Behind The Scenes

Many have asked how my roses got well.

I removed a lot of mossy dirt around their base. Too much water it seemed. It was hard to access one rose bush with particularly thorny bushes. Its as though it wanted to be left alone.

But like a loony person, I spoke daily to each and every bush and bloom, and little by little I removed all the ripped and tattered petals. And now truly every blossom is in full healthy bloom.

The moral as I see it is we all need the human touch and talk, even if we put up our thorny barriers.......



I built a barn in my backyard. Over the years it has served many purposes. At the moment it is a photo studio. Now that rachelashwellshabbychiccouture.com is open for online business we are in need of some simple product shots.



The village grouped together, and we shot all our new fall collections.



The shot doesn't need much propping because the light in the barn is just magical.



Am learning that much as though I like to shoot with lots of mood and ambiance, when shopping online, clarity is the most important.





This has become a staple for our collection, however from time to time we change out the fabrics. This is our fall introduction. Will be be in the stores in September.



While we are so excited about having our online store open, popping by is still a magical moment, even for me after all these years.





We pride ourselves that every thing in our stores is just the creme de la creme of home furnishings. Many hands have to touch what we design.....therefore we are limited with how quickly we can produce things. We cannot make our petticoat tablecloth and bedding collection quick enough, so its a test of patience for all, for us who produce them, and for our customers who order them. In the late fall we will have more. But as we know, good things are worth the wait.

This is just a peek over the next few weeks, more and more yummy products will show up, all shot in my barn out back.