Maggie's Rose Garden

Happy Thanksgiving Fun News for Us!

2011-11-18T16:03:00.001-06:00

Maggie's Rose Garden Boutique has a store-front. We are so excited to be a part of the new concept store A Little Bit of Everything Boutiques . There are over a dozen other vendors offering their wonderful items promoting the princess mentality! Items are very chic and stylish clothing and jewelry accessories, gift items, art, bath and body items, and more.

If you work in the downtown Des Moines, Iowa area be sure to stop in someday. Warning though, it may be difficult to leave, or even addicting. So, for those of you who have visited the store, or plan to in the next week we want to offer you something to make your day merry and bright. From November 22nd through December 2nd we are offering 50% off any one item when you spend $50 or more. Here is the flyer, which you must have in order to use the discount. Here is the flyer.

For those of you who can't make it out to the store, and would like to place a custom order we are offering 20% off your total purchase plus free shipping on orders $75 or more through the holiday season. Be sure to browse our website just click on the link Maggie's Rose Garden

In the next week we'll be posting an awesome giveaway with other ALBOE vendors. Be sure to look out for that!

Also scroll down to check out photos of some cute items available in the store downtown. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

photo courtesy of Sara Like A Fox Photography

Made in the USA Dancewear

2011-08-22T15:12:00.003-05:00

We are so excited to introduce our new line of products from Reflectionz. The products are made in the USA of high quality materials.!! We will carry leotards, hot shorts, tutus, dance bags, and cute matching coordinates from this brand.

Your little girl will love the soft 90% cotton 10% spandex leotards available in many sizes and colors. These are perfect for dance as well as for dress-up fun too!

Some of the products we will carry can be seen at Maggie's Rose Garden We have special introductory pricing on all the items.

Model Search Win $200

2011-03-26T13:11:00.005-05:00

Win $200 in free Products!!

Model Search!

Maggie's Rose Garden has some great things planned for summer and we are looking for some fresh faces to model our products! To enter the contest send 3 recent, clear quality photos of your model to

nmadison@maggiesrosegarden.com

Please include the name and contact info. Then make sure you invite everyone you know on facebook to like the photo submission.

http://www.facebook.com/Maggiesrosegarden

Anyone is invited to enter the contest, although our items available for adult men is slim-pickens, sorry guys you could enter and give your products to someone you love :) Pets are welcome too!

Please no cell phone photos and we will choose one photo per submission out of the 3 photos you send to enter the contest. I will post all contest entries in a contest album where you may vote for your favorite submission. Each "like" a picture receives counts as one vote. You must "like" Maggie's Rose Garden before you can "like" your favorite photo. The photo with the most "likes" wins!

The winner will receive at least $200 worth of Maggie's Rose Garden products and will be featured on our website, blog, and facebook page!

Entries will be accepted through 4/14, with voting through 4/28, winners announced 5/1!

As a token of our thanks there will be 2 additional winners in the contest chosen by random number generator one will receive $50 and one will receive $25 in free products.

What are you waiting for? Get out your cameras and start clicking!!

Official Rules

You may submit more than one contestant in to the contest, but please only send 3 photos per contestant. Please include name for each contestant. When photos are submitted you are giving permission for Maggie's Rose Garden to use the photos online and in print. Please make sure if you are submitting any professional photos that you have permission to do so from the original source. We will not remove any watermarks from photos we use but we may reprint/repost photos. The contestant with the most likes is the winner of the contest. Photos must be liked, comments do not count toward the total. If there is a tie, the tie-breaker will be determined by random number generator. For additional contest entrants the wild-card winners will be destermined by random number generator. Each contestant will receive a number between 1 and 100 (could be more if there are more than 100 entrants) and the number chosen on May 1st on http://www.random.org/ The top prize winner will receive $200 in products from Maggie's Rose Garden. One wild-card contestant will receive products or gift certficate in the amount of $50. One contestant will receive products or gift certifciate in the amount of $25. Upon entering the contest please understand that if your contestant wins, you will be asked to provide a photo with the entrant wearing the free products from Maggie's Rose Garden. All entries must be received by April 14th. Voting is until April 28th and the winners will be announced on May 1st.

