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Rose Mille at the Minneapolis Pinner's Conference (and save 10%)

Did you hear? Pinterest is coming to Minneapolis!  We will be setting up our booth at the Minneapolis Convention Center June 22 & 23. This conference is like Pinterest comes alive!

{Who remembers Peter Frampton doing same?}

Click the picture above!  It's a link.

There will be lots of shopping and classes. From beauty, photography, cooking and crafts!  A small entrance fee gets you in, then for a small increase you can purchase 2, one hour classes. Then there are even more options. You must check this out!  

Also, before you sign up save 10% by using our very special discount code: ROSEMILLE Yes!  Anyone can use it so tell your friends how they can save at Minneapolis Pinnner's Conference!

We will be selling lots of our kits, crepe papers, Dresdens, ribbons, glass glitter and fabrics and lots of other awesome vintagey items. You can catch me teaching our Giant Crepe Paper Rose class on Friday evening too. I am working on at least one more class, maybe sewing, maybe cards. Stay tuned.

Don't forget the discount!

ROSEMILLE

 

xo

mi

Macrame and Me

I love that macrame is back again. I loved it in the late 70's and here's proof. In fact the first things I ever made and sold were macrame bracelets in Jr High. I remember them being $.50 I'm not sure if I made an money making them but I didn't care, I liked to make them. Can you imagine if there was such a thing as etsy back then? 

It doesn't take much room to save jewelry over the years, so I was lucky enough to find this necklace I made in my stash. Lucky too for my daughter Liza, she snatched it up and wears it now.

Here I am in 10th grade wearing the shell necklace. I liked shells then, still do. I was known as Shelly back then. I also made that red plaid flannel top I was wearing. Don't you just love the collar?

I also found a picture of me in 8th grade. wearing a different macrame necklace that I made, but the centerpiece is under my hair. Liza got that one as well, she just can't find it right now. Hmmmm

 A few years later while still in high school I got a bit ambitious and created this monstrosity from an instruction pamphlet. It kind of has a Medusa resemblance. I don't know why I saved it, its big and bulky, it was utterly ugly in the 90's and later, but again Liza confiscated it for her apartment. I guess even this mirror sculpture is cool again.

I also made countless plant hangers and wall hangings, never needing a pattern or instructions for those. I am tempted to give macrame another go, as soon as I have the time. Maybe a mini-make?

xo

mi

 

"Marcel's Letters" by Carolyn Porter, a book signing

And now for something totally different.

While following up on a rumor that the author, Carolyn Porter purchased some old letters at my shop, which let her down a 10 year journey, I just had to message Carolyn. We solved the mystery and I purchased the last copy of her book at the Valley Booksellers in downtown Stillwater. I normally reserve reading to  right before bedtime, I started to read it while still parked, overlooking the beautiful Saint Croix River.

I don't want to give much away while describing this book, so I will only repeat here what is on the inside cover. "Seeking inspiration for a new font design in an antique store in small-town Stillwater, Minnesota, graphic designer Carolyn Porter stumbled across some old letters and was immediately drawn to the beautifully expressive pen-and-ink handwriting. She could not read the letters—they were in French—but she noticed they had been signed by a man named Marcel and mailed from Berlin to France during the middle of World War II."

 

Join me this Saturday, December 16 from 12:-3:00 for a book signing with Carolyn Porter. And if you haven't found a copy for yourself, we'll have some for you to purchase.

Glittered Star Ornaments, Mini-Make

We had so much fun at last week's mini-make, I had to pull one together for this week. Better late than never I always say. We will be making a pair of these very pretty, sparkly, 8-point star ornaments. Of course you can decorate a tree, or a gift, but you can hang these from a chandelier or a wreath too.

Measuring 3-4" we have pre-cut heavy metallic posterboard ready to apply glue and glitter. Attach the optional bit of Dresden trim for added bling.

This will be the last Mini-make before Christmas.

Join us for some fun and spend a lovely moment or two in an inspiring and positive environment with friends.

Next week we have a surprise guest!

xo

mi

 

 

Holiday Sparkle Cards

Join us Saturday December 2, and make one of these festive holiday cards that can double as a gift tag.

Also available on our Web-shop as a kit or purchase items separately.

