I love my new blog that Shawn at Eclectic Whimsy Designs created for me !!! I think blogging is so much fun because it is a great way to share places, thoughts and people that I love and want you to see too ~ soooo..... it was definitely time for a blog makeover ~ along with the new banner and fun sidebar titles, she also made my blog in to 3 columns which I have been wanting to do forever ~ I will be playing around with the new 3 column format for a couple of weeks because I want to add some stuff :o) ~ You can visit Shawn here ~
Congratulations to Sares from Loveleigh Treasures!! You won our giveaway to Heather's shop! We used a random number generator ~
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I am so very excited to be able to host a giveaway for Heather at Post Road Vintage!
Her blog and shop are absolutely gorgeous!!
Heather is a soon to be mom to six children and she is a wonderfully talented gal!
This is a little bit from Heather's blog about her ~
"I believe when we create a home for our story to shine, our souls to rest, and our families to come together, life is simpler… and better. I am inspired to help you create this warm and safe spot in your own heart and home. My goal is to help you find joy and creativity in life’s perfect imperfections and to inspire you to create a home that is a reflection of you. {Beautiful + Unique }" ~
These are some of the beautiful products on her website ~
You can receive a $50 gift certificate for anything in her shop by winning this giveaway!
You get an entry for each of the following ~
* Signing up for her free beautiful online magazine "Homebound" ~
I was tagged by the darling Priscilla at Sweet Remembrance for the name game.Here are the rules for those that choose to follow them: Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had. When you are tagged you need to write your own blog post containing your own middle name game facts. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.Here goes for my middle name: Elaine:
E ~ Energetic L ~ Loving A ~ Articulate I ~ Intuitive N ~ Neat ( not really ) E ~ Emotional I will be back with my pic of ladies soon !
***** The winner is Jennifer Holland ~ CONGRATULATIONS *****
To celebrate the release of Tara Frey's book "Blogging for Bliss", Kari Ramstrom of Artsy Mama is hosting a party ~
Tara's book is about how blogging is your online journal where you connect, learn and are inspired ~ It has tons of photographs and easy explanations on setting up a blog and the different things you can do with your blog ~
I originally started my blog because I wanted to chat with my website customers ~ Just talk about new treasures I have found or little things in my life ~ But I have found so much more ~ I have met some amazingly wonderful and creative women through blogging ~
Make sure and visit our website to find out how you can win a copy of "Blogging For Bliss" ~
I am constantly in awe of my son in laws photography work ~ He is truly talented ~
He will be showing his travel and landscape work at the Main and Vine Art Gallery in Keller Texas on Saturday, June 5th from 6-9 p.m. for Gallery Night ~ There will be other artists as well as music, wine, drinks and snacks ~
James not only does travel photography but family and wedding photography too ~
He was freaking me out getting this picture ~ it was so much scarier in real life ~
I was just looking at his pictures again to see which ones to put on my blog and it was pretty much impossible to choose ~ one of the thoughts that crossed my mind as I looked at them is what an awesome God we have ~ It is amazing at what He has created for us ~
You can see much more of his work on his website at James Brandon Photography ~ you can also follow his blog to see more and to see what he is working on here ~
He would love some suggestions on some cool places to see and photograph while on his upcoming destination wedding shoot in Cancun ~ If you have any ideas make sure and comment on his blog and let him know ~
He did this one of my husband and I in Hawaii that I love ~ I have shown you before but here is the link if you have not seen it ~
I have introduced you to my family in the past but I wanted to introduce you to my girl's blogs ~
Kristin, our oldest daughter, has been doing photography with her husband for a while and recently launched her own photography website and blog ~
Her business is called Kristin Brandon Photography ~ They are traveling to Italy soon to shoot a wedding! I am so excited for them !
Stephanie has started a blog journaling her and her husbands cottage home transformation ~ They actually are just closing on it today and are having fun going to Salvage Shops, Flea Markets and Craigslist to find vintage things for it ~ Her blog is called College St. Cottage ~
It is so fun to watch them get excited about all of the treasures they have found ~
{ Photos are by Kristin's husband James at James Brandon Photography }
Both of the girls are just introducing themselves and their blogs so they would love to have you stop by ~
Starting Monday September 10, have a fun filled week with the
Make Mine Pink Bloggers as they host a virtual Tea Party.
Visit the Mine Pink Blog for all the information and a list of participating Make Mine Pink Blogs.
Why Tea Party? Well what can be more fun, tea for two, tea for one, a princess tea, a mother/daughter tea, best friends tea, long lost friends tea, or to just take a moment to slow down and enjoy the tea.
Join in on the fun and host a virtual tea party too. We will be visiting all the Make Mine Pink blogs and yours too if you decide to host your own party.
You will see beautiful and unique tables set for tea; many will have a special theme. Will you join us and post a photo of your Tea Party on your very own blog?
Post a comment on Make Mine Pink’s Blog and we will include you on the list.So expect many visitors~ please have cookies ready.