Pettiskirt PreOrder Sale

2011-03-24T10:53:00.002-05:00

We should have our new stock of pettiskirts ready by the first week of April. We are having a preorder sale for anyone interested you will receive $5 off your pettiskirt order. Let us know which size you need and what color and we'll let you know what we have available.

Here is pricing before the discount:

Solid Pettis-These have the same color satin waist and chiffon skirt with yards and yards of ruffles! $32 Light Pink, Raspberry, Red

Two Tone Pettis- The satin waist will either match the skirt chiffon or the ruffle chiffon. $35 pink raspberry, pink lavender

Pastel Pettis- These are pink, lavender, white $35

Zebra Pettis-These are hot pink satin waist with zebra chiffon and hot pink ruffle $42.50

Minnie Pettis- These have polka dot satin waist and either pink or red chiffon skirt with white chiffon ruffles. $42.50

Barbie Pettis- These are raspberry, black, and light pink $42.50

Email List Birthday Club

2011-03-16T21:36:00.002-05:00

In order to keep you up to date on our sales and specials please enter your email address below. If you would like to join our birthday club you will receive 20% off an order during the month of the birthday you add to the list. Just for signing up you will receive a 10% coupon on your first order.

https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&hl=en&formkey=dFlZcTZPOFBFV2IyZFpMV1lOa2pjR3c6MQ#gid=0

Tutus for Noah and Charlotte

2010-12-08T18:14:00.006-06:00

Sara has been through a lot in the past year. She found out her Sweet baby Charlotte has a rare cancer called retinoblastoma. It is cancer in the eye. They decided the best treatment would be to have Charlotte's eye removed. Soon after they found out that Noah has cancer in his eyes too, but thankfully the tumors are treatable with chemotherapy. You can read the story here.

No family should have this burden on them. Sara is working hard to be a mom, wife, business owner, and on top of it all she is also going to nursing school.

I would like to help Sara's family. I'm sure the emotional and physical burden has been difficult enough not to mention the financial burden that comes along with medical and travel expenses incurred along the way.

Here is Sara's facebook page which has a link to her store she has on Artfire. Please if you have anyone on your gift list for Christmas buy some things from her store.

I want to do something for her family so my tutu instructions for a layer tutu and for a Pixie tutu are up for sale until December 31st at 1/2 price. The code is 50INTRO. You can receive the instructions in pdf or word format. Here is the listing on my website.

Picture of Zebra Diva tutu provided by Like A Fox Photography. Thank you, Sara Abrams.

I will also be adding blogs about other friends of Sara who are trying to help her out.

Mama's Little Monkeys has a charity section in her Artfire store to help out Sara. Please check out her store if you are looking for quality children's boutique items as gifts.

I need to learn how to add pictures on my blog in order to do more pictures. Sorry I am not able to show more with pictures.

Thanks for reading. Please bless Sara's family this Christmas. Thank you :)

2010-11-29T01:07:00.005-06:00

This is the most wonderful time of the year! When we take a moment to give thanks and remember all of the blessings we have in our lives :)

At Maggie's Rose Garden Boutique we want to say thanks to our customers for all of your support throughout the year. We have enjoyed getting to know so many of you as we learn and grow and accomplish some dreams along the way too!

We would like to take a moment to give thanks and extend our best offer to you. If you order $100 you will receive 50% off. If you order $50 you will receive 20% off. Many of our items are also on sale through Monday. Take a moment to browse if you have an idea in mind and do not see it on our website please email us and we will be happy to design a custom order just for you.

Thanks again have a happy, healthy holiday season.

Please be sure to join us on facebook.

