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  • Handmade Christmas

    Handmade Christmas

    This year we wanted to renovate
    our Christmas decor, but
    we had so many Christmas
    decorations already!

    So, we decided to reuse some old
    decorations, add a few Black Friday
    finds, and a touch of vintage
    flare to make a handmade Christmas
    that was in our holiday budget ~

    Our creation tools:

    Adding German Glass Glitter to
    the ornament toppers and
    music sheets to the ornaments
    added vintage touches ~

    We also made some Mercury Glass
    ornaments ~
    You can find the tutorial for
    Mercury Glass here ~

    After a day of creating we
    had all new decorations
    for our handmade Christmas ~

    Have fun this Christmas adding
    your own handmade touches to
    your decor ~ Merry Christmas!


  • Vintage Pink Christmas Balls

    Vintage Pink Christmas Balls

    Every year at Christmas there is something that I kind of have an obsession about and this year it is vintage Christmas balls and anything with German glass glitter ~

    When we were at Canton for our one day ( not near enough time ), another thing that I found was a basket of vintage pink Christmas balls ~ First of all, vintage Christmas balls go for a premium here ~ I saw them for $24 a box of 8 at most places !! Well I was so excited to find this basket full of PINK so I had to ask how much it was even though I figured it would be too expensive ~ It was $30 for the whole basket full including the basket ~ I was sooo excited and snatched it up real quick ~

    I washed some of my ugly orange ones I got last year and now they are a gorgeous mercury glass ~ I combined them with my new old pink ones in an apothecary jar ~

    Apothecary jars are also one of my favorite things so I have quite a few of them around my house ~ they are wonderful because you can change them for the seasons ~

    I also found this petite apothecary jar at Canton this month ~ I just fell in love with it because it is so cute with the vintage pink and white buttons ~
    It is available here ~

    Chat with you soon !

  • Music Sheet Ornament Tutorial

    Music Sheet Ornament Tutorial

    When I saw the Pottery Barn

    Music Sheet Ornaments

    in a catalog I really wanted some!

    but when I saw them in real life I

    decided I kind of wanted some that

    were more vintage looking ~

    So I went to Graphics Fairy found

    an image and made some that I love!

    Here is a quick how to on

    how I made my own ~

    { they are really too easy for

    a tutorial :) }

    But .... here goes ~

    First I copied the image and sized

    and duplicated it in Photoshop ~

    Printed it on matte photo paper

    or heavy card stock ~

    Cut and glue with a glue stick

    to another piece of heavy card stock

    and cut around image ~

    For a more vintage look I

    added a little stamp pad ink

    around the edges ~

    Then put a little glue on the edge

    and then glitter ~ I used

    German Glass Glitter because I

    love how it ages ~

    They would be a cute little gift

    tied with jute and put in

    a small burlap bag ~

    I love how they look in my tree ❤

    I am linking to

    Graphics Fairy Brag Monday ~

  • Altered Skate

    Altered Skate

    A couple of weeks ago I went to Canton Texas for my favorite shopping at First Monday ~
    I always visit the "Girls Gone Junkin" shop and find some really fun and unique shabby cottage chic treasures ~
    This month I just had to get this skate because I thought it was so cute ~ of course it is pink, has glitter and is altered which I love ~ So now I am on the hunt for some treasures to alter ~
    Skate now for sale here ~

    I also started new packaging for the German glass glitter that I sell on my website ~ it matches some of the other jars that I have available for organizing craft goodies ~

  • Newly Listed Tags

    Newly Listed Tags

    We just got home from Las Vegas and the Tea Expo which was alot of fun ~ we will have some pretty teapots, teacups and creamer and sugar bowls coming soon ~

    I just listed some new items at Katies Rose Cottage including pretty new handmade tags that are stamped, have bits of fabric and German glass glitter ~
    You can find them here ~

  • Pink Friday at Katies Rose Cottage & Make Mine Pink

    Pink Friday at Katies Rose Cottage & Make Mine Pink
  • New Soldered Charms

    New Soldered Charms

    I am on my way to Canton tomorrow for 2 days ~ I am hoping that I will find alot of treasures specifically more rose china ~ last month was awesome beyond belief !!! I am on the hunt for crinoline skirts, pink doilies, china ( of course ) and vintage mercury Christmas balls as well as anything else that catches my eye ~ they had the Christmas balls last month but they were $15 a box ~

    I will leave you with some of the new soldered charms that have just been added in the Jewelry category ~ most of the charms have been embellished with German glass glitter ~ I just love the sparkle that it gives ~

    Talk to you soon with some fun pics too !