THE LAST FIVE FOR AWHILE

 O.K, I know I can't count. If you caught the title it says five and there are six here. What happened you asked? Well, one of these was in my last post, but I can't remember which one, so we are doing an instant replay. LOL

 Lots of love and I can say I really did enjoy creating these but I am happy to be moving on for awhile.

 My other hearts sold and I needed to sew up some more, but I think I am going to doing a rag quilt and see how that goes. It will be my first one and I have to say I am excited.

 I will be sure to post it once it's finished.

 If you follow my work, you know I love, love and love to play with paper, glue and all those goodies. I am trying my hand at some toilet paper roll tags. I am a tag a holic and decided to give these away as gifts. I will post those too and let you decide for yourselves if this is something I should be doing. Ha. Until then, I will leave you with a very pretty pink roses on a sea of black, just love that combo and love the bead work too.

Heart Sachets

 I don't feel the shape of a heart is just for Valentine's Day, but can be out all year long. I was on a heart binge this week and created, designed and listed these four hearts for sale in my website. Each heart contains some talc for a sweet and very light fragrance. The sachet above has a beautiful fabric and trim. Sometimes simple is best and I thought the roses on this fabric would be best served if they didn't have too much foo foo.

 This fabric was another story. I love the eyelash trim and the fringe with this pattern. Under the eyelast trim, there is some pink lace. Just stunning and elegant for sure. This sachet just sold today, so someone is going to be very happy.

 I have to say I have always loved this fabric. It was very popular about six or so years ago and it's an oldie but goodie. I don't think anyone would say they are sorry to still see it being used. I have very little of this pattern left, so I tend to horde a bit.

There are no words for this sachet, well, I can think of many words for this sachet, gorgeous, over the top, beautiful and so on and so on. I am in love with all the beadwork and this is a show stopper. I might just have to keep her for myself. Can you keep a secret? I am in a heart swap and I made an extra for my swap partner. I hope she loves it as much as I do.
Be well, open your hearts to others and have a wonderful Valentine's Day.

Jumping Into The Future Just A Bit

 I decided this year to not wait until the last minute to get my mojo moving and to begin to create while the stress level of getting her done is less. Waiting until the last minute has never been kind to me or my friend. Hence, the Easter Egg Sundaes.

 My mother had these four sundae cups in her kitchen and I don't believe she ever used them. I thought this would be the perfect way to show them off as well as my new egg creations.

 All four of these eggs are heavy card stock that I left au la natural. I decorated the middle of each egg with ribbons, lace, pearls, some have charms and bead work, others have tags. What each one has in common are lots of handmade roses and lots of beauty.

I hope you enjoy my latest and dearest and will come back often to see what this ole gal has been up too. You can find my Easter Egg Sundae's on my website, http://someplaceinthyme.com

New Creations For Valentine's Day And Your Home Decor

 Where oh where has the time gone? It' been a year since I last posted on my business blog and that my friends is hard to wrap my head around. In fact, it makes me reflect on the past year, what I have done and what I have accomplished. I hope this year I can give my blog a bit more of my attention. Lets start with what I have put onto my website for Valentine's Day.

 I love tags and these are just so cute and were so much fun to make. This offer is for four tags, free shipping and perfect for teachers gifts or keeping for yourself. Wouldn't they be beautiful with some candy hearts?

 You can't have a love day without hearts and this wooden heart is just perfect for your cottage or shabby home decor. Made of wood and painted white, I distressed her a bit with different inks and then began to decorate. I think it's perfect.

 If you know me, you know my love of the Tussie Mussie and the joy I found creating theses beauties for you. This one has a gorgeous paper and lots of lace, including a vintage doily. The top is surrounded by ribbons and pearls, handmade paper roses and comes with a matching tag. I also added a handmade pottery heart to the side.

 I close up lets you enjoy my workmanship and gives you and idea of just how romantic and beautiful this tussie is. You can fill her up with candy or small treats. Gift this to someone special or hang from a peg, hook or key. There is a ribbon hanger at the top.

I hope you enjoy this post and I will promise to get back and share a lot more of what's to come. You can find these pretties on my website, http://someplaceinthyme.com

ALTERED AND TATTERED BOTTLES

 Oh for the love of glass bottles. I know you probably have seen these beauties on Pinterest and in forums, but making them is a pure delight.

 It really starts with the graphics and goes from there. I find most if not all my graphics from the
Fairy Graphics . If you have never payed a visit to her site, you are missing out on a great experience. There are free graphic, tutorials and more. You can find black and white as well as colored graphics, all shapes and all sizes.

 Most of the graphics I used for these bottles, I found by searching under the heading of French Perfume Labels.

 I think this image is one of my favorites. I love the colors, but then again, I love them all.

 I do sell these vanity bottles on my website, someplaceinthyme so if you would like to see more, please come over for visit.

 If you are interested in trying your hand at creating one of these pretties, I get my bottles from Hobby Lobby, most craft stores carry them. Then just pull out the glue gun and lots of ribbons, flowers and gems and have the time of your life. Good luck.

PLAYING WITH PAPER

I had a play date with myself and look what I did. Yes, I had lots of fun.

Sometimes a girl just has to have fun! I found myself trolling around You Tube and came across a tutorial on how to make gift cards and boxes. It was love at first site. I am pretty sure I was on a site called "my sisters scrapper." I am not sure if she came up with this idea or if it's been around for awhile.

Each one of these boxes contains four cards and four envelopes.

I really wanted to embellish the fronts and  you can see just how sweet they are.

 This is the front of one of the boxes. I also added a Handmade with love charm.

 These are the envelopes, all four are different and each one has it's own little card.

 You could use these for party favors, bridal gifts, hostess gifts and thank yous. I think the ideas go on and on as well as the uses for this cuties.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my latest treasures and come back again soon for more wonderful ideas.

Sweet and Shabby Soap Pockets Are In

 When I came in here and saw that I had not posted since last August, I was shocked! I have been busy with family and life in general, but it didn't occur to me that I had negleted my blog so badly. I hope I have been missed.....LOL

 Last year was not the best year for me, and my website was calling my name. Sometimes you have to listen to the little voice inside your head saying, "get to work!!" My soap pockets are my original design and my customers seem to like them. I have always collected  handmade soaps from as far back as I can remember, so I came up with an idea to use the pretty sachet bags to house the soap. When the soap is gone, you are left with a beautiful bag to hold your jewelry or little what not's.

 These petite totes also make wonderful sachets. Given as gifts, they are perfect for teachers and also Mother's Day.

 They are easy to make and in the near future I think I will do a tutorial on making them. This one has one of my signature handmade roses on top of a piece of vintage crochet work. The Battenburg lace was part of a table cloth I bought while traveling in Germany. It's been used for many years now and was showing it's wear, so I thought I would re-purpose it into something nice for someone else to enjoy.

 All the little details are important to me and you can see that in the above photo. Sooo shabby sweet. There is vintage lace in the blue bag below and a piece of a crochet doily in the blue bag below. The soap I include with each bag is handmade in Italy. They smell so good and I can't resist them when I see them. Italian soap used to be easy to find, but it's getting harder each year. I may have to begin a new career by making my own, Hey, there's a thought!! If you enjoy these beautiful bags, you can find them on my website,
http://someplaceinthyme.com