Facebook Fan Giveaway The Winner Is....

2010-06-22T09:59:00.004-05:00

Thanks for all of our fans who continue to let their facebook friends know about our group. We love to give back for your support! Since we hit the big #300 we would like to give one person a $30 gift card as a token of our appreciation!

Chosen by random # generator the winner is fan #207 Emily Rose Andersen. Thanks for being a fan, Emily :)

We will have another giveaway once we reach 350 fans so keep inviting people :)

We keep adding new products and we are so happy to take custom orders for those of you who have ideas but don't see exactly what you want on our website, etsy store, or here on facebook.

Thanks again for all the love!

Des Moines Farmer's Market Saturday June 19th

2010-06-18T11:06:00.004-05:00

There has been so much anticipation for us working up to this day, June 19th!. We are so excited to be having our first market day. We hope if you are planning on a morning at the Downtown Des Moines Farmer's Market that you will stop at Maggie's Rose Garden Boutique. We plan on having a TON of fun boutique items for babies, girls, boys, and women. I don't like leaving out the guys but we will have hairbows in honor of Father's Day that say Daddy's Girl.

We have a coupon available for this Saturday. Purchase 2 flower clips and receive a headband or purchase 4 hair clips and receive a hat for FREE!!. Here is the link for the printable coupon sheet

http://www.desmoinesfarmersmarket.com/market_tips/coupon_sheet.php

Also to thank our facebook fans if you purchase a tutu on Saturday you will receive a free flower clip. Click here to become a facebook fan.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1335156786&v=wall&story_fbid=134883196523685#!/MaggiesRoseGarden?ref=ts

2010-05-17T09:02:00.003-05:00

We are busy at work designing new products and enjoying the spring sunshine. Recently we have been designing several new pixie dresses and costumes that would be beautiful at a wedding as well as for a birthday outfit or for dress up fun!

The pixie dresses are a stretchy top covered with delicate flower blossoms. We like to use hydrangeas, daisies, rose petals, and more. The skirt is made of several layers of pixie cut tulle. The fun thing about these dresses is that they are one of a kind. No two dresses will be exactly alike we have so many options to choose from in flower colors and tulle.

2010-05-02T19:20:00.003-05:00

Maggie's Rose Garden is so excited to be a part of this year's Downtown Des Moines Farmer's Market. Every Saturday from May through October the farmer's market features fresh produce, meat, dairy, other food, flowers, plants, arts, crafts, and other products from over 200 Iowa vendors.

We have been accepted as an occasional vendor this summer and will be at the market 5 times throughout the summer. We will have many styles of hair accessories and hopefully other items like tutus, flip flops, costumes, ruffle skirts and socks, applique and rhinestone tees, and pillowcase dresses.

2010-02-09T21:53:00.007-06:00

Does anyone else think there is a Baby Boom happening right now? Everywhere I look there is a friend or family member or a woman at the mall having a baby. Yes spring is that time when we prepare for babies to arrive. It seems to me though that the current amount of pregnant bellies is at least double the norm.

I've heard of a Baby Boom. Wasn't the last baby boom around the time of the Great Depression. Now we have one during the time of the Great Recession.

I personally think this would be an extremely fun time to be having a baby. There's all kinds of new gizmos and gadgets and gear and trendy baby attire now adays. When I wore my babies a few years ago people looked at me like I was psycho. Now babywearing seems to finally be catching on!

If you are looking for a perfect baby shower gift look no further than Maggie's Rose Garden We offer many boutique style items for newborns including crochet hats and headbands with bows or flowers, tutus, legwarmers, and applique tees and custom embroidery.

2010-01-09T22:42:00.004-06:00

Even with the record-breaking snowfall and low temps we've been experiencing through out the country, we have so much to look forward to. Spring will be here in a few months.

It really is a time of preparation and anticipation. A time of waiting and hibernating. So many happenings await us even beginning in February.

