couldnt be prettier!

our little cottage just gets prettier each week. Linda has been hard at work these last few weeks, i just love coming to work on a Sunday to find new items to ooh and aaah over. Renata brought in some gorgeous quilled Christmas cards but i wasn't fast enough to photograph them before someone snatched them up! i have a feeling she will post some pics on her blog here. and my glass baubles sold out in a jiffy which means that i will be doing nothing but baubles ALL week!

anyhow i did manage to take a few photos, wish you could all visit in person...

care for a cup of tea?

birds and flowers on the main display table.

here are some of Renata's amazing quilled snow flakes and Christmas cards...there were more on here but i wasn't fast enough to get a picture :) a wonderful way to use those vintage napkins... pillows, bears and soaps oh my! isn't this bear just lovely!?! a very special lady makes these...each of my girls has one...each one is different but equally gorgeous. the Christmas tree is a nice mix of shabby and traditional my favourite corner... I'll take the shelf and everything on it please!

puppy love... and a little taste of Linda's sense of humor...yes the cat is in the bird cage...either the bird flew away or the cat is no longer hungry :)

did you enjoy that virtual tour?? i love going to work, i get to sit and stitch and talk to lovely customers all day... not really sure if i should call it work at all!

enjoy your week and thanks for popping in...will be having a Christmas giveaway very very soon.

xxrosey

cottage pretties

just popping in with a few photos of my latest makes which are now for sale out at the cottage. i am in love with these items and will one day make some as a feature for my family room wall. i didn't get any photos of my Christmas baubles which have all sold out...but thanks to the lovely Linda and her mad dash to the suppliers i will be quilling ( well my version of quilling) my little fingers off and there will be plenty of baubles for the festive season!

super sweet and a great addition to any room

an instant change to a bare wall

these can be used year after year, a wise investment

and these doily fairy lights are so sweet!

i just love them and need to make some for my family room.

there you have it fabric hoops and doily lights. the baubles are stunning if i do say so myself and sold well last year too. i am working on some more shabby Christmas pieces and i am swooning over my latest version of a garland...will give you a sneak peek one day soon.

best be off, miss 4 is demanding that i make her an iced coffee...such fanciful tastes don't you think?

xxrosey

gotta be quick

our day in the shop yesterday was wet, yet i managed to have a great day despite the rain. i guess it makes it easy when you are surrounded by pretty cushions, lovely hand made bags, collectible china and much much more... as i had my camera there i thought i better takes some photos of some of my makes that have made there way out to the shop but not been posted on here. and lucky i did as these two found a new home. they are a Nelly Pailloux patterns that i have turned into bag or phone charms. little red riding wolf and a messenger bear who was holding this message... so darn cute!! taking photos of things that sell seems to happen quite a bit, whenever i choose one of Renata's cards as my favourite it ends up being the first to sell or if i look at Linda's blog most of the photos she posts have items in them that have found new homes.

these two frames were for our 'girly' theme they are just lovely and perfect for a shelf or wall in a little girls bedroom. and i have been having oodles of fun tizzing up an Eiffel tower! i simply cant get enough of these ivory paper flowers!

well i best be off i have 4 children home today because the rain is just to extreme to venture out into and i think they might be killing each other.

please head here to see our cottage and the new face lift she has been given.

have a great week

xxrosey

do you see what i see revisited

hello folks, isn't it amazing how we see things differently...? for the longest time when i looked at a full moon i could see a rabbit, to me it was the head of a rabbit until i asked someone else if they could see a rabbit...

ME: do you see that rabbit in the full moon?

PERSON: yes there it is hopping on all fours...

ME: what?! oh wow yes i see it now!

now i find it hard to see the head of the rabbit anymore...

and the same can be said for my last post...i wasn't expecting to see anything else than this...

but to my amazement i can now see this

and it is hard to go back to just seeing the Rapunzel style lady on the rim of my cup...

thanks to all those who played along...and just on a random whim i put all of your names into a draw and pulled out Lee of ArtfuLee Designed. Lee if you send me your address i will post you something small for having some fun with me.

before i go, can you guess what this weeks theme is out at coutts cottage? here I'll give you a hint.

have a great weekend

xxrosey

ooh la la...

before we closed up shop last Sunday Linda proposed a theme for one of our displays and it seems that for me having a theme is all i needed to get the creative juices flowing...

hope this is what she had in mind...

these will be available tomorrow in our new location - coutts cottage petrie markets.

thanks Linda for such a wonderful theme. if you get a chance head over to Renata's blog to see her french inspired quilled cards, simply AMAZING.

and of course head over to Linda's blog to see more photos of her shabbiliscious goodies and pictures of our shop!

before i rest my weary head tonight i have plans to make a few more cards or tags and perhaps even one for fathers day :)

happy fathers day to my wonderful dad, my great father in law and my gorgeous hubby (father of our 3 girls)who bought a Ute today!

xx rosey

p.s. shop will be open from 8-2

little bit of eyecandy for ya...

it is amazing what i can achieve if i don't turn the computer on..i seem to get distracted by all the social networks and am seriously thinking about removing myself from them altogether and concentrate on my blogs and REAL life!

anyhow after making my brooch board i decide to keep that momentum going and i crafted this gorgeous piece of whimsy...

this started life as an empty white cage... and now it is a romantic gift for someone you love or YOURSELF! i just love it and cant wait to hang it over our display this Sunday or from a tree out on our lawn.

and here is a sneak peek of my stitchery...

we are going for a french inspired theme for one of our display tables, i will show you the end product which i hope to have finished by tonight so that i can get a few daddy type things made up... maybe gift tags?

well i best be off, the more time i spend here means less time on my crafting!

au revoir