Shabby Garage Studio

My home is small....

I need a space to create....

My Shabby is spilling into the garage...

but why not? nobody else is making it pretty...

~Before                                               ~After

my teacup chandelier is finished...

 this pretty castoff lamp with a wire pumpkin flipped upside down lampshade and a vintage linen draped over the top fits perfect in my little space...

The hubby seems ok with this transformation, he hung this window for me...

 some shabby for my booths...but right now I like them here

 Right now it is about 35 degrees in our garage, but I feel inspired when I think about this space.

There is actually alot of room out there. 

I can't wait for things to warm up...I would like to make a family room area on the other side.

Have a beautiful and blessed day!

Hugs,

 

Sweet Teacup Stocking

Hello sweet friends! 

One of my favorite things to do is to cruise around blog land and get inspired by all of your beautiful posts! 

I adore fluffy romantic decor and the artists who sew and create these treasures are super talented!  

I soooo admire the work by Lynn over at 

TeaCupStitches

she can sew and decorate the most fabulous treasures...and then many times she gives them away. Here is her latest gorgeous giveaway...

http://lynn-teacupstitches.blogspot.com/

Ooohhh La La! 

Can you imagine this beautiful bottle in your boudoir!

Lynn is so generous to offer us all so many chances to win her fabulous treasures!

Imagine how my heart twinkled with delight when I found out I was blessed enough to receive this over the top pretty in pink handmade stocking...

This darling treasure is nestled up against an antique piece of lace underneath my faux mantel.

Such delicate pink ruffles and fine attention to detail!

Thank you my sweet and talented friend Lynn, I will treasure this pretty stocking for years to come!

Please stop by and say hi to Lynn

http://lynn-teacupstitches.blogspot.com/

For more pink goodness stop by and see Beverly for Pink Saturday at

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

 

Have a lovely and blessed day my fluffy friends!

Hugs,

Kitchen Jar made VINTAGE FABULOUS! (Tutorial)

If you are thrifty and like to re-purpose everyday household 

items check out this fabulous idea for your glass food jars!

You will need~

Clean glass jar, lace trim and ribbon scraps, burlap scraps, button, adhesive spray, vintage music paper, hot glue and vintage pictures.

Step 1~ Spray the back of your picture using your adhesive spray (outside over a piece of cardboard) to the back of the picture and then hold firmly to the glass jar. I used a large piece of lace to hold the picture on while the spray dried. (Your fingers will get sticky, do not panic).
Step 2~ Hot glue lace trim around the edges of the vintage picture. 
(This step helped me cover any loose picture edges)

Step 3~ Tie a pretty bow with ribbon, layer the bows or ribbon scraps with burlap and then add a cute button in the center!

Step 4~ Roll up a couple of pieces of vintage music paper and tape a tiny piece of tape on edge to keep them rolled. You can also tie the paper with a thin piece of string or ribbon.

You can get very creative with this project and even personalize it for a friend or family member! 
These are also fabulous for storing crafty items such as~buttons, papers, ribbons, florals and glitter.

I love working with old black and white photos. To me, something always seems a bit mysterious about the folks in the photos old fashioned style and way of dress. Their mannerisms and expressions always make me want to know a little bit more about them.
The first old photo album we bought, my husband and I went so far as to try to find the family whose album we came across so we could return it.

Don't you just love finding ways to fluff up your everyday items?!

I will be linking up with
http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com  
http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com
http://upintheatticwithpammyj.blogspot.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
 http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Have a beautiful day!
Keep creating!
Hugs,

Olivia's Romantic Giveaway!

Hello Friends!

I just adore all of you so...lets have some fun and giveaway a Romantic Treasure!

I have been creating away and this is one of my prettiest bottles yet!

Ohhhh La La! So fluffy and romantic!

Giveaway rules are super easy: 

Comment, sign up to follow or post giveaway on sidebar to be entered 
( If you do all three you get three entries, if you are already a follower just let me know!)

Honestly, I just cannot ever get tired of the beauty and romance of roses!

