Shab Couture - Giveaway #1

I have been fairly busy with lots of holiday gifts / decorating / entertaining lately.  Even though I have wanted to blog more, I have spent the last 6 months getting the FB page up and going.  I have a small following right now, and I hope to increase that in the next 6 months.  It takes some time  - and patience.  I majored in the liberal arts, after all.  All this business stuff seems like a foreign language.

Back to the important stuff.

I chose the name "Shabby 'Round the Corner", and when I am asked why, I just smile.  The teacher in me wants to make others develop good research skills.  Why give the answer away?

I will be giving away a  book-page flower tag for the first person to correctly answer a riddle.

Thanks to Stephanie Lynn for the inspiration.

What classic is 'Round the Corner an allusion to?

Post your answer as a comment here on the blog.  Only comments on the blog will be considered.

Good luck..........!

Blueberry Lemonade - Shabby Chic cake plate

I have seen a few examples online of handmade cake plates, and for about 3 months, I scoured shops - junk, vintage, consignment - looking for components to make my own.  I finally gave up.  That is when I literally stumbled onto the two pieces I used to make my own Shabby Chic cake plate.

I wish now I had taken pictures before..........I will know better for next time.

I used a wooden candlestick that had one of those pins in it to secure the candle.  With a lil force, I removed the pin and then spray painted.  I sprayed on a thin layer of varnish to seal.  Then, I glued the plate on the top using gorilla glue.  I have used this cake plate for almost everything lately.

My quest is to make several more this summer and upload to my etsy store.

To order:  https://www.facebook.com/ShabbyRoundTheCorner

Shab Couture - Ragtag Wreathe

I saw this wreathe idea that I absolutely thought was adorable..........it was soo ironic.  I have made this exact wreathe many times in the last 20 years.  In 1991 during the Gulf War, I had a giant yellow one on my tree in my front yard.  I had used a plastic tablecloth for the rag strips so that the wreathe would be weather resistant.  I also made several smaller versions and gave away to my friends.

My patriotic Christmas tree from 2001 has several mini ragtag wreathes that I used this year on my 10th commemorative tree.

So, I sat down and created a Shabby Chic version to hand in my foyer.  Here is my version:

Shab Couture ~ Definitions

Most of the moods I like are either colors or flavors...........blueberry lemonade, chocolate peppermint, ect.  But, I have many things lately I am working on that fall into my Shabby Chic look.  So, for this mood, I am thinking Shab Couture..............I really like the shabby look.  It also falls in line with vintage, retro, re-purposing.  It is fun to take a product and refashion it into something completely different.

Stay tuned for more............Oma and Olga is almost ready to launch.