~**New One Of A Kind Alice In Wonderland Ornament Tags**~

Oooooh these were so much fun to make! One of a kind set of 6 Alice In Wonderland ornament tags available in my ebay store J.Rae's Shabby Cottage Designs! They are not just any ordinary flimsy paper tags, they are double thick cardstock...made to years of enjoyment as ornaments and home display pieces.

Just click on the link below to see more detailed pictures!! Let me know what you think. This is something new that I have been playing with and having so much fun. I hope to do many many more one of a kind things similar to these!!!  Click here to see these sweet one of a kind tag ornaments in more detail!!!

 

 

***~Merry Christmas My Dear Friends~***

Here a few sweet images for you!! Just want to wish you all a Christmas full of God's love and blessings overflowing! May all of those glorious blessings follow you throughout the New Year!!
Just left click on the images to enlarge, and then right click to "save as". Send me pics if you make something with one of my images, and leave me a comment so I know you are finding them useful!! Thanks so much!! Blessings to you and your family!!

Sweet little girls playing w dolls & carriage!

Little couple in the meadow!

Learning to walk can be hazardous for puppy!!

Pretty Little Girl In Pink!

Frances Brundage Christmas Image!

 

 

 

Hope you all enjoy the free images! Send pics of your creations with a brief description to jraeburk@gmail.com! I would love to post the pics of your lovely creations to share with everyone!!! God bless & Merry Christmas!!!

~**My Most Recent Pretties- Inspired by Marie Antoinette Fashion**~

I have recently become enamored with Marie Antoinette inspired treasures. The 18th century French fashion is ooooh la la oh so shabby cottage chic!!  I have created a few new goodies to list in my shops and am working on even more! Here are just a few of what I have created so far!

I just love these tags. I made them double sided and double thickness so they could be used and treasured for many years and not just as gift tags. They are more like beautiful shabby chic ornaments.

I don't have any fancy photo editing or graphic software, so I just printed the images, hand cut, hand glued, and hand glittered! I put lots of love into these beautiful tags. One side Marie is wearing a beautiful gown in pink and on the other side a beautiful red gown. This is a set of 3 small tags! For more detailed information go to my ebay store with the link below:            http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Beautiful-Marie-Antoinette-Embellished-Tags-Ornaments-/160519565289?pt=Art_Mixed_Media&hash=item255fb62fe9

This is a stunning set of 4 larger tags. These measure 6 inches tall and around 4 inches wide. There are 4 different Marie Antoinette images on the tags. These are also double sided and double thickness for more durability and use in home decor and as ornaments. The back features the same French scrolly image on all 4 tags. I used a lovely mauve satin ribbon for the hangers. This set is also available on ebay.   http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Lovely-Marie-Antoinette-LRG-Embellished-Ornament-Tags-/160519570383?pt=Art_Mixed_Media&hash=item255fb643cf

 

I just love the way this heart shaped hanging pillow turned out. I used a special process to antique the fabrics, ribbon and lace.  It is just stunning and the pictures don't do it justice at all. Please go take a look at it for more detail at my ebay store!            http://cgi.ebay.com/Shabby-Cottage-Chic-Marie-Antoinette-Hanging-Pillow-/310280031653?pt=Decorative_Pillows&hash=item483e218da5

***~Beautifully Embellished Vintage Child's Sled From Nutmeg-Hill~***

My dear friend from Nutmeg-Hill created this amazing display using a vintage child's sled! This is just stunning and a one of a kind treasure like no other! Beautifully crafted in grand Shabby Cottage Chic style! Please click on the gray link below to view more detail of this sweet offering from Nutmeg-Hill! http://cgi.ebay.com/SLED-PINK-ICE-SKATES-VINTAGE-VERY-SHAB-VERY-CHIC-/270674301922?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f057213e2

 

It is said that first impressions make the difference.  Place this spectacular vignette at your door this Christmas and impress everyone that enters your home.  Grand in the hallway this vintage sled with the dazzling pink ice skates has that wow factor.

We started with a child's vintage sled which we painted the best shabby cottage ivory biscuit you ever saw.  We added a large double bow made from French wired ribbon in powder puff pink satin.

A paper mache large star has been heavily glittered to add dazzle and the finishing touch is  our amazing shabby cottage chic vintage pink leather  ice skates...circa 1940.  Pink and white variegated laces are  made with French ribbon and  add punch to the skates.  They have been dazzled with pink German diamond dust.  No easy task...a labor of love ....they are sure to catch the eye of everyone.  Marabou white boa trim and white jingle bells complete the picture.

Don't miss our beautiful wreath that looks as if it has been frozen with a glaze of ice.  SPECTACULAR.

Details: SLED=  35 inches long and 22 inches wide at the cross bar at the top of the sled.

We call this presentation "WINTER WONDERLAND"

This could also be placed on a door like a wreath.  It will carry you through the winter season.

*An Amazing Collection From My Dear Friend at Nutmeg-Hill

My dear friend at Nutmeg-Hill is offering this most amazing collection!!! All items shown here plus all listed below are included in this one gorgeous collection!!! You have to see it to believe it! She makes the most stunning treasures, and puts so much love into everything she does! Nutmeg-Hill offers only the finest quality items!

