My Newest Creation: Victorian Style Shabby Cottage Tussie Mussie

Such a lovely Tussie Mussie...and ohhh so much fun to make. I used the prettiest soft pink Barefoot Roses fabric, white Venice lace, pink beaded trim, and satin ribbon roses to embellish this gorgeous Tussie Mussie.


I made the sweetest little sachet that tucks just inside and is filled with a mix of high quality polyester filling and REAL French lavender buds that have been enhanced with 100% PURE lavender and vanilla essential oils. I just love that Lavender Vanilla scent. I use a generous amount of the buds and essential oils for optimum fragrance.

They look so pretty hanging in various places, I like to hang them from a dresser drawer, door knob, peg shelf, bedpost...or even from a curtain tieback. Tussie Mussies are just the perfect touch for that shabby cottage decor. This one is extra special because it also smells wonderful with that little sachet tucked inside.

This stunning Tussie Mussie and sachet set is featured in my Etsy Shop, JRaesShabbyCottage.
Please click on the links to the right to see all of my offerings in my Etsy Shop and also my eBay Store, J.Rae's Shabby Cottage Designs.

YUMMY!!! Scented Chenille Cakes

Here a few of my sweet scented vintage chenille cakes. I love these cakes when they are displayed on a vintage or antique cake pedestal. I fill them with polyester filling and REAL French lavender buds that I enhance with various 100% PURE essential oils such as orange, vanilla, lavender, etc. The fragrance is amazing. A few others that make these cakes use styrofoam forms, but I like to be able to scent mine so I make them more like a pillow. That also makes them the size of a real cake. Not a miniature version.
These scrumptious cakes are embellished with beautiful Victorian inspired Venice laces, various trims and satin ribbon roses. I am more than happy to do special orders on these in your choice of colors and fragrances. Occasionally I list one I've made on eBay or Etsy.
The price for these cakes is $26.50 and shipping is a flat rate of $8.50 Priority Mail Shipping via US Postal Service. To special order one of these awesome J.Rae's Originals Shabby Cottage Designs chenille cakes just email me at: jraeburk@gmail.com..
please include your color preference, scent preference email address and shipping address with your request.



All base chenille colors will be white, blue, off white or pink...you choose.
The filling color in the middle is also you choice from those listed above.


All laces are white or off white.
Ribbon Roses will be in your choice of color including, pinks, reds, whites, blues, lavender/purples or yellow. Some of the flowers will have to be special ordered so it will take a little longer for me to complete those orders.




Scents available will have a lavender or rose base of your choice including any combination of these together.
Lavender
Rose
Vanilla
Sweet Orange
Jasmine
Bergamot
Neroli
Patchouli
Sandalwood
































I recommend these scents:
Lavender, Lavender Vanilla
Orange Vanilla,
Lavender Rose, Vanilla Rose
Lavender Vanilla Jasmine

If you would like it scented with something I don't have, I can probably accommodate your request for an additional fee to get the essential oils.

Contact me at:

My eBay store, my Etsy Shop, or email me at:
jraeburk@gmail.com

Links to my stores are at the top right of this page.

The Joys Of Springtime in Our Garden

What a joy springtime is....and I am so blessed to have God's beautiful creation surrounding me every spring. We plant what we love. We don't follow any special guidelines of what looks good with what or where it may look best..we simply plant what we love...and I think the results are amazing!!! I love the informal gardens the best of all.
I knew nothing about gardening, and my sweet hubby taught me so much!!! Every year we add new annuals and perennials to our gardens. I have a dream of natural stone walkways leading to each separate garden area with flowers planted along the path...and I just know it will get there some day.
The sweet dogwood tree was here when we bought this place and it is also one of the first to bloom in spring. It's arms reach down across the yard where one of those pathways will someday be. We planted the beautiful nectarine tree with the lovely pink blossoms about 2 years ago. We have yet to taste of it's sweet fruits because deer from a wooded area across the road like to come and dine on them at night as we sleep.
The beautiful white wisteria was here among some brambles along a fence row and we cleared around it so it could flourish and it has become one of my favorites with it's draping blossoms. The columbine is such a beautiful delicate flower I look forward to it coming back every single year. What joy a garden brings....a closeness and deep love and respect for our creator....he created so many amazing things. Thank You Lord for Springtime!!!

