Ideas on Using Clay Roses

GOOD Monday Morning My Blogging Friends!

Well..today in keeping with my Clay Rose Giveaway I

thought I'd show you some current items I have for sale
(check out my etsy on the side bar).
And... some that I have made in the past and sold.

I REALLY do Love using my Roses in my goodies

that I sell.  I have found that my limits are only

my imagination.

Above/Below FAUX Cakes

Sweet Parfait of Roses

My Pedestal Plates...hint, my roses are covering a chip!

Christmas Tree of Roses

Darling Trinket BOX with Angel

SNOW Cones!

Unique Plaque *I LOVE Roses*

Sweet DOVE Trinket Box

(Sold)

Ornaments Using Silver Plate Coaster and my Roses

Above/Below

Using a Metal Tray I've painted my Roses

and Then embellished w/Matching Clay Roses

Above/Below Clay HEART Collages

So there's some unique ways that I have used

my clay roses in craft projects!

Hope this inspires!

Have a great week everyone!

Lorena

PS...Leave a comment and you will be

 entered into my Clay Rose Giveaway!

All comments left this week will enter you.

PINK Saturday ~ ROSES ~ Giveaway!

WELCOME to PINK Saturday!

Thanks for stopping by today.

If you are a follower or frequent guest of my blog

you soon learn a few things about me.

I LOVE to create.

I LOVE to share.

and

I LOVE ROSES!

I paint roses. Decorate with roses.

Embellish treasures with my handmade clay roses.

ENTER MY GIVE AWAY

Some lucky person will win the pictured above clay roses.

Each ROSE is made by Hand by me.

Then they are baked for 10 minutes in a warm oven

and are ready to use.

All you need to do to enter is...

leave me a comment on ANY

post during this next week. 

Then,  in NEXT Saturdays

PINK post I will announce my winner.

The more comments you leave...

the more you have a better chance to win.

It's that easy.

My LOVE afair with clay began almost 20 years ago.

Before I even painted roses I craft

clay rose jewelry.

Put it aside when my daughter was born.

Then my interest began again a few years ago

when a very talented lady on ebay began

using her gorgeous roses in her mosaics!

I now make them for others to use in their crafts.  And

I embellish and have created many unique signature

items of my own.

I will leave you with some more PINK roses I am

offering in my etsy shop for those who are interested!

Palest of Pinks

True Pink

Bright & Happy Pink

Those are just a few of the many other colors I offer!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be sure to visit Beverly Of How Sweet the Sound to

view other PINK Saturday Participants.

Blessing...Lorena

Sharing Some Vintage Valentines!

 Hello dear friends!

I LOVE to share!

Yes, I really do!

There are so many sweeties sharing

some of their sweet vintage

cards and valentines that I decided

to go thru some of the ones I

continue to save and share.

So here goes and Enjoy!

Thanks everyone for stopping by.
Be sure to click and save any of these
images to your computer!

Have a blessed day!
Lorena

Some VERY belated Thank Yous

Hi blogging friends,
Why is it..that I cannot seem to keep up with my life.

Does anyone feel that way during the winter?

I had many dear sweet blogging and chat

groups friends bestow me with some lovely gifts

during the holidays.  I took pictues but didn't

get any posted. What IS my problem? The older

I get, the less I can mentally do as much as I used too.

It is very frustrating and then I forget! UGH! lol

So,

I thought I'd share them with you, a little late,these sweet
goodies I recieved with a HUGE Thank You!

My sweet friend Katie of Katies Tea Roses
sent this darling mitten she made and then added
gorgeous SRE (silk ribbon embroidry) handwork on to it.
I so wish I could do this!

Then my dear friend Judy of Vintage to Chic

sent me a beautifully handpainted Tear Drop Ornie, Lovely

teacup in my Living Room Colors and darling

childs shoe mold! I love them all!

Another dear friend, Ele of A Bit of PINK Heaven sent me

combined birthday/Christmas gifts.  A hand

beaded cross and some gorgeous tags she makes!

