the life of a Tennessee girl
I wanted to create a pretty Mother’s Day card as a giveaway. I have the contest going on over on my Facebook Cozy Loft page. To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment so I’d love for y’all to come on over to get entered if you like what you see! Here’s a picture of it:
Here’s the link to the Facebook page: Mother’s Day Card Giveaway
The giveaway is tomorrow so it’ll be to you in time to receive it before Sunday! 
GOOD LUCK!
Pretty Pink Cottage Love…..that’s what I was thinking of the entire time I was creating this little sweetheart! I started by using some beautiful fabric with pink cabbage roses!
These would be oh-so-perfect as a birthday gift or a gift for a bridal party as either a thank you or a request for the wonderfully special lady to be in the wedding. I just came up with the idea as I would love to gift these to friends, too.
Here’s what it looks like:
I have it listed in my etsy shop here: Pretty Pink Sachet Pillow
I sooo love what I do
Y’all know I’m a country girl through and through. I love my country life…and things with rustic beauty…timeworn and aged. So I thought it would be perfect to create handmade things made right here in the country. One of my new creations dearest to my heart…my handmade country wedding invitation…
I have these available in my shop. You can see them by clicking here.
They take quite a while to create each one…but they are worth it…and what person wouldn’t love to get one of these in the mail for a wedding invite?
I’ve long been drawn to things that have character, a little time worn, soft, beautiful, feminine, and especially rustic beauty. These kinds of things touch my soul in a way I can’t explain. Rachel Ashwell came along and put a name to those things I just mentioned. She called it Shabby Chic and it’s become so very popular!
For years and years, I’ve created pieces in that particular style, though I call it Shabby Cottage Chic. Lately I’ve been dabbling in it a bit further. This Sunday I’ll be unveiling some new pieces that I’ll have available in my store, but I couldn’t resist a sneak peek right now. It’s kinda like when it’s near Christmas and someone tells you they bought you a present, you just have to ask for hints!
So here’s my hint for what’s coming very soon:
I can hardly wait til Sunday but I have lots more to do if I want to get everything done by my goal I set for myself!
During the Christmas season, I was painting so many commissioned Christmas ornaments that I had to be extremely organized just to keep up! The orders keep coming in for them so I’m happy to oblige.
I suppose the way I see special personalized items is that they aren’t just a decoration, just another ornament on the tree…they mean something wonderful…and they are keepsakes to remind us of wonderful moments in our lives. They end up going from generation to generation, which is absolutely the most humbling part of what I do, and why I truly treasure it!
This is one I recently finished for a newly engaged couple who wanted an ornament to celebrate their engagement. It was so much fun to create that I decided to offer them in my etsy shop, too!
Here’s the finished ornament:
You can see the listing by clicking here. You know what? I just cannot imagine anything that fills my soul with happiness than doing something special for someone!
A lovely lady commissioned some pieces from me and after being completely overwhelmed by my “other” job as of the last couple of weeks, I finally found some stolen moments to do what I love the most!
She asked for a pink carnation Phi Mu crate…I took a few liberties on the sides of the piece to include the lion, hope she likes it!
Femininity seems like something that’s finally coming back in full force! Clothing has more of a feminine look and feel plus home decor seems to be heading more towards the unique and different. For a while there, it had me a bit concerned because online, everything looked somewhat the same.
I’m really happy to show y’all a unique piece of my own! I finished this one up today and it’s a crate style wooden box with handles and an open top. I painted it white then did a minty green wash of paint over that. For all four outer edges, I painted all sorts of roses, rosebuds, foliage and details.
I can see this crate being used for a pretty place to place things that need to be easily accessible yet neatly stored….like stamps, envelopes and such. Or it could make a good conversation piece with a white linen napkin tucked inside and cookies served when a good friend comes to visit.
Ahhhhh happiness
May 5, 2013
Rhonda
