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I just love crinkled dyed ribbon for using on my projects ~

This is a tutorial on how to make it yourself ~

First you get whatever color ribbon you want to use ~

I use seam binding for the ribbon because I love how it feels ~

Then you soak it in either tea or instant coffee ~

I scrunch mine in a ball and wrap it in about 3 rubber bands ~

Then I sit it out in the sun and as it dries it gets a wonderful aged look especially on the outside edges ~

After it has dried about 3/4 of the way, I take the bands off and kind of loosely spread the ribbon out to dry in the sun ~

Every once in awhile I go and turn the ribbon until it is completely dry ~

Then it is ready to use on your projects ~

I just love love crinkled dyed ribbon !

If you don't want to try it, I do have some for sale on my website here ~

Today I wanted to show you

a quick and easy way to make

a Pocket Pillow out of a pillowcase ~

The first thing to do is rip the front

from the back ~ I just snip a little

on the sides and top and

then rip the rest ~

Next figure out what size you

would like it to be lengthwise

and again snip and rip ~

Then fold up the amount you would

like to be your pocket ~

Then bring the rest of the

fabric over your pocket so that

right sides are together ~

Do whatever size you like ~

Cut the extra fabric off the bottom
~

Pin and sew leaving an opening

at the bottom for stuffing ~

Then turn right side out and iron

folding the bottom opening

so that you can stitch it closed ~

I love to add a little lavender

to the stuffing because ...

I LOVE lavender :)

After stuffing hand sew

the bottom closed ~

The really fun part is embellishing!

I took an old doily and added

a rose to the top of it and then

glued it on using Fabri Tac ~

To make this a hanging pocket pillow

I cut a piece of ribbon and glued

it to each top corner ~ then I added

some ribbon bows ~

I did a tutorial on how to crinkle

the ribbon here ~

Then I added a vintage photo

and a piece of hymnal music ~

That is it ... super easy and fun!

I have a friend that makes the most gorgeous handmade ribbon roses ~ they are made the way heirloom roses were made in victorian times and each petal and leaf is added one at a time ~ these are the prettiest ribbon roses that I have ever seen ~ pink ones are coming soon too !

They can be seen at her ebay site ~ her ebay name is "mytatteredelegance" ~

I am off to Canton today to find some wonderful treasures to add to my website ~ yay !!! I love Canton !!

Yesterday I started adding some beautiful handmade cards and also some wonderful hand stamped fabric ribbon that I adore !
I will be adding more cards when I return later tonight or tomorrow ~

I just was creating some bottles for my website and

figured it was time for a blog post ~

Soooo I decided to take some pictures along the way ~

They are crummy pictures because it was late and the

lighting stunk ~

Anyway they are super duper easy but really fun and

you can be creative with tons of variations ~

First gather your stuff to use ~

I am using vintage bridal lace, crinkled seam binding,

a vintage skeleton key and vintage jewelry for this bottle ~

Then I cut the lace to fit the bottle and used

Modge Podge to make it stick to the bottle ~

Next I tied on a vintage skeleton key with

tea dyed and crinkled ribbon ~

The tutorial is here for the ribbon ~

And last you just hot glue on a vintage piece of jewelry ~

Here are some other variations that I have done recently ~

It is fun to gather old pieces of lace, ribbons, broken jewelry

and just start creating !

{ I have had tons of questions on where to get the

bottles ~ I just find them at flea markets }

I have to show you these most gorgeous rose pins that are all handmade by a sweet friend ~

This style is made by first hand painting silk fabric and then creating the rose ~

This next set of rose pins have a vintage look and are made by hand with ribbon ~

These roses can be used as a pin on clothing, purses, totes, lampshades or can be used for so many other decorating ideas ~

They would make a beautiful Mother's Day gift and can be found at Katies Rose Cottage in the jewelry category ~

I have been on the hunt for some wide and super soft satin ribbon ~ it is hard to find in a very soft finish ~ A friend of mine said that she bought blanket binding and that it was perfect so I set of to get some ~ I LOVE the feel and look of it, it is exactly what I was looking for ~
I bought pink to start out with and wanted to try tea dying it to make it look more vintage ~ it came out great except that I should have ironed it open before I tea dyed and dried it ~ sooo next time I will do that ~
I took a white lampshade and died it too and then set them both in the sun ~ it was a fun project and I will be getting more blanket binding soon !!

I am giving away a free charm

with every order

from Katies Rose Cottage

of $20 or more {pre shipping }~

This sweet little summer charm

comes on 24 inches of ribbon ~

It will be through July 23rd

or until they are gone ~

Have an awesome summer day !

