Michele's Treasures, Teacups, & Tumbling Rose Cottage

I finally finished these brooches.  I had wanted to play with transfer paper and have been very pleased with the results. The images are...

The December 2015 issue of Romantic Homes magazine is out, and the Shabby Cottage Shops ad looks great! There is my little diorama ornam...

One thing I just love about the warmer weather is getting out to sales...yard sales, garage sales, flea markets, and barn sales.  Tha...

We girls were out doing our antique mall/thrift shop hop last Saturday.  The guys were busy, so off we went.  There weren't too many goo...

....Spring is definitely on my mind.  We received several inches of snow this week.  Ugh!  I guess we won't have to worry about getting ...

Just added these to my shop .  They are little--1 inch or less in size--and are made of felt and pearly white glass beads.  They are...

Tobi at the The Pink Pixie Forest has encouraged us to write a post with what we've created as a result of a Pinterest inspiration...a ...

I love tea and anything associated with it...as you know.  This little pin was great fun to stitch.  Do you like the steam coming from the...

As promised, here is what I've done with some of the beautiful pieces of sea glass that we found in Maine.  I made push pins out of the...

It's the last full month of summer, and I'm taking some time off from blogging and my shop for just a few weeks to enjoy the sun, th...

It was a great opportunity to work with a lady who asked me through my Etsy shop to do a special order for her.  She had some white sandals ...

I've added a few new embellished perfume bottles to my shop.  These two came out well, and I really do like them.  One has a black on gr...

I REALLY didn't want to start thinking of fall yet.  However, I have had to lately.  All of our school curriculum has been chosen, ord...

I'm always trying to think up new ideas for my vintage jewelry stash pieces.  The idea of embellishing some ID/badge reels/clips came to...

It took me a little while to think this through and complete, but it is finally done.  I had always wanted to embellish something like a pur...

I had great fun collecting the vintage pieces to make these vintage image thumbtacks/push pins. I made a set for hubby for the bulletin boar...

Well, I am! Burrrr...this Wisconsin morning is a frigid one. I did an Etsy treasury called Destination Tropics featuring all sorts of tropic...