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,

Vintage matelasse' floral stockings...

I'm excited to show you the stockings I have been working on...

I hope you will love them as much as I do. 

 I was happy to create these with some of my favorite fabrics by the amazingly talented Tanya Whelan.  I paired the stockings with a beautiful vintage matelasse' fabric for the scalloped cuff. Then I added a ruffled gingham fabric (from the Darla collection by Tanya) made into a pretty rose, coordinated perfectly with the beautiful floral patterns on these pretty stockings.  They are lined with a cream muslin that makes them nicely finished and durable for all the goodies that Santa will fill them with. Each stocking gets a big sparkly gold or silver glittered letter to add that extra special detail to make each one personalized.  These are now available in my Etsy...

Personalized glittered gold or silver letter...

Vintage matelasse' floral stockings...

A pretty ruffled gingham rose...

Some of these stockings are limited in some of the fabrics, if you see something you love you might want to buy it now or it will be gone!  These are all so pretty and will add a vintage, romantic and sweet look to any Christmas decor!  A perfect gift to give filled or left for Santa to fill.   You can visit my Etsy here.

I have another stocking design I will be back to share. 

Have a great day friends!!

The Winners Are...

I just wanted to pop in for a minute and announce the winners for the Creating Vintage Charm magazine!  I received my copies over the weekend and I loved every page!! It was exciting to see my tutorials in print and I hope that you too will try some of the handmade gifts I shared. I just want to thank Sonia Crouse the editor of this amazing magazine for featuring my gift tutorials! I know she works hard to put this eye candy and articles together for all of us to enjoy!! Thank you Sonia!!

  There is so many other beautiful things to see...make sure to buy your copy here!!  I loved getting to read and look at the magical event, Once Upon A Dream hosted by the oh.so.talented Jennifer Hayslip!  You will also see Natasha Burns (one of my favorite artists too!) share a whimsical tutorial on a Midsummer Mobile...it's beautiful!! So many other talented ladies and features...you will love it!

So...the 3 winners are...#11, #20, #29....that's Deborah@Fairfield House,  Traci@It's My Life and Lori@Morning Glories and Moonflowers!!!! So happy for you ladies!  I will be getting in touch with you for your mailing info. I hope you enjoy this beautiful magazine!!

I am hoping to share another post later today or tomorrow on some very pretty stockings I made that will be in my Etsy!! Be back soon!

I leave you with a little Christmas inspiration from my Pinterest board Christmas Time...

Have a wonderful Monday!!

Hugs,

Creating Vintage Charm...a Giveaway!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving day and holiday!! I love this time of year...not just because there is so much great food, traditions and fun, but mainly because family and friends is always at the heart of what makes it such a special time of year.  I am so grateful for my beautiful family and the joy they bring to my life.  I am also grateful for each and everyone of you! Thank you for coming by for a little visit, you brighten my day with the sweet thoughts you leave me.  :)

I told you last week I have lots to share over the next few weeks with you.  Well today is one of the things I have been excited about!  I recently had worked on some tutorial projects for handmade Christmas gifts that have now been published in the beautiful and inspirational magazine, Creating Vintage Charm!  This really is a dream come true for me!  I had fun putting the projects together, photographing it and writing the tutorial.  I myself have not seen the issue, but I can't wait to see when it arrives in the mail!!  To be included in such a beautiful magazine is a honor!  There are so many talented artist and designers featured as well as lots of eye candy in every issue!

Here are some peeks at my Christmas gift tutorials...

Winter Meadow Cloche...

Stained Glass Silhouette Ornament...

Reversible Cutout Placemats...

There is so much more to see on these beautiful gifts, I hope you too will want to order a copy for yourself so you can make the sweet handmade gifts I shared!  The great thing...today is Cyber Monday and Creating Vintage Charm is having 25% off their normal price, today only!!  That is a great deal!! You can orders yours here.

Being that I am in this issue with 3 homemade gift tutorials, I thought I should share with all of you!  This magazine is wonderful and I want you to have the chance to see for yourself why I love it!! So...I am giving 3 lucky readers a chance to win a copy for themselves!! Yes, 3 Winners!! 


All you have to do is leave a comment for me if you are creating any homemade gifts this year! Easy!!

Want more entries to win?!  

Follow along with me here, if you already do...just let me know!  I would love to have you "like" my new page on FB Victoria Hayden Designs, Tweet, FB or Blog about this giveaway...each thing is an entry too!  Visit Creating Vintage Charm's FB page and "like" them too!  Make sure to comment on each thing you do in separate comments for each one to count!

Giveaway closes on Friday December 2nd, 2011 by midnight Pacific time! I will announce the winners on Saturday December 3rd, 2011!! Good luck!

Have a wonderful start to your week friends!!