The best of 2011...

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!  We enjoyed ours here in Colorado.  There had been a few days before Christmas that brought snow and the cold, so it made it feel even more like Christmas here. I just love this time of the year and remembering the importance of what Christmas is truly about.

  As I look forward to the New Year to come, it is always a great time to look back over this last year and reflect on what 2011 brought.  I feel many of the goals I had set for this last year I was able to accomplish or to start on that path of getting to the goal I had set.  Setting goals give's me a chance to try to attain them in a realistic way and if I don't get there before the end of the year, I can continue to work towards them.

I wanted to share with you all what I think was some of the best things that happened to me this year and posts I shared with you.  I am really excited for what this New Year brings and some of the goals I would like to attain.  I have something coming up that is a big change for me and my family and we are really happy about it.  I can't share just yet, but very soon!!  A new road on my journey and of course I will be bringing you all along. :)

I hope you will enjoy going back in time over this year and visiting some of my posts that I felt were the best of 2011...

Following your dreams...

Love of old books...

Smell the roses...

This very moment...

Victoria's secret recipes...

A Sunday game of chess...

Flirtatious...handbag and clutch

My Art Saves Story...

Enchanted 2011 Collection...

Victoria Hayden...

Creating Vintage Charm...

Vintage matelasse floral stockings...

I will be back in the New Year of 2012 with new designs for my shop, lots more decorating in my home and exciting things that will be happening in my business!! Thank you to all of you who stop by for a visit, leave sweet comments and have become my support as friends!! I appreciate you all so much and look forward to what this new year will bring!!  I wish you all a very Happy New Year friends and many great blessings in this new year to come!!

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!