I have dived into the Cool Etsy Pool!

Hot Summertime greetings to all!

I have been a busy bee working on 8 ruffley rose pillows for a super nice lady in Singapore and hope to finish all by tomorrow and ship off to their new home sweet home!

If you've read my blog before you know I've mentioned how I want to start selling on Etsy but have been a scaredy cat about learning a new system :-)
I'll be going into my 14th year with ebay this fall and can list there in my sleep HA! Zzzzzzzz
 BUT I love the look of Etsy and finally took the plunge!! And it is easy peasy user friendly as anyone who already sells there knows! I opened a shop a couple days ago and am ready to share and hope you will stop in for a visit! Clic the Cupcakes to go! I do not have alot listed yet but a gazillion things are ready and waiting - pillows, embellished bottles, papergoods, pincushions . . . and will have more up later today.

If you haven't seen my latest giveaway for the embellished bottle and sweet note card set, please clic the pic below to view the details and I hope you'll want to enter!

Take good care and keep cool!

Hugs and Smiles,

Lynn

Embellished French Perfume Bottle and Notecard Trio GIVEAWAY

Hot Summertime greetings!

I hope you are keeping cool and refreshed during this record-setting hot spell! I heard on the news that it is 110 degrees in Kansas YIKES! That makes our 100 seem kinda chilly . . . I keep telling myself that ;-)

I think it's about time for another giveaway don't you?? Today is my sister Cindy's birthday and that's a good reason for a giveaway celebration!

The favorites have been for my Embellished Bottles and this one has a unique twist!

TA DA!!

This giveaway (#15) includes a crystal clear embellished glass bottle ~ sans image this time ~ and a trio of French Perfume Bottle Notecards fashioned after some of my previously sold bottles! A natural progression from glass to paper :-)

The bottle is 5-3/4" high including the removable ball style glass topper and is complemented with pretty pink ribbon and vintage lace bows, vintage 1940's millinery rose, silk rosebuds, teensy ivory posies, a rhinestone flower and silvertone bow and heart charm.
Personally I love them empty and sparkling with the sun shining thru but you can fill with tiny buttons, pearls, beads, bath salts, etc.

The 3 ~ blank inside any occasion notecards ~ showcase some of our favorite Frances Brundage images. Two sweet Victorian girlies and the ever popular Southern Belle! They have ribbons, roses, a heart locket and mini skeleton key and a faceted crystal stopper. Just a hint of fine glitter for a bit of shimmer.

The original designs were created by me using vintage images, old graphics and some hand-drawn items too!

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The rules are simple and you have the option of receiving up to 4 ENTRIES!! At the end of the giveaway duration, each comment is numbered 1 thru ?? in order from the comments left on this Giveaway post only and the winner will be drawn AUGUST 15th using the Random Number Generator.

1. Leave a comment about this giveaway.
2. Become a new follower and then leave another comment here to let me know. If you are already one of my sweet followers just leave a comment and let me know you are an "oldie but goodie" :-)
3. If you post a link to this Giveaway on your own blog you will receive yet another entry! The link to this giveaway post is on my top Right sidebar. Just come back and leave another comment on this post that you did it!!
4. And for a 4th entry just add my regular bloggie link on your sidebar (or comment that it is already there!) ~ you can "grab my button" at my top left sidebar. And yes ~ sigh ~ you must leave yet another comment on this post so you will get another entry :-)
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Good Luck to all!!
Lynn

GiveAway Winner & what I've been up to

Greetings! I hope you are enjoying the same gorgeous ~ not so hot ~ summer day as we are here in Midwestern Illinois!

The winner for my embellished bottle giveaway is Debbie from Debbie-Dabble! Congratulations Debbie ~ I will contact you for your shipping info and hope you enjoy. Check out her inviting porch!

Please stop in again very soon for the next giveaway.

I have just finished up a batch of custom bottle orders for some special ladies at Victoria Rose Cottage and as you already know they are my very favorite things to create! They love the very foufy fancy ones!