 This is only a few of the items in this very special collection!!
Please click on the Link to view the entire collection!!!  
http://cgi.ebay.com/Doll-Furniture-VINTAGE-Wicker-Cradle-Linens-Clothes-/270675616908?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0586248c

This auction includes:

-Vintage baby doll with a little cord in back that, when pulled, plays a sweet little cradle song. She measures about 10" long.

-A  vintage doll cradle in powder puff pink.

-All the bed linens you see in the photos, each one hand-made with love and attention to detail: mattress, pillow, pillowcase and sheet (made from real vintage sheets), a rose-covered quilt and a sweet ruffled decorator pillow.

-The blanket chest, the perfect size for storing all the bed linens!

-The wooden dress form for displaying sweet little doll clothes.

-A hand-made vintage  antique bed jacket/bloomers.

-A hand-made pink dress with ruffles everywhere.

-A hand-made bonnet featuring vintage fabric and antique tatted lace.

-A small wooden sled embellished with our favorite vintage wallpaper.

-A tiny milkglass "tub."

-An antique, fully-jointed miniature bisque doll...for the doll!

-The sweetest vintage doll couch, the perfect size for the miniature  bisque doll.

-The quilted DIAPER  bag with Durham quilt fabric flap, tuling ruffles and rhinestone button, the perfect size for storing doll accessories and for the traveling little girl when she spends the night at grandma's. Dearest!

A glorious large pillow with our Christmas Victorian winter girl clutching her  ivory white muff and displaying her  fur trimmed hat. This absolutely amazing pillow is embellished with so many ribbon roses I lost count and it is so shab chic.  Pink organdy ruffles....a matching tag.  Images hand painted with German diamond dust.  So very very POSH!! Not a detail is missed on this pillow and it so generously made.  W O N D E R F U L!! 17 X12 INCHES. 3 INCH  WIDE PINK ORGANDY RUFFLE.  Ruffles and flourishes galore. Reverse is a vintage antique matelasse. Very poofy and very POSH.

A vintage Victorian toddler vest on a pretty pink satin hanger...a festive little item to dress  up y our darling in.

A white organdy vintage doll dress(this type of dress always goes hight at auction) filled with French Lavender and tiny rosebuds.  So fragant it will fill your room with the most delightful scent.

New born baby  VINTAGE satin ruffled baby shoes with French Lavender sachets tucked inside. Sweet, sweet,sweet.

Cira 1940 Kewpie doll in grand condition dressed as a bride.  So precious.

And still more......A handmade dolly stocking featuring our little girl with the muff hand painted with German diamond dust and framed in wedding dress trim.  A pretty rose bud cuff with lace and lots of ribbon roses and a matching rose bud loop.    11 inches long and there is even a matching tag that has German glass glitter.   

One little girl stocking on pink felt featuring our Christmas girl with the white muff...bedazzled with German diamond dust...by hand and enhanced with wedding dress trim with pearl accents and lots of ribbon roses and pink seam binding ribbon. The cuff is pink faux fur ....so pretty.  This is a large stocking perfect to fill up for your darling this Christmas.  22 inches long with a matching tag which has been handpainted with German diamond dust.  

Please visit Nutmeg-Hill to see more of this wonderful collection, plus more beautiful one of a kind treasures using the link above!

**~MyEarthlyTreasures Canned Pumpkin Bread Recipe!!!~**

Ohhhhhh my my my! My Aunt Patty is a wonderful cook and a delightfully sweet lady! I was chatting with her today when she told me she is selling this amazingly neat recipe on Etsy. It is for CANNED PUMPKIN BREAD!!  It is actually baked right in the canning jar and seals so it will last a long long time! What wonderful homemade gifts this would make for that special someone!!  You could decorate the jars with fabric and ribbons...it would be just lovely and what a special treat!!! The recipe is also available for a wonderful CANNED APPLE BREAD  as well and is only $2.50 in her etsy shop myearthlytreasures. Here is a gorgeous pic of how it turns out!!!

     Just imagine how pretty the jars will look all decorated for Christmas gifts!! It's also really neat that this bread is canned so that as long as the seal is not broken it will last and last. Make some up ahead and bring it out, slice it when you have unexpected company. Wonderful served with hot tea too!!! Just visit my Aunt's etsy shop for this very inexpensive recipe and wonderful & unique gift idea!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyEarthlyTreasures

**~So sorry for the repeat image below,,,here's another one~**

Oooopsy Senior moment. Sorry about the image I had already added to the previous post! Brain hiccup for sure! Here are a couple more to make up for my aging mind! LOL!!!

 

Beautiful Vintage Christmas Postcard Children!!

 

Another Vintage Christmas Postcard Cutie!

 

 

***~Ho Ho Ho!!! Merrrrrrrry Christmas!!! Free Images, My Gift To You!!!~***

Here is a lovely collection of vintage and antique Christmas postcard images just for you!!! Just left click on the image to enlarge it for saving. Then right click and "save as". Feel free to use the images in any creations you like. I only ask that you do not resale the actual images as prints, fabric blocks, or digital images in any form. I would love to see the things you create and add them to my blog to share with others! email pics and descriptions of your projects to jraeburk@gmail.com.  If you save the images, I would love to know you stopped by..so please leave me your comments!! Thank you so very much  and I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed Christmas season!!!

