quick peeks The big junk market event is finally here! The fourth annual Junk Bonanza is in Shakopee, Minnesota — next door to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Over 100 juried vendors from across the country are selling amazing treasures — perfect for decorating in the vintage or “junk market style.” The extraordinary Ki Nassuer, co-editor of the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘cottage’
June 20, 2009
Forget-Me-Not
Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of Heaven, Blossom the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow goodbye blue sweetness The mercury is climbing past the 90 degree mark, and the humidity proclaims it is summertime. My sweet, little blue mouse ears–myosotis–are feeling pale. Whilst firefly fairies [...]
May 23, 2009
Night Magic
Pink cotton candy-esque flowering crab trees create magical evenings at Rose Cottage!
May 17, 2009
Savoring Violets {la partie une
An abundance of sweet spring violets are gathered and a violet infusion is made in la partie une (part one). La partie deux (part two) describes the amazing experience of making jelly from the violet blossoms.
April 1, 2009
Gifts of Spring
Sweet April showers bring May flowers and other “gifts of spring” to Rose Cottage Gardens and Farm.
February 20, 2009
Got Magic?…Believe…Bloom!
Creating new “magic” with the old in the everyday. Each of us has creativity to turn the ordinary into the extra-ordinary!
February 16, 2009
romantic millinery magic
Lovely vintage velvet, silk and linen millinery is designed into a romantic tieback for a cottage bedroom. An old Dutch Master painter is the inspiration for creating a voluptuous bouquet of roses and other flowers on a raspberry red buffalo check silk curtain. The results fill the room with renewed energy, color, texture and a country french inspired room! The results far exceeded my vision for the design. See what you think!
