Upcycled this Vintage Keepsake

Upcycled this Vintage Keepsake into a useable item..Vintage pin cushion~~~using lace/crochet trims, buttons -tea stained tattered roses, a great addition to my sewing room~Remember Repurpose/upcycle~

Sharing a "How To"...Project on this wet dreary day. Teacup pin cushion...this teacup was just sitting on a shelf.. I added kitty litter to a baggie..hot glued the bag inside the cup. sewed stuffing in a ball, covered with a pretty rose fabric, hot glued the ball to inside of cup. Glued cup and saucer together. added a few trims, a tattered scrap of crochet to the saucer.hot glued a few old buttons, and my mother's thimble to the scrap of crochet..

Vintage Roses Christmas CD

.. Beautiful Vintage Roses Christmas CD #24.95 300 psp files ~~ Have Blessed Holiday Season If pay pal does not work..my pay pal address is teashopechest@aol.com - Vintage Roses Christmas CD CD-download now available -$24.95 Colors soft pastels-victorian colors-- This collection will have a beautiful Christmas cards Beautiful Christmas Tree collages with lady tree vintage toys --victorian boots,roses and more rose collages.. lots of dolls,santas.skaters, rocking horse, bears~ ©Tea's Hope Chest--

Rubber Stamping a Sheet~

Hubby watching football...so I'm a creating~~ my favorite pasttime....have any old sheets..soft worn out sheets.....grab em and start ripping.....now to "Pretty" the strips up.....stamps... best thing that ever happened....Love em~ Hobby Lobby has the acid free ink pads for 2.99 a sheet of paris stamps for 6.99.....stamp the strips....take a foam brush rub over the ink pad.( I used a brown ink pad)----brush the stamped strips... till you get the Vintage look that appeals to you....the strips can becut.. and added to your projects...I love Paris Stamps~

OOAK~~ Tattered Victorian Paris Stocking--

OOAK~~ Tattered Victorian Paris Stocking-- Paris cotton fabric--

trimed in vintage tea stained tattered laces- paper roses, hand knotted roses- tattered lace patch with knotted rag-- --

hand stamped Paris linen patch...hangs with jute string- -a touch of Bling- -vial of my homemade rose oil attached with a scrap of tattered lace with a rose bud-to scent the stocking~ rose scented great to hang anywhere for

The Paris Lovers~stocking measure 25 inches from top to toe--~~ Listed in my Etsy Shoppe Tea's Vintage Rags https://www.facebook.com/VintageRags

OOAK Victorian Roses hanger--

OOAK Victorian Roses hanger--

- beautiful textile adorned with tattered roses.vintage crochet,satin ,buttons- tattered trims. shabby laces - Hang your jewerly on it,pin cards-and keepsakes you treasure ~ rose petals scented in a lacy bag inside--(Listed in my Etsy Shoppe)

Old Country Rose Shabby Chic Stocking

Old Country Tattered Rose Shabby Chic Stocking~ Created with vintage laces,trims,buttons, tattered roses~ scrunched tattered rags hang down the side of stocking--lined with a vintage rose fabric- rose and tattered lace at the heel--on the toe is a tattered knotted rose -back is as pretty as the front-- Memories- linen hand stamped- patch with knotted roses-- A Treasure to hng all year~~scented with rose oil ~

Creating a dressmaker cover for my dressmaker

Creating a dressmaker cover for my dressmaker...

Vintage dress-

Rose created form a old silk skirt, cut petals-hold over candle to curl

Roses created from Tattered strips of silk

cbck of the dressmaker's Outfit..roses with ribbon ties.

A Big Old Happy Fall Ya'LL from Tennessee~

A time for new beginnings, Autumn makes you want to get out and enjoy life, yard sales, pumpkin patches crunchy leaves and warm sweaters--spiffing up the house for the cold days ahead, upstairs doors and windows open, cool breeze all through the house, I finally finished painting both the porches, which I might add was a long hard process. Cinnamon chipole great nice cinny color. makes my porches just pop~

Coffee this morning sitting on the top verenda...the mountain is changing her colors, the geese flying over heading on down South~ A few touches of Fall on the porches ,

My old scarecrow is getting a bit ragged, she still has a few years to go.

front door wreath bursting with color,

love the baby rose buds in fall colors~

A Big Old Happy Fall Ya'LL from Tennessee~

Vintage Dressmaker

Creating a dressmaker cover for my dressmaker...

Vintage dress-

Victorian CardPocket OOAK~

Victorian Card Pocket~*^~

OOAK~~beautiful tattered roses card pocket,tuck your cards into this sweet *^~memories~pocket,created with Paris fabric-found the fabric at Hobby Lobby~ nice heavy fabric, be great for many projects~

trimed in tattered trims crochet and lace~bow ties on the sides-and Bling~~ https://www.etsy.com/listing/162086739/victorian-card-pocket-ooak

Keepsakes PinKeep~

Spending time sewing creating for my Etsy Shoppe~ Sweet little tattered hanger for cards, treasures, jewerly.. pretty to hang in your dressing room. great to display your jewelry~

