SALE!! Vintage French Cutwork Embroidery Pillows...

Hello to you all!!

Things always get so busy this time of year as I am sure you all can relate!  I have had many projects going on and am looking forward to getting to share some of them in the coming weeks with you all.

I wanted to let you all know of the SALE I have going on in my Etsy!  I just marked all my items in my boutique down 30%!!

 Just in time for Christmas shopping!  

 Every item you buy with me comes beautifully wrapped with a special "pocket of love" added as well!  You won't even have to worry about the wrapping...each gift personalized and the work already done for your loved one's!!  Here is just an example of an order I just mailed...

 A pocket of love...

Personalized glittered initial...

A sweet little nosegay...

Pretty details....

Brown paper all packaged up...

Each one is done differently in colors and unique for each gift.  I'm happy to take requests on colors too!

The beautiful vintage cutwork(60 years old) embroidery paneled( from France)pillows, are some of my favorite in my shop.  These are one of a kind pillows with unique details on each one.  I love the contrast that the osnaburg and linen fabric give with the sheer detailed panels.  These too are marked down from $45 to now $35!! The perfect pillow for that someone special who loves vintage, french and wants to add a touch of elegance to any room.

Here are some of my favorites...

Vintage French cutwork embroidery pillow w/white fleur garden design

Vintage French cutwork embroidery pillow w/cream medallion and scalloped design

Vintage French cutwork embroidery pillow w/cream and big floral design

Vintage French cutwork embroidery w/cream and fleur medallion design

Vintage French cutwork embroidery pillow w/cream and whimsy floral design

Would love to have your visit and would be grateful for you to keep me in mind for some of your Holiday shopping!! 

Before I go I just wanted to share just some of the things I have been up to...

•  Working on a memory quilt for my Grandma who turned 80 this week!!  Such a big celebration in life! I couldn't be where she lives to celebrate with her, so I wanted to make something for her that would let her know how much I love her. I will be sharing step by step my work for this, so maybe you too might want to make one for your loved ones as well. 
•   I hosted a very fun Hot Tamale night for the sisters in my ward at our church. I shared my love of growing up in the Four Corners of New Mexico and the food I have loved for so many years. One of our family’s traditions is eating posole and tamales on Christmas Eve. We had a big tamalada or tamal (as it's called) party so they too can now share in this tradition with their own families. I too will be sharing the yummy recipes and step by step instruction on how to make tamales...don't miss that post if you would like to know as well!! :)
•   A GIVEAWAY for next week you all are going to love... :)
•  I worked on something I am VERY EXCITED about sharing...have to wait for the reveal and then can share with all of you!! I had a lot of fun creating and one of my dreams coming true...
•  Orders for my boutique and new shop goodies...very soon I will share!

So as you can see...staying busy here!!  I hope all is well with you and your family's!! 

Be back soon!!

Hugs and love,

Victoria Hayden...

I hope you all had a great weekend!  Some of my kiddos had a 4 day weekend, which made it nice to not have the rush for those days.


The response to my collection Enchanted has been overwhelming and heartwarming!!  Thank you to everyone who has left a sweet message, shared, liked me, viewed my lookbook and visited my Etsy!!  Your support means so much and I am grateful!! :)


Over the next few months there will be many things added into my boutique.  I am busy again working on some new designs for Fall, refurbishing furniture, upholstery and slipcovers.  Along with all this, I will also be adding vintage finds too!  As new things are added, I will be updating here so you all know. I am really excited to see where my new endeavor is headed and how it will be even a year from now!


If for some reason you have missed all that has been going on here, I thought I would share some of the pictures in my collection that you can also find in my Etsy....

 Osnaburg table runner with crochet trim~$40

Ruched osnaburg pillow cover~$35

Osnaburg crochet trim/vintage buttons pillow cover~$35 

Vintage ruffle osnaburg pillow cover~$35

Romantic floral embroidery pillow~$48

Delicate bamboo pink beads...

Whimsical dimensional beaded flower slipcover~$45

Vintage French cutwork embroidery pillow~$58

More one of a kind french vintage pillows in my boutique...