I have been a busy busy bee and really need to get over to eBay and get some things listed before I run out of room HA! I had a really nice response to the smaller embellished bottles I made for eBay so have about 20 more to list . . .

 plus darling vintage lace patchwork pincushions . . .

(Update - all 5 of the pincushions are SOLD)

loads of original notecards sets which include hang/gift tags and cute teabag covers . . .

 and of course pillows . . .

I get caught up in the creating and forget about the biz part!

Hugs and Smiles,
Lynn

A "JUST BECAUSE" Giveaway For You!

Hello my dear bloggerly Friends! I hope you are well and enjoying a wonderful summer . . . in the garden ~ vacationing ~ or doing whatever brings you the most joy!

Guess what??!! I have another Giveaway for you and hope it is one you will want to enter!
It's a JUST BECAUSE Giveaway ~ no special occasion and just because I love making things for you :-)

This is Giveaway #14 which is for this pretty embellished bottle and one of my original notecards! I have quite a few new notecards finished and will be offering them soon!

The bottle is a tall one measuring 9-1/2" high including the crystal ball glass topper and is embellished with a big vintage pink millinery rose along with newer rosebuds and bitty blossoms, vintage lace and organza bows and a sparkling rhinestone heart charm. Note the band of sweet vintage image roses along the bottom :-)

The notecard is for lovers of tea and teacups and showcases 9 of my favorites on a background of lace with the sentiment "Tea is best when shared with friends". How true!
My photos look so good when I take them but once posted they look all grainy for some reason. I'll have to work on finding out what I'm doing wrong.

The rules are simple and you have the option of receiving 4 entries. Each comment is numbered 1 - ?? in order from the comments left on this Giveaway post only and the winner will be drawn June 30th using the Random Number Generator.

1. Leave a comment about this giveaway.
2. Become a new follower and then leave a comment here to let me know. If you are already one of my sweet followers just leave a comment and let me know you are an "oldie but goodie" :-)
3. If you post a link to this Giveaway on your own blog you will receive yet another entry! The link to this giveaway post is on my top Right sidebar. Just come back and leave another comment on this post that you did it!!
4. And for a 4th entry just add my regular bloggie link on your sidebar (or comment that it is already there!) ~ you can "grab my button" at my top left sidebar. And yes ~ sigh ~ you must leave yet another comment on this post so you will get another entry :-)

I thank you in advance for entering and wish you all a glorious day!

Hugs and Smiles,
Lynn

                                    

TEACUP TUESDAY with pretty pink roses

Many thank you's go to MARTHA and sweet TERRI for hosting this weekly Tea party! Click on either of their names to be wisked off to see more pretty teacups 'n' things :-)
If you haven't seen my latest giveaway please take a sec and stop over to this post and enter to win a pretty Frances Brundage pillow and embellished bottle!
Click HERE to see!

I chose one of my favorite pink rose teacups and teapots to share today. Can you imagine having an entire teaset of either of these sweeties?

The teacup is a thin, delicate, porcelain covered in soft pink roses. I love the shape of the handle and it looks kind of like a little heart! There are dainty scallops and hints of golden wash on the edges.
The tea pot has the cutest little cottage pink rosebuds scattered all about, with more gold touches. The "shell" shape design reminds me of a Grandmothers Flower Garden Quilt design!

The pot is marked SADLER ENGLAND on the bottom as is most of my favorite teapots! The cup and saucer has a makers mark pattern that I can not figure out and is signed M.Z. Austria with a handpainted 9. I hope you enjoyed my selections this week.
I have lots of new things going to my Ebay shoppe today so please take a peek if you'd like to see!
Enjoy a terrific Teacup Tuesday!!
Hugs and Smiles,
Lynn

Giveaway Winner & 500 Followers!!!

