PINK SATURDAY ~ A GIRL'S BEST PINK FRIENDS!

Happy Pink Saturday everyone! Thank you so much to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for hosting!

If you haven't already, be sure to pop over to Beverly's blog, say hello, then visit the other participants to view their pink party favors! I've put a link after my party favor; of course I want you to see mine first! ;-)

They say diamonds are a girl's best friend, well I say, pink diamonds are the ultimate friend lol! Enjoy the eye candy!

If I had to pick just one.....I most certainly couldn't! How about you?

Without further ado...here are a few of my favorite pink things!

*Sigh* aren't they simply stunning!?

I hope you enjoyed your eye candy! Be sure to pop over to Beverly's Pink Saturday Party and view the other goodies!

Enjoy!

THRIFT STORE FINDS ~ SHAKIN IT UP

Welcome to Today's Thrifty Treasures hosted by the fabulous Rhoda at Southern Hospitality . Thank you Rhoda for hosting!

I love seeing all the fabulous finds that clever thrifters have scored...don't you?! Grap a cup of java or tea and pop over to Rhoda's to see her fablous finds and use her handy list to pop over to the other participants blogs. The link to Rhoda's post is at the bottom of this post. (I want you to see mine before you go!) lol

Today I have only a tiny $1.75 installment to share. I found these at the Salvation Army. I've been looking for a set of birdie salt and pepper shakers for some time. I particularly want a pair in white porcelain. These aren't white but they sang out to me.

They made a sneak preview at my debut for Table Scape Thursday , hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

Now, last week I showed you this cute litte pot I picked up at the thrift store...

It was screaming out for a makeover. Here it is all primed and ready to get some color. So far so good.

After it dried I painted it aqua...not so good. Then sage green, nope...then pink....nope...then, finally, I settled on a color. Which color did I settle on? Well, you have to wait until next monday! *cheeky grin*

Thanks for stopping by! Remember, comments are greatly appreciated but not mandatory!

Now pop over to Rhoda's Today's Thrifting Treasures for more fabulous finds!

Happy week to all!

BLOG PARTY ~ BEVERLY'S PINK SATURDAY

Happy Pink Saturday! Hope everyone is in the "pink." I certainly am! Big thank you to the wonderful Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for hosting!

Even if you aren't a contributor please do join in the fun. You can view all the other party favors by clicking the link at the bottom of this post. There you will see a list (with links) of all the contributors. Don't be shy...everyone is welcome!

I've been blogging for about 3 weeks now. In short, this is bad, very bad, very very bad. I'm way behind on everything. But I don't care! lol! I've become addicted to blog parties! So many enablers on here *wink*!...that includes you too Mzzz Beverly!

I didn't want to miss out on the fun and since I'm so behind I'm kinda cheating. I hope you don't mind! My "party favors" are a few of my favorite (pink) things in collage form!

Starting with...a few of my (finally) finished mosaics

My container garden

Teapots

And finally...Sweet Cheeks

Hope you enjoyed the party favors! Thanks so much for stopping by.

Your comments are always much appreciated but never manadatory!

I'm going to mingle along and see all the other party favors others have posted.

Be sure to say hello to Beverly and view the other post! Here's the link back to Beverly's Pink Saturday.

Enjoy!

TABLESCAPE THURSDAY FOLLOW UP

Today I want to extend my thanks and correct my Tablescape Thursday faux pas. (Moi? faux pas?? It’s becoming a signature for me! lol)

First, thank you to the very creative and wonderful Susan at Between Naps on the Porch, for being such a fabulous and gracious host of Tablescape Thursday. Bravo!

I also want to thank all the wonderful TT participants for their kind, sweet, and encouraging comments. You are all darlings for taking the time! Each of you made me feel very welcomed and I am truly touched. Hugs to each of you!

Welcome to all the newbies, I’m a newbie too! I hope you had as much fun as I did! I viewed every post and goodness, there are so many very talented and creative participants! “clapping” My eyes bugged out, my jaw dropped, I oh’ed and ahh’ed and laughed out loud. Great fun! I can’t wait until the next one!

I wanted to join Foodie Friday hosts by Gollum of Designs by Gollum (another must see blog!), unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to prepare. I do want to set some time aside to see all the wonderful recipes!

Ok, now my Tablescape item descriptions.