 Santa with his bag of goodies for the children!

Sweet little boy and girl by the Christmas tree lit with candles!

 Beautiful little Christmas Greetings girl!

  

Beautiful Boy & Girl Using Phone!

Children spying on Santa w Christmas Tree!

*~True Thankfulness!!!~*

  You know we should always be thankful for all that God provides us, but in our daily lives of hustle and bustle we often don't take the time to reflect on just how truly blessed we are!
   I have been trying more and more lately to do just that. My preacher gave a sermon a little while back and said something so very true. "Even the poorest Americans are rich when compared to the people of some other countries."
  Think about what those people are going through, and how we have been blessed. A lot of them have no resources and no where to turn for help. In America we have churches, food pantries, shelters and so many other options.     
   Even some the very poorest of us still have a roof over our heads, running water, bathrooms. We have shoes on our feet, clothes to wear, food to eat. We have TV's and microwave ovens, and so many things that those beautiful people in other places around the world will never get to have.
  I try to get up each and everyday, not just on Thanksgiving, and look around me at all that God has given me. The beautiful trees that God created with all their many colors and the way they bend and sway in the wind, the birds that sing to me every morning, the beautiful white puffy clouds against the amazingly blue sky. Remember to thank our precious Creator for all that He has given you. We are truly and deeply blessed.
  My husband lost his good paying job a few months back. We are living on substantially less income now than we were last year at this time. But, despite that....we are blessed!! Christmas is going to be slim this year...but despite that we are truly and deeply blessed! Celebrate, and be thankful for what God gave us in His one and only son Jesus Christ!  Look around you at your home, your yards, your families, and rejoice, cry out in thankfulness to God the Father for all he has blessed you with.
  One night I was thinking about a particular family member that repeatedly did and said things that were such a frustration. I was looking up to the stars and God very clearly said to me "Love the Unlovable". So, I am also thankful for those people in my life that cause frustration, irritation, even anger, because through them, God is teaching me something! I thank God even for the trials and tribulations we must face. He is right there with us holding our hands all the way through, and making us stronger in Him!
  May God shine His glorious face upon you, and continue to send you blessings overflowing!

Love to Share These FREE Christmas Images With You!!!

 You know the routine friends! If you see an image that you would like to use in your very own creative projects...just left click to enlarge it....the right click to "save as" to save it to your own files.
  Remember to share the items you make with me at jraeburk@gmail.com. I would love to post pics of your creations here to share with other blog lovers!!

This time I am sharing a wonderful little collection of vintage Christmas goodies with you. Most are old postcards!! So enjoy...and may God shine His glorious face upon each and every one of you! Love you all!!

 Each of these lovely vintage Christmas images are from old greeting cards and postcards. I sure wish they still made cards this beautiful! There was so much more attention to detail and a sweet loveliness and innocence. I sure hope you enjoy these gorgeous images! I only ask that you not reproduce them to resale as prints or fabric blocks. But if you create something with the images like pillows, sachets, altered art, scrapbook pages etc...feel free to sell those things. If you send me pics to jraeburk@gmail.com I will post the pics with your contact info and give you a little free advertising!! 

  I am so very excited to hear from you...so please post me a comment if you save the beautiful images! I would love to know you stopped by!! Blessings to you all!!!

A Few New Images For All My Blogging Buddies!!!

 A Precious Rose O'Donnel Vintage

Kewpie Print

A lovely vintage ballerina illustration!!

 A little cutie pie!!!

 A Harrison Fisher Beauty!

 

Sweet Maud Humphrey Print!

Here are a few more vintage prints for you to use in your creative projects!! I only ask that you do not reproduce them in fabric block, print, or digital print for resale. Feel free to make items with them such as pillows, scrapbook pages, altered art, quilts....etc for resale.

I would love to share your creations with everyone, so please email photos and descriptions of completed projects so I can post them here for everyone to see...It is a bit of free advertising for you as well!!

 Simply left click on the image to make it bigger then right click to "save as" to save it to your own files! Thank you for stopping and please leave me a comment if you take the images! I would love to know you are finding them helpful!!!

Have a super blessed day!!!

Some New Images To Share With You!! FREE FREE FREE!!!

Here is a sweet selection of various vintage holiday postcards and images for you to save and use in your very own creations. All that I ask is that you do not reproduce the images themselves for sale in print or fabric block form. But please feel free to use them in altered art, and other creations for re-sale. Left click to enlarge the image before right clicking to "save as"

 Vintage Clapsaddle Thanksgiving Postcard

 Sweet Frances Brundage Halloween Postcard

 Adorable Vintage Clapsaddle Christmas Postcard

Vintage Easter Image of Sweet Little Girls

Please enjoy the free images and remember to send me pics of any things you may create using them so that I can share them with my followers, and maybe even get in a little free advertising for your sales!!! email photos to jraeburk@gmail.com !!!! Thanks so much for stopping in!!!