Pretty Petals

Its all about Pink

Have you heard of Pink Saturday? (Steph, why aren't you on this pink bandwagon?) anyway, I was visiting this girls blog and saw her GORGEOUS pink post and thought I might join in the fun.

Pink Saturday is hosted by this lovely blog... and there is a link to a list of blogs that participate although it is too late to add your name to the list for this week.

I had fun putting together this array of pinkness from my flickr photos...

have a pink day! xo heather

p.s.- thank you all SO SO much for your kind comments on my last post. wow!

EDIT~~ Something is up with the comments... for some reason the link is only working for some people. Just wanted to let you know incase you are trying to comment and you cant. I am not sure why that is happening!

A few little lovelies..

Last week I stopped at the antique store for a little peek and, of course, couldn't leave without a few lovelies.... this sweet vintage ballerina tutu was super dirty when I found it. I took a chance and soaked the layers of ruffles in some hot soapy water. It came out beautifully.  

Sometimes things that appear to be a little too worn in the store can have a whole new life with a little bit of fluffing.

This millinery flower is so pretty, crumpled and faded perfectly.

 

I also found this beautiful pink slip.. I love the ruffles along the bottom. I want to use them for something good. ;)

 

also found a few vintage posies... I just love the ones with velvet leaves.

 

and I added a new linen towel to my collection. I love to collect these and always throw them over my cupboard doors.

and how cuuuute is she?? I am LOVING that fur collar. What a little sweetie. I couldn't leave her behind either.

It is always fun to unpack new treasures when you get home and find just the right spot for them. ;)

xo Heather

As beautiful as a princess...

 

Today my husband and I went out to breakfast and he took me to a few antique shops. My Mom had the kids overnight (thank you Mom!) so it was sweet that he took me as I know how bored he gets with antiquing.

 I came across this gorgeous vintage dress that the lady told me was from the 1930s?? I am not sure but I know that I just LOVE it. I LOVE the color and it is my very favorite that I have found. It matches my room so perfectly with the bluish greenish color.

   

 

So pretty isn't it?

Tonight we are going to lay around in our pjs since I am not feeling so well and drink hot chocolate with the kiddies. It is a perfect valentines day!

Happy Valentines day to you too!

xo Heather

Marie Antoinette ~ Oh La La

Joy of Cupids Charm, is hosting a Marie Antoinette birthday Soiree today... and of course I had to join in!! hehe. 

Gotta love this girl.... I mean, the whole idea of her is so romantic. Young, beautiful, a great sense of style and grace, her tragic story... all the makings for a romantic novel isn't it???

The beauty of her life is so artistically inspiring. I love the colors and designs of that time in history. I am often reminded when I think of Marie Antoinette just how tragic her life really was, even though it seemed as if she had everything a girl desired. 

A little bit of history for you.... This portrait was sent from the Austrian Court to the future Louis XVI: it's the first portrait of Marie-Antoinette that Louis had ever seen.

AMazing huh?? Look how young she was in this portrait. She was basically traded to France at the age of 14 as an agreement of peace between Austria and France. At the age of 19 she became queen. Imagine what it must have been like for her to be queen at the age of 19? 

 

As some of you may remember, last year a few friends and I worked on an amazing project. We participated in a Marie Antoinette International round robin and our books literally traveled the whole way around the globe.

My book traveled first to England to my sweet friend Ginny... next to Natasha (who by the way is arriving here at my house in ONE week!!) in the Land Down Under... and then off to Holly in Oklahoma. I love to imagine it traveling all the way around the earth.

   

I thought I would share a few detail photos of some of my favorite pages. The work we put into these books was really quite rewarding in the end.

  

  

So I will let you in on a little secret... our books currently are with the Somerset Editors awaiting their debut in an exciting publication coming in April 2009... it is a special publication titled MARIE!!! Can you EVEN wait to see this beautiful publication??? You can find more info about it HERE. Lots and Lots of gorgeous artwork will be featured and I simply cannot wait to see it!! 

 

  Hope you have a wonderful week! I also wanted to say thank you all so much for such kindness about my artful blogging article. ;) 

Can't wait to visit all of the blogs for the Marie party! xoxo Heather

I was organizing a few of my photos on flickr.... and came across some of the pretty gowns and crinolines I have sold over the past year. I thought I would make a little mosaic of them.... looking at the photos makes me miss them all! haha

Well, the ruffled gloves I still have... ;)

Just a fun little fact about me ~ Even though I love to collect these beautiful ruffled confections, I really do not like to get dressed up at all.  lol

Fit for a Princess

 

Remember I told you I would be back with the gowns? Here they are... This baby is a 24 inch waist... that is SO tiny! I mean, who wore this??? A child??? I would so wear this to silver bella if I could... but since my arm might fit in there it isn't gonna happen...

  

SO Lily is happy to model it for us.. there is just nothing like a vintage 50s prom gown. This one looks just like Cinderella to me.

   

The fabric is a silk taffeta... so so beautiful.

 

Next is this sweet vintage gown... so flirty and fun... the style of this dress is just adorable.

 

It has the sweetest organdy swish skirt... just love to collect old gowns and wish I could keep them all. ;)

 

I also wanted to show you these pretty vintage wallpaper boxes I made...

 

 

They are like small hat boxes... just love em. I have added the gowns and these boxes to my shop tonight. I really loved making the boxes... they were fun and I enjoyed using my papers to make something pretty and useful.

I have this really special roll of wallpaper that I want to use on something "big" but I haven't figured exactly what yet. I keep looking and looking for a glass door cupboard so I can line the back with wallpaper but I can never seem to find just the right one.... so the search is still on.

SO I am off to bed now.... see you soon! xo Heather

A New Find

Found this beautiful vintage gown at the antique shop for a song.... I dressed her up a little bit.

 

added a big white millinery flower and a pretty brooch.. 

the chiffon tulle is really soft... and I adore this color!

 

just love to collect old gowns! I just wish I had more places to display them... so usually they each get their turn on display... when I am ready for a change I pull another one out.

 So what have you found lately??

xo Heather

Ruffles Ruffles

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend this weekend! Today is FINALLY a day full of sunshine...just a beautiful spring day. Lots of rain here lately in Pennsylvania. :) I have just been wandering around the house today not really doing much of anything productive.  Do you ever have those days where you just can't decide what to do with yourself? I found this bestest ever vintage crinoline skirt this weekend. I am so excited, never saw one with the top straps like this one. It makes it so nice for display because you can hang it on a hanger... I always have trouble finding a good spot for the skirt types. I am keeping it here on my door for now but hubby will surely get sick of passing through the big ruffles to get into our (already tiny) master bathroom! lol It will need to find a new home soon.

I need to catch up with everyone... my computer crashed over the weekend! Turns out it was the power supply box...so... $120.00 later we are back in business! I know that is nothing compared to what it could have been except this computer is only about a year old and already had to have the hard drive replaced and now this. crazy!

I am going to add some flea maket goodies to my website tonight. I took some photos today of some pretty things i have been gathering. (one thing I did get done today...lol) I have seriously been neglecting my poor little website! I really would love to add a few new things each day this week. I am going to try!! Oh and I have been experimenting with dying some gorgeous wide silk ribbons. They will be coming to my shop soon!! There is just NO other ribbon that I love more than pure silk ribbons...except maybe some old silk VELVET!! I looked high and low for some of the wider widths, not so easy to find in silk....here is a peek at one that I tea dyed. Love how it looks aged ever so slightly. I am going to try pink next. :)

Hope you are having a great day today! xo Heather