***Sharing Recent Etsy Shoppe Listings***

Hello Dear Blogging friends!

Thanks for stopping by today!

In between my cleaning and sprucing up my home

I have been inspired to get a few goodies

finished and listed in my etsy shop.

I'd LOVE for you to stop by and take a peek!

I did a line of crosses and have more to finish up...

but I offer them in pinks, white and lavender too.

I also introduced a new category *Office Rose Goodies*...

as it seems many of the items I have been working on

lately fall in the to organization and office area.

This tray is soooo versitile...its magnetic...can hang or

even be used in your vanity area for bottles...

many colors to choose from...

each one comes with a matching rose magnet!

Then I love finding these old clipboards as they are such

a pretty way to keep papers organized!

This was a trash to treasure redo...or castoff picture that I didn't

like and decided to create a unique HEART of Roses on...

very 3 dimensional and so pretty to!

And besides roses...hearts rank up there in my

love category!

Okay, so I put this last picture in because I forgot to showcase it

in my recent Master Bath Spruce up.  This piece once

housed my pins and brooches, but when I made my

blingy wreath, well I came up with this...

using a mixture of my pink roses and some vintage bling!

Hearts and roses...

doesn't get any better than those two together!

If you like what you see...I am always happy to custom make

these for you...so just let me know!

There you have it....a few goodies that I have been

working on recently.

Thanks again for stopping by...

I certainly LOVE hearing from my sweet

chic friends!

Be Blessed!

Lorena

***Blogger Inspired Master Bath Spruce UP***

Hey sweet friends!

Today I finally got my pictures all ready to share with you

some of the *sprucing up* that I have done

in my master bath area.

This area is challenging to say the least.

A good sized area, with HIGH cathedral

ceilings that makes everything look askew.

As I have been going room by room and doing my spring

cleaning a bit late...I ran across the neatest idea

and that got my juices overflowing from Nancy blog

 *Nancy's Daily Dish* .

(a great blog about transferware, home and much more!!) 

 She did a post

  last year with some amazing ideas and

ways she spiffied up her master bath area.

What struck me was she had the same LOOOOOONG

mirror above her vanity/sink area

that was so much like ours that before

I knew it...I had my inspiration.

And thus my story goes...

Please keep in mind...hubs had been out of work

for 2 years and started a new job in which he commuted

for10 months... but PTL

now he's home and we may get to those

much needed projects...

so...

we have had no funds to update for the 

 past 3 years...before *life* got in the way!

I guess what I am really trying to say is...

I am trying real hard to *making do* and being as creative as I can

 right now with builders crap original

stuff they put in a new home...18 years ago.

Sorry bout the mess...but I am glad I grabbed my camera

so you could see the space BEFORE...

obviously not bad...but in need of

something more!

Yes folks, that is CARPET!!! Why would a builder

put carpet in a bath area is beyond me!!!

Love my dreamy garden bath tub area

 I create a few years ago!

If you look reeeeeally close I did a faux

*stained glass* treament on the window

for added privacy.

See those peaks on theceiling...they are so off center

and it does not make anything look right...

so we painted the ceilings to match the walls in a

effort to help hide them...

Okay another thing...

 I stongly dislike those UGLY *Hollywood Light fixtures*!

Another, why would they put those in anyones bath area???

is beyond me...

I didn't get to pick them

 or

you know they'd be different!

On to what I did.

  Nancy's idea was to take fabric and

swag it on the top of the mirror area.  Now her's looks so much

better than mine because

she didn't have to work around hiddeous lights.

I did find this creamy white swag at the SalvArmy

for $10 and

was so happy with how perfectly it worked.

I knotted the swag to help it fit within my space...

fasten them to the wall with quilters long straight pins

 cause I didn'thave much space to work with

between the fixture and mirror. 

(yep use what you can)

Then I remembered I had some

long pearl strands I use on my Christmas trees and

drapped those around to swag.

Starting now to get a more romantic feel.

The final touch was some silk flowers tucked into the

corners and middle...

Oh and do you see my wreath?

It's full of pins, brooches and bling...

My HOW TO is HERE.

I hung it by a pretty 3" satin ribbon and love how

it breaks up the long mirror.

Then...Nancy had used her gorgeous transferware

above her beautiful swag...

And since I am a plate lover and collect them with

soft pretty roses...

I knew where to find some... 

I went shopping around my home for plates

and was so happy with what I came up with.

I first laid them out as I wanted to hang them...

Below is the left side...

right side...

and how it looks all together.

Now you can see I centered them above our sink area.

(not by the peak of the ceiling)

After I got this all done then the fun really began cause

I could dress up this room in a fun by shabby

romantic chic way!

In keeping with my pinks, blues and creamy whites...

I began gathering...

Our LOOOONG vanity area got a fresh new look,

found plates to use for display and setting out

what we use daily...

it certainly purtifying it!

I also used spare towels around the room...

check out my tutorial on how to make ROSETTES

from hand/wash clothes towels, HERE.

Then I brought in a box to add height to a pretty

table I keep where I get ready in the morning and

have jewelry I wear the most close at hand...

But...this girls has loads of bling

and sweet hubs bought me a large standing jewelry

box I keep in another corner.

Shower area next...

Here's a peek into our shower area...I have used

Rachel Ashwells Target line of Shower Curtains here

and on my large window!

Here's one of the very first things I painted roses on...

I was learning and nothing was sacred at that time...

now I think mine are so much

more improved...but a good reminder of

how far I have come in my painting!

A pretty decorated shelf above my toilet!