Hello all you sweet bloggerdoodlers! Thank you to those who entered my giveaway #11 for the Easter set! There were 134 entries and I entered the numbers in a random number generator and it chose #37 . . .

who is Rella from blog FAERIELUNA Congratulations Rella! I will contact you for your mailing information.

My first blog post was March 22, 2010 so it is almost a year and I have just reached my 500th follower!! Yippity Skippity that is so cool!! Thanks bunches to all who have visited me and decided to become a sweet follower! I appreciate it SEW MUCH!!
Now I think that calls for . . . Yep . . . ANOTHER Giveaway :-)

Giveaway #12 is for a charming cottage chic display or show towel that I made for you with a pretty pink terry cloth, yummy pink rose fabrics, a bit of lace, ribbon bow and a rhinestone heart charm. Folded as shown it measures 7" wide and hangs 12-1/2 to 13" over a towel bar. (total measurement is 18" x 25") Also included in the giveaway is a cute little apothecary jar with a reproduction vintage perfume label & embellished with pink parchment roses, ribbon and rhinestone heart charm, plus a matching notecard w/envelope and a gift/hang tag!

Such a sweet set to give or keep :-)

The rules are easy and you can have up to 4 entries. Leave a comment(s) on THIS POST only so if you leave 4 comments you have 4 times the chance of winning!! At the end of the giveaway, the comments are numbered in order 1-?? The winning number will be drawn on April 8th and hopefully will coordinate with one of your comments!
*1st entry ~ leave a general comment about the giveaway or anything you please.
*2nd entry ~ become of of my blog followers or let me know that you are already an "oldie but goodie"! Remember to leave another comment to recieve another entry.
*3rd entry ~ post the giveaway link shown on my top right sidebar, on your own blog sidebar and leave a comment again here to receive another entry.
*4th entry ~ post my Teacupstitches blog button (see my top left sidebar for the link) on your own bloggie sidebar and be sure to leave another comment on this post. If you are a sweetie and it's already there just leave a comment to say so.

See ~ it's easy peasy one ~ two ~ three~sy . . . I mean four~sy :-)

Good luck to everyone! While you are here won't you please click my ebay link at the top right sidebar and see whats new?

Hugs and Many Blessings,

P.S. My image hoster is down tonight so I hope to get my new items listed wednesday!

Sweet Embellished Bottle GIVEAWAY #5

Greetings my sweet bloggerdoodle buddies! Are you ready for another Give-A-way?! I hope so because I have one for you and it starts today!
This is Give-A-way #5 and is for another of my pretty embellished glass bottles. You can see more of my bottles that are for sale by clicking on my sidebar link to take you to Victoria Rose Cottage . . . they sell my wares under Designs by Lynn.
The label for this bottle features a portrait of a darling young girl painted over 100 years ago by the beloved artist Frances Brundage.


Isn't she cute with her wavy hair bowtied in a topknot and her lacy dress with flouncy ribbon shoulder bows. And she wears her best pearl necklace with sparkling jewel at the neckline.

Embellished with pretty millinery roses and blossoms, silvertone heart charm, pink ribbon bow, faux pearls and lots of rhinestone crystals. She measures 6-1/4" including the lucite and cork stopper.
So sweet to display with a collection of perfume bottles on your dresser, vanity table, bath shelf, etc . . . or mix in with your shabby chic collectibles on a shelf or in a cabinet.


This Giveaway runs from today 7-29 thru 8-29 and you have 4 chances to win. Good luck to all!

1. Become one of my sweet Followers for one entry . . . if you already are then you are automatically entered!!
2. Leave a comment on THIS POST for another entry - must be on this post or I'm not able to keep track of it.
3. If you post a link to this Giveaway on your own blog you will receive yet another entry! Just come back and leave another comment that you did it!!
4. And for a 4th entry just add my bloggie link on your sidebar ~ you can "grab my button" at my top left sidebar. And yes ~ sigh ~ you must leave yet another comment here so I can add you again :-)
   

Now how easy is that!