The season of love is upon us. Valentine's Day. Weddings. Babies. Mother's Day. The thought of spring and growth and green makes all of the cabin fever dissipate.

Especially when I have time to share some of the wonderful creations we've been designing at Maggie's Rose Garden

We ordered several types of new silk flowers from various online retailers and I love them. My favorite flowers still come from the best craft store in the US, Hobby Lobby , but we love being able to offer a variety of sizes and types of flowers. The flowers are used in so many of the products we design including the deluxe tutus, princess wands, blooming flower headbands, bloomin beanies, flip-flops, and more.

I wanted to offer something new to those who love Valentine's Day and I was inspired by ribbon I picked up at Hobby Lobby The ribbon is decorated in the suits of playing cards; hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. I thought how fun would it be to design a tutu I've named Queen of Your Heart. The tutu is made of red, black, and white tulle with a black satin ribbon wrapped waist and finished with bow and flower clip of choice. The black tulle has red satin appliques and the red tulle has black satin appliques. I love the look of this tutu, perfect for Valentine's Day photos. I am also adding many more of the flower headbands and beanie hats to inventory in a rainbow of colors and flower sizes. We've also been working on Valentine hair bows, curlies, and clippies to match all your little lovlies Valentine outfits.

Pretty Princess Attire

2009-11-27T15:37:00.006-06:00

So now that Jack Frost has made his annual return, it is dress-up season for those of us that have aspiring princesses. We love to spend time trying on different dresses and shoes and jewelry and tiaras. Since the princesses are outnumbered in this house we like to surround ourselves with girly fun!

My daughter has been looking forward to her girl outing with Grama. They are going to Disney on Ice Princess Classics. I created a special outfit just for the occassion. A tutu and corset top with bow inspired by Cinderella. The corset top is made of light blue and white satin and has silver picot ribbon laced up the front and tied in a bow. The straps are sewn in halter style and tie in a bow behind the neck. The back of the top is corset style closure with satin ribbon laced through ribbon loops in the back and tied in a bow. The skirt is full length tutu with an added light blue satin bustle and finished in the front with a white rose. The set is complete with a huge silver, white, and blue satin bow on a blue satin headband.

I will be adding more styles of this set. I am currently working on a Snow White inspired set.

http://www.maggierosegarden.com/

Become A Facebook Fan & Receive a Special Offer

2009-11-24T19:18:00.002-06:00

Become a Facebook fan of Maggie's Rose Garden and receive a very special offer good November 27th through he 30th.

http://www.facebook.com/MaggiesRoseGarden

Remember all November orders will qualify for an entry to my Tutu Charity Giveaway too.

Do you want to know what your offer is? Sign up to be a fan-I guarantee if you have a little princess on your gift list this holiday season she will love a handmade tutu, princess wand, or hair bow from Maggie's Rose Garden.

Holiday 2009 Charity Benefit Tutu Set Giveaway

2009-11-11T18:41:00.004-06:00

This is a year that many would soon love to forget. Even those who are normally able to give freely and cheerfully may find it more difficult this holiday season. That is why I hope to bring some extra holiday joy two a couple of little girls this Christmas.

I have been asked to be a part of a Holiday Craft Show, "A Few of My Favorite Things", in Ankeny, Iowa. Here's a link to the Facebook page for more info, http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=167255373176&index=1

There will be handmade items from local crafters and artisans featured at the show to benefit a local ministry, Ruth Harbor. I am very thankful that I have the opportunity to be a part of this event, and I hope that if you are in the area you may be able to stop out and shop a little. If you stop by my booth I will have a box for an entry to win a free tutu set.

On a personal note, I have a friend who faced an unplanned pregnancy during high school. Her parents chose tough love for her because she chose life for her child. My friend finished school, worked, and had several weeks of bedrest before giving birth to a healthy little girl and giving her daughter to her adoptive parents. What an amazing testimony of love! Thoe many years ago this ministry did not exist. What a blessing it is that Ruth Harbor is there for women who choose life for their children. Help is there during her pregnancy whether the woman chooses adoption or to keep her child.