Lucky me!

My dear sweet Bertie of Aunt May's Cottage sent me

a gorgeous Victorian Fan, Pretty Pin, vintage

ribbon and an Amazing Card.  She knew I had a special

spot on my wall for this fan!

Then my dear friend Karen of Second Hand Rose

sent me a lovely cupcake confection you put in a bath, GODIVA

chocolates, nee I say more.  But I could not resist

the sweetest paper she wrapped everything in..

so I took a picture for you to see.

Then in my Special group of ladies I have gotten to know

from ebay did a Christmas swap.  My goodies came

for such a special lady.  Shirl of Shirls Rose Cottage was

my swap partner!

Oh she wrapped my presents so pretty!

And I LOVED it all.  Made so special for me!

This tussies has a sweet lil red bird..and Oh its just too pretty!

Shirl is also another friend who does SRE (silk ribbon embroidry)

and her work is amazing.  She made this felt dove

and it has such bling!!!

Oh and some sweet treats too!

Ladies...each of you means so much to me!

I treasure your friendship and am thankful

to God that you are in my life!

Aren't friends amazing?

If you get the chance, be sure to stop by these

talented and sweet ladies!

Blessings...Lorena

PINK Saturday

WELCOME to my Pink Saturday!

Well...I didn't get the pictures taken

that I needed to for this

weeks post so I decided to step back into time

and show some past creations of mine. 

As an artist who loves to create 

I have given each piece

a Shabby 2 Chic makeover.
All Items have found very CHIC homes!

The was once a drab cork board...not so now!

Aren't these 2 Brides Basket darling?

Lotsa PINK roses on these goodies!

Bet ya can tell I LOVE to paint

pink roses.  Yes, they are my Fav!

Enjoy!

Have a Blessed Week Everyone!

Lorena

VALENTINES Day Swap!

Good Day Everyone!

I am so excited.

 I finally took a leap of *faith* and have decided to Join

 Cathy of Treasured  Heirlooms

in her Valentines Day AMOUR Swap.

Stay tuned because once have received our treasures we will

be doing and post sharing our swap goodies!

Have a blessed day Everyone!

Lorena

HAPPY NEW YEAR

and

Happy Pink Saturday!

Welcome to my blog friends!

I decided to take some pictures of things I hadn't yet caught

before everything gets put back into boxes

and stored for another year.

Now I am one of those people who LOVE my Christmas

and decorations usually stay up way past the middle of January.

I do not put it all away because not only do I enjoy the

lighted Christmas trees, but I have a hubby who does

as well.

Hope you enjoy..some are pink and some are

well...I guess I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

I Leave you all with the HOPE of a wonderful

NEW Year! May all your projects

and dreams come true!

Be sure to go on over to Beverly's of How Sweet the Sound

to see other PINK Saturday Participants.

You won't be disappointed!

Blessings...Lorena

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

HAPPY 2010!!!

WOW, can it really be true..another year has seemed

to slip by so fast? Do you feel that way too?

What a year this has been.

  I am sure like most of you I do a bit of introspection and reflect on what the past year has brought.  Yesterday it seemed like I was just holding my tiny premie baby and here it is...18 years later and she will graduate in June. How can this be?

Another year of leaning on the Lord, resting in His perfect plan and knowing in my weakness, He is making me strong.  I am praying for a miracle job for my hubby in 2010. 

And I want to make sure that I thank all of you who have so wonderfully prayed and upheld me and encourage me during this very difficult time.

What a blessing each of you have been to me.

I am also thankful for New and Old blogging friends I have met over the past few years I have been blogging.  Each of you have encouraged, inspired and lifted my spirits over and over again.  So many generous and sweet people I could never in my wildest dreams have imagine that a place like the internet or a blog could connect me to.

I am indeed blessed by each of you!

Let the adventure of 2010 begin!

Humbly, Lorena