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!!

Tatertots and Jello...

 Jen@Tatertots and Jello is here to share all about her whimsy style in her home today!  We are still on vacation and happy to say the open road has finally led us to some sunshine in Las Vegas!  We will be here for a few more days then on to Home Sweet Home!  Enjoy friends....

Hi there!! I'm Jen from Tatertots and Jello

I’m so excited to be here at Victoria’s beautiful blog. I just adore her and I love her ideas and style!

Victoria asked me to share some of my idea on decorating with whimsy.

I just love color and I think that is probably how I add whimsy to my home.

Like these Ruffled Pillows…

You may know that I love pennants, and I have quite a few in my home. Like my pantry…

And in my Dining Room that I turned into my Office…

Making Subway Art….

Even turning coffee filters and tissue paper into whimsical Spring decorations…

Thanks for letting me stop by! It’s been wonderful.

Come by for a visit sometime @ Tatertots and Jello!!

Jennifer Hadfield
tatertotsandjello.com
thecsiproject.com

"Thank you Jen!  You have such great creativity and I LOVE the fun projects you are always doing in your home!"

I have one more guest popping over tomorrow!  It has been such a fun week to see how everyone uses whimsy in their homes.  It really does add to design and keeps it unique! 

If you missed any of the other guest bloggers this week, here are the other fun posts you might have missed:

The Inspired Room

WhisperWood Cottage 

Don't forget about the giveaway going on here! Through my travels on vacation, I have been picking up all kind of unique goodies for a surprise package that will be revealed on Monday, March 28th 2011!  All you have to do to enter..leave lots of love for our company!  If you visit each post and leave a comment...it gives you an entry.  You can have up to 4 enteries.

I am off to enjoy some sun while I can! :)

House of 3!

I know my Whimsy Spotlight has been a little delayed this week. So much going on with kids back to school and trying to find the time to work on the things I would like to. So please forgive the delay, we will now have our regularly scheduled program...

As the saying goes, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Well I definitely feel I have been given my share of lemons in the last couple of days. So... taking these lemons and am doing just that!

I am even going to share my very delicious Strawberry Lemonade recipe with you! You might just think it is the best you've ever tasted ( just my personal opinion.) It is a recipe I have been making for friends and family for the last 18 years. No matter the occasion, it is always right. Here is my secret recipe...shhh...O.K. I guess it won't be secret anymore...just enjoy! :)

Can't wait to hear if you liked it. What do you think of my fun and cute frame around this yummy recipe? Well...I thought it would make the recipe extra special by adding a very whimsy frame. I bet you want a cute frame like this too. The"Whimsy Spotlight" this week is all about these whimsical frames, and many beautiful designs from creative blog couture, unique jeweled wall art, fun fonts to unique digital scrapbooking kits. Still there is more to see. The House of 3 has it all!

I am going to tell you though...be prepared to fall.in.love! The first time I layed eyes on these whimsical designs I was smitten! ♥♥♥ This unique business is all about Inspiring, Creating and falling in Love with design. In fact, this is their motto...Inspire. Create. Love. Simply said and true!

However, there is nothing simple about these many wonderful,and intricate details in every design. I could look at all the House of 3 designs for hours, imagining the possibilities of what I could create. I have been soo excited to share with all of you these very talented and creative designers behind this fabulous company! You definitely will see why it is called the House of 3 and having these 3 beautiful, creative minds make for amazing designs! There is so much I could say about each one, that honestly...I would have a post at least an hour long. In order to give you the shorter version, you must go here to read more about these very gifted women! Make sure to click on their names below and visit their wonderful blogs!

Heidi Swapp

Heidi is a passionate scrapbooker who,
loves to share her ideas in many ways!

Rhonna Farr
Rhonna wants you to, "enjoy the process" of creating.

Janet Hopkins

Janet found an artist inside her through scrapbooking.

So, I am ready to show you all what House of 3 is all about! It was really hard not to show you everything...again we might be here for hours. I love all of the designs. Let's start with...House Adornments.

I am loving these chandeliers!

I so want to do this in my next house! I will be writing "reminders", scriptures or quotes for the day and little love notes to Mr. Wonderful...

Frames of many styles and sizes!

This is such an easy and beautiful look!

The whimsical look of the vinyl with real accessories...how fun!

You have to look twice to realize this lamp is not real.

Monogrammed letters are very in...love the jeweled art around it!

Just one of the great backgrounds that you can use to add whimsy to your blog!

For any of you looking to add change to your blog, add some fun or just starting a blog there is so many styles to choose from and the prices so affordable!

Another favorite one...

These fonts are wonderful! Remember these are not just for scrapbooks, but for many artistic uses. I would use these to add to containers in my craft room or print and frame them! As I said, "the possibilities...endless!"

I am in love with this set...I could use these monograms in so many ways!

Many calenders to choose from too!

I am telling you...they have everything! Here is just one of there invitations kit.

Love unique, whimsical cards...
easy to create with card kits!

Another thing I love about House of 3...
they show you many tutorials!

Is this not the cutest idea?! You can design a book for
yourself or a friend as a house warming gift!

