Hi Friends!

Hi Sweet Friends!

Well, I guess I have put blogging on the back burner for a while.  I

hope you all are not feeling ignored.  But...this is my hardest time of year

and I just didn't feel I have had much to say.

But...last week the painting bug hit and I got 3 items I have wanted painted

for a few year done! YEP, I said done.  Would you like to see what I did.

I do admit I forgot before pix but I hope you will enjoy my after.  Of course

I was cleaning in my Living Room and the rest, well that's what got me started!

Here's a darling lil side table that I painted up using my

favorite Heirloom White From Accent.

Okay, now here's the neatest table, a two

tiered side table all done up in heirloom white as well.

I needed to *fill* my corner and I knew this

piece would be a nice way to display my beloved

pottery pieces I have been collecting.

Isn't this just the Coolest table?

Would you like to see a few of the vingettes that I move around

and created in my Living Room Parlour? Okay... here goes.

This is a side table I bought probably 10 years ago for $3 at

a garage sale...I put my touch on it and added a few roses and

have also been using it, but it was covered up.  Now I decided

to showcase it cause I love this table too.

So...last but not least, I painted an old ugly

turqoise chair that was given to me black.  I

have this in my desk area located in my kitchen.

I am loving how well it goes with my reds, gold and

black English Cottage themed kitchen!

I so HAPPY to finally have these projects taken off

my mental list of things I wanted to do.  Such a wonderful

feeling it gives.  Do you have any of those mental

tasks weighing you down...well be inspired

and get them done!

I do apologize dear friends for not getting back with you...

I will work at it better these next few weeks.  I so

appreciate your sweet comments and words of

encouragement and am sorry I just have not gotten

around to doing much in my blogging friends world!!

Hugs and Love

Lorena



INTRODUCING...My New etsy shoppe ~ More Snow in Detroit!!!

Hi there sweet blogging friends!

I wanted to share with you a new venture I have

recently made.  Now, if you follow my blog you

know I am a Shabby Chic kinda girl...especially

when it comes to my creations.  I am about

reusing, repurposing and recycling items

that were cast-offs!

Well My new shoppe will help me unload many

fun vintage finds and destashing items from my

home that I no longer need or use.  I have

kept my name very similar...introducing...

ROSE CHIC VINTAGE Treasures

I invite you to come by and visit me and say Hi.

And...if you happen to find a treasure you'd love to

have...let me know cause I will give my sweet

blogging friends 20% off your purchase!

Okay ya'll....look what happened yesterday and

last night!!!  Sweet hubby had to snowblow twice!

Wow and we had just lost the majority of the snow we had,

almost 2 feet of it...YIPES!!!  Now we got one of those

hard to figure out stroms that dropped at least 10 inches of

snow on us...Oh...I am dreaming of a warmer place

or SPRING!!!

Happy Monday everyone!

Lorena

HAPPY VALENTINES DATE TO MY SWEET BLOGGING FRIENDS

(newest item featured in my ebay this week)

HAPPY VALENTINE DAY DEAR FRIENDS

Today is not just a day for the LOVES in your life, but

to share that love with others.

After almost 4 years of blogging I cannot get

over the amazing way that the internet has

connected so many of us!  Friendships have

been made and support and prayers have also been

freely given!  I so appreciate all of my sweet

followers and friends that I have made along the way.

I have been blessed by you all and am so

glad to have you in my life!

God is Love, and oh so good!

You have blessed me so much!

So Happy Valentines day to my Friends!

Be Blessed!

Lorena

Etsy Cottage Style Market Monday ~ Statement Bib Necklaces!

Hey Sweet Friends!

I am joining a great group of creative peeps over

at Etsy Cottage Style.  They

put on a fabulouse 1st of the month

Monday link up of those who

have many great things to sell.

Be sure to CLICK HERE and stop by those

who are listed today.

Also check my left sidebar for the link as well.

I'd like to share with you all what I just finished up this

past week.  I shared with you a Bib necklace I made up

using vintage goodies along with my own handmade clay roses

a few post ago.

Well...the juices just gotta flowing and I made two other

necklaces up that I just wanted to share with you.

These pieces, I guess are considered

*Statement Necklaces or Bib Necklaces*

because of how they are shaped.