The winner will receive a tutu and a bloomin flower headband or beanie, and the winner will also be able to choose to have a tutu and bloomin flower beanie set donated to Ruth Harbor or Blank Children's Hospital in their name.

Any orders placed in November will also be entered to win. Tutus and blooming flower headbands and beanies are perfect gifts for baby showers, birthdays, holidays, special occassion photos, and more.

Visit my website http://www.maggiesrosegarden.com/ to make your princess dreams come true!

2009-09-12T20:40:00.008-05:00

Summer is flitting, fleeting and as always I am caught off guard for the busyness autumn brings to life. School begins the day early and our schedule isn't quite there yet. We are hurried and flustered and grumpy too.

So now that school is started I've had some extra time to create some new wonderful fall items. I've started with some costumes of course with the coming active season. The three I'm showing here are a cupcake, a pumpkin princess, and my favorite inspired by Minnie Mouse. I hope to have a few more to add tomorrow as well!

The cupcake costume is inspired by the shirt I bought at GAP that says "lil then a cute cupcake applique! I love this shirt and had to make a cute cupcake tutu, hairbow, and legwarmers to match. The tutu is a two layer style of brown tulle with little pompom sprinkles sewn on the layers. The top layer is icy pink glimmer tulle frosting. I love how this one turned out! The bow is a huge boutique stacked butterfly style with cupcake ribbon,

shocking pink, pink, and turquoise. The legwarmers are super
cute pink and brown stripe. I can recreate this exact set or I could also make the tutu in different colors or with sequins as the sprinkles instead of pompoms as sprinkles.

The Pumpkin Princess costume started with the super cute pumpkin ribbon I purchased from Hobby Lobby. The bow is huge 6 inch boutique stacked bow with the black and orange pumpkin ribbon, orange polka dot, black, and orange ribbon. The tutu is just a basic orange with an orange sewn satin waistband. The legwarmers are super cute orange and black stripe with little black and white polka dot bows. My favorite part of this set is the rhinestone shirt! The black puff sleeve tee is a soft tee from Old Navy with a super cute rhinestone saying "Lil Pumpkin" The rhinestone transfer was made for me by JewelTagz. I love it love it!! This is a OOAK as I'm not sure if I'll be able to duplicate the legwarmers. This set would fit a 3 yr old perfect. My daughter wears 4 or 5 and the tutu waist was a bit snug on her and she has a pretty thin waistline.

Finally the set Magpie was just dying to try on today. The set inspired by the famous Minnie Mouse. The tutu is very intricately designed red tulle with white satin polka dots all over and a sewn black satin waistband with a bow! The ears are beautifully crocheted in to the classic mouse club style and set on a black satin headband. The headband is finished with a three inch version of Minnie's signature red and white polka dot bow! We paired the set with a basic black leotard. I am working on some ears that are on clippies and would be so cute with pigtails! I could also make some black legwarmers to match the set. I can redo this set in any size you need for your little princess.

I hope to add more to this in the next few days. Please check back again for more exciting creations from Maggie's Rose Garden.

Multi-Family Garage & Boutique Sale

2009-07-08T11:49:00.002-05:00

Garage Sale
6809 Roseland Drive
Urbandale, IA 50322
Friday July 10th 2009

East of 70th South of Douglas

Three homes pooled all our outgrown stuff for a sale! Here is a list of some of the stuff we will have at the sale:

Leaf Mulcher
Antique 1920's Bed
Patio Table
Furniture- end tables, children's princess dressing table, vintage nightstand
White Wicker Twin Headboard/Footboard
Kitchenware
Breadmaker
Toaster
Dishes-2 full sets
Glassware-Lots of different sets champagne and wine glasses, fancy candy dishes, unique vintage pieces
Area Rugs
Linens-Kitchen and Bedding
Home Decor
Halloween and Christmas Decor
Home Craft Items
Lots of Children's Books and Other Vintage Books
Children's Toys and Games
Baby/Pet Gates
3 Boys Bikes-Need some work
Boys Clothing sizes 4-5-6 Gymboree, GAP, Children's Place, and more snowpants and snowboots
Girls Clothing sizes 3 and 4 small amount of girl's clothing mostly Gymboree lots of training pants snowboots and other shoes size 8 and 9.