Thank you so much for your visit today!
Hugs and Smiles,

Lynn

Happy Anniversary to Me & GiveAway Extended

Hello my blogger friends!!

I'm back and hope you haven't forgotten me :-)
I can't believe that my last post was 2 weeks ago! Time sure flies when you're having fun they say . . . but when you are NOT having fun it sure drags!! I've been sick and then got food poisoning so have been having a yukkity yukko of a time :-( And to top it off I broke my glasses and wasn't able to get out to get new ones . . . oh when it rains it pours!
Anywho ~ I am better now and have lots of catching up to do . . . email box is overflowing and Victoria Rose Cottage custom orders are backed up . . . but my tummy is no longer doing flip flops so I'm raring to go!
I am extending the deadline for my CHRISTMAS IN JULY STOCKING GIVEAWAY for a week so you now have til July 21st to enter!
And then another one will begin :-)))

Dave and I are celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary today! We met in January 1979 and were married 7 months later, July 14, 1979 . . . and they said it would never last :-) Actually, no one ever said that and I believe that my family loves Dave more than they love me HA!! He's one of those kind of people that everyone likes! Especially me!
I love the above picture of us and would give just about anything to still have those skinny arms ~ giggle . . .

My Dad passed away in March of that year so my younger brother Bobby gave me away! Bobby was only 45 when he lost a 6 month fight with cancer 10 years ago and is now my sweet Guardian Angel . . . .

My Mom and Dad were both only children so our immediate family is kinda small with no aunts or uncles or cousins. This pic shows my Grandma Blanche, Bobby, Me, Dave, my Mom, my sisters Cindy and Lori.
Thanks so much for sharing some time with me today!!

Hugs and Smiles,

Lynn

TeaCup Tuesday #7 ~ Pink Roses

Greetings to all the Teacup lovers visiting for another Teacup Tuesday!
Give a big round of applause for MARTHA and TERRI for hosting this weekly Tea party! Click on either of their names to be wisked off to see more pretty teacups :-)

And please take a peek at my 2nd free GIVEAWAY! Just click HERE to see!

This week I chose a super sweet teacup and saucer to share with you! The transfer design~front and back~ has pink cabbage roses and little blue forget me nots - a classic combination!
I especially love the dainty curved handle and narrow base of the teacup. A perfect fit for my 3 teensie Steiff teddies to play Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod :-)
I found the well loved silverplate teaset at a favorite resale shop and my freshcut garden peonies, lambs ear and roses are very happy to be displayed in the teapot and creamer!
I'll showcase this 5.00 treasure set with some favorite finds I found last week in another post!

The teacup bouquet looks like it was applied upside down don't you think :-)

A sweet matching saucer

Makers Mark
Bone China
Taylor & Kent
Longton England
#6732 handwritten in gold
and
a happy dancing horse logo :-)

I hope you enjoyed my selection this week and please stop by for a visit again soon!

It's a Cottage Charm Giveaway!

I am so happy to have such wonderful ladies following my new blog and as a great big
THANK YOU I am participating in my very first COTTAGE CHARM GIVE-AWAY!!!
You may already know how much I LOVE to make embellished bottles and I created this one just for you! To be eligible to win her all you need to do is add your name to my list of FOLLOWERS along the right side of the BLOG and you are entered! If you are already on the list then you are all set. All names go in the hat and the winner will be chosen and announced on May 29th.
So on to the GIVE-AWAY :-)

The vintage image label features one of my favorite Maud Humphrey Victorian girlies with her sweet little smile and hat covered in pink cabbage roses. Including the removable topper the bottle measures 6" high and is embellished with the prettiest pink roses, millinery posies, vintage laces and ribbons, a silvertone heart charm and dazzling rhinestone and pearl sparklie! The bottle is empty but looks so sweet filled with little buttons, pearls, bath salts, etc on your dresser, vanity table or a shabby cottage shelf mixed in with your other lovely collectibles.
I hope this is something you'd like to have and I look forward to meeting you!!

Lynn