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I love the publication, Somerset Life ~ it is always so much fun when a new one comes out and I rush down to Barnes and Noble to get it as soon as it does ~
This issue was even better because one of the features was about an amazingly talented lady that I have met through her blog ~ I was blog surfing quite awhile ago and ran in to Dawn Edmonson's blog called The Feathered Nest ~ it is one that I visit every day because she always has such beautiful things whether it be something she has created or something just to show us ~ In Somerset Life she shows how she recreates vintage baby shoes in to sweet treasures ~
Visiting blogs amazes me at all of the talent out there and can be quite addictive ~
Congratulations to Terri of Designs by Terri Gordon for being the winner !! We used Tara Frey's random number generator, which you can find here, to pick the number ~
I have been gone for a few days with my hubby in Branson ~ We had alot of fun going to cute shops and a couple of shows ~
Now though it is time to get back and have a giveaway ~~
YAYYYY I love love giveaways ~
It is easy ~ Enter one time for each of these things ~
1. Leave a comment
2. Follow my Blog
3. Do a blog post about the giveaway with a link back
We will announce the winner on March 21st ~
This is what you can win ~
A Necklace, Earrings and a matching Card & Tag ~ These are all from our
I love to visit blogs !! It is so amazing what wonderful people that I have met through blog world ~
One of the blogs that I love to visit is LeAnn's at "For the Love of Cottage" ~
LeAnn was doing a blog giveaway and so I entered it not even thinking in a gazillion years that I would win ~ She was giving away a signed Christie Repasy framed painting ~ oh my gosh !!! I have always wanted one but have never gotten one ~
It is absolutely gorgeous and I thank you LeAnn for the wonderful and amazing gift !
I was all inspired this afternoon and have a gazillion projects all over the house and none of them are complete ~ Right in the middle of my gazillion projects I decided to read blog updates and saw Diane Knott's mini file folder tutorial ~
I just had to make one right then ~ then I remembered reading on Lisa's blog about the cute little bubble thingies ( it is not a tutorial but as cute as can be ) so I had to do those while I was at it ~
Ummmm that is pretty much how my brain works ~ It is always going all over the place and at one time ~ Isn't that how right brained people are ??? I tell myself that at least ~
I bought this wayyyy cute paper at Anthologies and wanted to use it so bad so I did ~ I did my first mini file folder upside down ~ HMMMMM there goes one piece of paper down the tubes ~
Then I used the other piece to make my other file folder and the magnets ~ I cannot wait to make more because they were easy as can be ( well after I figured out how to make them not upside down ) and fun too !
Hi ~ Welcome to our new blog ~ This is to keep you up to date on all of the new happenings and goodies at Katies Rose Cottage ~ There are always fun finds that I want to show you as well as previews of upcoming things and before and after photos ~ I LOVE these slipcovers and just added this one out of Rachel Ashwell rose fabric ~
I have been really bad about updating my blog lately!!
We have been spending much more time on our Facebook business page ~ It is just easy to add little tidbits of things over there :) So if you would like to hear from us a bit more often, take advantage of sales or just a new thing we have heard of or learned make sure and come over and Like our page ~ You also have to make sure and do the drop down menu under the like button and click on the "Get Notifications", "Add to Newsfeed" and the "Add to Interests" button ~
Click on the picture below to take you there ~
We are still going to blog too but just not as often :)
We hope to see you there! Lori, Kristin and Stephanie!
If you are new to my blog ~ I am going to the Dallas Home and Gift Show in January with some other talented ladies ~ This is an update from our blog at Vintage Rose Boutiques ~
I just wanted to give you a little update on our market preparations. We have all been working getting our lines ready to go which is very exciting !
One of the things we are doing in between working on products is trying to figure out what to decorate our booth with. We want it to have a Cottage feel and are each finding things that will display our products as well as keep to this look.
As we have been out and about over the few weeks we have found things and created things that will be just perfect. These are just some ideas of items that we love and think about using but know that the booth is not huge so we can't bring everything.
I was all inspired this afternoon and have a gazillion projects all over the house and none of them are complete ~ Right in the middle of my gazillion projects I decided to read blog updates and saw Diane Knott's mini file folder tutorial ~
I just had to make one right then ~ then I remembered reading on Lisa's blog about the cute little bubble thingies ( it is not a tutorial but as cute as can be ) so I had to do those while I was at it ~
Ummmm that is pretty much how my brain works ~ It is always going all over the place and at one time ~ Isn't that how right brained people are ??? I tell myself that at least ~
I bought this wayyyy cute paper at Anthologies and wanted to use it so bad so I did ~ I did my first mini file folder upside down ~ HMMMMM there goes one piece of paper down the tubes ~
Then I used the other piece to make my other file folder and the magnets ~ I cannot wait to make more because they were easy as can be ( well after I figured out how to make them not upside down ) and fun too !
