Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Don't we all just wish we looked this good in a bathing suit?? lol

It's time for red roses and heart shaped chocolate boxes. It's a day to tell someone that you love him or her. Time to tell your family how much they mean to you and how much you love them.
For me Valentine's Day is everyday. I love my husband more than words can express. And thankfully he feels the same way too. We have been married for 21 years now and it gets better each day. And I am blessed to have loving parents and my kids just add topping to the cake.
What more can I ask for?

I wish each and everyone of you sunshine and roses not just today,but everyday.
I am revamping my site and will soon have a new look and new things to for sale. So stay tuned!

Have a heart loving day!
xxoo

Janet~

Steampunk Doll,Pretty in Pink Doll and Pink Fairy doll~

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you are all enjoying your day. Everyday flies for me..lol. :D But that is a good thing. Better to be busy than not. And speaking of busy today I have 3 new dolls I just finished and want to share with you.

I have many more new pillows coming soon too. And more new fun things for Janet's Creative Pillows. So stay tuned.

Here are my latest dolls...

One doll is dressed in Steampunk style. One is Pretty in Pink. And the small one is a Pink Fairy. I have no names for them yet,but will be posting them to my site in the next few days. Along with other new pillows as I mentioned above. Sorry for the delay. I had a few glitches to fix on my site. You know how annoying that can be.

That's all for now. Have a wonderful day and please come back and visit soon!

xo

Janet~

Featured in Soft Dolls and Animals Magazine March

It's really hard to believe that the holidays are behind us now; I often wonder where the days go. They sure do seem to fly for me. But I have to admit that I am really looking forward to a new year. I want to share some good news with all of you. My intent is not about bragging in any way.

I received a huge surprise after Christmas. I went to pick up my business mail at my P.O. box one evening and got the shock of my life. It might sound exaggerated, but I really was shocked. I had no idea this was going to happen. I contacted the editor of Soft Dolls Magazine and Animals and had asked her if she might be interested in featuring one of my dolls. I was elated when she replied and said yes. The only thing she needed were instructions and photos. And of course, one of my dolls needed to be sent to her so she could see it in person. I decided to send her my Doll of Hope, she's my favorite.

I thought that she would put my doll somewhere inside the magazine and that thought alone thrilled me. But when my husband Steve handed me the mail that day and said "here is a package for you", I was in for the surprise of my life. You see, this has been one of my dreams for a long time. I opened up the package with anticipation and couldn't believe my eyes. My Doll of Hope was on the cover of the magazine!! The instructions, pattern and even my photo are featured inside this issue.

OMG...I literally cried with joy. I couldn't believe it. She never told me that she was doing this. I work hard at my creations and put a lot of love in all of them, and knowing that someone thought I was good enough to be featured and thought to share my work is more than I can ever ask for.

I want to thank Kelly Philage, the Editor of Soft Dolls and Animals magazine, for helping make this possible. And of course I thank Scott Publications and all who helped make this possible. I am truly honored to be featured among so many talented artists in the March issue of Soft Dolls and Animals. My wish is to inspire and let you know that all things are possible with God. You only need to believe in yourself, have faith, and work hard for what you want. Hard work does pay off. If you love dolls as much as I do, please pick up a copy. Also please visit http://www.scottpublications.com/sdamag/


And now I would like to share two of my latest creations. They are both collage pillows, one of a kind and handcrafted. I will be listing them for sale on my site this week, so keep your eyes peeled. One is a Victorian style pillow and the other is perfect for Valentine's Day.

Most of all, thank you for taking the time to visit me. I hope you enjoyed your visit, stay tuned for more new pillows to come.

Have an awesome week!
xo

Janet~

Wishing you a very Happy New Year!!

It's hard to believe that another year has gone by. It was a year of good and bad for many of us,but I never give up hope that things will get better. My wish for all of you is for good health,happiness and all good things for 2012.

Have a Happy New Year!

xo,

Janet

Merry Christmas to All!

It's Christmas Eve! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I'll be very busy today, baking a cake and making Christmas cookies with my family. We're going to go see some Christmas lights, then open our presents and watch the movie "It's a Wonderful Life", like we do every year.

So Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Frohe Weihnachten, Buon Natale, Merry Nollag, Gleðileg jól! May all your dreams and wishes come true.

xoxo

Janet

Mad About Steampunk~

Welcome to my blog!

Where do the weeks go? I have been incredibly busy with many things lately and have not had alot of time to post on my blog so I hope you will forgive me. Believe me I love to blog and will be sharing new things soon. And I don't know about you,but I am really looking forward to Christmas and the New Year.