Keeping in my shabby PINK Rose themed

fashion these two lovelies are loaded

with elegance and charm.  I have used many

vintage items, earrings, buttons, rhinestones and

even thrown in a couple of fabric roses too.

This one below is in softer pinks and is a little more

delicate in shape.  It ties with a pretty pink gauzy ribbon.

Wouldn't this dress up a plain T well?

This piece below is a tad bigger but has just as much charm!

I made sure they both had lotsa bling, cause I am a blingy

kinda girl!

Be sure to check these out in my etsy store today!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Lorena

SNOW in SE Michigan

Hey Friends!

Well, look what has happenedd to us in less than a week.

We probably had 8-10 inches in the BIG storm that

hit us last Tuesday/Wednesday...but then

Saturday we got a SURPRISE...

another 5-6 inches more.

Now that is ontop of the 4-5 inches we had

gathered slowly since the 1st of January.

I'm thinking its the MOST snow we have had in

recent years...and guess what? we are still get

snowflakes...I don't think they are accumulating

like what we had on Wednesday tho. Just

flurries...Oh where art thou Oh SPRING?

Do ya see the mailboxes?...that's where all the

road snow gets moved too...

I can't get over how covered our plants are in snow...

can barely see them.

So...I guess PURE White snow

 is better to look at than the dry, brown

dormant grass, huh? lol

REMEMBER. I live in Michigan and they do know

how to drive and deal with snow removal.  Usually

within 24 hours we are good to go! I AM

thanksful for that.

So I am off to run a few errands!

Enjoy the Snowy Pixs!!!

Lorena

Where have I been? What have I been doing?

He Sweet Friends...

If I am reeeeeally honest with you all...well I have

been struggling.  This time of year is the hardest for me.

I AM a warm weather girl and I am sticking to it!!!

These cold, gray days just get me down.  In the

17 years I have lived in Michigan, Winter season is

one I Dread!!!  Now I really do try and make

the best of it...but on the hardest of hard days,

I am dreaming of Florida warmth...someday...

I have

slooooowly been getting my Christmas stuff put away. Yes

I did say that...I wait til the end of January cause I like

to enjoy my decor, as it takes me so long to get it all out.

Then, I pour over magazines for FRESH new ideas

and inspiration and get myself in a decorating tizzy! 

Being creative can be both a blessing and a curse!

But when those creative juices flow...you'd better watch out!

So today I got a FRESH creative spurt and had to come

share it all with you.

Have ya'll seen those *Bib Necklaces* that are the rage

right now?  Well I have, and I have had this swirling

in my brain for days and I finally got one done

just for Moi!

Now I am keeping this one as it has some pretty

pieces of jewelry that were my grammy's.  One of the

sweet thangs my aunt and momma did when I got

the privaledge of going to her funeral over the

Christmas holidays, was to sit with my

sisters and all the girls and see what she had collected

in her 96 years of living.

Mom and my aunt picked out what was most special to

them and when the rest was gone over

lucky me, I got to bring all the other

pieces home. 

 I have plans to decorate

a couple of frames up for my mom and aunt so they

will have sweet memories of her.

The rest...well I get to play with! yay me!

These really are easy to do.  Now on this one I used some of my

own clay roses, vintage buttons, grammy's pices.

I even took an old chain of hers, cut it in half and used it as well.

The base back is felt and then I used a piece of

stiff interface that was glue to the felt.

Do you have left over jewelry that you don't

know what to do with...here's a great idea.

or

I'd love to create one just for you...

I may do a few more up to see if they will sell...

will see.

Thanks so much for letting me share this with you!

Hope you are all out there being inspired and

blessed!

