We LOVE all of the beautiful feminine clothes that are available right now!! They are so very comfortable and perfect for your spring and summer wardrobe!
So needless to say we decided to start carrying them on our website and are having alot of fun shopping for them and wearing them too!
Make sure and stop by because we add something new a couple times a week! Stop by our facebook page or sign up on our mailing list for upcoming specials :)
I am so excited to announce my husband's new ebook, "10 Tips for Improving Your Photography Today"
If you sign up for his newsletter it is free!
Click on the ebook to sign up today ~
My hubby is a landscape and portrait photographer; his passion is teaching others how to improve their photography. Take a second and check out his website ~
Part of blogging for me is so that we can not only share inspirational ideas but also so you can get to know us too :)
If you don't already know I have two daughters, Kristin and Stephanie,who also are part of Katies Rose Cottage ~
They both have babies and this was our first adventure on an airplane with them ~ Their daddies got to go too so that was fun!
Alot of our family lives on the central coast of California so that is one of our very favorite places and where we headed ~
They were excited to have the babies visit the beach since it is one of all of our favorite places to be ~ The weather was chilly but it was still a beautiful and sunny day! We went to Avila Beach which we love!
Ellie thought it was just the best thing ever! The swings were great... The sand was great!
Isaac pretty much didn't like it at all! We are definitely going to have to teach him that it is fun! Mommies arms were great!
This is my mom and I with Ellie ~
My son in law James took the following pictures ~ It is awesome having a photographer along :)
Ellie loved swinging!
Isaac loved hiking!
This is my most favorite picture of all .... My mom and dad with their great grandbabies!! What a beautiful and precious picture!! I adore it!
It was fun and there is so much more family and pictures but this is just a glimpse of our time there ~
We love the farmhouse look of vintage enamelware ~ Since Christmas is right around the corner, we thought we would show you an easy decorating idea using enamelware for the holidays ~
All the fun things we found at the flea market ~
First, we drilled holes in the bottom of a bucket ~
Then added soil from our garden ~
And planted holiday plants such as rosemary which we can use in our Christmas cooking ~
The finished project is an easy, colorful addition to your vintage decorating ~
We have lots of enamelware on sale here so you can create your own farmhouse decor ~
My husband and I got to spend a week at the central coast of California visiting with family ~ That is where we are from so it is going home for us ~
When I go back I often am amazed at what I took for granted when we lived there ~ I just LOVE the beach and LOVE the mountains that you have to drive over to get to the beach ~
This is Avila Beach where I spent so many days in the summers~ I want to come spend a week just here now ❤
Who would have thought that swinging on the beach could be the most fun ever!!
I LOVE my mom and dad's house that is on a mountain that overlooks 3 towns ~
I LOVE driving the winding roads seeing the beautiful wineries and vineyards that are everywhere ~
Spending time in California with my family that lives there is just some of our best times!
This is my sister, Kim and I in Morro Bay~
Thankfully we get to go back a few times a year which is a blessing for sure!
We are so excited to start the Creatively Made Home e-course and wanted to share it with you!!
Creatively Made Home is an all new e-course about creating a home that reflects your heart in everyday living. It is about inspiring and encouraging you to create and style a home that you and your family love to live in...
This five week online course is hosted by 5 friends who want to help you to define your decorating style so that it is a true reflection of your heart.
Creatively Made Home is hosted by:
Tracey Leber
Sara Duckett
Kimberly Taylor
Jennifer Rizzo
and.....Jeanne Oliver
Here is the jam-packed schedule for the course:
* Each week you will have amazing truthful videos from not only the five teachers but other creative women.
* Each week we will take a room from one of YOU and all five women will give their suggestions telling you how they would transform the room with their style.
* There will be 50+ project videos. These will be incredible videos that include everything from gardening, cooking, gift giving and decorating.
* There will be written tips from each woman telling you how she starts a room, picks paint, fabrics, etc. You will learn where to start when putting your own home together.
* Tons of beautiful house photos from each of the five women.
* Videos that truly reflect what life is like in each of their homes. The stuff that life is really about.
* Each woman will share their own truthful journey about how they started making their home a reflection of their hearts.
* Each person registered will get an easy entertaining e-book to download.
It will contain go to recipes for beautiful and easy entertaining (they do go together), photos of table settings that take the stress out of having people over, favorite drinks and so much more (and their funniest entertaining story).
* There will be a private Facebook group to connect with other class members.
* There will be a once a week live discussion with one of the teachers!
* You will get printables and pdfs to keep and use again and again.
This course is about loving your home, loving your family and blessing those around you....and having fun doing it.
This course will lavish you with ideas, beauty, inspiration, joy and encouragement! Come and play house with us.
Class begins October 22. Registration is now open!
We love to create things with vintage lace from Canton and other flea markets, but what if you don't have access to flea markets?
{this is part of our vintage stash }
We decided to see what we could find at local thrift stores and made a fun shopping day out of it!
Digging through all the old clothes was such fun and we found some great dresses and shirts to create lace and ruffles ~
This full lace dress was only $1.99!
Isaac was worn out from all our shopping :)
Here are some of our finds ~
Next, we made black tea and tea dyed the white lace and dresses ~
Just hang them in the sun to dry ~
Once they were dry, we cut up the dresses to get the fabric we needed for our project ~
We used a tea dyed muslin drawstring bag ~
We pinned the lace to the bag and cut and gathered the skirt fabric to make a ruffle for the bottom of the bag. We then sewed the lace and the ruffle to the bag ~
Afterwards, we chose buttons, a tattered rose, and lace to embellish the bag. This is where you want to get creative! *Click here for the rose tutorial ~
Here is the final project!
And another bag from a baby girl dress we found ~
We had so much fun today! Go to your thrift store for inspiration :)
