It’s Pink Saturday again! And as always our Hostess Bev has collected a list of great blogs that want to participate in the celebration of all things Pink. You can find more blogs listed at How Sweet The Sound.

Friday night I decided I’d had enough of being cooped up in my home and needed to get out – even if it was in the single digits – I needed a shopping fix. lol So, I headed over to HomeGoods. It was so nice walking in and seeing what I hope is just the beginning of the Easter and Spring items they will have.

Here’s my “goodies” that I purchased tonight.

I couldn’t resist this adorable pink bunny with a wreath of flowers around its neck. It goes perfectly with the other bunnies (Fitz and Floyd) that I’ve got in the hutch in my kitchen. I purchased one other bunny from HG last year and guess I’ve started a tradition.





Here’s a close up of my new bunny. Such and adorable expression!





At first I wasn’t sure what these were. I thought they might be candleholders, but they are a bit too big. I think they are egg holders. Will have to see if I can find wooden or paper mache eggs to go in them – or make some out of polymer clay.





Here’s the four egg cups out of the package. A pretty blue, yellow, light pink, and a little bit darker pink.





I also picked up a set of towels to hang on the over door. I’m going to try to keep my son from messing them up when he decides to do the cooking.

So, even though it’s cold as can be outside, by putting out some pink and other pastel items I can at least feel that Spring is on its way.

For this week’s Featured Blog here’s a link to Sweet Finds by Joanna. It’s her post from last week featuring something I think looks fantastic – pretty pink dishes combined with things like vintage silver jewelry, buttons, or other decorative items. Lots of other neat things to explore on her blog.

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday and a great week!

Sandra

It’s Pink Saturday again! And as always our Hostess Bev has collected a list of great blogs that want to participate in the celebration of all things Pink. You can find more blogs listed at How Sweet The Sound.

The winner of my giveaway from a few weeks ago is Tina from Beansie Babbles! Congratulations. The package will be in the mail to you soon.

This week I received the Spring part of a collection from Jim Shore that I got from one of his appearances on QVC. I love his work and the way he incorporates quilt patterns into his sculptures. I think that this egg is just adorable. There are two very tiny bulbs in the diorama section – that don’t show up in the photos – that illuminates it. The bunnies are so cute and so is the quilt pattern on the back of the diorama. The other two in the collection that I’ve received are a pumpkin with pilgrims in it and a star with a nativity scene in it. I’ve forgotten what the Summer selection is so in a couple of months when I receive the next installment it will be a surprise.

Bev has asked us to feature another Pink Saturday blog each week. This week I’ve selected a blog that is filled with some fantastic crafts. The blog is Glitter and Roses by Ginger – and she’s even having a giveaway this week. Make sure to check out her blog.

Lastly, thank you for the many kind wishes for my son. He’s now back to work and is doing very well. He even went on a job interview yesterday. The contract with the current company is over and now he’s looking for something permanent. My hope is that he gets the job that’s right for him. Fortunately, he’s in IT and has a lot of great experience so he should be able to find something good soon.

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday and thank you so much for all the great comments – they mean a lot.

Sandra

It’s Pink Saturday again! And as always our Hostess Bev has collected a list of great blogs that want to participate in the celebration of all things Pink. You can find more blogs listed at How Sweet The Sound.

This week I’m featuring a very pretty pink pincushion that I found on eBay through a site that had been listed for Pink Saturday about a month ago. The blog is Cinnamon Stitch and there is an eBay Listing page. I am looking forward to seeing new items from Cinnamon Stitch.

Update on Giveaway: There’s been a slight delay on the Giveaway I posted about two weeks ago. I’ve been tending to a very sick kid this week. Granted, he’s in his thirties, but no matter what – they are still our babies. He came down with a very, very bug – not the flu. He ended up calling the ambulance when he got sick at work and has been camped out on my sofa for the week. He saw our doc today who said he had been very sick after he looked over the tests that the ER had done. Anyway, to be honest, I didn’t think of much but making sure he was ok. He’s now back at his own condo – tired of my couch. lol He will stopping by tomorrow or Sunday and I will get him to do the drawing of the winning name at that time – and then will post it on Sunday. I’m sorry for the delay.


Lastly, one of the things that Bev has asked us to do is feature another blog we’ve visited through Pink Saturday. Last week I found the Bunny Cottage and fell in love with all of Vicki’s beautiful items. I love hand-painted china and beautiful textiles. She has a very lovely blog. Also, this week she asked us to remember the people in Haiti. If you are looking for a place to make a donation, I created a post a few days ago that you might want to check out.