My Etsy Shoppe~

OOAK~ Gorgeous~sweet cream crochet "Doo Rag"~

OOAK~ Gorgeous~sweet cream crochet "Doo Rag"~hand sewn shaped ~DOO~ ,large knotted crochet rose with vintage crochet, tiny seed beads nestled at the crown,.vintage rhinestone pin adorns this gorgeous treasure~~~.hand knotted roses with baby silk roses across the crown, long layered crochet hangs down your back .....front has layered crochet trims to softly touch the brow~.this doo rag is preshaped and hand sewn

Hand rolled crochet rose on the back~

sweet baby roses adorn the top

OOAK~ Crochet Doo Rag sold in my Etsy Shoppe~

Lacey Chemise for my dressmaker~*^

Working on the straps on the chemise. .hand sewing tattered scraps. many of my pretty scraps are from vintage dresses, the little pink rose is from a lace dress I found at a resale shop, so many scraps can be found you just need to dig in the clutter at a resale shoppe~
I am creating this sweet tattered lace chemise for my dressmaker.. have a gorgeous lace skirt to add..I Cut the lace skirt off the bottom of a out of date dress, lace is awesome..next update soon on my Facebook site~

Vintage Inspired Paris gift tags~

can be found in my Etsy Shoppe~~Etsy Shop~ Visit my FaceBook Vintage Shopefor the Sweet Hat Box Giveaway~GIVEAWAY~~~read the rules please

Love Of Roses Cake~

Love of Roses~I love anything roses,I also have a sweet "Hubby" that is always on the search for a "unique" rose item.
Woke up one morning and a pretty package was sitting on the counter, cardboard box with a Victorian Trading Co. "Fragile" tag on the top,

Now I love these old brown boxes and when the tag has that fragile tag..OH I know it is a treat~
My favorite shoppe is VTC~
Opened the box.. "A" rose cake pan, heavy duty and I could not wait to bake a cake.
Have you ever seen anything as pretty as this Rose Cake.

Next time I bake the cake, I will add a pretty rose icing~

Apple Cobbler~

I love to bake on a rainy day, and it is storming here in Tennessee.
Good time to bake
I will share the recipe in case you want to make a "sweet" treat.
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Apple Cobbler
6 medium size cooking apples
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup water
1 stick butter cut into cubes
add to a 9x9 baking dish
bake apples in the oven till golden brown
Cobbler Crust
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour,
plus extra for rolling
1 cup (2 sticks ) butter,
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
6 to 8 Tbsp ice water
crumble together till small ball
knead together, roll out on floured surface,
cut into strips
I butter my baking pan
add half the cobbler strips
bake till brown
add a layer of cream cheese -
add the baked apples
add the remaining strips sprinkle with sugar
bake till golden brown

Grandmother's Birthday and her old walking stick~

................ Today my Thoughts of Granny~~ So many times I think of granny, as I get older I find myself looking back on her life and seeing myself, somewhat like a shadow of another life~ Granny's love of quilting was instilled in me at a very early age,many times I have sat quietly sewing/quilting and see my mama and granny as they sat and quilted. As the years went by granny's eyesight wasn't so good any more, I threaded her needles but her stitch never wavered.always 7 stitches per inch in her quilts. Just recently at my daughters birthday I made grannys "yellow taters"..as I was preparing the dish. My mind went back to age 6 or 7 seeing granny walk from the bus stop, carrying an old paper bag with "fixing" for her yellow taters. The little things means so much now~ Memories are "keepers of the soul~ Autumn memories Falling Leaves~The Old Walking Stick~August.17,2011 Feeding the birds this morning, the old oak tree was shedding her leaves, the mountain has a mist,the garden with orange pumkins on the vines, the farmers almanac says it's going to be a cold winter. If you watch nature it will surely tell you of the changing seasons. From the past a memory flashes in my mind, of a day long ago when my grandmother and I were walking in the woods,(she loved to walk in the woods) "She said" the sound in woods rested her soul, I know what granny meant now~ As we walked she picked old branches up for her walking sticks. She had a collection of the old snarled sticks on her porch,some worn with age. My grandmother was a woman of her times. After all "Time doesn't change too much," today I am much like my grandmother, as I take my walks in the woods I gather old walking sticks. The mountain is changing,to shades of Autumn. After the funeral, dividing up Grandmothers things. We gathered at "grannys" house after the funeral, many of us had a long road home. This would be our last time we would spend with granny, The old house lingered with "Channel #5 perfume" her sewing basket sat by her rocking chair, a teacup up-turned in a saucer,waiting for evening tea. As I walked through grannys house, it surrounded me with love. It also echoed a stillness, a hollow feeling, something was misiing. I remembered so many happy times,I spent here. I sat down in grannys rocker picked up her sewing basket, "What had she been sewing?" A "Sampler" oh how dainty and pretty,"I thought". Should I chose this from her treasures? Maybe someone else will want it? As I sat the basket down, I thought, "I will wait to see if anyone shows interest ". As they spoke softly, I knew their hearts were broken, The chain that held the family together was broken, Where do we go for Sunday Dinner? Who will have Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.? Who will teach Sunday school.'? How do we walk up to her door and 'No one responds'? How do we go on without Granny.? As I sat on her porch, "I thought"the chain is broken, but her "Memories will last a Lifetime". I picked up her old worn walking stick, opened the door, the sewing basket was still where I sat it. I suppose granny wanted me to have it..smile~ Copyright to Tea's Hope Chest