Friday Favorite's and Freebie's ~ St. Patrick's Day

Hello,

Since St. Patrick's Day is coming up fast

I thought I would share some links

of a few of my favorites!

First is this lovely set of free printables

found at The Cottage Market

Perfect for shabby cottage crafting!

Next is another darling set of free printable's at

free pretty things for you

I want to share this link from HGTV forums

with lots and lots and lots of free printable's

for St. Patrick's Day!

It includes candy bar wrappers, bag toppers, boxes and bags and more!!

St. Patrick's Day Printables

Look at these yummy and adorable 

rice krispie shamrock treats

found at Little Birdie Secrets

Here is a super cute idea 

using a mason jar

filled with goodies

from Weeping  Cherries

These super cute and easy Kiss Me I'm Irish

Kisses can be found at Make The Best Of Everything

Ivory Blush Roses

Shared this beautiful prayer of St. Patrick

This would be great to make bookmarks for 

children, family, friends or to hand out at church!

As I arise today, may the strength of God pilot me,
the power of God uphold me,
the wisdom of God guide me.
May the eye of God look before me,
the ear of God hear me,
the Word of God speak for me.
May the hand of God protect me,
the way of God lie before me,
the shield of God defend me,
the host of God save me.
May Christ shield me today...
Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit,
Christ when I stand,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Amen.

Well now I believe I better get busy making some things!

I have a great idea for using left over heart shaped doily's

that I will be sharing soon!

I hope you enjoyed these and I hope everyone

is safe through these terrible tornado's 

that have went across the US today!

My thoughts and prayers are with them.

Love,

Beverly

Romantic Cottage Pink Rose Christmas Ornaments ~ Hats, Fans, Ribbons, Lace, Pearls and Feathers

Hello,

I would like to share some of the Romantic Christmas ornaments that I made.

♥These are decorated with lace, ribbon, pearls feathers and roses♥

I made these using little straw hats and bamboo fans.

Here is a view from the back of the little bamboo fans.

A set of stiffened lace fans folding accordion style.

♥The little bamboo fans♥

These are more fans and mini straw hats with tiny pink rosebuds.

♥I love how the little ones turned out ... so adorable ♥

I also did some in burgundy colors!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed these!

Above Image From Back Porch Graphics

Love,

Beverly

Gold Tone Thrifty Finds Repainted Cottage White

Hello,

I wanted to share a few tag sale finds 

that I repainted white.  

First is a set of vintage metal Homco wall fans.

These were previously gold tone.

I had originally planned to add vintage rhinestones to the fans

so after I painted them I put them in this metal picture easel (also originally gold tone)

so they wouldn't get scratched.

But for now I think they look so pretty just the way the are!

I paired them up with a metal teapot that I had previously 

painted white (originally gold tone too!) that I had decorated 

with ribbons, pearls and roses and I think they look great together!

I have them sitting on a glass cake plate on top of my hutch♥

These were all tag sale finds

and with only a few coats of white paint...

turned them into beautiful thrifty cottage style decor!.

Thank's for stopping by,

Beverly

I will be linking up with
Dumpster Diva Cute and Creative Link Party
French Country Cottage Feathered Nest Friday
Faded Charm White Wednesday
The Charm Of Home ~ Home Sweet Home
The Thrifty Groove ~ Thrifty Things Friday
Romantic Home ~ Show and Tell Friday
2805 ~ Potpourri Party

Antique 1908 Paper Household Journal Autumn Fashions ~ Free Printable ~ Altered Art, Scrap Booking

Hello,

I have been going through my "stash" of old magazines and papers

and I came across this antique magazine from 1908!

The magazine itself is not in the greatest shape 

but it is one of those things that I saved ... with plans to use it for something one day! 

I am sure everyone has a collection like that! 

But I found this great ad inside for Autumn Fashions

and wanted to share it.

You are welcome to use this for altered art projects, scrap booking or whatever idea you have.

Please do not add this to any collections for sale this is for personal use only!

I loved the style of clothing from way back then... 

but I could never imagine wearing those tight corsets!

Thanks for looking and Happy Autumn.

Love,

Beverly

Twig Heart With Pink Roses

Hello,

They are calling for bad storms in our area today

so I wanted to share this twig heart wreath I just made

with you while I am able to get online.

I painted the twig heart shape white

and added silk roses, babies breath,

pearls, feathers and a wired pink organza bow.

I also added a pink mushroom bird

in a nest made of pearls!

If I was a bird I would love this nest! 

Matthew 6:26 - Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Love,

Beverly

Decorating With Roses ~ How to Get the Look

Hello,

I just wanted to share these beautiful photos from Country Living.

How to Get the Look

Rose-Patterned Home DecorAnna Florio, a lifelong lover of roses, opens her home in Boca Raton, Fla., to all things rosy – real and faux.

Find The Article Here

Simply Gorgeous!!!

Have a great day!

Love,

Beverly

Faux Beadboard and Tin Ceiling Wallpaper

Hello,

I have been wanting to do my bathroom in beadboad

for so long now... but I am not much of a carpenter.

But I just found this beautiful faux

Beadboard and Tin Ceiling Wallpaper

from Grandin Road and wanted to share it.

 

And I have been wanting to do my kitchen

and dining room with tin ceilings but they are so expensive...

But this I can do!

The only downside is this wallpaper is not pre-pasted

but it would be worth the extra work.

You can find them here

I am also going to check locally at Home Depot, Lowes

or York Wallcovering's.

When I get this done... which may be awhile I will definitely post some pics.

Have a great day!

Love,

Beverly

Christmas in May ~ Victorian Santa and Rocking Horse Ornaments and Free Dress Tag Printables

Hello,

Well I am still continuing with Christmas in May!

First I want to share these adorable free printable tags

from Anna Marie Horner.

You print them and embellish them yourself

I just love these and will definitely be using these for

this coming Christmas season!

You can find them here

Anna Marie Horner Free Dress Tag Printables

Here are some pics of the Victorian Santa's and Rocking Horse Ornaments

that I finally finished painting.

They are painted in shades of ivory, pink, blue, purple and mint green

and sprinkled with white glitter.

If you are interested you can buy these here

My Etsy

My Ebay

I also found these cute rocking horse doorknob hanger printables

from Noella Designs

Noella Designs Free Printable Door Knob Hanger

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed these.

Love,

Beverly

 

Easy Romantic Pearl Covered Votive Holder

Hello,
This is an easy votive candle holder made by wrapping a glass votive cup with a strand of craft pearls.

Materials Needed:
Glass Votive Cup
Approx. 3 yards of Pearls
(depending on what size pearls used,,, for this project I used 3m - the tiny ones)

To begin remove any stickers from the votive and make sure it is clean and dry.

Starting at the center bottom of the votive cup apply a dot of low melt glue and make a tight circle with the strand of pearls.

Continue glueing and wrapping the pearls until the bottom of the votive cup is covered.

Turn the votive up and continue glueing and wrapping until you have the entire cup covered.

Add a candle or battery operated tealight candle and you have a beautiful romantic votive holder.

These would be beautiful for a wedding table centerpiece and would also make a great gift item.

These look so pretty when they are lit with the light shining through.






I hope you enjoyed this craft and thank you for stopping by.
Love,
Beverly