pink saturday doodles

Here's another one of my little doodles.

Tasha Begonia stopped by with her pink cupcake to wish

everyone a Happy Pink Saturday!

I found this pink teapot in one of my old boxes.

I had forgotten all about it! The mini tea cup and saucer

was this week's thrifty find for 2.98

And that's another Begonia girl doodle in the

background waiting to be scanned.

Now go and get yourself a nice pink cupcake today!

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Thank you again to our hostess Beverly

from How Sweet the Sound.

Stop by her place for more pink loverlies!

thrifting, creating and what inspires

I'm not really a pink person.

At least that's what I would have said if you asked me a few months ago. I've always loved autumn colors. Pumpkin, spice, paprika, espresso, rust. Autumn is my favorite season. I'm the Queen  of Halloween.

But every spring I find myself drawn just a little to the color pink. It starts to tease me. The flowers, pastels, Easter colors filling the racks at the stores. I think of Paris in spring and in my mind it's pink. I usually use it sparingly in my decorating. Maybe pick up an accessory or two.

This year I've decided to embrace pink and it's here to stay.

I've been soaking it up everyway I can. I realize it's what's been inspiring me all along. That along with blogging which has been just mah-velous (thank you Beverly and Pink Saturday). And of course there's my favorite magazine, Where Women Create, the one that really started it all. I was constantly drawn to lots of   pink filled feminine creative spaces. I loved pink when I was young and the last time I was crafting and selling, most of my creations were some shade of pink.

So tops on my list of what inspires would be.....PINK!

Feeling a little pink overload? I'll get back to this in a bit.

This weekend I went to a local Antique Fair. It was raining alot so most of the vendors cleared out early. I picked up a few things I couldn't resist.

This book of vintage sheet music from 1939 for $3

Vintage postcards and a sweet blue tea towel with crocheted trim....

and just as the vendor was about to pack it up this charming little vintage enamel pin for $2.50! Sometimes it pays to get there at the last minute.

I attatched the pin to this metal frame I found at the thrift shop for 99 cents a year ago. It was in a not so vintage shade of silver so I painted it antique white and used it to hang my favorite necklaces and earrings in the bedroom. I've decided to move it out to my craft corner so I just painted it this bright shade of aqua the other day. I love it with all the pinks and it goes very well with this delicious find....

A vintage framed print from the Mother Goose nursery rhyme The Queen of Hearts. This was a thrift shop splurge which to me is anything over $10. But I love the frame and her sweet little pink dress and tights and shoes. I'm sure it was meant for a little girl's room but it's perfect for MY little girl room..my craft corner!

I decided the Queen of Hearts needed a friend. She looked a bit lonely all alone up there on my wall. So I dug up an old wooden frame I've painted at least a dozen times and painted it again.

I started tearing up pieces of tissue and paper.

Dabbing pink here, blue there and lots of white which covers up boo boos that you can't erase because the real world doesn't work like Photoshop and sometimes I wish it would.

I was inspired by my favorite Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova (the image here is the same one you see on my banner) and by Vanessa Valencia from A Fanciful Twist whose artwork and blog I adore.

 Miss Pavlova will join the Queen of Hearts on my wall where I can look and smile at them and be inspired while I play with more paper, glitter and glue.

Is this post getting too long?

Everything came together you see. The vintage sheet music. Anna Pavlova. The old paper doilies from the thrift shop. The pink German wired ribbon and the paper coffee filters I dyed last Easter.

I crafted this little vintage inspired paper posy holder. To hold a Mother's Day card, sweet paper roses or bits of old lace. I'm making a few for a small craft fair I'm doing in a few weeks and I'll also be listing them in my Etsy shop soon.

And now I must stop with my rambling. I see outside the weather is beautiful in that cloudy sunny way that I love. We had lots of rain the last 2 days. I must get cat food for Luna and people food for Mr Petunia and my Boy Wizard and cook it all up later and watch my recorded Dancing with the Stars from last night. Because it's a guilty pleasure I share with my mama (go Evan!)...but don't tell anyone I said so.

pink saturday treasures

This week I have treasures to share both old and new.

First is my Easter gift from my very own Easter bunny (aka my sweet mom).

This pink leatherbound beauty of all of Lewis Carroll's works!

Not only Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass but earlier stories as well.

I'm literally tickled pink!

I can already see a little tea party in the garden, or a picnic in the park with a basket of sweets and my treasured tome.

The inside cover features colored illustrations which I don't believe are the original ones by John Tenniel but definitely in the same style. The illustrations in the stories are the ones from Tenniel.

Have any of you seen the movie yet? I've been trying to go for the last month. Even today. But life happens so I'll try again next week.

