It's beginning to look alot like Christmas

Christmas Sneak Peak!

Here is a little sneak peak of this years Christmas arrivals!

Wendy Addison ornaments and more!

Champagne and Ivory velvet thistle branches ~ Silver ball and bead garland!

Christmas French theme boxes ~ Oh MY! TDF!

And what is the season, without our fine feathered friends!

Believe me when I say, I do not mean to taunting and worry you, but we all know that Christmas looms nearer everyday! It is the holiday with much beauty and inspiration making Christmas my favorite day of the year! It's the day children dream of and my youngest has already started his list! Oh my goodness ~ not yet ~ I said, but he fore warns me of how quickly it will come! I am dreaming of a White Christmas, with tones of silver, gold with warm neutral tones and maybe just a splash of vintage Christmas green and red here and there! Who am I kidding ~ I can't wait for Christmas either! But I will try and hold out until Halloween has passed!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maureen 

Outside Antique Flea & Cottage Sale ~ Satuday, September 18th

The annual Fall Outside Antique Flea & Cottage Sale is set for Saturday, September 18th.
This time we will start at 9:00am! Again we will have some returning vendors and some new as well! I can't wait to see all of he wonderful treasures that await us all. The front area is booked full and perhaps next time we will extend it to the back as well! The bigger the better is what I always say. (If you or someone you that know  is interested in joining us in the sale let me know (817-595-4040)
The Cottage will be open and all inside inventory will be on sale! So come inside after you have shopped the flea market and have some refreshments while shopping inside.  Ask about the door prize drawing when you check out. And right next to the check out you will find the samples of the most recent Tutelage & Workshops currently available!

An Update:

Tutelage & Workshops!

Next two workshops are Elements of Collage with Lisa McIlvain Saturday, September 11th from 9:30am to 1:00 pm with 2 seats available and then at 2:00pm Linda Kinnaird Jewelry, Introduction to metal stamping (sterling earrings) from 2:00pm - 4:00pm with 2 seats available!

Check out the workshop blog for all of the details http://cottagepanacheworkshops.blogspot.com/

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Maureen

Scripts, Pics & Lucious Scraps, Stitched, Glued & Artfully Placed...

Thursday night Lisa McIlvain debuted with her Elements of Collage Workshop here at Cottage Panache! I wasn't able to get a close up of her sweet little  boxes that she decorated for each of her students but here is a couple of pics of the table pre-arrival of the girls!

Pictures went on hold as one by one our guests arrived, the first at 6:00 and the rest followed immediately  (I know they were anxious as all get out!!!)

In the little decorated boxes from Lisa were some of the elements that she gathered and the tiny shoes that Dawn of http://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/ constructed. So precious ~ some of pale pink satin and others from soft textured fabric resembling burlap! Lisa mentioned that Dawn is going to be offering an online tutorial for the tiny shoes!  Her tutorial are only $5.00 ~ what a deal!

The studio has a mere six seats at the table and all in attendancde were listening eagerly for Lisa's delivery of her Ellements of Collage.

Time flew by so quickly as everyone chose their elements from the vast array that Lisa provided them. Gorgeous lace, scripts and pics from vintage books, bits and baubles and other vintage treasures.  All were intent on placing their elements perfectly in place.

Then glued and stitched into place!

Jan's finished collage had a bird theme.

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Erica's collage theme was centered around the sweet cabinet photo of a blonde curly locked little girl!

I wish I had gotten a better picture of Lori's ~ check out her own post featuring her collage on http://katiesrosecottage.blogspot.com/

Susan chose a pink theme and it was just beautiful also!

I can hardly wait for Lisa's next workshop~her soldering bottles.

They are over the top and were featured in the article that she wrote for Somerset Studio

Magazine.

I talked to Lisa today and she and I thought a Sunday  time for aClass for her bottles.

I will be posting the details on the workshop blog very soon.

I will post some pictures of the studio/classroom tomorrow and days to come while I add a few more finishing touches!

Thanks for stopping by

and have a great blessed weekend!

Hugs

Maureen

If you know Linda like I know Linda...

Oh, oh, oh what a (talented) gal...Linda Kinnaird is ~ On September 11th at 2:00pm to 4:00pm, after Lisa's collage workshop Linda will be tutoring her knowledge of metal stamping in her Introduction of Metal stamping. Everyone will take home with them a very stylish pair of silver earrings with tiny little fleur-de-lis (my favorite frenchy motif)! If only I were not going to be stuck at the register I would be there making my pair! Shucks ~ maybe Linda will give me a private lesson someday! These earrings will go with everything and what a perfect gift they would be also.

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?

There are 4 spaces left in her metal stamping workshop ~

I know that everyone will love these earrings!

Next time you're in be sure to check out all of Linda's jewelry designs at Cottage Panache.

These are two creations by Linda Kinnaird Jewelry! Linda works full time and still finds time to designs and create on a regular basis, not to mention her continued education of jewelry design. Recently investing her time and money in yet another art ~firing her own glass beads! 

Soon I will post some pictures of the studio ~ where myself, instuctors like Linda and Lisa, and our students will join together to create til our hearts content! Join us won't you ~ many new classes to come!

Thanks for visiting!

Maureen