Last area I'd like to share is around our

Garden Tub...it is SOOOO bright here that

I had to take a gazillion pictures to get this one...

and then you can't see it very well...UGHHHHH!

A closer look at the walls...

and many vingettes I have placed around...

*I LOVE Roses*

pretty much says it all about me!

Close ups of some Pink pretties!

This area is also used for picture staging/taking of the things

I sell in my etsy store...so the brightness does

come in handy for somethings.

The statue above I got because it reminds me

that I was raised in the Seattle area...Bumper Shoots

(umbrellas) are your most needed accessory!

One more thing...

I found an extension rod...for $3 and already had

this lacy tablecloth...love how it soften these cabinets.

Can't believe I didn't think of doing this earlier!

There you have it...my

Master Bath Sprucing up for 2011!

Just dreaming...but hoping to someday remove

the cameo mauve carpets for tiles with

heat underneath...a must in Michigan.

Also, a gut job of the shower area to enlarge

and tile that as well.

Now...hubs and I differ over whether to

paint our cabinets or not...I say yes,

and as most men are...he has an

aversion to painting over wood.

We shall see who ends up winning that one

...someday!

I am linking up today with...

My Romantic Home

Chic on a Shoestring

The Charm of Home

Design it Chic

Faded Charm

No Minimalist Here

Be Blessed and Inspired!

~~~Recent Thrifting FINDS~~~

Hey Sweet Chic Friends!

It's that thrill of the hunt!

A giddy feeling you get when you spy that

oh so wonderful treasure...

YOU MUST HAVE!!!

Yep, I think many of us can relate to this!

I love seeing other bloggers share their

many treasured finds!

Would you like to see some recent treasures

I have found?

I collect vintage Purses and this one reeeeeally caught my eye!

Some creative person took a lovely purse and made it even

better...if you look close, a needle point piece

has been overlayed on top of the front side of this purse...

then it was embellished with velvet leaves and really

cool bead work! Snagged this jewel for $5!!!

LOOK at this shelf!!!!

I am seeing this all done up in creamy whites!

A real steal...$5

Then I spied these ceramic roses on a wire!

NEVER have I seen anything like these before...hmmm

I have loads of ideas of how these can be used!

Of course, you all know I have a *thang* for roses.

These papered style roses were all the rage in the late 80's

and I have seen many in pinks but have not seen them in blues...

but I knew just what I'd do with these pretties!

steal....99c

LOVE, LUV, LURVE the shape of this jar!

Sweetie for $3!!!

See, I have already put it to good usage!

I have so many unwound ribbons and need a place to put them

so I can see them...you know I am soooooo visual.

Gotta have my pretty things so I can see them! lol

So... remember the blue roses?

I added a little tulle and then hung it from the top

of my lovely dresser mirror!

Loving how it looks now!

There you have it...isn't this fun?

I sure thinks so!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lorena!

~~~Where Bloggers Create~~~ 2011 ***Rosechicfriends Studio***

~~~WELCOME~~~

I am so happy to have you stopped by for the 3rd year of

where bloggers create!

Over 3 years ago my hubby and I turned my 19 year old daughters

nursery bedroom (or spare bedroom) into my Art Studio. 

My plan...a soft robins egg or aqua blue for the walls to

backdrop the creamy Accents Heirloom White that I

used on all the painted surfaces that I have in my little studio.

This room is a mere 10.5x11.5.  So tiny in nature

but I hope big in storage ideas and lots of room to create!

I have created 3 basic work spaces...

sewing, crafting and painting...

with a middle table workspace. 

(which I am still looking for the right table)

Here you will see below, a look at my Painting Table.

I have set it up with my paints and needed items right

at my finger tips.  I use a large drafting table

hubby got me many years ago... or before we designed this room. 

To disguise its ugly black surface I used a pretty

vintage sheet...love the look.

Then we move over to my crafting and sewing area.

Can you tell I am a visual person? I need my *things* out

so I can see them...or its outta sight, outta mind for me!

Okay...now I will showcase some of the creative

pretty ways to display the many items I used when I am

crafting, sewing or painting...

as many times I am doing 1, 2 or all 3 of these

at the same time.

I also have collected Vintage Quilted Glove/Hankie Boxes

and those house my clay roses.

Ribbon HOLDER: Convereted Shelf I drilled holes into and

put dowels through...its an ever growing supply of ribbons I seem to have!

SCISSOR Board: Took and Old frame and painted in my color

and then had hubby cut a peg board to size!

I also used this $3 garage sale shelf for my small ribbon roses,

containers I painted the lid pinks for buttons and glitters.

Then I used KRYLON's Plastic Paint on the two mini-

drawer shelfs that are stuffed with other goodies inside!

Now on my largest wall I created unique shelving by stacking

a few different things to create ways for me to work.

One of the coolest is a 9 cubby hole cardboard

shoe shelf...I have dollar store plastic shoe containers and they

house most of my laces.  And best of all it works

like a dresser with open drawers to see in.

See...you can see what's inside!

More close up of ways I have stored my supplies.

And...many magazines and books for help and ideas

are housed here as well.

Then on the inside wall I took two cast off pieces,

painted them and stacked the bookcase on top and...

whaaalaaa

More wonderful display and storage.

Then tucked close to my *stuffed* closet

I took a corner shelf and painted it and loaded it up

with supplies!

So there you have a look around to the inside workings

of my humble studio! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Can't wait to see all the other creative

way's we bloggers CREATE!!!

Also...thanks to Karen for organizing the fun event!

Link is up top LEFT for you to see the other participants.

Be Blessed!

Lorena