Lorena

~~~HEART POCKET GIVEAWAY WINNER~~~

Hi Everyone!

I am sooo sorry about getting in here so late to annouce my winner...

but I was gone all day and finally got a chance to sit

down and go through my long list

of those who left comments this past week.

A BIG thank you to ALL to joined in on my GIVEAWAY

fun.  My goal this year is to have a monthly giveaway so stay tuned.

I LOVE giving so you can be blessed.

Now on to announcing my winner

who is...

Mary of Mary's Rose Cottage

Mary, please contact me with your

mailing info so I can rush this

Pocket off to you!

Again thanks everyone...

have a great rest of your weekend!

Blessings...Lorena

LAST DAY TO ENTER ~ Giveaway ~

Hi Bloggie friends!

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day

you can enter my giveaway.  Please leave me a

comment to let me know if you are interested.

Check out more details HERE!

Have a great day everyone!

Lorena

Our MISS Chloe~

Hi Sweet friends!

How are you all doing today?

I have been struggling these past few days.

I must admit...winters in Michigan get me down.  Its been

cold, gray and cloudy and I just feel like a slug.  I have

been dragging my feet to put away my Christmas

decorations. Anyone else out there like me who just

doesn't have the energy to get this done?

Okay...enough of me...

One of the JOYS of my life is my sweet kitty Chloe.

All 15 lb of her...lol

I am so connected emotionally to this little fur ball.  When

we got her over 9 years ago from the Local Human Society I

can still remember hearing her MEOW.  I have such

a soft spot in my heart for calicos and was sold right then and

there.  Unbeknownst to us, she was preggers...only 8 months old too!

Well, as providence would have it we got to take her home before

they *fixed* her due to scheduling issues.  One of GOD's best

timing interventions EVER!!! That Janurary of 2002 I was

privaledge to see the birth of her first of 4 kitties. 

Of which we kept her first born..an orange/white tabby we called PUNKIN.

Sadly, we lost our beloved Punkin the 1st of Feb last year.

Something happened between the two of us during that day.

She knew she could rely on me to protect not only her but

her 3 babies that lived.  Ever since that day, I have

felt a connection with her like no other animal I have had.

We momma's stick together I guess.

Oh what fun we had that January watching her and her

kitties grow.  An expeirence I am so glad we had and would

do it again...but we did get her fixed after her babies were weaned.

She is such a SWEET cat. 

I reeeealy mean she it, she has the sweetest disposition of

all that cats that have passed through my life, at that has been quite a few.

When you talk with her she responds

either to meow, rub against you in circles or will do

what I call the *Rock-N-Roll* plop in front of you and purr. 

She also has one of the loudest purrs I have heard. 

Just now she

walked into the room and announced her presense with her

sweet meow. 

Anyway, on to the pictures...

I just got a kick out of her the other day as

she layed all over my boots.  Not sure what's up with that

but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to take pictures of her.

Many afternoons when I sit in our family room she will come up

and snuggle beside me and purr her sweet purrs of contentment.

Life just doesn't get any better than to be loved by

a Cat!

Thanks so much for visiting with me today!

Lorena

Sweet Inspiration! ~ L@@K What you can do with a 6" Plate!

Hi Sweet Bloggers!

Wow, Monday...

A fresh new start to a brand new week!

We here in Michigan are living in lotsa White

right now..the sun came out this moring and

my oh my, is it BRIGHT!

Last week I shared a Tea Cup Idea and I

thought I'd share a few more ideas that

I have done recently with castoff plates?

You game?

So to start off I have another sweet Candle Holder.

Now I know this is

NOT a new idea, but I have added my own twist to it.

My Twist, well I have added my hand made clay roses

on the edging of the plate for a special touch!

I do have some larger sized plates that I have done

this with in listed in my etsy shop.

I just loved how this turned out and it sure

pretties up a simple plate, huh?

Next, I had had this small round mirror in my stash.  When

recently I came across this darling plate in my

thrifting adventures and KNEW they

were a match made in HEAVEN!

Again I added my roses to give it my special touch.

Still with me? Okay, one more idea.

This one just HIT me.  I had this rose hook in my

butlers pass through but when I redid that area last year it

went to my stash...well last week I saw this pretty

plate again in my stash and well...you guessed it...

the rest is here for you to see!

Wouldn't this look pretty as a holder for your jewelry.

Or I even though a pretty tassel or ornie you might have

dangling from it? So many fun ideas I can see for this.

As you can see I have been having loads of fun coming

up with ways to repurpose castoff plates.  I'd so LOVE

to hear about your ideas too.

These were all just listed last night in my eBay.

You are invited to check them out if you wish!

I hope these will inspire you to create! Don't be afraid to

think *outside* the box.  You'll be amazed when you do

what you can come up with.

Blessings!

Lorena