  

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of what's in my Etsy!  I wanted to let you know that I also have a 10% coupon code using OPEN1011 at checkout for your entire order for the month of October!!  

So before I go I need to share the winner of  the $150 credit to use in my Etsy Victoria Hayden...

The winner is #44!!!

Susan@Hometown Girl...

"Victoria everything is just lovely.Congratulations!

 I wish you much success. I LOVE the table runner it is perfect!

 xo Susan

So happy for you Susan!!!  I will send you an e-mail!!

Thank you to all who entered and your support!! I will have many more giveaways for my boutique as I go! Have a great week and will be back to share more soon!

Hugs and love,

Enchanted 2011 collection and giveaway...

Finally, finally, finally...can you see I am excited!?  

Why am I so excited?!  

I  finally get to share my collection with you all!! 

It has taken a lot more than I anticipated and I have learned a lot, but I will save that for another post.

Today I get to share my collection...

I hope you will be able to see how much love, time and energy I put into this.  From the designs, creating, styling, photography, writing, editing...lot's of editing...yes, it has been a lot of work!  It all has been worth it though! I am grateful that my husband and children have supported me in my journey...I couldn't have done it  without their understanding and support...I love them!!  I also want to thank my daughter for being my amazing model in my story...I so blessed to be her mother.  For all my friends who have encouraged and shared in my excitement...thank you from the bottom of  my heart!! 

There is still so much more to come, but here I am at the beginning and I couldn't be more happy!!

Well...maybe you should just take a look yourself and let me know what you think?  I hope you love my collection as much as I do...

*Just click on the lookbook to view*

To start this weekend off right and because I am so happy to finally get to share my collection with you all, I am doing a giveaway!!  I will give one lucky winner a $150.00 to spend in my new Etsy boutique Victoria Hayden for anything they want to spend it on!!  

How to enter?  Simple...just leave your comment here after you have visited my lookbook and boutique and tell me what you think!  If you want to share my collection with your friends, family and everyone...I would be honored!!  Just come back and leave a comment for each way you shared...FB, Twitter, or Blog.  I will pick a winner next Friday, October 7th 2011 by 12am Pacific time.

Over the next few months look for more new designs, drapery, upholstery, bedding, refurbished furniture and vintage finds. I am already back to work on all of these things.  I will be adding as I go!  Thank you again sweet friends for being so patient and all of your support...it means so much!!

Hugs and love,

*This giveaway is now closed*
  Thank you to all who entered...winner will be announced Monday!

Flirtatious...handbag and clutch

I'm still here...

really.

Sorry for my absence...

life has been really busy here the last month.

A sweet 16 birthday for our oldest, 

back to school with 5 kids, 

and an exciting event coming up...

I Finally get to share my design collection with you all next week!!

Can I just say how excited, relieved and happy I am that I can let you all 

see what I have been working so hard on?!

One thing I have learned over the last several months...

my studio and home have to be put together before I will do another collection!

Just too hard to balance a big family, life, remodeling and designing.

I am a person who functions on order and the last 2 years of my life have definitely not been that!

So, for now I am happy to be opening my Etsy next week and sharing my first design collection.

I have many dreams and thoughts about what is in the future...

 but for now I feel satisfied and happy to just have these designs out of my head!

I decided to share a new handbag design with you all today...

however it will not be available to buy until next week when my Etsy opens. 

I am so in love with how this turned out!

  I also have been blessed to have a great model to photograph it with...

my beautiful daughter Brittany!

Here is my new handbag and clutch design...

"Flirtatious"

So...

What do you think?!

I will give lots more detail on this bag when my Etsy opens next week!

Can't wait to share the rest...

Happy weekend to you all!!

Papercuts by Melissa...It's all in the details

Details fascinate me...I myself am a very detailed person... they are the important element to any great design.

 The Whimsy Spotlight this week is "just" that...very detailed.  Intricate, delicate, tiny little...details.  Without this, it would not be the amazing art it is. 

What am I talking about, you ask? 

The very talented artist Melissa with her Papercuts by Melissa.  As I show you her beautiful, intricate creations you will see why...It's all in the details.

