea Market trip I found some beautiful things to do just that ~
Just click on the picture to be taken to them ~

And for Friday only, you will receive a FREE pink vintage style brooch with
every purchase of $20 or more ~

I just wanted to wish you a wonderful 4th of July ~

If you have been following my blog for very long then you know that I love sunshine and warm weather ~ I am just not a winter weather person at all, for some reason, I am not sure why ~ When all of the winter loving people get excited about wearing sweaters and playing in the snow, I try really hard to like it ~

So I was happy to see the first signs of spring because that means flowers, sunshine, baby birds, new green growth everywhere and being able to open my windows and let the fresh air in ~

Here are some pictures of what I have been seeing for a few days that means spring will soon be here ~

Well I was so happy to get pictures of some of my favorite Canton shops and got back to my hotel, downloaded the pics and they were all blurry !!
I was totally bummed but I am going to show you some of the treasures that I came home with ~

This is just one of the things that I have been looking for forever and finally got ~ I am not sure if I am going to sell it but most likely I will ~

After Canton I went to California for a couple of days soooo nothing is unpacked ~ I will add more treasure pictures as I unpack them ~

Talk to you soon !