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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 }

Every time I go to Canton, or to any flea market for that matter, I have something in particular that I am really really hunting for ~ I am always looking for old china with pink roses, architectural finds, lace, old linens ~ all of those things are so much fun to look for but this time I was looking for vintage rhinestone jewelry ~ It is so hard to find lately ~ I guess I am not the only one looking for it ~

I hit a treasure chest at one of the vendors ~ he had a bag stuffed away because he didn't think anybody would want it ~ it was full of broken rhinestone jewelry ~

I was sooo excited because that is what I was looking for so I can embellish more soldered charms with it ~

Then I spotted a vintage tiara that was kind of shoved to the side and asked him about it ~ he didn't think anyone would want that either ~ I almost bought a new one because I love them but I am so glad to have found a vintage one !! That is even better ~
You will see a lot of this tiara in my pictures :o)

I am not sure what the "thing" will be next month but it is fun to dig in those hidden spot because you never know what you will find . . . .

I have been on the hunt for awhile at flea markets, antique shows and pretty much everywhere to find an old dress form and old party dresses in pink ~ it is alot easier said than done ~ but.... in my travels I found the prettiest odds and ends of old pieces ~ today I decided to make this lampshade out of various things I have found ~ I took an old pink dress, cut it down and added a vintage crocheted collar to the top edge ~ to finish it off I put a vintage rhinestone hair clip at the front ~ I always am picking up old rhinestone jewelry pieces because you can do so much with them and I love a little bling !!! ~ I really like how it came out and am kind of want to keep it for my new shabby office but for awhile it can be yours at www.katiesrosecottage.com ~

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!!

Every Monday at Make Mine Pink we do a show and tell on our blogs ~

Last night after the house was empty from our Mother's day BBQ, I decided to work on some soldered charms and have wanted to do something for some vintage buttons that have been around for awhile ~

I just love old buttons because they remind me of my grandma ~ she always had baby jars full of buttons and everything was color coordinated ~ my sister and I used to love looking at all the different colors and shapes ~ Now my mom has all of those wonderful baby jars full of not only buttons but memories ~

These are vintage jars that I found at flea markets filled with old buttons ~ the button charms have glass glitter and the largest soldered charm has a vintage crystal hanging from it ~

The button jar charms are available in our jewelry category to tie on your own button jar ~

I am so excited about the new soldered charms that we are starting to add as a new option in our jewelry category ~ they are created using pieces of vintage rhinestone jewelry ~ each charm will also include a sterling charm dangling from the bottom and a chain that coordinates ~

Today I went out to find some displays to use at the Gift Show in Dallas in January ~

Oh my goodness it is getting closer and closer !!

I love Dorothy's treasures at the Shabby Y in Lone Star Antique Mall ~ I was really excited that she was there because she is so very talented and helped me with ideas ~

I ended up getting some awesome frames that I will be using for displaying jewelry and a glittery pink Paris sign ~ My display spot is only 3 feet so I have to think creatively ~

Make sure and visit The Vintage Rose Boutiques blog for updates on the gals progress getting ready for the show ~

I have a new website called Katies Rose Cottage Designs that is just for our new line of jewelry debuting at the show ~ The website is there but will not have products for about a month ~

These are some pictures of the Shabby Y ~

Today I got some of the yummiest things for my website ~ they are GORGEOUS !!!

I got two wonderful pillows and beautiful adorned vintage jars ~ I have to say that these are very very hard to part with ~ soooo..... I will keep some and share some ~

I will be listing them soon and you can find them here ~

They coordinate so pretty with my new jewelry line ~ This is one of our new pieces ~

You can find it here ~

We just added some pretty vintage style tin signs to the Wall Boutique category ~

And some new soldered charms to the Jewelry category ~ And.... my most fun time of the month is this weekend !!! woohoo it is Canton weekend which is a giant amazing flea market and tons of other amazing things so watch my website for goodies that I find ~ I am also bound and determined to take some good pictures this weekend ~ if you visit Margo's blog, she gets the neatest pictures from her Canton adventures ~

This last Saturday James from
James Brandon Photograpy
did a photo shoot for my Jewelry website,
Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

Kristin, my daughter,
modeled for us in a vintage prom dress
and also a petticoat and of course, jewelry ~

It was tons of fun and I am so excited to see
James work his magic with the pictures ~

Here are just a few pictures that I took
of James and Kristin while we were there ~

Thank you Red Shed Antiques for letting us use your yard ~
It worked out great !

Kristin couldn't contain her goofiness any longer !

I will be showing you the "real" pictures soon ~

Tiffany at Shabby Scraps is having a "Show me your Form" party today !!
I am so glad because I love my dress form (not named yet) and my family just does not get it at all ~

Tiffany has the funniest story on how this all came about ~ you can read her blog post here ~

One of my favorite things is vintage swirly skirts like she has on ~ I also use her to display jewelry and other treasures for my website ~

This is a picture of her before I painted her and then after she was given a more antique look ~ now I need to do some painting and distressing of the wood parts to get them more vintage looking ~

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 ~

I am so excited that the Dallas Home & Gift Show is right around the corner !!
We have been busy working on our new jewelry line that will be debuting at the show ~ You can get a sneak peek at some of the products on our
sister site at Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

We will be displaying along with some wonderfully talented ladies at our booth, Vintage Rose Boutiques, booth # 2327 ~ Make sure and drop by and say hi if you are going to be at the show on January 15-18 ~

This is a look at the inside of one of the buildings at market ~

I have been busy catching up from being out of town almost two weeks so my blogging has been definitely lacking :)

This is a peek at some new soldered initial charms that I will be adding today
to our jewelry category ~
I really love the graphics on these !!

We also have been busy decorating vintage bottles ~ It is alot of fun creating these ~

I will chit chat soon !!
Have a wonderful day ~

I have been having fun making charms so I

wanted to show you how to do them ~

The first thing is to get a blank charm ~

Then you decide what you want to put in the charm as far as

an image ~ I used a little piece of vintage sheet music

and a rose charm that I cut the ring off of~

It is kind of tricky getting the image to fit

exactly on the inside so I just

measured the inside and cut ~

I kept trimming it until it fit ~

You can find tons and tons of images online and some are

already sized for you ~

The next step is to glue your image down and

then glue your

little charm to the top of that ~

I used jewelry tweezers to hold the

charm and place it which helps a ton ~

Then I used a product called DG3 Art Gel

( you can get it on amazon )

This you will use to fill in your charm ~

It may get little bubbles so you just

poke those with a paint brush or a

straight pin to pop them ~

There are several different

products out there right now

that work great to fill the charm in ~

The gel shrinks a bit so after it dries

you may need to put another layer ~

Give it a couple hours drying time

between laters ~

That is it !!

There are tons and tons of different things

you can do with the charm blanks ~

You can find some on my website

and I will be adding more ~

I just got done listing 4 new sentiments soldered charms ~
I just love vintage children pictures and these have all been created with prints of these old pictures ~
You can find them in our Jewelry Category ~

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 am on my way to Canton tomorrow for 2 days ~ I am hoping that I will find alot of treasures specifically more rose china ~ last month was awesome beyond belief !!! I am on the hunt for crinoline skirts, pink doilies, china ( of course ) and vintage mercury Christmas balls as well as anything else that catches my eye ~ they had the Christmas balls last month but they were $15 a box ~

I will leave you with some of the new soldered charms that have just been added in the Jewelry category ~ most of the charms have been embellished with German glass glitter ~ I just love the sparkle that it gives ~

Talk to you soon with some fun pics too !