Heather of Pretty Petals boutique!

This giveaway was sooo much fun! I have pictures of my new items but I am having trouble getting them uploaded on wordpress, I just started listing a few pieces at a time on my site. I have been so busy with wholesale orders that I haven’t had the time to list or photograph all of it, but please do check out the new line so far.
I am starting a new blog with Blogspot, so much easier to post and work with. My URl is going to be different and as soon as I have it up and running I’ll post on this blog the URL. When I get it up and running, I’ll do another giveaway to launch it.

Yes, it is that time of year again where I am on the constant go between house work, kids school and activities, and work. Every year I say I am going to make holiday items during the summer and have my Christmas cards done before August. Christmas cards did not happen but a few holiday items did. I got a jump on making holiday items so for once I feel less stressed about scrambling around. Some of my holiday items are already on my site with much more on the way. I just listed some poinsettias, besides red I made them in pink which I need to get back over to my site and finish listing.

I have soooo many projects I need to finish but laundry keeps calling. I hung up but it found the redail. Kids and I just named the mountain it formed, it also erupted. I have so many more to finish and list! Where is that magic laundry wand?

Join the gang at Make Mine Pink for a shop hop this week! Lots of prizes to be won as well as raising money to find a cure for breast cancer. Click on the link and register and have fun hopping through the shops at Make Mine Pink.
I also have a Pink October page, 20 percent of the sales will go to the Komen Foundation in honor of my friend Deena whom is battling the disease. You can read about her story and follow her progress here.

On top of laundry, I have some wholesale orders to fill. One store that sells clothes wants the silk painted in a tealish tourqoise blueish with some ivory cream. Love a challange. Also need to paint silk in a real vintage aged tea stain color, this is goint to be fun. So inbetween shuffling laundry around I will be cutting fabric and painting.

These four roses are being shipped out to a dear sweet pink sister today.

I have been working on some new jewelry designs for earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. The line still needs to go through a few more stages, the next stage is plating. The findings I use come in raw brass and need to be plated, a process I send out for because it is impossible for me to do. Here are some picture of the pieces I am using:

The next picture is really horrible, the soldering really distorts the color.

So here are the rules for the giveaway:
Leave a comment listing your top three favorite colors to wear.
Contest ends October 30th. I am hoping to have the line finished before then but sometimes I run into delays with the plater and supplies.
I will anounce the winner November 1st. The winner will recieve a pair of earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet from my new line.

Oh Yeah! I love autumn, it is also my daughters name! Please join us for an open house to see our homes decorated with the delights of the season. Go here to Deena’s Story for more information. I think I’ll do a giveaway around then too with some handmade autumn goods. I’d better get cleaning, creating, and decorating.

Love the autumn season and decorating for it. I thought I would post a few ideas on using the rose pins for home decor. Baskets are easy to come by and to decorate. I was hoping to get some gourds and mini pumpkins for the basket but they are not in stores yet, at least around my neck of the woods. I have had this berry pick for years, this was the only decent branch worth breaking off and using.

I used some cookie cutter as a template for the leaves and traced them over vintage text book paper.

September 12-14, I am adding a stash of vintage style seam binding and a few vintage paper leaves with every purchase. A bounty of harvest colors just added to my shop.

Visit the shops at Flee Market Fridays and Make Mine pink

I love sachet’s but wanted to do a twist on them since most end up in a drawer tucked away. I found various parfait glasses and milk glass and I have a truck load of fabric. I had Patricia Rose blend together some signature scents for me.

These are so pretty sitting on dresser or hutch.

I love this cottage one filled with a harvest scent.
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You’re Invited to attend

Make Mine Pink presents the first annual Make Mine Pink “Getting Down to Business” retreat in historic Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia on September 19-20, 2008. Join the Women of MMP, who are always willing to welcome, mentor and help build a circle of friendship.

This is an energized opportunity to network, and gain or enhance business knowledge in a fun and inspiring way~ plus we will have lots of fun, great food, great friends, great information! Casual dress required… stuffiness and worries must be left at home! Make an investment in your business today.

Please come~ MMP welcomes you

Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg Lodge
310 S. England Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185
1-800-HISTORY (447-8679)

September 19-20, 2008

This weeks Pink Friday theme is “Nifty Nursery”! I made all kind of items for my babies for their rooms and had so much fun doing it. So I couldn’t help but create some treasures for this friday.

Since I also love making christmas items I just had to come up with a Baby’s First Christmas ornament. The lettering is hand painted by me.

The ornaments can be personalized and come with extra vintage style tags.

These cute little pillows are to hang in baby’s room or on the door knob. they are woven with vintage style trim and decked with my handmade roses, I even painted the lettering. check out my site to see more! visit Make Mine Pink this Pink Friday for more great boutiques featuring baby items

Sandra from Sabby Rose Chic tagged me!
Ok, this time it does not have to be weird, just any random 7 things about me.

1. I am short and clumsy
2. Catsup is still my favorite veggie
3. I play pretend with my kids all the time, my favorite one is “lets pretend were taking a nap” and “lets pretend we work in a fancy hotel and we have to put all the laundry away quickly before the guests get back”
4. I am a really good cook
5. I am directional disfunctonal, I practically need GPS to get myself to and from my house
6. I love the smell of new fabric, kind of like how some like the new car smell
7. I can’t find my glasses

OK I am tagging:

katie’s Rose Cottage
My Hydrangea Home
Faded plains
Janet’s Creative Pillows
Patricia Rose
Forget Me Not Dreams
Sweet Necessi-Teas

If you were tagged and want to play:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Friday July 4th be sure to take time and visit the particioating shops at Make Mine Pink for a twist on shopping. This Friday’s theme is Romantic Roses!! OK, do I know how to make roses or what!!!!
Here is a peak at a few things I have cooked up for this Friday.

Romantic Candle stick holders

Pretty mini purses for romancing your home.
And of course there will be lots of roses of every variety!!