To honor this wonderful woman, I thought I would share her home decorated at Christmas. These pictures were taken in 2009.....
Rose Marie was missing this weekend when I had my Fall Get Together for friends and family.
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Rose Marie was diagnosed with Breast Cancer over 20 years ago and has been fighting against it ever since.Her husband Joe has always been by her side. In fact, Joe and Rose Marie remind me a lot of my parents in the fact that they do everything together.....
And he is by her side now, taking care of her....
Rose Marie has made Victorian crafts and hats for many years and this is how I first met her. The name of her business is Victorian Rose and is quite fitting.This is Rose Marie at an event we attended at the Stegmaier Mansion a few years ago.
She is truly a beautiful woman, inside and out.
I am asking for your prayers for my dear friend, who is in desperate need of them. On top of receiving chemo and radiation for metastasis, she has been diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica which is a disease that causes muscle pain and fatigue.
She can barely get out of bed these days.....
Update on December 7, 2011-
Rose Marie passed away on December 6th, quietly in her sleep. She LOVED Christmas so I guess it is only fitting that she passed away on the Catholic Feast Day of Saint Nicholas.
She will celebrate this Christmas in heaven......
Up to 2 years ago, in her 70's, she still decorated her home with 5 Christmas Trees.
You can see she is a woman after my own heart.
Her style is French Provincial and Victorian.
This is the Fireplace in her Living Room...
Her many dolls.....
A beautiful tree beside the fireplace....
A beautiful musical vignette on a chair....
One of the hats and capes that she creates....
Another tree on a table in the corner of the Living Room....
I have those same rose lights.....
This tree has many ornaments from Rose Marie's childhood...
Stunning....
Is there anything better than dolls and bears!!
The cabinet below.....
This tree is in the hall way as you enter the Sitting Room.....
Looking back into the Living Room from the hall way....Don't you just love that chandy.....
After seeing this, I decided to add shades to mine....
Tea Pots on a shelf in the Sitting Room....
Christmas village in the Sitting Room....
Another Tree in the Sitting Room....
Mannequin in the Bedroom.....
Some of the many hats that Rose Marie made.....
Her doll carriage with her childhood dolls.....
On her dresser on the far right is one of her creations....
She is a true Victorian Rose , is she not????
Another one of her hats....
Rose Marie and Joe are Members of our Victorian group...Here we are at one of the signings at Barnes and Nobles when Joe Matteo and the Stegmaier Mansion was featured in Victorian Homes magazine..
Rose Marie, me, Carol and Anne Marie...
Here we are 2 years ago at Sugar's Tea Room for Christmas Tea...
Carol, Amy, Lisa, Rose Marie and me....
Me , Anne Marie and Rose Marie at Sugar's.....
And that is Rose Marie on the left when we had the honor of decorating the Stegmaier mansion for Christmas last year.....
Rose Marie is one of the most elegant women I know.
Please keep her is your prayers.....
We miss her so much!!!
This is one of my finds at the half price sale at Volunteer's of America.
This pretty tree skirt will look pretty in my Guest Room and was $4.99 and then Half off.
And I had to show you this.....A Tea Pot Cozy made and gifted to me by one of my friends, Sue.
Isn't it sweet??
I am a vendor at a Craft Fair this weekend and working at the hospital so it may take a bit of time to visit all of you....Next week, I will try to get everything set for the " Show me your Tree" Party!
Thanks so much for your overwhelming response in regards to holding this type of party.......
I am linking up to :
Pink Saturday
Seasonal Sunday
Amaze ME Monday
Masterpiece Monday
Mod Mix Monday
Table Top Tuesday
Wow Us Wednesday
Rednesday
Open House Party Thursday
Vintage Thingie Thursday
Potpourri Friday
Show and Tell Friday
Vintage Inspiration Friday
Home Sweet Home Friday
Deck The Halls Friday
Thanks for stopping by today and every day that you visit me!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Hello my dear friend! Big prayers for your sweet Rose Marie, my heart goes out to you and her family. Her Christmas and hats are just the prettiest!
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Olivia
I love what you shared with the tea cozy and the shirt..my goodness. I've already started to pray for your beautiful friend Rose Marie...When you have a chance Debbie, drop by Free Spirit Haven and go to Fearless Friday to leave a request for others to join you in prayer for her...This way they can come here to read all about her also..have a face to the name for the prayer they will lift up to the throne of God's...((hugs))
ReplyDeleteDebbie, your dear friend is in my prayers. Love all the pretty pictures. If you don't hear from me, I have pc problems. Hopefully I will be online the week after next. Take care! Love ang hugs!
ReplyDeleteHi Debbie, thank you for introducing us to your lovely friend. I will certainly pray for her health and her husband. Tell her how much we enjoyed seeing her pretty home.
ReplyDeletexo, Jennifer
Hello Debbie, Happy Pink Saturday! Love your pink post this week! What beautiful decorations.
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Shirls Rose Cottage
What a lovely friend you have! And she in turn, is sooo lucky to have YOU! I will certainly include her in my prayers tonight. Her home is just stunning. I can see why ya'll are attracted to each other ~ exact same style of decorating. May this be her best Christmas ever!
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Big TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
Thanks for sharing your wonderful post! And friends.Joann
ReplyDeleteDebbie my heart just breaks reading your post. I will add your friend to my prayer list.
ReplyDeleteHer home and decorations are just beautiful. And her hats are totally awesome. I so wish that I had lived in the Victorian era.
I drove by a home in Adrian a few weeks ago built by my ancestors in the mid 1800's. It was for sale. Oh how I wish I could buy it and have it back in the family. It has been kept in the original state on the inside. I can just see celebrating Christmas Holidays in it.
Karan
Hi Debbie! I'm saying a prayer for your dear friend. What gorgeous snaps and I would have thought you had done all of the decorating as her decorating looks just like yours!:)
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
shelia ;)
Debbie
ReplyDeleteYou need to only ask for prayer and know that I will do it.
I'm so excited that you're already decorating. My family would flip if I started this early - they barely put up with me counting down and talking about it:)
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Leann
Dear Debbie,
ReplyDeleteMy prayers go out to your friend, Rose Marie. She is so blessed to have her husband by her side through all of this. God bless her! I love her trees and teapots, dolls, and bears. I especially like the tree with the pink roses on it. Love the tea cozy too; lovely gift! Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Sandi
Beautiful pics. I will remember her in prayer. Thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteA wonderful post on your friend and her life. May she continue to be blessed with her health. You both are ladies with the most beautiful things ever.
ReplyDeleteMay your friend be blessed with special healing.
ReplyDeleteWHERE RED ABIDES
A day filled with scarlet, they say,
Can make the sad heart skip and play;
For where red abides,
A little bird hides
And sings every worry away.
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Little Red Weed
I'm so glad you shared her lovely Christmas decor. Please let her know how delighted we are to see her treasures.
ReplyDeleteFantastic decor, very pretty. I will be thinking about your friend and her family. That is not an easy thing to have and fight. Blessings going her way. What a great friend you are Debbie!! A real treasure. Happy VTT!
ReplyDeletePrayers of healing for your beautiful Victorian Rose friend. Her hats that she makes are incredibly lovely.
ReplyDeleteShe has a beautiful home. Prayers for her recovery. Thanks for showing us her home. Thank you for linking up with Home Sweet Home!
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