I also created some pretty decorative rose clips. I used one to change up the look of my fabulous soft pink memory lamp...

 

  My dining room is cozy and my favorite place to change up decorations!

For Christmas I added a fluffy gold boa mixed in with greenery and a golden swag!

I could not resist the sparkle of these pretty ornaments in an
antique limoges soup toureen!

Yummy!

 As always your comments make my heart dance with excitement! 

Don't forget to enter the pretty giveaway just comment on this post!

This week I am partying some darling friends! Check out their fabulous blogs! So many ideas!

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

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

Hugs,

Pretty in Pink Cinderella Slipper

Imagine how my heart fluttered when this pretty in pink Cinderella slipper arrived upon my doorstep...

 Inside the box was a breathtaking pretty in pink Cinderella slipper, a fluffy pink purse, the prettiest mini pink mannequin, and a darling crystal angel! 

Ohhhh La La!

The note on the package was signed Mrs. Claus!

 There really is a Mrs. Santa Claus and she has FABULOUS taste and sent my present early! 

Giggle! (I am still going to wrap it and open it on Christmas!!!)

Mrs. Claus is really the darling Mari over at A Pocket full of Roses

http://apocketfullofroses-mari.blogspot.com/

I was blessed enough to win her giveaway!

She is not only sweet as honey but a truly talented artist!

Mari created this over the top gorgeous Cinderella Slipper!

Words cannot describe the beauty of this FABULOUS gift!

Thank you my sweet friend Mari!

Your work is incredible and I am truly blessed!

Isn't blogging fun!

Have a lovely day!

Squishy Hugs,

Olivia

Romantic Country "No Sew" Stocking

In one of my Romantic Country magazine issues I read about how to make a Christmas stocking the now sew way!

You know this tickled my fancy since I do not sew yet! I had some sweet Shabby quilted fabric leftover from my curbside chair redo, so I decided to give this project a whirl!

I laid a sock over the quilted material to get an eyeball for the shape and then hot glued the edges leaving the top part open.

I trimmed the right side with a pretty country lace and added a burlap and lace bow to the bottom with a button topper. (I used all hot glue) So much faster and for a decorative stocking it gets good results, by all means, if I could sew this I would! The mini stocking shown below was sewn, i just added the fluff!

This is the cute curbside chair that I shabbied pink and made a new seat for!

So country chic!

 The chippy Hoosier cabinet is the perfect backdrop for that Romantic Country feel!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Please stop by sweet Beverly's for more pretty pinks...

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/
and Vintage Friday Inspirations...
http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/

Hugs,

Shabby Chic Ruffle Curtain!

I have a weakness for ruffles and these darling curtains were no exception!

These ruffled beauties were calling my name!

I found this set of four panels this summer for $4 and put them in my booth. They did not sell so I pulled them out and boy am I happy I did! They look dreamy in my living room on my front windows!

 I am using this pretty scrolly iron bed as a backdrop for my Christmas tree, it also doubles as a tieback spot for the curtains.

 

 Have a lovely day and don't miss the fun parties going on at my favorite blogs...

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com

http://decormamma.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

Hugs,

Olivia

Fabulous Glittery Paris Sign!

Hello sweet friends!

I have made some more of these cute Paris chandelier signs!

The first ones sold out in my booth, soooooo, I decided to put one in my Etsy shop!

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63094803/shabby-paris-chandelier-sign-glittery

I took a very ordinary piece of thin brown board and fluffed it up with a Paris sign and a glittery chandelier! At the corner I added a burlap mixed lacy bow!

This sign looks so cute with these fabulous frenchy bottles...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63095735/sweetest-frenchy-vintage-rose-bottle

 I also did a neat tall bottle with a vintage French paper label...

 These jars are a fun decorative way to store crafty supplies like buttons, ribbons, paint brushes or vintage wallpaper!

I am partying with Marketplace Monday at Finding Fabulous, click on the link below to see more exciting blog projects!

http://decormamma.blogspot.com/

Be blessed and be a blessing!

Squishy Hugs,