Sweet Lil Princess ANGEL GiveAway Reminder

Hi Everyone!

Just putting this post out for all who are interested in joining in on

my little giveaway. 

In my previous post...Where Bloggers Create

 I decided to add a giveaway.

It had been quite some time since having one and

I do so adore being able to bless others. 

PLEASE read...for how you could Win.

Just leave me a comment either in this post or

my previous post. 

PLEASE state you want to be entered. 

If YOU DO NOT let me know, I will assume you do not

want to be entered.

Winner is announced on July 31st.

Many years ago I had found these darling large

wood cutout angels.  This sweety is the last one

that I have.  Sure wish I could find more...

I think she looks like a princess don't you?

And...you never know with me...I just may add some other

goodies too!

If you are interested in where I do my creating...the above

is a great picture is of this very space.  It is a dreamy,

 cheery place for me that I adore and love and feel so blessed

to have! 

If you want to see more of my space and where

other bloggers create...check out my side bar and

click on *Where Bloggers Create*.

Thanks for stopping by and entering!

Be Blessed,

Lorena



Where Bloggers Create 2012 ~ Giveaway Too!

Welcome to Rosechicfriends!

I am joining Karen over at
My Desert Cottage,
(click above to see other participants)
for the 4th Annual blog celebration of

*Where Bloggers Create*!

I am Lorena and I WELCOME you to my creative space! 

I am so happy to be joining Karen for my 3rd year in sharing where we bloggers create.

I am a painter of Roses, make clay Roses from polymer and an avid crafter who loves most anything to do with roses.  I have sold my items on ebay and now currently sell my creations on etsy.

I feel so blessed to be able to have transformed a 4th bedroom in my home into my studio.  With the help of my sweet hub I transformed this smallest of rooms into a Creative Oasis for me in 2008.  Before that time I had a room in our basement...but I began to realize I need a window to the world.  This year in January I knew it was time to tweak my space once again...we creative types are in a constant state of tweaking, dontcha think?

What spurred me on was the need of more surface space to paint and craft.  I also needed to move the furniture just a bit to place those things I used most closets to me, and those things I used less, into other areas.  Being very visual, I LOVE my eye candy so I also wanted to make sure that HOW I store my creative things is pretty and pleasing to my eye.

The first four pictures gives you an idea of how the room looks from different angles.

This picture, below, is where I keep many of the items I have painted and created.  A great shot of what I look at when I am sitting at my table.

I used many pieces of furniture that I painted in heirloom white as ways to store my overflow of goodies I use.  Want to see more?  Well I took plenty of pictures to share with you ways that I have stored and used *found* objects in my room.

This is my *hutch* that I created taking an old buffet and shelf and marrying them together.  I now have most all of my fabric and floral pieces housed here.  Below, behind the doors, I have batting and spray paints that I use, but not as often as other things.  The corner shelf has more goodies that I

use too.

I am being brave this year, and showing you the inside of my closet.  Most of my papers and extra items that I may keep for creating are kept here.  I also have a small storage area in our basement for other items that I may work on in the future...but I am NOT gonna show you that room...hehehe.

I also like to keep some of the created things I use out, until they go to a new home.  Part of loving pretty *eye candy* and having it around me.

Okay, I  just shared the exterior or to the left wall of when you come into my room...

Now lets move over to where the creating really happens.

I took a folding table and have covered it with a pretty twin sized vintage sheet.  A wooden crate houses things I use a lot.  My glue gun is a constant and ALWAYS is out.  The pinks and white ribbon are just a sample of the ribbons I have.  More ribbon is actually housed in the right drawer in my hutch.  I also have a neat (just given to me) desk that works so well as my sewing table and it is also where I ipad stays when I am in this room.  I have my buttons and glitter stored in the shelf above the sewing machine.  I also love the peg board I created just for my scissor storage.

What you don't see?  Well the larger white surface was originally the top of a drafting table.  It was just too high, so I took the table apart...placed my 4 plastic containers in the center and now I have hiddened icky containers, but keep them close at hand with items I need all the time.  I then took a coordinating sheet and glued it all around the edges to *hide* my storage.  Pretty clever way to keep my room chic not shabby!

Are you still with me?

The last pictures are once again, more storage containers or shelving.

Pretty boxes for storage.

A sweet book shelf, that has many decorating books, reference materials, guides, how to's, and my 1980-1990's collection of Victoria Magazines.

Moving now, around to the largest wall space...

You see here the many prepped items that need painted.  I also have a collection of Glove Boxes that I use to keep my hand made clay roses that I make in.  I sell these in my etsy shop for others to use in their own projects, as well as, using them in own designs.