My next treasure is an old but delightful one none the less.

While I was digging in my linen cupboard

out fell this wee pink bag of beads and baubbles....

Sequinsed trim, ivory pearl and pale silver spheres went rolling down the hallway. All waiting to be pounced on by one eager kitten.

This bag is at least as old as my son (13) or even older. It came from my favorite fabric and millinery shop which sadly closed its doors long ago. I think these were from my costume making days when I made my own garb for Renaissance faires.

Now they're perfect for something sparkly and new....

Yes I caved and picked up the last copy of Crowns and Tiaras from Joanns. To my surprise I was told they did take coupons for books and magazines.

They took my Michael's coupon for 50% off! Big woohoo!!

So my bottles of pink glitter and fairy dust wait patiently

while I pour over each mouth watering page.

There are so many pretty ones to choose from.

I suspect I'll come up with my own. 

If you've ever considered coveting this book GO GET IT!!

You'll be tickled and inspired!

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Lastly I'd like to introduce someone new to Pink Saturday.

Erika from Le monde d'Erika

She's a young lady from Romania

who has a very sweet blog about things she likes to create.

She is also fond of all things Paris and French which I have a soft spot for as well.

Stop by and say hello!

Thank you again to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

Don't forget to stop by her place

for more pink loveliness!

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pink saturday #2 and a gift tag giveaway

Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Spring! My blog is full of so much pink that I thought I'd share something from an older post and a couple from recent ones too.

I was visiting my mom a month ago and found her old sewing box. I took a few pics including this collection of pink items. Going through her sewing box was one of my favorite things to do. It was fun to find things again that I haven't seen in ages.

I rainy day trip to Target last week. I wish these came in my size!

This is from a recent post but I had to include it. Luna checks out my latest thrift store find. This set of pink melamine cups were just 2.98

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And here is my Pink Saturday giveaway!

"4 dresses from Mademoiselle Amelie's trunk"

These oversize gift tags are 3 3/4in x 5in. They are handmade by me from scrapbook paper, tissue flowers and my favorite thrift store raspberry ribbon. I embellished the dresses which are from a gift bag from my collection. Use for wedding, birthday, mother's day, or any special day. Label your own pretty things or decorate your favorite creative space.

If you would like to enter just leave a comment on this post and

mention that you're entering the giveaway.

You don't have to become a follower but I would love it if you do! I'll leave the contest open for a week and announce the winner on Saturday the 27th. I'll use a random generator to choose the winner next Friday night. Happy Pink!

You can see another project with my raspberry ribbon here

thrifty finds

Went to visit my favorite thrift shop today and found a couple of great deals. Of course the ever curious Miss Luna had to check everything out to see if they met her approval.  The set of blush pink melamine teacups were 2.98 and a package of odds and ends that included the paper and crochet doilies and a few rolls of ribbon that I forgot to put in the pic were .99 cents. (I'm thinking tea party props!) It was worth it for the paper doilies alone which were nicer than the ones I've seen at the party store and even came pre-aged! Best buy was the Tracy Porter decorating book for 2.98.

Crunch, crunch! Better than that silly bunny's ear!

I'll take this one then!

thrifty thursday trip

I recently came across a site where the author blogged about her weekly thrift shop excursions. I loved the idea. I already visit my local thrift shop on a regular basis and now I can look forward to sharing my visits here.

Love the color and texture of this pink berry spray but decided to leave it for someone else.

This pretty cameo caught my eye. The clerk told me the price was five fifty. I thought that was a fair price so I asked her to hold it while I kept browsing.

A minute later another clerk came to me and said 'You know that's $550.00!' I almost fell over! I didn't know anything in that shop cost over $50. Needless to say it was just a bit over my budget. At least they were nice enough to let me take a picture.

After an hour or so I brought home a few little treasures. Each one was just under two dollars. I've wanted to read The Wednesday Letters for a while and the last time I was here I actually read the first few chapters.

My favorite find. Finally a tiara of my own. Maybe not to wear to Target (although I just might every now and then). Something about tiaras puts a smile on my face. I love the texture and patina on this one so I naturally couldn't resit using this pic for another new banner. I already found the perfect spot for it in my little craft corner.

the sewing box

While visiting my mom this weekend I dug up one of her old sewing boxes out in the garage. I remember how much I used to love going through it, looking for treasures and snippets of this and that. Funny how much you remember when something engages your senses.That box still held all my childhood sights, smells, textures and the anticipation of finding something new.

An old official letter from my dad's days in the US Navy.

At the bottom of the box I found my measurements written down on notebook paper. My mom sewed alot of my clothes when I was young. Later she and I made my wedding dress together.