Cottage & Family [Search results for pearls] 

I LOVE pearls and decided to add some to my jewelry line ~

So we have added a few and will be adding more tomorrow and soon ~

Here is a peek of some of the new pieces ~

We are still having our Free Romantic Country magazine giveaway too !

I got the images back from James and they came out

beautiful !

I am so very excited because Cathy at Avalon Rose is taking

the images and some of my ideas and giving my

website, Katies Rose Cottage Designs, a new look !

It will be awesome ! We are going to be adding some new

charms and also some new chains that will include some

multi strand and multi chain pearls ~

Make sure and become a follower of my blog because

I will be doing a special as soon as it is up and I have

my new designs ~

Thank you again to James Brandon Photography

and also to The Red Shed for letting us use their shop ~

I was making some
tattered strip roses
today and thought
I would take some pictures
along the way to
show you how to do them ~

1. Tear a strip of muslin
4 inches wide by 2 yards ~
This will make 2 small roses
or one large ~

2. Sew the strip in half
and then cut in about half
inch sections ~ I sewed
mine with a serger but
any machine will do ~

3. Tea dye and let dry in the
sun ~
When dry kind of scrunch it
in your hands to make
it all tattered ~

4. Gather either by hand
or on a machine ~ I used
a gathering foot so it
looks pleated but doesn't
have to be ~

5. Glue on to a piece of
felt or canvas using
the instructions here~

6. Glue a jewel or pearls
in the center and
that is it!!

Have fun!!