Note: This is a repost from a year and a half ago. Forgot to charge the battery on my camera. Been a busy week with my parents (both 89) moving “back home” from Florida. It’s so good to have both of them five minutes away.

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday!

I began collecting items painted by Debi Coules on eBay. She has now moved on to having her own website (banner lower down in the post.) I just love her roses and have lots of items spread out through my condo. I’m sure they will all eventually find their way to the blog.

The following pictures are of the bay window in my kitchen. My son took them because my digital camera has gone missing. It’s somewhere in the “day room” that is still a mess from the remodeling.

The bay has a shelf and right now has a combination of enamelware and two stained glass lamps. Somewhere I’ve got more plates that I’ll probably put on the shelf – but I tend to like the way it looks now. I do have a lace trimmed runner that’s in my “to iron” stack that will go back on the shelf.

Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting Pink Saturday. I’m thrilled to be able to participate this week.

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.

It’s been a really long time since I purchased a doll to add to my collection, but when I saw Sweet Caroline I just fell in love. She’s very much the type of dolls I made in the past – cute and dressed in detailed costuming. I purchased her on eBay. You can see other dolls by the artist on her website Judy Rankine Dolls.

Sweet Caroline is mostly a cloth doll with a ceramic head that is covered in cloth and then hand painted. She has such an adorable expression – and is cuter in person.

This week I wanted to point you to a website that was new to Pink Saturday last week but that I just adore – so many pretty pink painted items – and roses, too. The site is A Gathering of Thoughts and is owned by a very talented lady by the name of Rebecca. Hope you enjoy the site!

Have a wonderful week.

Sandra

I began collecting items painted by Debi Coules on eBay. She has now moved on to having her own website (banner lower down in the post.) I just love her roses and have lots of items spread out through my home and will be sharing more of them in the future.

My kitchen bay window has a shelf and right now has a combination of enamelware and two stained glass lamps. Somewhere I’ve got more plates that I’ll probably put on the shelf – but I tend to like the way it looks now. I do have a lace trimmed runner that’s in my “to iron” stack that will go back on the shelf.

Thanks to Cindy at My Romantic Home for hosting Show and Tell Friday. Cindy’s blog is one of the two or three that inspired me to start my own blog.

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.

One of my favorite things to collect is Roman’s Seraphim Angels. I was very fortunate to be able to get this collection of angels called Heavenly Reflections. It features five angels surrounding a pool. It sits on a small oval table in my living room.

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This week I thought I would feature a site that I think a lot of people would like. It’s called Tip Nut and have some great ideas – everything from links to recipes, embroidery designs, household tips, and more. I get their daily newsletter and look forward to seeing what links will be included. There’s more than just the links in the newsletter. As an example, a current Featured article on the front page is something I’ve been doing for awhile and it really has helped me out. It’s about Household Inbox System. A system like this has saved me hours of hunting through my condo for places I’ve put stacks of mail thinking – I’ll get to it later. Well, now I have my “in box” in one place (the office) and Friday is my day to deal with whatever is in the bos – and then get it filed away.


Have a wonderful Pink Saturday!


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

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 Pink Saturday again at Cottage Dreamer! Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for once more hosting this fun day of sharing all things Pink!

Last week I posted pictures of the wreath I have on my kitchen table. I did go out last Saturday and got a pink candle to go in the center to replace the green one I had in there before. It’s a very pretty pink candle that has a wonderful fresh spring floral scent. The candle is much more pink that it appears in this photo.

When I walked into HomeGoods I was greeted by a display that featured the following bunny. I just couldn’t resist it. I love Dana’s blog The Stone Rabbit and wanted to add this Stone Bunny to my home.

My Bunny is currently trying out different locations in my home to see where he’d like to live. Right now he’s sitting next to the fireplace in the living room, but he’s not quite sure it’s the perfect place for him. I do know he wasn’t happy to be sitting under the small table I have close to the entry. He felt like he wasn’t part of the action. lol

While taking pictures in the kitchen I took a few of the painted plaque I have on the top of my hutch. I’ll post them here, but I may take in down to get better shots of it and post them sometime later. This plaque is another one of my Debi Coules collection.

And lastly, I’ve been slowly going through the boxes of stuff that I stored out in the garage when my remodeling was done. This week’s finds included this handpainted cake stand:

Once again, thank you for stopping by and sharing this Pink Saturday with me at Cottage Dreamer and a Happy Mothers Day!

While surfing for something I ran across a website and signed up for their mailing list and just love the daily hints I receive. (I’m not affiliated with this site – I just think it’s very helpful.) The site is Tip Nut. It’s a mixture of all kinds of handy hints on everything from housekeeping, crafts, recipes, and more. The daily newsletter links to articles that are on the Tip Nut site or to other sites that have interesting articles.

One thing I’ve done for sites like this is to set up a Gmail account that I use for my email address. This keeps them all in one place and Gmail has a great spam filter. Plus, if I ever change my Internet Provider I don’t have to go through the pain of changing all these email addresses.