I have been working on new things and thought I would share. Lately I have had a passion for Steampunk. If you are not familiar with Steampunk it is a social movement characterized by
the the return of 19th Century fashion coupled with pre-modern imaginative technology. I would call it “Post-Retro Fashion.”

Here are the major themes of Steampunk Fashion: goggles,corsets,long gloves, tops hats,jewelry and more. Check out the pics I posted to get an idea of what steampunk is all about. I just love the goggles and top hat.

It's such a fun style. So I decided to create my own line of steampunk pillows. I plan to have other things in that style as well. I am thinking of cuffs and other fun things. If only I had more than two hands to do it all! lol But I will as soon as I can. Believe me I have a list of things to do.

Anyway I sure do hope you like the pillows I am posting today. I will be adding putting them up for sale this week. So keep your eyes peeled. ;-D

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome week!

xo

Janet~

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi everyone!

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I have been busy helping my parents move out of their townhouse and into their new apartment. Trust me when I say that I have been dying to post my new creations and more.

I say this often, but I really do love this time of the year. I am really enjoying preparing for the holidays and spending time with my family. I sure hope that all of you are too. There are so many people out there that are homeless, without jobs or going through a difficult time. So I truly do appreciate what I have. And I hope and pray that all those out there that are going through tough times that things get better for you and believe me when I say that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The sun does come out again and it isn't always as bad as it seems. Just keep the faith and never give up on hope. God is watching over each one of us. And with him all things are possible.

I wish each and everyone of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Try not to eat too much...lol Just enjoy yourself.

My next post will have new pillows. I can't wait to share!

Gobble gobble!

xo

Janet~

P.S. If you have kids (or even if you don't), don't forget to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. It's one of my favorite cartoons. What can I say? I am a kid at heart. :-) Look what Snoopy prepared!

Speaking of Snoopy, watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM!

My BlogTip Contribution-The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I can hardly believe that Halloween is almost here and next thing you know it will be Thanksgiving! I am really enjoying this time of the year. Hope you are too. ;-)

I wanted to share a truly fantastic and informative site. Have you heard of Mike Michalowicz of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur? http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/Well if you haven't heard of him you really need to check out his site.

He is one awesome guy and I have to say hilarious too! lol He shares very informative ways to help you with your business. Here is a little bit about Mike and his last name is (pronounced mi-CAL-o-wits) started his first business at the age of 24, moving his young family to the only safe place he could afford – a retirement village. With no experience, no contacts and no savings he systematically bootstrapped a multi-million dollar business. Then he did it again. And again.

Anyhoo I am very proud to be a contributor for his blog.

There are also other awesome tips from different contributors so please take a peek and if you are interested I recommend signing up and joining his TPE Community. It's free!

Here is the link to sign up and also see my tip on "When To Kill Off a Product or Service"

http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/accounts-receivable/when-to-kill-off-a-product-or-service

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Janet~

Happy Columbus Day,Skeleton and Spiders oh my!

Happy Show and Tell Monday and Happy Columbus Day!

The Post Offices are closed and so are the banks. But my kids still had school today and hubby still had to go to work. ;-(

I hope that you had a great weekend and got some rest. I sure did even though I had plenty to do. The weather is perfect here in West Palm Beach, Florida. It's sunny and 78 degrees. So much better than 90! I am having fun decorating for Halloween. My kids really enjoy it too. We already got their costumes so they are all ready for some Trick or Treating.

I have pictures of some of my latest Halloween creations and a few pics of things I put in front of my home. Hope you enjoy them.

Here is a pic of the wreath I made for my front door. It was very easy to make. And who can resist a creepy bride skeleton to add a special touch..lol

Here is a mini tombstone. I put several of these cuties around the entrance...

Here is a glittery light green spider I added to some green cobweb on my front window...

I bought this big skeleton over the weekend and plan to dress him all up before I add him to the entrance of my home too. Creepy huh??

Here is my favorite witch sweeping the entrance of my home...lol

Here is my latest Halloween art pillow. I handpainted it and it was so much fun to make. I will be listing this pillow to my Little Pink Boutique at Make Mine Pink so keep your eyes peeled.

And finally here are a few Halloween ornaments. I need to add some ribbon and they are ready to sell. I will also be listing them to my LPB at Make Mine Pink as well.

That's all for now. I sure hope you enjoyed your visit and please feel free to leave a comment,but most of all please come back again soon! ;-D

Have a fantastic Columbus Day and have a great week too~

xo

Janet~

Pink October-Domestic Violence Awareness Month~

I just love the month of October. And especially when there is a good reason such as this event that my pink sisters at Make Mine Pink and I are apart of.