This old dresser was actually mine as a child.  I has had many transformations.  I brought it into my room in January.  It was such a great addition to my storage needs.  I have stacked a 9 shelf cardboard container, which houses a lot of my laces.  On top I have 2 utility multi-drawers and more of my laces and trims.  Inside the drawers I have also place more trims and needed items for crafting.

Oh, and YES, I did paint those roses on here...but they are probably well over 10 years old.  It was before I really started to paint and sell my items.  At that time I would paint on just about anything.  Lol..other painters out there can probably relate.

There it is, my crafting studio bedroom. I feel so blessed to have this room and  a sweet, cheery place to go to during my days.

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Now, for my giveaway...

Because I LOVE to share and I LOVE giveaways I thought this would be a great opportunity.

I decided to give away my last *PINK Princess Angel*

All you need to do is leave me a comment and tell me you want to be entered.

  If you do not specify this, I will assume that you do not want to be entered. 

So PLEASE let me know if you want a chance to win my angel.

That is all you need to do.

I will choose a winner on July 31st.

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Last, I thought I'd leave you with just a few of the goodies that I  have created this past year.  I have this sweet feather tree all decorated with many ornies I have made...I love to leave it out on display for me to enjoy all year long.

Thanks again for stopping by!

I cannot wait to see the amazing spaces

Where Bloggers Create!

Be Blessed

Lorena

Creative Artist Challenge ~ A Heavenly Bit of Design

Hello Bloggy Friends,

Over a month ago I was asked if I would like to participate

in a crafting challenge.  Having never really done one,

other than swaps, I decided I would love to give this a try.

My sweet friend Ele over at

A Bit Of Heaven

was our hostess and supplier of the

materials we would use in our challenge.

We also were given some adorable hand stamped ribbon

from OwensAcres etsy shoppe.

Can you see all the wonderful goodies that came in my kit?

Papers, ribbon, twine, crepe paper, glitter, buttons

and oh, so much more.

I actually had an idea right off, of what I thought I'd do. 

Having seen shadow boxes on Pinterest and etsy,

I really wanted to do one of these.

So my first thing was to secure a *shadowbox*...which

I snagged on ebay. 

I then had to put my goodies aside as I was

sadly dealing with my sweet kitty Chloe who was in

kidney failure.  We then went on our family vacation

the middle of June.  Once I returned, I knew I would

have to get my creative juices flowing.

My theme:

Adoring and Loving...

HEARTS and ROSES

I REAAAAALLLY had so much fun with my

theme.  If you know me or are a follower you will KNOW

this is SOOOOO me!!!

I used up most every piece of the papers what were given me.

The main colors were pretty pale blues, green and fadded

sheets of paper.  I then tried to use this theme in

different ways, showcasing the fun materials we were

given.

Being a lacy girl I added tons of lace,

and my own hand made clay and felt roses too.

I was able to incorporate most of the fun items

we had received, the glitter on a heart, the beads

on another heart, the buttons everywhere, and

best of all...I had to use my imagination!

I used our *free* sweet ribbon in two ways.

I created a ribbon rose and then added

a ribbon box with my felt roses

in one of my sections. 

A Perfect compliment to the other

lovely items we had to play with.

Thank you Owens Acres!!!

There you have it a lovely Collage ShadowBox.

What do you think?

Wasn't this a great idea?

Please be sure to stop by Ele's blog and her etsy shop

to see other great goodies and items she may have listed.

Be sure to also see Ele's blog for Other's who participated

in the fun challenge!

THANK YOU Ele!!!

Be Blessed

Lorena

Shabby Sweet New Creations In My Etsy Shoppe

Hi Everyone,

Over the past few weeks I have actually been able to

do a bit of painting and creating. 

Of course, I love Creating and my goodies can be found

in my etsy shop.

I will be linking up with

Shabbilicious Friday

today...so please stop over

and see the great ideas everyone has!

I hope you all have a GREAT

weekend!

Be Blessed,

Lorena

God Bless America ~ Our Founding Fathers

I hope you enjoyed your 4th Celebration!

I ran across this article this morning...

A great history lesson for us all to remember.

Enjoy.

By Chuck Baldwin
July 4, 2012NewsWithViews.com

As we approach another Independence Day, I think it would be good to remind ourselves of who those men were that counted the cost and paid the price to bring this land of liberty into existence. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Americans today seem to have very little--if any--knowledge and appreciation for the sacrifices that our Founding Fathers made in order to birth this great country. We can thank the vast majority of our schools (including the institutions of higher learning), major media, political institutions, and even churches for this egregious embarrassment. Accordingly, I think it fitting that today's column will attempt to renew in our hearts the respect and reverence that these great men whom we call Founding Fathers so richly deserve.

