Cottage & Family [Search results for vintage lace] 

We love to create things with
vintage lace from Canton and other
flea markets, but what if you
don't have access to flea markets?

{this is part of our vintage stash }

We decided to see what we could
find at local thrift stores and
made a fun shopping day out of it!

Digging through all the old clothes
was such fun and we found some great
dresses and shirts to create
lace and ruffles ~

This full lace dress was only $1.99!

Isaac was worn out from all our shopping :)

Here are some of our finds ~

Next, we made black tea and tea dyed
the white lace and dresses ~

Just hang them in the sun to dry ~

Once they were dry, we cut up
the dresses to get the fabric
we needed for our project ~

We used a tea dyed muslin
drawstring bag ~

We pinned the lace to the bag
and cut and gathered the skirt fabric
to make a ruffle for the bottom of the bag.
We then sewed the lace
and the ruffle to the bag ~

Afterwards, we chose buttons,
a tattered rose, and lace to
embellish the bag. This is where
you want to get creative!
*Click here for the rose tutorial ~

Here is the final project!

And another bag from a
baby girl dress we found ~

We had so much fun today!
Go to your thrift store for inspiration :)

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 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 :)

I just added another vintage lined traincase to my website ~ if you haven't seen these before, they are vintage traincases that have been painted and have rose appliques on the front ~ this one is lined in Rachel Ashwell fabric and has vintage lace trimming ~ it is filled with some wonderful vintage items ~ You can find this at Katies Rose Cottage in the Treasured Memories category ~

Today I piled my dining room

table full of vintage lace,

ribbons, buttons and just stuff ~

It is so relaxing to me to just

sit and create ❤

This is a new rendition of my

Flea Market Tote that I did last year

and I LOVE it!! There is something

about laces all arranged together

that is so pretty ~

I am trying to play around with

PicMonkey too :) I am really liking

it alot!!

Pre PicMonkey~

and after PicMonkey ~

Today I got all of the
lace out of my flea market
shopping cart and got
busy tea dying it ~

The hot sun today was
perfect for drying the
lace fast :)

I needed a good drying
rack though and
remembered this ladder
in my yard ~

It worked perfect!!

The rungs gave alot
of area to drape the
lace over ~

After it was dry
and ironed I got busy
creating the bottles in
the picture above for
a shop in San Diego ~

My very favorite
part of what I do is
the creating part ❤

I just adore vintage buttons and skeleton keys
so I collect them everywhere I go ~

Last year I bought one of Dawn from The Feathered Nest's tutorials,
I love them all !
I wanted to play with some of the vintage buttons and skeleton keys so I made
little picture holders using old salt and pepper shakers ~

This is also some lace that was added to my website last night~
It is wrapped around a tea dyed stamped tag that is ohhhh so cute !

If you would like to purchase the little picture holders or lace cards
you can find them in our Vintage Finds Category ~

I have done a post before on

leather and lace but I just

wanted to inspire you again on

finding vintage leather bags

and embellishing them with doilies

and lace ~

I found these at a flea market

recently but I have to say,

here in Texas, vintage leather

bags are very few and far between ~

I think they are kind of sought after!

It is fun to grab a pile of

doilies and just play around

with placement until you like

how they look ~

I glued mine on with Fabri Fix

that works great with fabric and leather ~

I also added a flower to the front

that was also created using

vintage laces and doilies ~

Here is how they looked

before ~

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 am just loving soft whites and creamy colors so much lately ~ I am not sure what it is ~

Tonight I decided to make some more of these sweet little bags ~ they are tea stained, stamped and have some vintage lace along the top and bottom ~

They are stuffed with vintage crumpled paper that I got from Lisa at Tarnished and Tattered ~

You can find them on our website ~

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 ~

When I was at the flea market

last week I found these really

cool old leather camera bags ~

I am loving the look of leather

and lace right now so wanted to

embellish them with some vintage

lace ~

I think the two larger ones would

work perfect as purses and the little

one is just cute!

