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I have been in love with creams for quite awhile now,

which you can probably tell by my website

and blog if you have been following me :)

For awhile we have had a pretty much

pinky and white shabby chic style home but I wanted

to redecorate so we are slowly

but surely taking room by room ~

I have always loved to change stuff!!

Anyway, so I decided to go from my complete

white white things

to creams but still keep some white here and there ~

I got a wild hair to tea dye

our white slipcovered sofa and chair in the bathtub ~

It came out cool but truly, a whitish couch with dogs and

well ..... pretty much people too, doesn't work too well ~

I also took some white wood pieces that I had and made

them a creamy color and

really love how they came out!!

Then I wanted to change my wall decor

behind my couch but am kind of

on a personal challenge to not spend alot of money ~

Sooo.... I dug in my own stash

of stuff I have had around waiting for a new home

and created something completely new with

stuff getting really dusty out in my shop ~

It has been so much fun and even more fun

recreating with what I already had!!

After Christmas is over and my decorations are down

I will show you

my new mantel decor and other things ~

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 ~

Oh my goodness it has been tooo long since

I have done a blog post !!

I cannot believe how fast time flies !

Yesterday I took all of the new stuff I have

been working on and some of my recent Canton finds

outside to take pictures ~

I love to take them outside because there is about a half hour

in the day when the sun is just right ~

Well I am primping and clicking away and then

came in to download my pictures ~

AHHHHHH my camera died !! Not one of the pictures came out

and of course I had not been checking them along the way ~

I am not sure why ~

Sooooo I have really loved my Canon Rebel but I am going to

see if I can find a little camera that will take great close ups

but that will also be handy to carry with me places ~

I also wanted to let you know that

we have free shipping right now

with any order of $30 or more at

Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

Start thinking Christmas gifts :)

Life has been craziness the last 2 months

with some family things that have

taken my attention ~

Times like these completely make me

realize what truly are

the most important things !

On another subject though ......

So I kind of freaked out a bit when I heard

Picnik is closing !! Oh my goodness !!

I am a total computer

goofball and learn my thing

to do on my computer and

once I get it that is it .....

don't throw new stuff in there

because my brain freezes!!

I have been using Picnik since

the beginning of Picnik

( however long that is ) and now

I have been trying to teach

myself how to do my photos in

Photoshop Elements ~

I have been doing the pictures with

the frame thing forever ~

and now they are frame-less .........

which I kinda like !

I am all about a clean look and it makes

my website look less cluttered ~

Haha.... you wouldn't know that I don't have

a drop of A type personality

in my body by that statement!

Anyway today I added more things to my website

and am trying to transition my brain and website

over to Photoshop Elements pictures ~

I am going to kind of miss the

collage thing though !!

Does anyone know how to do collages with

anything else besides Picnik ?

Today was my monthly trip to Canton Texas where I junk to my heart's content ~

If you are a junkin gal at heart you would just love First Monday Trade Days because people come from all over to sell ~ There is alot of wonderful new things but my very favorite is the old vintage stuff and there is tons of it ~

Sometimes it can get kind of stressful because everyone knows where to find the "good" junk ~ Junkers mean business when they want something :)

One thing I learned pretty darn quick is that you have to have a cart ~ I use to carry arm loads of stuff back and forth to my car ~ that did not last long before I sprung for my handy dandy cute pink lined cart ~

You would not believe how many sellers drive up like this ~ I crack up when I picture them driving down the road, stuff has to fly off ~ Seriously how does it all stay on ???

Until later .....

It is the Dallas Home & Gift Show time again and I was so anxious to see what the new stuff is going to be for next year ~

"Market" is only twice a year in Dallas ~ once in January and then in June ~ We displayed in January but aren't this time ~ We will be back there in January again though :)

There were alot of bright colors but my favorite were the creamy items ~ They were everywhere which thrilled me because I LOVE them ~

Here are just a few pictures of some yummy things ~ some of which we will have in our shop ~

I want this sofa ~ It had a print on it too which is hard to see ~

This is a lamp that was beyond amazing !

