Fabulous Etsy Finds!

If you haven't visited Etsy yet, you're missing out on some of the most unique shops featuring unique, hand crafted items. Below are just a few Items from one of my favorite Etsy sellers, Misses Kwitty's Cottage! Karen has a wonderful imagination and her items are always unique and distinct! You can also visit her blog at: http://misseskwitty.blogspot.com

Pink Is Ducky Goodie Bag


Feedsack Roses and Dots Drawstring Bag


Little Prissy Coaster for One

(I have purchased several of these great little coasters for my sister, mom and of course, myself!)

A Little Out of the Norm!

Every now and then, I TRY to venture out of my comfort zone just for a change. Here are a few more mousepads that I've listed in my Ebay store that are not my typical shabby pinks. Hope you like them!

Still Roses....But No Pink!
Pretty Peachy Pink Impressionistic Roses Mousepad
Deep Red Roses Mousepad

Thanks for indulging my "Show & Tell" this week. Have a great weekend everyone!!

New Shabby Sweet Items on Ebay

Here are a few new items that I've listed in my Ebay store:



Lovely Barefoot Roses Mousepad


Another Beautiful Mousepad from the Barefoot Roses Collection!


Shabby Sweet Travel Tissue Holder

Vintage VaVoom ~ New from Romantic Homes Magazine

While browsing Amazon, I came across this new book from the editors of Romantic Homes that I thought might interest you. While it won't be in stock until the end of December, it is available for pre-order now. I pre-ordered mine without knowing anything about it!! Trusting, aren't I? While Romantic Homes magazine has changed alot and I'm not quite the fan that I was in the past, I still thought this would probably be worth the purchase. Has anyone heard anything about the book yet?

Just click on the picture if you'd like to see more about it on Amazon.

Look What's New at Casual Cottage

I make fabric yo yo's from scraps when I'm watching tv. It makes me feel as though I'm not totally wasting my time. Now, I have more than I know what to do with, so I've listed a small group of 30 on Ebay. These are from some of my favorite fabrics from Heaven Can Wait and the Love and Hope Collection.



If you will scroll down the page a bit, you will see the picture of the porcelain pin tray that I was working on. Well, here it is finished. I think I should have just left the center of it white, put the gold trim on and been done with it! I decided to "embellish" a little by adding some washes of blue and yellow to the center, but to me, it just looks "muddy". One more thing about porcelain painting that I need to practice is backgrounds! This was actually going to be the first porcelain piece that I listed for sale.....my debut!! But.....I think this one will probably just stay here with me as a reminder that I have a long way to go! I'm learning that my obsessive compulsion to add just one more "touch" will not serve me well in porcelain painting.

Porcelain Painting

Many of you know that quite some time ago, I decided to try my hand at porcelain painting. Well....this has been somewhat of a love/hate affair! Not having a teacher, I have tried to do this by reading what I could from books. Not knowing what to expect after your piece comes out of the kiln after the first fire has been part of my problem. After the first fire, it still doesn't look like much and to a novice....looks like a failure! After months of trying, I finally have a piece that I'm "somewhat" happy with and wanted to share it with you.

I wish I had taken a pic after the first fire, but wasn't thinking about posting it on my blog at that time, so this is after the second fire. It's a small pin tray. I still have much more work to do on it, but this will give you an idea of the direction I'm headed with it. I'll post more pics after the next fire.

Current Ebay Auctions

The Painting Ebay Pretty Ebay Auctions for a Cure went off without a hitch last night and will run through Sunday, Oct 21. Please stop by and take a close up view of all the pretties that were donated by this fabulous group of artists and crafters. Here is my donation to the cause:

Shabby Sweet Chickadees on a Rose Branch


Another great item, for a very affordable price, are the banners that are being sold for only $5. These banners can be displayed on your auction pages, websites, Me pages or blogs. Each donation adds up and we at P.E.P appreciate your support!