I just got done adding some wonderful new items to Katies Rose Cottage ~

If you have visited us very much you will know that I love crowns ~
One of my favorite verses that I think of with crowns is ~

Isaiah 62:3
"You will be a crown of beauty in the Lord's hand "

We just added some crown soldered charms to our jewelry category ~

We also listed some gorgeous handmade rose ribbon pins that have a wonderful vintage look ~ I love these because they can be used to embellish clothes as well as purses or gifts ~

The last thing that I wanted to show you are these awesome pink rose buckets that are in the Romantic Home category ~ this is one of my favorite collaged prints so I was so excited to find these ~

My friend Pat at My Tattered Elegance has created a gorgeous piece using

a set of vintage sewing machine drawers ~

She has done a crazy quilt on the top all by hand ~

The lace has been handpainted with dye, the beads are hand

sewn on and she has done beautiful silk ribbon embroidery ~

There are also vintage buttons and rhinestone pieces ~

I have seen this in person and it is beyond gorgeous !!

To find out how you can purchase it you can by going here ~

We jut listed the prettiest pink with roses and bows Romantic Office goodies ~ they include an awesome magnetic strip that the magnets are ribbon roses, post it note covers, check book covers, journals, and brag books ~ they are prettier in person than the pictures show ~ I just LOVE them ! Check out our website main page for a Romantic Office special ~ http://www.katiesrosecottage.com/boutique/

I have always loved to take old pieces from flea markets and recreate them into wonderful cottage chic treasures with paint, distressing and one of my favorite things, appliques ~

I recently found some sweet appliques that I love ~ these are already painted white and have a distressed look so they can be used for so many different things ~ I just go the sweet frames in and I want to tie one with a big pink ribbon and hang it on my bulletin board just because it would be so cute !

You can find these and more in the Create It Yourself category of my website ~

I decided it was time to do a quick solder tutorial with this sooo sweet bird stamp ~

So here it goes ~

Step 1: Cut out your image ~ one for the front and one for the back ~

The same size as the glass you will use ~ I am using 2x3 inch glass ~

Step 2 : Glue the front image to the back image and then place between

your 2 pieces of glass ~

Step 3 : Line the edge of the glass with copper tape ~

Step 4 : Press down the tap with a bone folder ~

Step 5 : Put flux on the tape or the solder will not stick to it ~

I use Simply Swank Flux ~

Step 6 : Use solder and a solder gun and line the copper tape ~

The solder will flow right on to the tape ~

Step 7 : I put 2 rings on the top of this one but you can use as many as you

want ~

Step 8 : Tie with ribbon ~ I am not sure what I will do with this

but it will be on a project soon ~

I have some supplies on clearance and you can also get them at Simply Swank
and it is all pink too !!

I have also purchased alot of my glass here ~

I just finished listing this dress form on my website with my new found wide pink ribbon obsession ~

I tweek all of my photos with Picnik ~ if you haven't given it a try, it is so much fun !! They have added alot of different things too since I joined a few months ago ~
The dress form photos have been edited with a sepia tone which I love but it really doesn't look so great on my website so I am putting them here :o)

You can also do collages super easy ! They are really fun too ~

Have fun picniking !!

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!!

I have just finished a wonderful shabby chic romantic bulletin board ~ It has been made out of an old window frame that has been painted white and has carved rose appliques added to the front ~ the fabric is Rachel Ashwell's pink rosebud fabric that is no longer available ~ satin ribbon and vintage buttons are added to the front ~ this bulletin board is available in the Romantic Office section of my website ~http://www.katiesrosecottage.com

I have been having fun creating more bottles and tying them with seam binding ribbon ~

This seam binding just sat in the HOT Texas sun after being bleached and tea dyed ~ It is all crinkled which is so cool ! I loved the way the colors looked when they were all piled together ~

We also just listed the new Somerset Life ~ It is beautiful as always !
You can find it here ~

Do you ever have those days where your brain is going a gazillion miles

an hour with so many things you want to do and create that you

can't focus on one ..... well that is me pretty much

all of the time :)

So this morning I got up and started dyeing my new stash of

vintage laces and linens ~ Put out my sewing machine and spread

it all out pretty much all over the place ~

After I made one pillow I remembered the

sweet little baby shoes that I got so I had to embellish them with some vintage yumminess ~

Then I remembered the cute basket I got yesterday

and decided to dye and stamp some tags and ribbon to pretty it up ~

While I was taking pictures of all of this ( in the crummy rainy light ) I remembered the

Dream sign that I just got and wanted to add it to the cute

little vignette that I was photographing ~

Ohhh and then as I was digging through my Canton treasures

that held the linens and baby shoes, I remembered this

awesome bracelet !

All of this started by putting a whole day aside to work on pillows ~

So what am I doing now ...... blogging about it because I got side tracked again :)

BTW ~ these will all be on my website today .... that is my goal ~

Afternoon update .....

I got two more pillows done and listed and then got on an altered bottle side track ~ Gotta love rolled roses :)

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!