Boutique Items:
Tutus
Princess Wands
Costumes
Headbands
Hair Bows Galore

Check out my website for examples of items I sell:

www.maggiesrosegarden.com

Girl's Night Out Saturday January 31st, 2009

2009-01-29T13:05:00.012-06:00

If you are in the Des Moines, Iowa area please check out Girl's Night Out.

Saturday evening is sure to be filled with all the fun and frills of being a GIRL!!

A chance to win lots of $$$ in giveaways including $50 gift certificate to Maggie's Rose Garden and tons of other prizes like a hotel stay or a spa day! There will be manicures and pedicures, a chocolate fountain, lattes, lots of shopping opportunities.

Come to listen to live music and to find some fun ideas for Valentine gifts or to just get away for the night.

Kristen Schroeder from Indulgent Moments will also be sharing cake decorating tips.

You can see some of her awesome skills in the photo. The cupcakes were a huge hit at the bridal show we went to.

Check out my website for more wonderful tutus and hair bow designs.
This tutu is inspired by the E.E. Cummings poem "I Carry Your Heart In My Heart"

Maggie's Rose Garden Boutique

2009-01-07T21:08:00.003-06:00

The weather is my bones' foe these days, and I've been a bit of a bear; hibernating and gaining a few pounds of extra blubber.

So today was a perfect day for Magpie and I to put on the puppet show of the century. She dressed in her best formal attire for the occassion, a lovely yellow tutu dress adorned with blue mums and satin ribbon streamers.

She enjoyed her part as the giraffe and courtsied and she said, "Thank you very much, thank you." Sadly we couldn't find the fairy princess so we'll have to save her act for another dreary day. I would like to find a couple of patterns to make our own puppets.

I've started working on Valentine items for the store. I have been busy making hair bows and tutus galore so stop by. I think I will be having a season of love sale in the next couple of weeks. Not sure yet what that will entail, but I think I will be trying to cater to brides as the wedding season is starting right now. I have a wedding show to do towards the end of January. That should be a great experience.

I know I'm kind of rambling. I think I could really just go to bed right now and sleep until my husband tells me its time to get up. Maybe he'll let me sleep in and get the kids ready for school....maybe : )

Huge Black Friday 50% Sale Plus Last Chance for Giveaway

2008-11-27T09:08:00.000-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I have so much to be thankful for, even in the midst of such widespread economic hardship. There is something to be thankful for all around me. The list is endless really.

I would like to give you all one more thing to be thankful for, a wonderful sale to help you purchase those sweet little angel princesses of yours the perfect gift for Christmas or the Holidays!

I have something for every princess in my store tutus, tutu dresses, princess wands, hair bows, streamer hair bows, applique tees, flip flops and more.

For Black Friday the sale is 50% off any item until noon and 30% off any item from 6-Midnight. If you heart my store today you will be entered to win the Black Friday Giveaway http://smoxworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/11/win-winter-wonderland-tutu-dress-set.html

Details of the giveaway are at the link above. All you have to do is contact my online store here http://www.maggiesrosegarden.com/store/WsContact.asp

and you will be entered, or go to my etsy store and heart my shop or an item in my shop http://www.maggiesrosegarden.etsy.com/ and you will be entered to win.

You will also receive an extra 10% coupon for any time when you enter this contest. So with the black friday sale you may take up to 60% off an item!