Each year many of the boutiques at Make Mine Pink get together to give back to a charitable organization of their choice by holding a Pink October event. This year, because October is also "Domestic Violence Awareness Month," we've decided to hold a special "all pink boutique" and contribute 10% of all sales to The Pink Slipper Project. We hope that you'll stop by and see some of the fabulous PINK merchandise that we'll have for your enjoyment.

The Pink October Boutique will open October 7th and run through October 21st.

Participating Boutiques

1. www.cottageflair.com

2. www.coeurdalenegifts.com

3. www.shabbyshanscottage.com

4. www.gailfrienddesigns.com

5. www.MarysCottageTreasures.com

6. www.palepinkandroses.com

7. www.janetscreativepillows.com

8. www.ThePolkaDotRose.com

9. www.cestchouettehome.com

10. www.cottagecollections.com

11. www.tresbelleboutique.net

12. Sweet Twinkle Stars and Sugar Plum Creations

13. www.sewgraceful.com

14. www.sweetheartsnest.com

Please be sure to stop by and take a peek at all the lovely products that will be offered. Keep in mind that this is for a good cause and also remember that the holidays are around the corner. So what a great time to start shopping.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful and happy weekend,

Hugs,

Janet~

Ruffled Romance and Drab to Fab~

Welcome to my blog!

I am truly sorry for the long delay in posting. Our computer crashed recently and it caused alot of problems. The funny thing is that we were about to renew our anti-virus program when it happened. Go figure. It makes me angry to think that there are nerds out there that have nothing better to do than create viruses to do harm to others. What losers. :-P

Anyway I am back and dying to catch up on so many things. I have a few things to share. One is a trash to treasure project I worked on recently. I also have a few more dress forms to share and I have been working on cute ornaments for the holidays. Hope you enjoy them.

Here is a lamp I picked up at a flea market. I knew the instant that I saw it that I had to turn it from drab to fab!

Here is the before pic...

Here is the after pic...

I just love all things that have ruffles. I always have. The more frills the better. I made strips of white ruffles and sewed them together and onto the lamp shade. It was alot of work,but I am happy with the results.

Here is a dress form I finished last week. It's my first ruffled dress form. I will be listing this lovely for sale in my Little Pink Boutique at Make Mine Pink this week and will have more shortly. www.makeminepink.com

Here is a pic of how I turned a plain ornament into a pretty ornament. It's amazing how some bows,roses and lace can make a difference.

And here are a few ornaments I had fun working on. I added some handmade roses and some beaded tassle to the pink one. The other one has vintage lace,faux cream colored Dupioni silk roses and sheer white ribbon bows. The third ornament was dipped in glitter.

It has a sheer pink bow in the front with a cute faux diamond buckle. I think it adds a nice touch. I have more to make and will decide if I should keep them or sell them. Hmmm...decisions, decisions..lol

That's all for now. I will have more goodies to share next week. Thanks a million for stopping by and have a fantastic week. Can you believe it's October already? Next thing you know Christmas! Can't wait! woo hoo! Love the holidays!

Take care now...

xoxo

Janet~

A bit of Shabby Victorian~

Happy Wednesday and welcome to my blog!

I hope that you are all having a great week so far. I am constantly amazed at how fast the days go by. In a few days September 11th will arrive. I still can't believe all the horrible things that happened that day,but on a brighter note it's a gorgeous day here in West Palm Beach and I am grateful. Everything looks so green and beautiful.

I meant to post my latest creations yesterday,but got caught up on several things and next thing you know the day was gone. So I hope you will forgive me.

I have two little things to share. One is a shabby victorian/quilt style pillow. It was all done by hand. I used several pretty pieces of fabric ,lace and buttons. It's hard to see the detail,but there is a victorian dress in the center,a victorian shoe, victorian boot all sewn into the fabric. It's definitely a one of a kind. And it is listed for sale in my Little Pink Boutique if you are interested in purchasing this lovely pillow.

http://www.makeminepink.com/boutiques/janets-creative-pillows.aspx?page=1

I also have a new pink rose dress form. This is also all done by hand. It has a pink knit top,buttons on the sleeves,handmade roses on the top, white tulle,pink sheer bow on the back of the waist and faux beads. It is 14" tall. It is now available in my Victorian Kisses Boutique at Make Mine Pink. So take a peek when you get a chance. http://www.makeminepink.com/boutiques/victorian-kisses.aspx?page=1

If you love ruffles stop by my blog next week. I have a few ruffles creations I want to share.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic week!

xo

Janet~