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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 :)

I just listed, on my website,

some more

Vintage Lace Cuffs and

Tattered Vintage Rose Pins ~

I had to do a post on them

because I love them all piled

together :)

With summer upon us
in full force Kristin and I
have been inspired by color ~

We didn't want to add
our new colorful things
to the creamy categories
so we created a category
just for them!

It is called
"Vintage Colour" ~

We still want the
tattered vintage look but
with splashes of color ~
We will be using
drop cloth fabrics,
tea dyed fabrics, vintage laces
and tattered roses in
our new creations ~

We also have a sale
going on now for
our entire website ~
Visit Katies Rose Cottage Designs
to find out more :)

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!!

I was so very excited last night to get to meet

Dawn in person ! It is funny how we meet people through

blogs and then when we get to meet in real life it feels

like we already know each other ~

She is visiting Lisa and so last night Lisa, Dawn, Pat and I got

together just to chit chat for awhile before they were off

on their weekend of adventure ~

I have had company this week so haven't been

doing a whole lot of creating but the bug has gotten

me really badly !

One thing that I did was play around with Citra Solv

and printing images ~ it is soooo cool and washable which rocks !!

I just love the faded worn look that it gives ~

I was also trying different techniques for tattered roses

and really had fun making those too ~

The roses are on bags that I sell and the bags and pillows

are on my website too ~

A sweet lady wrote to me and

asked me if I could do a

tutorial on the roses that

are on my Flower Girl Baskets

and Ring Bearer Pillows ~

I actually bought those at a

scrapbooking store and hadn't even

tried making them ~

But today I wanted to give it a

whirl and make a larger size one ~

So here goes a quick tutorial

on what I did ~

Remember nothing is set in stone

so you can play around with

the sizes ~

1. Tear a strip of muslin 2 x 38 inches ~

2. Fold it into fourths and cut

scallops ~

3. Gather one side close to the edge ~

4. Roll in one side about 2 times

and glue it down ~

5. Glue it standing upright on to

a piece of felt ~

6. Glue it around and around

the base until all of your

muslin is used up ~ Tuck it

as close as possible to the base

piece as you go around ~

7. Cut the back of the felt off

in a circle to your glue ~

I rubbed mine with my hand

to give it a tattered look ~

If you want it tea dyed then

just dip it in tea and squish out

the excess ~

Sit it out in the sun

until it is dry ~

I kind of separate the petals

to lay them out a bit ~

I LOVE this look alot !!

I think

it is my favorite !

Just a little FYI ...

There is a sale going on

at my website until October 14th ~

Come on over !