I decided to try making paper roses because I just love them ! They look so real ( on the website, I will show you later ) that I just had to try them for myself ~ they are made from coffee filters and water color paints and are kind of hard to do, I was excited to learn how to do them though ~
Take a look at this amazing paper rose website Mommy Makes Roses
This is a picture of my 2 roses ~
Ohhhhh I just got more paper roses in a gorgeous soft white ~ they are sooo pretty !! There are also some pretty forget me nots too ~ I just love all of these flowers ~ they are wonderful for creating bouquets and for all kinds of craft projects ~ You can find all of the flowers in our Paperie category starting later today Feb. 12th ~
I just love everything about spring !! I am very much in spring mode but it is just a tiny bit early here for flowers outside so I have been playing with flowers inside ~
These are just a few creations with paper roses, forget me nots, birds and bird nests that you can find at Katies Rose Cottage ~
These are the prettiest pink parchment roses !!! ~ I have been looking for them for quite awhile so that I can offer them on my website ~ We finally got some and I love them ~ each one has a wire so that they can be used for alot of different things ~
I was having fun working with Beeswax today so I thought I would do a tutorial as I was playing around ~
I just love the look of Beeswax and have been working on some altered canvases ~
~ Altered Beeswax Canvas Tutorial ~
First you decide what paper pieces you would like to use and then you adhere them to your canvas ~ I use Modge Podge ~
Then to give it an aged look take any brown tone ink and just randomly sponge ~ Make sure and do the edges too ~
When you have all of the paper items that you would like on your canvas it is time to paint over it all with your melted beeswax ~ I melted mine in a tiny crock pot and paint it on with a cheap brush because the brush will be ruined ~ the beeswax gives it a really neat look ~ I did not wax over my lace this time but you can do that if you want ~
The next step is to add embellishments ~ I love tea dyed and crinkled seam binding so I added it along with some roses and vintage buttons ~ these are hot glued on ~
That is it !! So easy and fun !
If you want to purchase the finished canvas you can get it here ~
This is another one that I just finished ~
I have always admired Jo-Anne Coletti's beautiful talent
and now she has a magazine which I am so excited about.
THE FEMININE HOME magazine embraces
the heart and soul of a woman.
It is a singular place where loveliness resides
and the language of romance and poetry lives;
a home that coaxes an extraordinary life
that is enduring, purposeful and distinctly feminine.
Flowers are painted with sweetness.
Decorative flourishes, ornamental borders,
penned verses and tender poems all mingle
to orchestrate a pensive bucolic beauty.
Cottons and velvets, crystal chandeliers
and whitewashed walls, scrubbed wooden floors,
simple furnishings and objects from the garden;
these are the elements that make a romantic home.
This is a gorgeous, full color 128 page
magazine with thick, high quality paper,
with superb printing (Best I have seen)!
A special edition, one-time only magazine
filled with beautiful romantic homes,
painted roses, poems, and inspiring devotionals
to nurture a woman's soul.
You can go to the Vintage Rose Collection
to purchase it or for any questions.