Who doesn't love a fabulous magnetic board?!

It really is Inspire. Create. Love!

I think you all can see why I am smitten! So many beautiful designs to look at and the creativity is unlimited!! That very cute frame around my yummy recipe up there...I purchased it, and within minutes I had it to create with. Many of their designs are downloadable after you purchase them, some will come by mail. I can't say enough about this wonderful company and it's talented designers!

I am excited every time I buy something and think how I am going to use it. Again, the prices are soo affordable which means....you get a lot of whimsy for your money!!

Speaking of affordable....The House of 3 is going to give you all %10 off of there wall art! Just type in the code at checkout~whimsy10winner. I know you all have already thought of where you want to put those fabulous chandeliers! They also are going to give one lucky winner up to $25 to pick what they want on Digital kits! I know...very exciting!! I wish I could win!!! So many things to choose from...here are the details for entering.

1. Go visit House of 3 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. Grabbing my cute button, 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. Stop by and visit the House of 3 blog and leave them a nice comment to say let them know how much you love their designs! Gives you another entry~just make sure to come back and let me know!

Please make separate comments for each entry being that I am going to use random.org for the giveaway! Make sure I have your info. if you win. You have until Monday, August 24th at noon Pacific time to enter. I was a little late on this spotlight, so I will have the winner announced on Tuesday August 25th. This is opened to US residents only.

Good luck!! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Hugs to you,

A Little Inspiration...

H'mmm...what's my style?

Over the years my style has evolved and changed. Being a creative mind who loves to try new colors, textures and design I've never lived with one style for too long. I have had everything from Contemporary, Country, Traditional to Victorian. My love for the last 5 years has been French Country. In the last year though, I feel a new change is here, again...

I have always had a love of colors. Many colors have been in my home over the years. Purples, mauve with mint green, (I know, don't hold it against me) peach, sage green, maroon, teal/black (hmm...what was I thinking?) cobalt blue, butter yellow the list could go on and on. Yet out of all of these colors, the colors I seem to be most drawn to and still am, are blues, reds and greens. I have found varying shades I love in each hue. They are my favorite. I still continue to decorate my home with these colors.

As I said earlier, a new change is here...again. I feel pulled and drawn to the soft, muted but clean look of blue grays, soft pinks, creamy whites, with pops of turquoise, cherry reds and apple greens. I realized as I put this post together, that even though I design in clients homes and define a style for them...I have yet been able to put a name for my new style. How can this be? Well this might explain why...

I love Cottage, Vintage, Swedish, Coastal, a little Shabby Chic, Elegant, Romantic, still some French Country and of course Whimsy. Wow! There are elements about each of these styles that call to me. This is why I am having a hard time defining my style.

So what do you all think? I would love to hear your thoughts to help define my style's name? Being that my creative mind is in so many directions at the moment, I am having a "What's my style" block! Is that such a thing? It is now.

We will be moving soon (waiting for orders from the Air Force) and I am looking forward to once again creating and designing in my new home. Here are some photos that are inspirational to me for the style I want to create...

Photo: Ideal Home Magazine

Creamy whites, Casual slipcovers,

Elegant chandelier and pops of color.

Beautiful!


Photo:Better Homes and Gardens
Detailed carved woods, muted blue grays and

a comfortable place to sit...

Photo: Better Homes and Gardens

Pops of turquoise, soft pinks and glass.
Love how airy and bright this feels.

Photo: Better Homes and Gardens

Pleated skirts, sisal rug, hardwood floors,
 gingham reds, stripes and canvas baskets...

Photo: Country Living
Love everything about this!

Floral fabric, distressed table, slipcovers,

monogrammed chairs, roman shades, and the

blue gray paint I can't wait to use in my own home.



Photo: Country Living

You know how I love plates on the walls!

Again the pop of red in the floral fabric

with the blue gray sofa...

Whimsy all over it.

This room says fun, elegant and casual all at once.

Such a pretty pink on the curtains and they're puddled. *sigh*

This floor is gorgeous with the harlequin

pattern in the blue gray and white...


Here are some of the fabrics I have been collecting

for the look I want in my living room.

Floral fabric with soft pinks, cherry red, and hints of baby blue for pillows with a gingham red and white piping (This is some of the fabric I posted on here about Tanya Whelan...one of my favorite designers!) Dupioni silk in muted lettuce green, striped blue grays and whites, plaids, pops of turquoise (adding Whimsy) and slipcovers done in a creamy white matelasse fabric. Adding accessories with Glass, distressed wood,canvas, linen, burlap and lots of little birdies .

Can't wait to move and create the vision...and hopefully have a name for my style.

Oh, one more thing...

Remember, something NEW is happening here!

Whimsy Spotlight Wednesday is coming this week July 1st! Make sure to mark your calenders! There is a new spotlight each week and also a great giveaway too! I would only have the best for my wonderful friends! Make sure your following...you definitely don't want to miss out on all the amazing Artist's, Designers,Businesses and goodies!!!

Excited to show you all the great things I have lined up for you all!

Hugs to you,