A Mother's Afternoon

Melissa lives in Arizona with her 2 sweet children and her wonderful husband.  Even with her busy schedule she finds time to create these unique, and  whimsical   designs.

 Paper cutting is an art form that takes creativity,skill, patience, and a steady hand to make such precise cuts.  Melissa started paper cutting when she was in her teens, learning from her mother who taught her this lost art form.
 

Melissa turned to paper cutting for adding beautiful designs to display on her bare walls after buying their first home.  Papercutting gave her an inexpensive way to add decor to her home that was unique and sophisticated.  This started her journey to her now amazing business Papercuts by Melissa.

Melissa has a love of crafting and creating many things.  As she has said, "I have so many ideas floating around in my head of different art I want to create and not nearly enough time to dedicate to it." I can appreciate her words and love that she does find the time to create such beautiful artwork for all of us to enjoy!

So many amazing designs and such great attention to detail.  I am sure you to will be fascinated as I am with her unique, intricate creations...

Summer Days

These are all so whimsical and I love that they take you back to a simpler time. Melissa's inspiration for her designs come from her family, nature and everyday life.

Every papercut is unique and original. Not only by the design, but also the paper she cuts from.  Different papers from linen, parchment to silhouette paper are used for the design and then mounted on a heavy cardstock that can vary in color.  Melissa also loves to do custom orders as well!

 

Best Friends

Apples

  Fishing Scene

This would be great for an office or a boys room!

Fairy on a Mushroom

 

Goose

Play Ball

Prince and Princess

Sweet for a little girls room!

Jumping Rope

Summer Days

So many beautiful and fun designs to choose from!

Plucking Petals

             Gathering Flowers   

     I love this!

Soul Girl

Isn't this one divine?!  I will be ordering one like this for myself.  This "Soul Girl" was designed for a close friend of Melissa's who was moving.  She added all the things her friend loved and she knew her to be and created this amazing design.  I love all the attention to detail and so many cute things!  I want mine to hang in my office.

Melissa also has 2 great blogs that you can visit too.  She does a lot of her own features on great business's and giveaways!  Anything handmade is Melissa's passion as her title says on her blog...

The moment I came upon Melissa's papercuts I fell in love and know you will too!  Melissa is very giving and wants to give one of my Whimsy readers a $25 gift certificate to spend in her Etsy shop Papercuts by Melissa!!

 So many beautiful papercuts to choose from...who is ready to enter?!

1. Visit  Melissa's Etsy Papercuts by Melissa and then return here and leave a comment on one or more of your favorite things. You can enter more than once by doing the following.

2.You know I love my Whimsy Followers! Another entry for you if you follow! Scroll back up a ways and you will see Whimsy followers on the side, click add and then leave me another comment. (If you already are, please leave another comment as a entry)

3. Grab my cute button, it makes me feel loved! (again if you already have this, let me know in a separate entry)

4. Blog, FB or tweet about this post. (separate entry for each thing)

5.  You can heart Melissa as one of your favorites on Etsy.  Make sure to tell me...another entry!

6.  Stop by and see Melissa's blog i heart handmade or
a little etsy love and leave her a sweet comment. One more entry!

Please make separate comments for each entry being that I am going to use random.org for the giveaway! Make sure I have your information if you win.

You have until Sunday, September 20th at midnight Pacific time to enter. I will have the winner announced on Monday September 21st. 

Opened to the US only.

Good luck to all who enter and have a blessed week!!

Hugs to all,

"It's an Evolution", Winner!

Thank you to all those that entered and left such sweet comments for Janet and I!

Thank you Janet for letting me spotlight you!!

I hope you all will enjoy your visits to Janet's blog and Etsy shop often.

The Winner of the $35 gift certificate to spend in "It's an Evolution", Etsy shop is...

Amanda @ Serenity Now !

Congratulations Amanda! I hope you enjoy shopping in "It's an Evolution" Etsy shop! I'm sure whatever you pick, you will love!

Make sure to see who the next "Whimsy Spotlight" is this Wednesday. You never know who is going to be spotlighted and the generous giveaway they will be giving...don't miss out, you could be the next lucky winner!

Hugs to you,