The Shabby Cottage Shops Christmas Spirit Has Something For Everybody!

It's so nice and makes you feel warm and fuzzy when you see Christmas Giveaways that actually give you a chance to win items that are Beautiful and items anybody would love to add to their home collections. This year Shabby Cottage Shops has a Christmas Tree Hunt where you can win one of 6 $25 Gift Certificates to spend at the Shabby Cottage Shops. You can enter and visit all of the fun by clicking on the link below and/or any of the Shabby Cottage Shops banners to the left to visit the different catagories.

You will find something at the Shabby Cottage Shops for everyone on your shopping list this year, you will find Paris Flea Market Items, Beautiful Shabby Chic and Paris Christmas Tree Ornaments, vintage inspired jewelry, custom French pillows, all types of French style home decor, Paris Apartment Style finds, and even pretty Paris gift tags!!! You can shop til you drop! Come see all the Beautiful Shops at Shabby Cottage Shops!!!

The Smell of Fall is here......

When October hits I'm usually only focused on the one Holiday on the last day of the month, which happens to also be my sister-in-laws birthday, and lots of parties and fun for our family. When October hits you can bet I'm running like crazy .......I'm usually baking, ordering costumes, attending lots of parties, and not even thinking one day ahead of Halloween, but not this year! I'm so ready for all of the chaos and already looking forward to Christmas. We have a big Family Reunion next month which I'm very excited about as well. For some reason it's strange this year, I've never been a person who has made a New Year Resolution but I'm guessing I'm feeling what a person feels when they make a very serious New Year's Resolution.......only it's October! With so much going on I have filled my calendar and inspiration board full for the next three months. What have I done?
I am also excited to have joined all the beautiful shops at Shabby Cottage Shops and am enjoying getting to know all of them. You can visit the shops by clicking on the link in the top left side bar. I have some new designs and projects to share and some new listings in the Boutique that I will be adding little by little as they are finished.
Please come by as often as you can, and don't forget about the SCS Christmas Giveaway where I'm giving a beautiful Paris Flea Market Find of which you can see by clicking on the Christmas Shoppe Page.
Have a "BELLA" Day!!!

Some of the New Romantics for Summer

 

In between many things this summer (kids out of school, 1 yr old, and more) lol....I've managed to find time to design some new Bird Cages for the Wedding Card Holders and Romantic Home Decor.......the Bella Home Designs!!!

More to come soon........

Love the NEST.....

                                                                                   

It's that time of year when you see pictures of eggs and bunnies, although bunnies do not lay eggs, but we often don't picture the Hen or the mama birds much, just think about it for a minute........

My papa used to have a hen farm and every morning in the summer as a little girl of 5 and 6 I would help him collect eggs and feed them. I used to love throwing the seeds out for them and watch them run over and peck and pick as many as they could before Mr. Rooster came to rule the yard. Fun memories for sure.

I love birds and pictures of nests. In recent years my husband and I have seen some beautiful moments at the lake house with the Eagles and watching their nests. We love to go out on the boat and look for any new faces and nests around the lake every spring. It's amazing how they watch over the nest as the other is out on the hunt for food, after a while the female screams for her companion and he comes, Wow! Imagine that ladies.....lol..... We have some amazing pictures as we have watched them build, protect, teach their young, hunt, and mate over the years and I thought I would share a few of our private collection.........      

I really love Nests.........especially French Country Nests......

there isn't anything more calming to the soul than to have that special place that gives you peace, love, joy, solitude, and even more inspiration than you thought was possible......

                                                                              
in your everyday duties and quests as you nurture, grow, and protect it......it's the place you want to grow old, the place family always comes back to and never wants to leave.......

                                             

 It's Your NEST....... A Place Called Home!

Petite Shabby Chic Candle Holders add Big Romance and Character......

These Petite Candelabra's have found a new purpose as Shabby French Cottage Decor......they were once silver and looked so plain to me, sitting in a bucket on a table at a Flea Market in Alameda, one look and I knew exactly what to..... I took them in and right away I painted them my favorite "Cottage White", I added some Antique French Crystals I had been hanging onto because I knew I would find something to hang them from someday, and Voila!  Magnifique!!!

I found the small tapers to fit them at a little country candle shop in the Sierra's, you can find them you just have to look. I love these Candleabras sitting on a Bath Tray or you could even use them as Table number Holders at a Small French Country Party or Shower with some flowers around them, they have so many uses and they are one of my Favorites, they may be small but they sure make a Big Statement.

It's funny how some of us don't even see things as they sit, we are already thinking of what they can be as repurposed items we love. I have been this way ever since I can remember and it's the thrill of the hunt that is so exciting to me........

New Goodies in the design studio.....

Here are some new things, just thought I would share. For now they have to be bought on my Etsy site but I'm in the process of getting the website up and running so that I can provide a store this way! Can't Wait.....These things take time, and I didn't realize how much of it :)