Win the Winter Wonderland Tutu Dress Set Giveaway

2008-11-20T22:33:00.000-06:00

WIN The Winter Wonderland Tutu Dress Set Giveaway!
********************************************I am so excited to announce a collaborative giveaway from SMOX and MaggiesRoseGarden!
*******************First, what I know you're most interested in; The prize!The winner will receive a Snowflake Princess halter tutu dress and matching Snowflake Winter Princess Wand from Mag giesRoseG arden, and matching hair accessories from SMOX; First Snow Rosettes, Snowflake Clippie Pins, and coordinating ribbon wrapped headband. (Items will ship separately.)The Snowflake Princess Tutu Dress is a size 2-3 and is made of 300 yards of tulle in light blue glimmer, smoke blue, and silver glimmer. The tulle is embellished with snowflake sequins in blue, light blue, and silver. The chest is wrapped in light blue soft satin ribbon for beauty and comfort, and embellished with a sparkly snowflake. The straps are typically halter style, but can done differently by request.The Snowflake Winter Princess Wand is wrapped in soft silver ribbon, embellished with the same sparkly snowflake as the dress, with a tutu puff and some pretty snowflake sequins.The hair accessories you will receive include a pair of First Snow rosettes, and a pair of snowflake clippie pins, and a ribbon wrapped headband.This darling pair of First Snow 3 inch rosettes are the perfect accessory for your winter princess! Made of white satin ribbon printed in icy blues snow flakes, and pale blue grosgrain, these are finished with delicate white snowflakes. These will be mounted on your choice of ribbon wrapped alligator clips or mini barrettes. Alligator clips measure approximately 2 inches, and barrettes measure approx 1 1/2 inches.The Snowflake Clippie Pins are standard size snapping clips, that are just under 2 inches long, and are adorned with beautiful silver snowflakes.The headband is wrapped with high quality pale blue grosgrain ribbon and is adorned with a bow of sheer white with silver sparkles and sheer blue with baby blue satin ribbon and a faux pearl center.******************************************Matching accessories available from MaggiesRoseGarden include espadrille flip-flops with snowflakes or marabou embellishments, and marabou bun puff, both of which make beautiful additions to the outfit. And further hair accessories are available from the SMOX store.********************Now that you have seen our beautiful giveaway items, here's how you can enter!1 Entry for Blogging about our contest! Just link this blog and you're entered!!(Please come back and let me know that you blogged it in the comments!)1 Entry each for Hearting our shops- new hearts only1 Entry each for Hearting an item in our shops- new hearts only, and max 1 entry per store1 Entry for every purchase made from either store during the contestOpen to all US residents.Winner will be chosen by random number generator.Check back on Black Friday to find out who the winner is!

Snowflake Winter Princess Tutu Dress Giveaway!!

2008-11-17T23:04:00.000-06:00

I'm giving away the dress that is in the photo. It will fit a size 2 or 3 perfect!! Now is your chance to get the awesomest dress for Christmas Holiday photos! All you have to do is go to my website and fill out the contact form with your email information.

Yeah I know my pictures are horrible right now. I'm saving up for one of the those ultra-expensive fancy schmancy digital cams.

Here is the link to the site to be added to the contest drawing:

http://www.maggiesrosegarden.com/store/WsContact.asp

2008-11-16T09:54:00.000-06:00

I have been trying to add more tutu halter dresses to my store. Two recent added tutu dresses are the Santa's Princess Dress and the Snowflake Winter Princess Dress. Both are wonderful photo props for Christmas Holiday and Winter Photos. Both are beautiful for a winter theme birthday party too. I am offering a FREE hair pretty to match any tutu dress you purchase in the month of November.

The Santa Tutu Dress is made to look like Santa's suit. Hundreds of yards of red tulle are used to make the dress. I have added a pretty black satin sash adorned with a rhinestone buckle and soft white marabou is wrapped around the chest. With the special you will receive a FREE marabou puff hair clip.