This is what they looked like

when I bought them ~

I can tell I will be on the

hunt for old leather bags more often now :)

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 ~

So what do you do on a snowy day in when you should be cleaning the house ?
You watch the Martha Stewart Show and make Pipe Cleaner rings with the Pipe Cleaner Lady ~ Who would of thought :)
Click here for the link to her segment on that show ~

I really really wanted to make a soft vintage pink one but I only had silver ~ So I antiqued the silver ones with some stain and then wrapped it around vintage hymnal music, tea stained seam binding and lace ~ and Voila ! a vintage vignette piece ~
I cannot wait to get some pink ~ Do they make aged looking pink pipe cleaners ? Hmmmm .....

It is all about cuff bracelets

this year and I LOVE them!!

There is nothing better than

Romantic Vintage Laces combined

with Vintage Jewels or

what about a little Leather and

alot of Bling!!

They are going fast but

I am trying to continue

getting them in stock ~

You can find them at

Katies Rose Cottage Designs ~

Remember the lavender that I brought home from California ~

It smells soooo good !

I have been making lavender sachets with it that have been alot

of fun to do ~

This is just a quick tutorial on how to make them ~

They are easy peasy !

First start with a piece of fabric ( I use vintage that I have tea dyed ) ~

Stamp the image or images you would like to use ~

I tear the edges so that they will fray ~

Next with another piece of fabric cut the size you want it to be ~

This one is 7.5 by 10 inches giving me 1/4 inch seam allowances ~

Sew on your stamped image pieces ~

Then fold your fabric in half right sides together leaving

a space at the bottom to turn and stuff it ~

When you are done sewing turn it right side out, iron

and stuff with just a little batting and I put 2 generous

spoonfuls of lavender ~

Next turn in the raw edges of your open spot and sew ~

I use my machine because then I am going to sew on lace so

it is okay ~ You can hand sew it if you would like ~

The next step is to embellish with whatever little things that

you want ~ On this one I used gathered tea stained dryer sheets,

seam binding and vintage buttons ~

I also like to stamp the fabric after it is sewn but before the

stuffing ~

It is fun and they smell yummy !

If you don't want to make them yourself

then you can find them at Katies Rose Cottage ~

It is time for another Pink Friday at Katies Rose Cottage and the participating shops at Make Mine Pink ~~ Whew !!! where do the weeks go !!

This weeks theme is Vintage Linens ~ Linens and lace are things that I just love love to collect and even though I have a ton of them, I am always adding more ~ there is something about linens and old doilies and lace that just is beautiful and treasured ~

Okay, I am off to list more things ~ they will be on the website in the Pink Friday category by midnight tonight or whenever I go to bed ~

It is time to get back to work after a long weekend so I have listed

two little Altered Baby Shoes and some Vintage Cottage Pillows

on my website, Katies Rose Cottage ~

Tomorrow is Canton !! WOOHOO !! I love love Canton ~

I am in need of more lace and always on the hunt for silver so that

is my goal tomorrow ~

I have been having a blast at Photofunia ~ it is kind of addicting !!

I was having fun working with Beeswax today so I thought I would do a tutorial as I was playing around ~
I just love the look of Beeswax and have been working on some altered canvases ~

~ Altered Beeswax Canvas Tutorial ~

First you decide what paper pieces you would like to use and then you adhere them to your canvas ~ I use Modge Podge ~

Then to give it an aged look take any brown tone ink and just randomly sponge ~ Make sure and do the edges too ~

When you have all of the paper items that you would like on your canvas it is time to paint over it all with your melted beeswax ~ I melted mine in a tiny crock pot and paint it on with a cheap brush because the brush will be ruined ~ the beeswax gives it a really neat look ~ I did not wax over my lace this time but you can do that if you want ~

The next step is to add embellishments ~ I love tea dyed and crinkled seam binding so I added it along with some roses and vintage buttons ~ these are hot glued on ~

That is it !! So easy and fun !

If you want to purchase the finished canvas you can get it here ~

This is another one that I just finished ~

I have to confess about my flower frog obsession ~ it is so funny how I go through stages where I am looking for something in particular when I go to the flea market ~ besides being on the forever hunt for vintage rose china, lace, doilies, and petticoats, I have been looking for old metal flower frogs ~