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When I was at the Dallas Gift Market this last week I

saw a bunch of burlap numbered things ~

I LOVE them !

Since I have burlap around and

buckets around I thought it would be fun

to recreate that look ~

Here is a quick tutorial on how to do them ~

It is super duper easy!

1. Cut a piece of burlap a size that would fit

your bucket ~ I cut it then fray it a bit ~

2. Paint an area on the front of your burlap

that is larger than your number stencil ~

It doesn't matter what brand paint you use ~

This is some I had ~

3. Lay down your stencil and paint it in whatever

color you would like ~ I used black ~

4. After it dries then I used Modge Podge

on the back of the burlap ~

5. Place it on your bucket and

smooth out the bubbled areas ~

That is all and it is super quick !

If you don't want to make your

own I have them on my website, here ~

I wanted to revisit this tutorial for

LaurieAnna's Farmhouse Friday

because it can be used on

so many different surfaces and is

perfect for farmhouse decorating ~

Since I have burlap around and

buckets around I thought it would be fun

to recreate that look ~

Here is a quick tutorial on how to do them ~

It is super duper easy!

1. Cut a piece of burlap a size that would fit

your bucket ~ I cut it then fray it a bit ~

2. Paint an area on the front of your burlap

that is larger than your number stencil ~

It doesn't matter what brand paint you use ~

This is some I had ~

3. Lay down your stencil and paint it in whatever

color you would like ~ I used black ~

4. After it dries then I used Modge Podge

on the back of the burlap ~

5. Place it on your bucket and

smooth out the bubbled areas ~

That is all and it is super quick !

Make sure and visit the

Tutorials link at the top

of this page for other tutorials ~

I wanted to give you a quick

tutorial on how to make a burlap

rolled rose ~

Do you notice all my tutorials

are quick and easy :)

I don't like anything that takes

a gazillion years to do ~

The first thing you do is cut a strip

of burlap fabric or use burlap ribbon ~

My strip is about 2 inches wide ~

I forgot to measure the length but

it is about 1/2 yard ~

Tie a knot in the end ~

Kind of fold it in half and twist while

gluing with hot glue as you go around ~

Continue until you have made

it the size that you want it to be ~

Then take the end and glue to the

back of the rose ~

On this one I added a piece of

vintage jewelry for some bling ~

You can use these for tons of things

Here are just a few examples ~

Have fun creating!!

It totally feels like it

has been forever since

I have blogged!

We have been moving our daughter

and son in law into their home

and redoing our master bathroom

and life just flies by ~

In between that I have still

been working on things

for my website ~

I have been LOVING

all of the pictures of

vintage weddings

using burlap, lavender, muslin

and old stuff ~

So going along with that theme

I decided to make a little

flower girl basket and

ring bearer pillow ~

I just love the combination

of burlap and muslin ~

They are on my website here ~

I have been making these
burlap totes for quite awhile
and just finished another
one for my shop ~

The other day someone purchased
one to use as a bag for
the money dance at
her vintage country wedding ~

I LOVE that idea
and they are just the
perfect size!

I am loving all the
burlap and rustic things
being used at weddings
right now ❤

You can find these totes
on our website ~

We create things for
Save on Crafts which
has great wedding
decorations ~

We are in the process of
making these bags for
them which will be
for sale soon ~

They are perfect for
alot of different wedding
and shower ideas ~
I love them as
flower holders for the
end of pews,they
can be hung on the backs
of chairs or ladders or
use as gift bags ~

Have a wonderful week!

I just wanted to share with you

a little bit more of my girls baby shower

things I am working on ~

They are going to have a combined

shower so that will be fun!

I showed you Kristin's invitations

in a previous post and here

are Stephanie's too ~

It is going to be all vintage and

creamy tones ❤ ~

Today I worked on some little

burlap banners with their babies names

and wanted to show you the steps to

make them ~

They are super easy and can be

done any size ~

First I use Avery brand white

shipping label sheets ~

Peel

of the backing and stick it on to

a piece of muslin ~

Cut right on the edge of the sheet

and run it through your printer

(print on the muslin)

I just did the name in photoshop ~

Next cut out each letter and peel

off the backing ~

Cut out burlap triangles and pin

and sew the letters to them ~

Fold down the top and sew down

leaving the ends open to run a

piece of jute through it ~

I also zig zagged the edges all

the way around because I didn't want

them to fray away ~

That is it !

