Burlap Tree

Hi all!!
Just wanted to show you what I have been working on lately.
This burlap tree, although took many hours of work, I think the look was worth it.
I have been making a lot of Christmas items for the shops, but to be honest I forgot to take photos before they left my house. I normally always photograph my stuff, but for some crazy reason (like they had to be done yesterday) I forgot.
So before this tree goes bye bye here it is.
I hope you are all having a great week!! Have a nice weekend!!
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

Pre Mess

Hi all!
Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving. We had a great time. A lot of good food and good family!!
These are some photos of the pre dinnertime. After, not as pretty!!
Now everything is cleaned, put away, and the house is getting ready for Christmas.
We have the lights up outside, and the decorations have been brought in. I just need a tree and time to decorate.
Of course there are always a few glitches. I decided we needed some new reindeer for outside as ours were getting very old and worn out. We went out and bought 2 new ones, my husband spent a very long time putting up lights, putting together the new reindeer, only to find out the big one does not work. We checked all possible reasons, but it's a defective one.
So off the the Do It Center where we bought it to get another one. We will see how this one goes.
We have been having very cold weather for Southern California. Yay!! It makes it feel like Christmas.
Have a wonderful week.
Chat again soon.
Love,
Rosemary

Getting Ready for Turkey Day!

Hi all!!!
Missed all of you! I'm finally out from under a mountain of glitter.
I'm now getting ready for Thanksgiving!! I'm hosting the big day!! I started decorating today and wanted to snap a few photos for you to see.
I'm using a piece of burlap for my table. It makes a great tablecloth. It's inexpensive and after the big day, you can cut it up to make other things. This is the first time I will be using my new farm table.
For my centerpiece I lined an old galvanized tub with some burlap, added some corn, gourds and a beautiful pumpkin that I purchased at the barn sale back in October.
I will be adding some flowers on Wednesday. So far I'm really liking it. I redid my fireplace today too!! I have been wanting to do that for awhile now. Just haven't had the time. Pretty soon it will be time to redo it again for Christmas!!
I hope you all have a great week, and I will try to get around and visit your blogs.
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!
Love,
Rosemary

Gobble Gobble!

Hi all!
Can't believe I haven't blogged in 15 days!!!
I have been busier than ever before. I have been working non stop on orders.
I'm also hosting house guests and Thanksgiving dinner. If you have been wondering where I am, I'm in my studio still under a giant pile of glitter.
We are also getting ready to have baby Jake overnight for the first time this weekend. He will be 14 months old on Sunday. Where has that time gone?
I have added another turkey for you to use if you would like. Just click and save.
I hope you are all doing well. I really miss all of your wonderful blogs. I'm sure I have been missing a lot of great ideas for the holidays. I hope to get back to a regular blog schedule soon.
Have a really great week.
Hope we can chat soon.
Love,
Rosemary
PS, Please visit the Agoura Antique Mart on my favorite places and the Agoura Antique Mart blog on my favorite blogs. Just look on my sidebar for both.
Also check this out, 25 decorating tips for the holidays decorating http://www.interiordesigndegree.net/25-tips-articles-and-blogs-to-guide-your-holidaydecorating/ -

Turkey Day On The Way

Hi all!
Hope you had a Happy Halloween!! We had about 250 kids!!!
I just added a Christmas counter to my side bar, I couldn't find a Thanksgiving one.
Anyway, the Halloween is coming down and the turkey decor is going up. I love the fall and Thanksgiving!!!
I am very busy in my studio working on Christmas orders so while I'm up to my elbows in glitter, I'm thinking about you and your wonderful blogs.
Please feel free to click on the Thanksgiving graphic and use it if you want. It would make pretty place cards or a banner or notes for Thanksgiving.
Enjoy your week, and don't eat too much candy!!
Love,
Rosemary

Hooked on Healdsburg Houses

Hi all!
Hope you had a nice week. I have been swamped here with Christmas work. It will continue for a few more weeks, so if I don't get around to visit I'm so sorry. Miss you all.
Here are more houses from my trip to Northern California. This town has the cutest houses. I took a morning walk with my husband and I couldn't stop snapping these pics.
I hope you all have a very Happy Halloween on Sunday! It seems like it was just summer and now it's Halloween. Where does the time go?
The cutest picture of all here is of my daughter holding baby Jake in his Super Mario costume. We all went to Boo at the Zoo last Sat. at the Santa Barbara Zoo.
They have a really fun thing for the kids, and they all wear their costumes.
Have fun, eat candy, and have a spooky time!
Chat again soon.
xo,
Rosemary

rosespetitemaison meets mypetitemaison

Hi all!!
Back from a whirlwind vacation to Northern California!!
My husband and I traveled to Northern California for a little anniversary trip.
That is why I have been MIA from the blogs.
We had a wonderful time visiting family, and visiting new friends.
I will do another post about wine country soon.
This post is dedicated to all things fun and spooky.
I have been visiting Tracie's blog for quite some time now. We enjoy the same kinds of French flea market items, foods, movies, and all things spooky. So why not get together for the first time and go on a Sonoma Ghost tour. Our husbands were on board too. The first night we got up to the town Tracie lives in, we walked around the cutest town square, and took a short walk to meet Tracie and her husband Shane for dinner. Tracie and I hit it off right away and couldn't stop chatting long enough to even look at the menu. We are two peas in a pod for sure. Our husband's enjoyed chatting as well. We had a lovely meal together, and planned for the next day.
I had previously arranged a tour with Carla Heine of Sonoma Ghost Tours. You see, my husband and I like to watch Samantha Brown on the Travel Channel. We saw her take the tour and I was hooked. I told Tracie about it, and she is like me, we love spooky stuff, and Halloween. So we were to meet Carla in front of the Sonoma City Hall for our late afternoon tour. The city hall built in the 1800's was amazing.
In the photos, you see a few of the haunted places we visited. The big white house was a sea captain's home complete with the widows walk. Just like in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. The no trespassing signs you see are on an old house that has been boarded up since the 1940's. Amazing, and spooky. Apparently the contents is all inside, right down to the china and silverware.
As you can see, from the photos, Tracie and I with Carla our tour guide. Tracie blond, me not blond. Carla in the middle, has lived in Sonoma her entire life and knows it and the history so well. If you ever get a chance take the tour. Just google Sonoma ghosts!
One photo is of the husbands and Carla. My husband on the left, Tracie's on the right.
After the 2 hour tour, we all had a wonderful dinner together.
Tracie and I hope to get together sometime again in the future. Meanwhile we will have to email and visit each others blogs.
Please visit my blog later in the week for more fun in Northern California.
I did a whole walk just snapping photos of old homes in Healdsburg California. It's like hooked on houses.
Enjoy your Sunday and the week ahead.
Had fun, but glad to be back home. I have so many new orders to fill for Christmas, if there are any elves out there, please show up at my house tomorrow.
Love,
Rosemary
PS, we celebrated our 34TH anniversary yesterday Oct 23rd.