The dinner plates are vintage Bavaria Tirschenreuth (I had 6, one broke, another is chipped (sobbing now! lol) so I have four left. The pretty side plates are vintage Thomas Ivory, Thomas Bavaria.

The centerpiece, the base is that darling bowl (no lid) that I picked up at Salvation Army, the porcelain posy is vintage Adderley, one of my favs! Its base is a pretty robin’s egg blue with three little footers. too cute! And the little domed cup cake pedestal was from either William Sonoma or Pottery Barn.

The white birdie napkin holders I bought from ebay and the cute little birdie salt n peppa shakers are another thrift store find (you’ll see these again on Monday’s Thrifty Treasures hosted by the fabulous Rhoda at Southern Hospitality

The vintage broken china mosaic birdcage, small tray, and cup cake pedestal were all created by me. I am having a hard time listing those on ebay. I am mad about the birdcage, my daughter LOVES the cup cake pedestal and nesting tray (I used the smaller of the two. Thus, having to sell those pieces is really difficult. See, this is why I prefer creating commissioned pieces…no matter how much I love them; they already belong to someone else! lol!

The crystal goblets I you may have seen on my bargain hunt post

The cute white kitty was bugging me the whole time I was taking pics..."meow meow, take my pic, meow meow, I'm such a cutie, all white and oh so shabby chic"

Oh, almost forgot the bottle of water…a humor gift from my sister. It’s designer water (which is just so amusing!) It is Evian...the bottle is designed by Christian Lacroix (oh la la!) I must say, it is very pretty and I want to get a white plumey ostrich feather to put in it!

The straw hat was embellished by me and the rest I’ve had for so long I couldn’t honestly say where I got them.

See you at Beverly’s Pink Saturday blog party!

Have a fabulous weekend!

TABLESCAPE THURSDAY - MY FIRST!

Welcome to my first Tablescape Thursday! I want to thank the very talented Susan, Between Naps on The Porch, for hosting!

This is my 2nd blog party (I did pink sunday). If you are a new blogger, just click on the link at the end of this post and Susan has a list of all the participants where you can click a name and see their amazing tablescapes!

Be sure to see them all if you can! I am looking forward to seeing all the lovely tablescape that everyone made especially for today!

Now let me just say, I was not as organized as I thought I'd be. My original tablescape was not working out as I had envisioned....So on to plan B! lol

Without further ado, I present .....

"Finishing Touches"

Our meal is ready, the wine is chilling, my guest is due momentarily. I just need to put the finishing touches on my table.

A quick check from all sides...

I'd better finish up!...oops don't want to sit on that!

Details of items used can be found here.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Your comments are greatly appreciated, but please do not feel it is mandatory!

Here's your link back to Susan's Tablescape Thursday list.

Enjoy!

BLOG PARTY - MY NEW DISCOVERY!

As a newbie to Blogland, I’m still stumbling around trying to acquaint myself. I really don’t know anyone who blogs, so I have no point of reference or anyone to show me the ropes. Last Friday morning I stumbled upon Beverly’s Blog Party. I scrambled to get something together and joined in the fun.

First, a big thank you to Beverly from How Sweet the Sound who is a fabulous host! Beverly’s Pink Saturday was my first Blog Party!

There were so many lovely participants and I managed to get to all but 2 or 3, only because I couldn’t get their blog page to come up. I have to tell you, there are some really witty people out there in blogland. I also came across many very talented artist and crafters. There are many blogs I want to revisit so I can spend more time on their posts.

My next shout out is to Rhoda from Southern Hospitality who is another fabulous host! She is the host of Today’s Thrifty Treasures every Monday.

It was so much fun to see all the incredible deals everyone found! The participants are lovely and some even show how they repurposed their find!

The next party I want to participate in is Tablescape Thursday. It is hosted by Susan of Between Naps on the Porch.

I will have to get creative since most my most favorite china, stemware and silver is still packed up, I’ll have to fancy up my everyday things. Hopefully it will turn out nice.

I’ve set up a Blog Party list in my right margin. I will add to this list as I come across them. If you are interested in participating or just pop around and “test the waters”, click on the banner (image) and it will take you to the what-when-how for their party. Do try and join in!

Last, I want to thank all the lovely people who took time to comment on my Party offerings. I really do appreciate hearing from you!

Thank you again everyone *hugs* all around!

Enjoy!