Here are some tissue pompoms that

I am also making but need to make

a few more ~ They are fun !

More shower pics coming soon!

Today was one of those days

that I was supposed to be

doing something fun and stuff happened

so I couldn't ~

So . . . I decided to go to a flea market

to make myself feel better

and out of the 350 booths

that were supposed to be there, according

to their website, there were maybe 6

with $175 chairs and shampoo ~

You know those kind of flea markets ......

So . . . I went to an antique store

for inspiration and a sale ~ There were

sales on stuff "unless marked firm"

and everything cool was marked

firm or wayyyyyy overpriced ~

So . . . I went to my favorite craft stores

and ended up with 4 pieces of felt ~

Hmmmmm a half a tank of gas later

and I got 4 pieces of felt !

So . . . I came home and followed

sweet Dawn's advice and

made something ~

It really made me feel better too :)

These are the burlap roses that I made today ~

You can find them here ~

Now I am going to go hang with my daughter :)

That is what life is all about ~

Yesterday for some reason it

was all about the bags !

I have burlap bags and muslin bags

that have been in my studio for a few months

and for some reason

all of a sudden they were calling my name ~

These are what I worked on ~

So seriously ............

I am supposed to be organizing this closet

that I have put off for ohhhh about 10 years ~

We are getting new hardwood floors though

so it is a necessity of life unless the workers

want to get killed when they open it ~

Why in the heck do I have this closet and

how in the heck did it get like this !!

Oh my gosh !

Okay off to organize and toss !

WAIT !! I have worked for 10 minutes and I am

at a stand still ~

For all of your organizy type gals out there ~

What if I have something that

I think is cute or pretty and I really like

it but don't have a clue what to do with it ???

Here is an example ... she is darling but I won't

put her out because she doesn't go with

my decor ~

Do I save her for grandkids one day? ~

Do I put her out on Easter? ~

This is just one example of ..... ohhhh quite

a few things ~

(Oh my gosh, is this what hoarders think ??)

What do I do ?

AHHHHH !!!

I am sooooo excited because I won 2 blog giveaways !!

I have never in a gazillion years

won anything until the wonderful

world of blogging !

Enter because it is so much fun !!

The first one was from The Attic

and it is the most wonderful

smelling soap bar and chandelier tea towel ~

I am dying to

go to Coronado Island to visit their shop !!

The next one was from Dore' at Burlap Luxe ~

They are wonderful

smelling things from Eco Natural Soap ~

I cannot wait to try them but I wanted

to show you a picture of them all wrapped up ~

There was also lip balm but it is in my purse :)

I also wanted to show you a little of

what I have been working on

the last couple of days ~

They are all on my website at

Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

Have a wonderful rest of the week !!

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 ~

Here is a simple
Valentine's Day idea!

We found these hearts
at Hobby Lobby and
embellished them
with vintage laces,
vintage buttons
and crinkled ribbon ~

Super Simple & Sweet!

I have seen creativity or inspiration kits

quite a bit lately and just love them !

I decided to play around with some cute little burlap bags

that I got and make some ~

This is the first one that I did but they are

so much fun to do that there will be more coming soon ~

This one can be found at Katies Rose Cottage here ~

This year I wanted all
of my Christmas decorating
to be creams, burlap,
mercury glass and greens ~

The challenge was to
take things I had and
kind of recreate them
and also to use things
that I had around
my home already ~

We have an artificial tree
but I wanted fresh greens
for the awesome smell ~
I went to Lowes and they
gave me cuttings that
were just laying around
from their fresh
Christmas trees ~ It was
awesome!! I left
with an armload ~

Then I got some of my old
glass ornaments and
washed them in warm sudsy
water to make them
turn into a wonderful
mercury glass ~

Next I took a wreath that
was shoved in the attic
and took off all the old
decorations ~

Then I added
clippings from the greens
all over and used
some hydrangea
blossoms that were still
on bushes ~
Then added some of the
mercury balls that
I had washed ~

This is our mantel with
stocking for my precious
grand babies ~

I am still using the
hydrangeas that
I showed you in this post ~
The colors have faded
but they work great for
my tree ~

My armful of greens
helped create all of
these simple little
Christmas vignettes
and it smells great!

Have fun decorating!

hugs,
Lori