My Front Yard Raised Flowerbed

This is my front yard raised flowerbed. My hubby put this in for me right after we moved here(Arkansas) from Oregon about 5 years ago. Some of the rocks around it even came all the way from Oregon. We loaded a HUGE U-Haul up with all of our favorite things, including our cats, rocks and our favorite plants and brought them 3000 miles to their new home. This flowerbed I get to change every year with different annuals. There are a few perennials planted there as well, daffodils, dahlias, & hyacinths. On the fence behind the dahlias are 2 different colors of clematis, purple and burgundy.

Gorgeous Shabby Cottage Pillow & Sachet Set

Here is another of my latest creations now available in my Etsy shop, JRaesShabbyCottage.
This one features a beautiful Victorian era print by artist of that time Harrison Fisher. She is from his famous American Beauties series of paintings.
The pillow features a gorgeous fabric with pink roses and I used an antique crocheted lace down the side for the trim.
The sachet features a vintage doily at the bottom and is filled with polyester filling and real French lavender buds enhanced with lavender essential oil and vanilla essential oil for optimum fragrance. The link to my Etsy shop is at the right. Please take a look at my offerings on both Etsy and eBay. This item is now sold, but stay tuned for more wonderful Shabby Cottage creations coming soon!!!

My Bleeding Hearts

I just adore bleeding hearts!!! I moved these with me all the way from Oregon to Arkansas 5 years ago....put the pot right in the back of the U-Haul truck. They are among one of my favorite perennials. Their beauty and gorgeous foliage never cease to amaze me.
I think that the Shabby Cottage Hanging Heart Sachet Pillows (seen below) are modeled after them. I look forward to every spring when these beauties come back to visit for the season!

More of My Wonderful Gardens

I love hunting for treasures to decorate my gardens. Most of my items are found in flea markets and yard sales, a few of them are even rescued from people that are going to throw them out. The flowerpot is in a plant stand that one of our neighbors was getting rid of...it was missing the top holder, so we flipped it upside down and planted it in the ground and added the flowerpot with the cute little bird drinking from the faucet figurine...one of my yard sale treasures. The sweet little rustic birdhouse planter was at an outdoor flea market. We have a lot of those in our area. I planted some sort of a little plant in there that dies off in the winter..but seems to come back every spring as soon as I add water. It flowers with little tiny yellow star shaped blossoms, and it dangles down out of the little planter. Of course my potted bleeding hearts are always a wonderful display. I have them planted in various locations around my back yard...but none of them do as well as the potted one that I moved to Arkansas with me from Oregon.

Besides designing and making all sorts of shabby cottage treasures to sell on eBay & Etsy, My second passion is for a beautiful garden full of many different varieties of flowers. This was what one of my backyard gardens looked like last summer. It changes every year because I plant different annuals.
In the background is our raised garden area where we plant out vegetable garden every year. Last year we planted a salsa garden and I canned loads of homemade salsa.....mmmmm yummy it is wonderful, and I'm sure there will be more to can this year.

Now Available In My New Etsy Store JRaesShabbyCottage

I have now opened a shop at Etsy.com as well
as my eBay store. I don't list as many things on
Etsy as I have in my eBay store, but I will be
adding more a little at a time. Etsy is a site for the sale of all things handcrafted. My shop name on there is JRaesShabbyCottage, and I have included a link to it to the right.
This beauty is now available on Etsy.com. I made it with a gorgeous blue fabric with pink roses and pink floral embellishments. At the bottom is a vintage blue and white doily. This one is Lavender Vanilla scented.
Please check out both my eBay store and my Etsy.com shop...Links for both of them are to the right!
This item is now sold, but there are more like it available in both my eBay store and in my Etsy shop. There are links to both at the top right of this page. Blessings!!!

One of My New Items Available in My eBay Store

This is one of my latest creations, a Shabby Cottage Hanging Heart Sachet Pillow, now available in my eBay store : J.Rae's Shabby Cottage Designs (see the link to the right). I used a vintage pink chenille and a gorgeous wide white lace trim. Embellished with satin ribbon roses, organza ribbon and an antique white doily dangling from the bottom. This one is Lavender Vanilla scented.

Pretty One of a Kind Pillow & Sachet Set

Here is another one of my sweet pillows with a matching sachet. This is a Victorian era print by famous artist Maud Humphrey(mother of famous actor Humphrey Bogart). It has this sweet baby and a bunch of pink roses.
I love making these matching sets, they are always a hit!!!