Shabby Cottage Chic

Hello darling friends!

I have finally taken down my Christmas village...giggle!

My entryway is ready for a spring fling!

 I love this chippy old aqua chair...it is overstuffed with lacy heart pillows, all shabby and old too!

Here is another sweet vignette I created to break up the large wall across from my entry way...

This cottage sign was made using a piece from an old school desk.

This little french table is just divine! I moved it out of my bathroom, it needed a new home...

 Yummy Limoges Teacup

I am still dreaming of Romance...

Have a lovely day!

I will be sharing with some other beautiful blogs so please take a moment.

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/
http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

 http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Squishy Hugs,

Shabby Romance

I am a hopeless romantic...

Love is so sweeet

 Tattered to me is beautiful...

Candles cast the softest glow...

 Love's Message can caress your heart or sometimes turn your life upside down...

I will be sharing this with some amazing link parties check out these fabulous blogs...

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/
http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/
 How do you see Romance?

Hugs,

Romantic Shabby Bedroom

 I want to share with you my pretty Romantic bedroom!

I have a four poster bed and I found this sweet drapey dust ruffle and I decided to use it over the top of my bed like a canopy, I always wanted a canopy bed when I was a little girl!

(Shhhh, I got the dust ruffle for one dollar at a garage sale)

I am dying to paint those lamps white and change the shades...

I adore pretty fluffy lacey pillows...

I will be working on my bedroom this month...check back for more pretty pictures!

Have a beautiful blessed day!

I will be sharing this with 

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/
http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/Hugs,

Pretty Romantic Giveaway Winner!

I am so happy to announce the sweet Stephanie over at Angelic Accents won the Romantic Giveaway!

Congratulations Stephanie! 

Check out her darling blog at

http://angelicaccents.blogspot.com/

 

Note: Last week my husbands brother died unexpectedly. He was a man of great faith and I just know he has a front row seat in heaven.

John 3:16 (New International Version)
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

 

Hugs,

 

 

Create Romantic Charm with your Shabby Vintage Linens!

Vintage linens are one of my favorite things to collect!

I especially adore ladies handkerchiefs that whisper the sweetness of days gone by. Linens are a wonderful way to add vintage romantic charm to your cottage decor!

Feeling inspired I decided to get creative with one of my pretty handkerchiefs and create a pretty spring wreath. 

So, if you would like to give this a whirl, here is how I created my vintage linen wreath!

I used a straw wreath that I picked up at a thrift store for .50 cents.

I wrapped it in strips of old curtain lace and then added a satin bow at the top to layer lace and vintage flowers on...

Next I stretched the vintage handkerchief across the front of the wreath and hot glued the edges to the back

Once this is done you can add as much lace and fluff to the top as you want!

 I love lots of flluff in my wreaths...even the simpler ones!

  A perfect way to use your vintage linens and create vintage romantic charm in your cottage!

I will be sharing this with 

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

Have fun creating!

Hugs,

Shabby Chic Boutique

Hello Darling Friends! 

I am so excited to have my art featured at the new Shabby Chic Boutique in Osage Beach, MO opening in Spring of 2011!

This Boutique is fabulous  and very unique to our neck of the woods!

When I create, I always wonder if someone else will like it!

Here are some of my suitcases painted and fluffed up...

My PARIS sign was used to decorate the dressing room...

 they named my mannequin "Olivia" (made it easier to part with)

This is a larger view of the store...

 To see more pictures of this gorgeous store click below

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Shabby-Chic-Boutique/157273184312191

Thank you Shabby Chic Boutique for supporting my Shabby loving ways in the middle of winter in good ole Smalltown, USA. The support in itself is such a huge blessing for my family and I!

Also, don't forget to sign up for my giveaway, I will announce the winner this weekend! Click on link underneath picture, leave a comment to be entered!

http://shabbychictreasures.blogspot.com/2010/12/olivias-romantic-giveaway.html

I will be sharing this with

http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/

Squishy hugs,