George Washington

Called "The Father of His Country," George Washington was, perhaps, the most important man of the founding era. Supernaturally spared during the Indian wars, Washington became the military leader who held the Continental Army together when it was virtually impossible for any man to do so. Without his leadership at Valley Forge and elsewhere, there is absolutely no doubt that the Continental Army would have fallen apart and the fight for independence would have been lost.

Equally significant is the leadership that George Washington demonstrated in the Continental Congress. Without question, Washington was the glue that held the political bodies of the colonies together. Then, add the fact that George Washington was America's first President, whose leadership solidified the colonies into a new United States, and his value to the cause of American independence cannot be in any way overstated.

Think of it: George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. And he led that inferior army to victory over the greatest military force in the world at the time: Great Britain. Afterward, Washington rebuffed a strong effort to inaugurate him as America's king, and led the fledgling nation to embrace republican government instead. Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention that drafted the US Constitution. He was America's first President. Washington's Farewell Address formed the compass and rudder of America for at least the next hundred years and, in my opinion, is the greatest political address ever delivered on American soil. Without George Washington, there would be no America.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of America's birth certificate: the Declaration of Independence. In my mind, there is no greater document of liberty ever written by man. When it came to the understanding of human rights, individual liberty, State rights, and enlightenment philosophy, Jefferson had no peer.

President John F. Kennedy once held a dinner at the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." He was probably right.

Jefferson served in the Continental Congress; he was the first Secretary of State; he was the third President of the United States; he commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition; he was the author of the Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom, which is regarded as one of the greatest declarations of religious liberty ever written; he spoke five languages and could read two others; he knew and influenced virtually every man who would be regarded as a Founding Father today; and he wrote nearly 16,000 personal letters. Had not the British burned much of it in the War of 1812, his library would probably go down as the greatest personal collection of literary works ever collected by one man. Without Thomas Jefferson, there would be no America.

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry was the colonies' most ardent advocate of liberty--bar none! In oratorical genius, he has never had an equal. Henry was a self-educated lawyer, successful farmer, devoted father of 17 children, and five-term governor of Virginia. Henry was the first Founding Father to defy British taxes, and in so doing was the first who was willing to risk death as a traitor.

Patrick Henry's immortal speech at St. John's Church in Richmond to a gathering of the Virginia legislators in 1775 is regarded yet today as the most influential speech ever delivered on American soil. Probably more people are acquainted with that "Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!" speech
than any other public address ever delivered.

Henry's contribution to the War for Independence cannot be underestimated. As Governor of Virginia (the richest and most populated of the 13 colonies), he supplied the largest share of arms and munitions to the outnumbered and poorly provisioned Continental Army. It was also Patrick Henry and his fellow Anti-Federalists who were primarily responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution (the Bill of Rights) being drafted and ratified. Without Patrick Henry, there would be no America.

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams is rightly called "The Father of the American Revolution." He was a cousin to President John Adams and a graduate of Harvard. He was perhaps the most influential member of the Massachusetts State legislature. He succeeded John Hancock as Governor of Massachusetts. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He, along with men such as Dr. Joseph Warren, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, and Josiah Quincy, Jr., created the "Committees of Correspondence," which became the principle conduit of articles and letters of pro-revolution, pro-liberty, and pro-independence communication between the colonies. Adams was also very influential in the now-famous Boston Tea Party.

Sam Adams was so hated by the British government that they used military force to try and apprehend him, which led to both the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770, and the "Shot Fired Heard 'Round The World" at Lexington Green and Concord Bridge on April 19, 1775. Without Samuel Adams, there would be no America.

James Madison

James Madison is properly called "The Father of The US Constitution." He was the fourth President of the United States and was the principal author of the Bill of Rights. Madison authored more than a third of the Federalist Papers. Thomas Jefferson referred to the Federalist Papers as "The best commentary on the principles of government, which ever was written." Madison served as US Representative from Virginia and as Secretary of State under Jefferson. George Washington considered Madison to be the preeminent authority on the US Constitution in the entire country.

Madison was a fervent proponent of the principle of divided power. He believed government (especially the federal government) could not be trusted with too much power and worked to ensure the separation of powers within the federal government. He also was a major proponent of State rights and sovereignty. Madison broke with Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton over Hamilton's promotion of the State Bank, and together with Thomas Jefferson, formed what became known as the Democrat-Republican Party. Madison also co-authored with Jefferson two of the most prominent documents of liberty: the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions. Without James Madison, there would be no America.

As we celebrate Independence Day this year, I trust and pray that each of us will reacquaint ourselves with the principles upon which the Declaration of Independence was written, and upon which the United States of America was founded. And while we are doing that, let's be sure we are passing these principles on to our children and grandchildren, because without their dedication and commitment to liberty, there will be no America!

God Bless You,

God Bless the United States of America

Lorena