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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 ~

It is time for Pink Friday at Katies Rose Cottage and the Make Mine Pink ~
This week's theme is "Romantic Roses" ~

Pink Roses and romance are very much a theme at my website already so it is always full with Romantic Roses ~ but... take a look at our Pink Friday category for some new additions ~

Have fun shopping !!

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 have been running around in

circles and not feeling real accomplished

this week for some reason and I

am not sure why ~

But... after spending the day out

getting nothing accomplished ~

I got home to some wonderful boxes

on the porch ( I love coming

home to boxes on the porch )~

The first thing I did was open them

up and grab my camera to give you

a sneak peek of what I will be adding

to my website tomorrow ~

Ruffle Tote Bags, Ruffle Laundry Bags,

Ruffle Shower Curtains ~

Alot of roses with some new colors ~

Ruffles and Roses ....

Some of my favorite things!!

I LOVE quilts and I especially love quilts with roses ~ I think quilts add such a cozy cottage look to a home ~

Last year I found these wonderful pink rose quilts with rose swags so I bought one for my bed ~ well, I noticed that people are using them for more than quilts, they use them for pillows. covering benches and so many other beautiful things ~ I found these gorgeous quilts again and so I have them on my website ~ I also have some other pretty quilts including one in one of my favorite colors, robin's egg blue ~

Oh my goodness !!! I am so excited to be able to offer to you some canvas prints of one of the most talented rose artists that I have ever seen~ Her name is Kimberly Ryan and her work is absolutely gorgeous !!
~ This is a beautiful" TEA ROSES" original Giclee Print on canvas . This is done in a yard long style and has the prettiest shabby cottage chic colors of pinks, blues and greens . Giclee Canvas prints are so hard to tell from the real thing and can be framed or just hang as is, the canvas is gallery wrapped no staples showing on the sides. Measures 24" x 8". You can visit us at www.katiesrosecottage.com

It has been alot of fun making the little pillows ~ today I got on a roll while I was watching a movie and started making roses out of old lace fabric that has been tea stained ~ ( I am thinking that is a run on sentence ....)

They will be adorning more pillows soon ~

You can get a great and easy to follow tutorial at Everyday Chaos ~

I just love the beautiful pink handpainted rose items that I added to my website tonight ~ the roses are just precious and the colors are perfect for any shabby chic, romantic or cottage home ~ they are so soft and yummy !!!

It is time for Pink Friday with Katies Rose Cottage and Make Mine Pink ~
The theme this week is "Coming Up Roses" ~ I was so excited about this theme because I love roses (obviously) ~

We are also part of the Blogger's Friday Flea Market ~ you can see a preview of our flea market items here and all of the items here ~

Have fun shopping !

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 found these most adorable pink cowboy boots and had to have them because, of course, they are PINK ~ I think they are just too shabby chic cute with pink roses ~ You can find them at http://www.katiesrosecottage.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=4

I LOVE roses and just had to offer some rose jewelry on my website ~ I have a sterling rose pendant on a chain and a sterling rose ring ~ You can see both of these items in the Bed and Bath category at Katies Rose Cottage ~

AHHHH!!!! It is like Christmas at my house full of pink roses and tons of other goodies ~ The UPS and Fed Ex men are making daily stops with things from my trip to market and it is sooo much fun !!! Here is a peak of some things that I have listed and there is tons more to come ~ You can find these at my website www.katiesrosecottage.com ~ Have fun !!!

Do you ever have those
"project fail" days ?
Oh my gosh I totally had
one today!

I got the bright idea
to precut 40 yards of muslin
to use for ruffles for
some things ~ I love the
washed look so I
stuck it in the washer
with lots of fabric softener ~

It came out in a HUGE ball
of a tangled unraveled
scrunched up mess!!

Sooooo I am going
to make a gazillion
rolled roses ~ There
are going to be rolled
roses on everything I
am thinking :)

I am off to roll away ~

Chat soon ~

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 ~

It is time for Pink Friday at Katies Rose Cottage and the shops at Make Mine Pink ~

We have 10 % off everything in the Pink Friday category until midnight
Friday night ~

Join us for PINK Friday on July 4 for your exclusive invitation to “Shopping with a Twist” as the Boutiques at Make Mine Pink present "Romantically Roses."

We look forward to seeing you there!

Here is a sampling of some of the Romantic Rose goodies that I will have at Katies Rose Cottage ~ You can get to the Pink Friday items here or by clicking on the Pink Friday logo on our website home page ~

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 ~

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!!

What do we do when it is
104 degrees out and too hot
for pretty much anything else ?

We make a gazillion
tattered roses because
they dry in about 5 minutes :)

The HOT sun comes in very
handy for drying stuff fast!

The poor hydrangea blooms in
the background are on
their last leg ~ It
is funny to me when in
blog world I am seeing
some people just now
picking peonies and
my hydrangeas are almost
dried on the bush ~

We will be tea staining
the world tomorrow
and our backyard will
look like a big giant
drying rack :)