 

 

On-Line Crepe Paper Flower Courses with Amity Beane

I am so excited to be collaborating with a very talented artist and teacher Amity Beane, of Florabeane in Maine! 

A combination not easily found. Amity has combined her love of crafting gorgeous crepe paper flowers, her years growing up and operating a flower farm, with her experience as a K-12 teacher, creating the perfect blend for us to really learn something new.

{Even her name is adorable!}

Amity has created a number of in depth, on-line video courses to teach you how to make stunning crepe paper flowers like these Peonies. Click on either picture to go to the video site.

We have put together a kit that makes 6 of these amazing Peonies.

 

Yes, we are working on more kits for more of Amity's classes!

{I knew you were wondering}

xo

mi

 

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November Issue of Jeanne d'Arc Living 2017

We love that the November and December issues of Jeanne d'Arc Living are all about the Winter holidays. November can be quite gloomy around here, but when you get inspired with gorgeous photos things brighten up. 

We just found out that Jeanne d'Arc Living will only be published 8 times a year starting in 2018!  To us, this means each issue will be that more special.

Enjoy,

 

xo

mi

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A Trip Down Memory Lane.

After months and months and months of planning, moving, renovation, and packaging,  all while running our business's, we are finally ready to open the brand new shop.

{Ready or not actually.}

We moved "up the hill" 5 years ago, after closing our Main Street shop, into a vintage grocery store building in the middle of a quiet neighborhood.

Lovely isn't it?

The building already had tenants in the front, so we occupied the back half. We spent some months back then tearing down walls, and putting in new floors for our shop.

Which we opened off and on for a few years, but then......

When the tenants up front gave their notice, we knew we wanted to move the shop to the front. And...create our residence in the back. After selling our custom home last year, we got going making the back half livable and, remodeling the front for a new shop. To see the progress follow this link: Rose Mille Renovation.

We are going to be open this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 15th -17th at 11:00 until 4:00 all three days. Our regular hours will be Thursday, through Sunday 11:00 - 4:00.

Photos of the new shop will be unveiled after the opening date.

xo

mi

 

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Anna Griffin + Rose Mille, Oh my!

We could not be prouder to be partnering with Anna Griffin and her fabulous team.

Anna Griffin and I, yes... that Anna Griffin, have put our heads together to come up with a collection of our Dresden trims that incorporate perfectly with the creativity and elegance that Anna is known for, in order to create these gorgeous holiday cards.

The detail on the holly sprig alone just adds so much texture to the lovely elegant theme on this card.

 

Imagine carving all the little ornaments, pine cones and leaves in wood,  in order to produce the die, that made this amazing Dresden foil Christmas tree.

This special collection of Dresden paper trims, combined with exquisite embellishments, cards and sentiments from Anna Griffin will be offered at 11:00/10:00 central, on Wednesday, August 16th only on HSN at a very special price! So mark your calendar and set a timer, you won't want to miss this very special program.

If you miss out on Wednesday, you can find these and hundreds more on our web-shop.

Pinch me please, we have started working on our Valentine's collection.

xo

mi

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Make a pincushion out of it.

We have a saying in my family whenever I see random bits of fabric, clothing past their prime, old blankets, old paintings, or even a much too large and misshaped Aubusson  rug, we say, "just make a pillow out of it". Or more precisely, "we" say, "mom can make a pillow out of it", meaning me. Okay I say it, all the time, even if it's a jar, or a piece of wood trim, or anything that can, in my expansive imagination, be brought to a better life than it is in at the moment. Then we all have a little laugh at my expense. 

Lately however, I have been collecting containers that may possibly be turned into pincushions, sometime in the near future. An old silverplate bowl, a pink "milk glass" or a hand painted glass Victorian biscuit jar that have misplaced their lids, for example. 

Collect I did, but never getting around to bringing the idea to fruition. Until today.

Natural linen was the fabric chosen for all three very different vessels. With a bit of hand and machine embroidery, raw edges, lots of locally sheared wool, and long corsage pins, they finally have their new life. Ready to be poked and prodded with tools of the trade to assist in turning more forlorne found items worthy of another life. Maybe even a pillow. 

xo

mi