The Snowflake Winter Princess Tutu Dress is light blue glimmer tulle, light silver glimmer tulle, and smoke blue tulle. The tulle layers have snowflake sequins embellished throughout. The chest is wrapped in light blue tulle and is adorned with a gorgeous sparkly snowflake.

I will be adding more holiday dresses and tutus as time allows. If you have a design idea and do not see it in my store, I am always happy to create custom designs : )

Here are my stores:

www.maggiesrosegarden.etsy.com

www.maggiesrosegarden.com

Pumpkin Tutu

2008-10-13T22:44:00.000-05:00

Sale on Pumpkin Tutus in my store and etsy store. Buy a pumpkin tutu and receive your tutu for $20 shipped.

www.maggiesrosegarden.etsy.com

www.maggiesrosegarden.com

Tis time for the annual journey to the pumpkin patch, only about 20 minutes from our home. Check out Howell's Pumpkin Patch.
http://www.howellspumpkins.com/howells-pumpkin-patch-things-to-do.htm

This year the kids looked for what they thought was the perfect pumpkin; the larger more ridged pumpkin that I now know is called a Cinderella pumpkin. These pumpkins are great for use as a jack-o-lantern. There is more of the stringy stuff in in the middle to clean out and there is conflicting belief that Cinderella pumpkins are good for baking.

The hayride driver informed us that the best pumpkins for baking are actually called pie pumpkins. These are smaller, round pumpkins with less pronounced ridges. We picked three of the orangest pie pumpkins we could find and brought them home.

This afternoon after school we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. Here is what we did.
First I washed up the pumpkin real good and placed it on a towel on the table. I took a serrated knife and cut the pumpkin's top off like you would when you are carving a pumpkin as a jack-o-lantern. The kids had fun pulling out the stringy brains of the pumpkin and separating from the seeds. We placed the seeds in a strainer and cleaned them up very nice. I then melted some butter and then put the seeds in some butter and added kosher salt and mixed. This would be a great time to add other flavors like chedder cheese seasoning or cayenne pepper seasoning or cinnamon and sugar. What ever your heart's desire. I then spread the seeds on a baking pan and placed in a preheated 325 degree oven for 25 minutes. The seeds came out perfect! I've read some recipes that call for drying out the seeds for awhile, but conflicting evidence says that this will make the seeds to dry after baking in the oven.
I set the seeds aside to cool and starting with making the puree to be used for the bread, bars, pie, butter and what ever else I was going to make.

If you are like me and like to make fun memories with your kids, but you lack time and the microwave is your favorite kitchen appliance, this recipe is for you. If you are a domestic godess and enjoy waiting 1 1/2 hrs for oven-baked deliciousness just put the cut pumpkin pieces in a casserole dish and bake in the oven at 325 for 1 1/2 hrs.

Quick and Easy Puree Instructions!

For puree just cut the pumpkin in to several slices. I cut mine in to 4 slices. Again conflicting evidence will say that too many slices may cause the pumpkin to dry out. Then I put my pumpkin slices in my Pampered Chef rice cooker, added 1 inch of water and placed in the microwave on high for 15 minutes.
Vois La! The pumpkin came out soft and ready to remove from the rind. I then placed in the blender until the pumpkin became puree. I did not add any of the spice. I will do that while making my recipe.

Here are a few of my favorite recipes for pumpkin bread
I also encourage you to share your pumpkin recipes. What is your favorite pumpkin recipe??

Delicious Pumpkin Bread
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Delicious-Pumpkin-Bread/Detail.aspx

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Chip-Pumpkin-Bread/Detail.aspx

Pumpkin Pie
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cindys-Pumpkin-Pie/Detail.aspx

Libby's Pumpkin Pie
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Libbys-Famous-Pumpkin-Pie/Detail.aspx

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pauls-Pumpkin-Bars/Detail.aspx

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