Kate Cotten Designs

vintage lovelies...

Posted by katecotten / at 2:19 PM / / 9 comments

ok, so i have totally slacked the last two weeks on blogging and twittering/tweeting whatever...damn flu got the best of me. 15 days and counting with the sniffling, sneezing, sore throat, luckily the fever ran its course and im through with that. now if i could just get rid of the hacking cough i would be a happy girl. but not that you guys want to hear any of that...

but can i just say TGIF?! i need the weekend to come...its been a hellish two weeks with being sick and my fiances family has been having some roller coaster times lately, its been stressful and emotionally and physically demanding and draining...but luckily and hopefully its all done and over....

and on to the fun stuff! on a high note: my vintage brooches/earrings i have ordered are all starting to arrive in the mail so i can start working on my bouquet soon :) so in honor of all my vintage lovelies i have been accumulating i just wanted to share all my favorite vintage finds on etsy that i have been eying the last few weeks :) enjoy!

teardrop round milkglass compote by ShopGreenOwl.

over sized slouchy cocoon cardigan by seesong.

huge costume dinner ring with green stones by shihtzuwest.

vintage glass base by bluebellbazaar.

pathway after all midnight rose vintage eyeglass frames by Chigal.

rare vintage retro lucite leopard bangle by everlastingvintage.

retro vintage owl key holder by outofthepinksky.

nouveau citrus pendant by TheTreasureCat.

funky vintage suitcase by TheRelicTrail.

stella & dot...

Posted by katecotten / at 12:37 PM / / 0 comments

ok, so let me go ahead and apologize for not posting all flippin week. i have been sick as a dog, and it was not pretty. i didnt do much of anything other than sleep, eat, move from the bed to the couch and back again, and take copious amounts of flu medicine. (ps: i am totally loving the theraflu drink thing...it made my throat feel infinitely better!) i promise i will spare yall all the gory details.

this is going to be a change of pace for me as far as blog posts go...i know i usually blog about all the things on etsy, but today i am totally supporting the stella & dot movement. anyone ever heard of stella & dot? trust me, you want to know about it.

so basically, its a jewelry line. and its pretty amazing. i dont even really wear all that much jewelry but i have to admit, there are so many things that i am coveting. i need them all! so i wanted to showcase some of the stella & dot jewelry line for you because well, its just AWESOME! and the greatest part? my best friend ashley just became a consultant, so i get all the cool information and get to peruse her catalogs and such on a pretty regular basis, which is also going to end up getting me in trouble. but whatever, totally worth it, its all adorable! if you want to know more about stella & dot jewelry, you can contact ash through the website and ask her, or just go search the website and all their jewelry here. or, here are my latest faves i wanted to share, so enjoy!

(just a side note: since its all stella & dot today, click the pictures to go to the website. and ignore all the squirrely spacing, its all screwy and im tired of fighting with it!)

uma silk wrap necklace

heirloom earrings

alana embroidered cuff

saveena flower ring

paige chandelier earrings

st. tropez statement necklace

ribbon wrapped deco ring

priya teardrop pendant necklace

kelly cuff - red/ivory

natasha embroidered bib necklace

bloom flower ring

heirloom deco bracelet

boca necklace with bee brooch

new jewelry by kate cotten...

Posted by katecotten / at 8:52 AM / / 0 comments

ok, so i am terribly hacked off at walgreens. they "lost" one roll of film, and then "underexposed" one. and lets face it, i am so damn spoiled by a digital camera that all these pictures are a little off in the first place. BUT, i wanted to share some of the new jewelry i made for the convention (only a few since i made like 60 necklaces!) so just ignore the horrible pictures (some dont even come close to resembling their real colors) i will be taking more pictures of it all this weekend with the digital camera. and then hopefully have them up on etsy this weekend. oh, and if you want, you can click on the pictures to enlarge and hopefully see some details. enjoy! (feedback always welcome! especially since this is the first time for me doing anything like this!)

small rhinestone loop with bird medallion in the center.

small white and eggplant dyed freshwater pearl Y necklace.

gold double strand necklace with assorted baubles.

red anchor cabochon on vintage style filagree medallion on long gold chain.

silver & black chain with LOTS of assorted baubles.

giant red coral frag long necklace on silver chain.

multi-chain white rabbit pendant necklace.

gold chain necklace with wing, cross, and rose with pearl center.

love necklace with silver rose on white beaded chain.

silver baby owl pendant with rhinestone eyes.

silver bird connectors to turquoise beaded chain white large gem and silver bird dangle.

hot pink bird on turquoise vintage style filigree medallion on turquoise beaded chain.

antique gold peace sign with black rhinestones on black leather cord.

white double bird pendant on coral beaded chain.

antique gold flower with rhinestone center on eggplant colored vintage style filigree medallion.

black multi strand necklace with large black see through patterned pendant.

extra long antique brass skeleton key necklace.

turquoise gem pendant and black bird on black chain.

silver floral patterned locket with rhinestone bow.

assorted resin rings. (HORRIBLE picture)

groundhog day...

Posted by katecotten / at 12:02 PM / / 0 comments

in honor of groundhog day, what better to blog about then, yup, you guessed it! groundhogs! also known as woodchucks. so here is a little something to celebrate the little buggers. enjoy!

groundhog feltidermy by girlsavage.