There is free food and drinks everywhere ~ this is at one of the showrooms for a Mexican lunch ~ You definitely do not leave hungry at the end of the day ~

Well I am off to scour my catalogs that I collected and hit it again tomorrow and Sunday
~

I am supposed to be in Las Vegas with my hubby but the flights were packed full so market it is ~

It is fun though !

We are sitting in the airport and I decided to blog while we

wait for the plane ~ It is the first internet service we have had all week ~

We just spent the week at Disney World which was a blast !! I think

we need a vacation from our vacation and definitely

a diet plan when we get home ~ We did the food plan at

Disney and they feed you sooo much and it was all yummy !

This is Germany at Epcot ~ I love Epcot pretty much because I love

to travel and want to visit all of the countries represented there ~

This is our daughters Kristin and Stephanie at the Boardwalk ~

We always have to get our toes in the sand somewhere ~

This is our daughters and their hubbies and my hubby at Epcot ~

We also love love Animal Kingdom ~ It is awesome !

I had to get a pic of this trailer because I wanted to take it home with me ~

Of course the Dino thing would have to go but it would be so cute !

The boys were so excited to get their pix taken ..... again ~

Well it is back to listing tons of new stuff on my website ~

I am glad that I love what I do !!

This is a crazy busy time of year for our family and

just with life ~ fun stuff though !!

I wanted to do a quick blog post to let you know that I haven't

fallen off the face of the earth and to show you a few

of the new things on my website ~

Jewelry is now 50% off too !!

Think of Mother's Day coming up :)

So one of my biggest hang-ups

with taking the Chalk Paint plunge

was the fact

I really don't like to brush

paint furniture and it is kind

of pricey ~

(I do adore all of the gorgeous

pieces that everyone has done though!!)

Most everything I paint are little

pieces that I sell on my website ~

IF I ever paint furniture it is

in my paint booth with a huge

air compressor sprayer ~

But....after reading about it

pretty much everywhere I decided

to give it a try and see what all

of the hoopla is about ~

I went around and grabbed some little

pieces in my workshop and "played"

with my new paint ~

It is so fun to work with because it

truly feels different to me ~ It covers

very well and has the neatest look

pre-waxed and after the wax ~

The Annie Sloan book shows tons

of stuff you can do with it that

I am anxious to learn ~

Here are the steps and looks that I did

on an old frame ~

This is the first coat

of Duck Egg Blue

( I LOVE this color )

Then I did a coat of Old White

This is how it looked sanded

and waxed with clear ~

This is with the dark wax ~ I am not sure

which I like better with or without the

dark wax ~ I think they have their own

really pretty distinct looks ~

I actually love the look without

the wax too ~ but the wax brings out more

of the color and gives it a

wonderful feel ~

These are two other pieces I did ~

The Fleurs Pocket has a

Paris Grey base coat ~

I am pretty sure I will be doing

my kitchen cabinets but

has anyone used it in a sprayer ?

I am working on a frame that is

ready to be waxed ~

See ya soon!!

Today I piled my dining room

table full of vintage lace,

ribbons, buttons and just stuff ~

It is so relaxing to me to just

sit and create ❤

This is a new rendition of my

Flea Market Tote that I did last year

and I LOVE it!! There is something

about laces all arranged together

that is so pretty ~

I am trying to play around with

PicMonkey too :) I am really liking

it alot!!

Pre PicMonkey~

and after PicMonkey ~

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...

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Sara Duckett

Kimberly Taylor

Jennifer Rizzo

and.....Jeanne Oliver

Here is the jam-packed schedule for the course:

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* There will be 50+ project videos.
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* Tons of beautiful house photos from each of the five women.

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Class begins October 22.
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We can't wait !!

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 !