The Scented Cottage®Studio

Carol, The Polka Dot Closet, recently posted about making doily trees...a wonderful shabby idea with lots of room for creativity...visit here The Polka Dot Closet   to see her beautiful creation and get instructions.   this reminded me that when we lived in Pensacola we used to go to Mobile to a tr…

Please join me as I join Lynn at   The Vintage Nest along with many others as we give our thanks ... the first and most important thing I am grateful for is my God, my Jesus, the Holy Spirit and ministering angels and the many, many blessings I have undeservedly received.  For the people who h…

This month my partner was Michele.  She doesn't have a blog ... yet :))  as soon as she does I will let ya'll know and I hope you will go visit.  This month we were to do what ever we wanted to and sweet Michele sent me this wonderful card that reminded me I needed to stop and take some t…

Today we stop and honor our Veterans ... thank you for serving and protecting.

This Tuesday participating shops at Shabby Lane will feature "Christmas Tea".  These are some of the items that will be in the Scented Cottage Studio.  Sweet little tags with pewter charms...a precious teacup and teapot that has a lid that opens.  A wonderful mercury glass or silver l…

Busy season hits and I am like a deer in the headlights !   HOW did it get to be November already???  I always have such great plans to be caught up, have things photographed, created etc. and every year I am stunned that the holiday season is here.   I really, really need a keeper. :)) Look at t…

Sweet Mya from Elbows on My Windowsill  said she hoped I would show some of the items that followed me home from my visit in Virginia and I'm happy to share. . But first let me say that if you haven't visited Mya's blog click on that link above.  You are in for a delight.  Mya…

Our first swap with the Bloggerette Society.... find and decorate a cigar box and fill it with items that your swap partner would like.   I read my swap partners blog and found out among other things that she likes to sew, and collects teddy bears.   It was great fun to gather things to fill her b…

While visiting Lynn in Virginia we took an overnight trip to Leesburg and stayed in a wonderful, historic B & B called the Norris House.  We had a great time traveling the back roads to Leesburg ... This is the B&B we stayed at...we really enjoyed our visit there and met some interesting …

Imagine the beautiful Virginia countryside, a long winding drive past a few large beautiful homes and sleek, well fed horses.  At the end of the drive a welcoming, gracious Southern home and just beyond that a calm and peaceful lake. Sigh, I have to admit I did a little happy dance when I saw m…