The Scented Cottage®Studio

My sweet swap partner Tabitha,  http://creativewingsboutique.blogspot.com sent not one, not two...but four beautiful rosettes AND some felted beads !  I LOVE the rosettes and how she blended burlap with beautiful pink "fancy".  She also sent me a wonderful cherub that was too shy t…

I recently read a blog that had posted about how she hated to read about "old ladies and their cats".  So, if by any chance the owner of that blog is reading this blog you will want to RUN not walk outta here...because I am an old lady and this is a cat post.  Fair warning I think.  Let…

You will Need: Styrofoam balls...you can find them in a bag in different sizes in the Dollar Tree or one size packs at Hobby Lobby.  Of course the Dollar Tree has the right price and also the different sizes in one bag.  I also found long "tubes" of styrofoam at Hobby Lobby to…

This Friday, I'll give you an easy way to make fake hard candies.  You can use them to make a wreath or just to put in a container to look pretty.  My mother had saved the candy tin I put on my kitchen hutch and wanted to make something to go with it. That's how I came up with the hard cand…

While working on my rosettes for the swap I thought I would show ya'll a very easy no sew way to make them. You will need double edge wired ribbon, glue, scissors and a small bit of felt. Cut felt into approx 1" circle. Cut ribbon into one 9" length and one 12" leng…

The theme for this months card was orange, and when I learned that Donna from Brynwood Needleworks http://www.brynwoodneedleworks.blogspot.com was my partner I KNEW I was going to get something exquisite.  If you visit her blog she explains how she created it...I'm just gonna let you take in h…

Cassandra from Cassandras Artful Adventures hosted a bead swap.  It was a lot of fun and we all got some fabulous goodies.  We had three partners to swap with and I got three of the BEST.  Thank-you Cassandra!  You can click on the photos to enlarge them. Rhonda sent this beautiful box filled wit…

The gift for one sweet follower for August will be this small comb and mirror set.  The comb is blue and pulls out of the holder.  Both pieces have raised scenes on them.   If you wish to have two chances just leave a comment and I will enter you twice. My son just had a birthday and I am going t…

Barb at http://barbsgoodlife.blogspot.com is hosting her second annual Rooster Show off .  Swing on by her blog and visit the participants (listed on her sidebar) to see their wonderful roosters.  I love seeing how they are displayed and all the different types.  Most of mine are in my kitchen.  S…