Have a very beautiful Pink Saturday!


Sandra

Haiti is in desperate need of help after the massive earthquake that hit the island. Prayers and contributions are needed. My charity of choice is World Vision. By giving directly to a charity such as World Vision I know that the money will get directly to those who need it most.

Recently on Sewing With Nancy she featured two very worthwhile charities that provide needed items for two worthwhile purposes.

The first is Little Dresses for Africa which is a group that create dresses from pillowcases and then distribute them orphanages in Central Africa. They are a Christian-based, non-profit group that was started by a small group of women who had gone on a short-term mission trip. After returning home they looked for a way to help those in need. One of their group came up with a simple sewing design she had found on the net. Now with over 30,000 dresses made and delivered they are planting seeds of hope.

I plan to start shopping this month’s linen sales to gather together a dozen or so pillowcases, along with ribbon and trim. I’ll post pictures of the finished dresses before I send them off to the group. Then I’ll go out and shop for some more pillowcases.

The other group that has been featured on Sewing with Nancy was the Project Linus another non-profit group. They have many chapters across the country and provide blankets to various organizations. There are nearly 380 chapters and they have provided over 3,000,000 blankets! Each chapter knows what is needed in their area and makes sure the blankets go to the correct place. They make their way to sick children, those that have been traumitized, etc. The best thing is to go the site, find a chapter close to you, and see what their needs are.

Along with pillowcases I’ll be looking for fleece to embroider – a great project for my embroidery machine and lots of the “cute” designs I have.

With the New Year just beginning it’s a good time to start on projects. Will post updates on how I’m doing with the dresses and blankets.

It’s Saturday again and that means it’s time for Pink Saturday courtesy of Bev at How Sweet The Sound. We’re back to our regular Pink Saturday submissions.

While going through the “stuff” in my dayroom I “uncovered” one of the many items that I’ve purchased from Debi at Debi Coules. This week I’m showing a vintage pitcher that has been painted with the most beautiful pink posies.

Now for the update on my dayroom. Below are photos of a before and after of one section of the room. The cabinet that I cleaned off is where a new TV will go – once the whole room is cleaned up and organized. I’m taking the room section by section. The one thing that doesn’t show, that I need to do, is go through the drawers. There’s not a lot of “stuff” in the drawers – but I’m sure somethings I have been stuck in the drawers just because I don’t know where else to put them.

BEFORE



AFTER



On top of the cabinet are only two things right now – my Bose Sound System and a wire tray where I put all my mail from the week and sort through on Friday – as you can see, it’s empty because I did all my paperwork sorting for the week. It’s a great system that has saved me a lot of time and headaches when I’ve misplaced a check or something. As I said before, this is where a TV will go.


And lastly, don’t forget to check out last weeks Pink Saturday submission for my Anniversary Giveaway. To get in on the drawing just make a comment to this or last week’s post. Good luck to everyone!


Have a Wonderful Pink Saturday!

Happy New Year!

To start off the new year Bev from How Sweet The Sound has come up with a theme for this week – a project we would like to complete.


My project is something I keep putting off because it seems like such a huge project. It’s my “dayroom.” You can see one portion of it in the photo below.

Right now it’s become a place to park things until I can figure out what to do with them. This used to be my bedroom, but when I did my remodeling I moved my bedroom into my son’s old bedroom and decided to turn the biggest bedroom into my dayroom. I’ve got my computer desk in there, a place to put a TV when the room is fixed up, a large chaise and a lot of boxes over on the other wall. As you can see there are bins at the foot of the chaise. These are for sorting what I want to keep, sell, and donate. I’ll post pictures as I work to get this roon organized and fit for habitation.


Today is my One Year Anniversary for my Cottage Dreamer Blog and I’m having a Giveaway. Below you will find three items that I found in the Dayroom while starting my organizing of it.

The three items are a hand-painted enamel pot that is decorated with beautiful pink roses, a glass heart that would be perfect for holding potpourri, and a wonderful book by Kim Jacobs called “Celebrate Today” – appropriate for an Anniversary!


Between now, January 2, and January 12 (at the end of the day) anyone who leaves a comment on this and other posts about the giveaway will have their name put in the “hat” and I’ll have my son draw the name and post the winner the next day.


Thank you for stopping by!