PINK SATURDAY 2-13-2010

My theme for this special Valentine's Day Pink Saturday post is

Hearts

Pinkness

and

Friends

                                                                        

My Swarovski Heart Pin/Pendant

My glittery PINK lovebirds ornament

A very special heart and angel diecut gifted to me by my precious friend Lorena of Rose Chic Friends when we were both in an art swap last fall.

I love hearts filled with keys, vintage photos, Gibson Girls, and vintage doilies!

My favorite picture of my dear daddy and daughter when she was 5.

My rusty winged and rusty heart PINK angel in our bedroom

Mirrored etched heart ornament that sweet Amy of Bunny Rose Cottage gifted me with.

Little shelf is a gift from my daughter, the quilted heart is from my mother, teddy is from ME!

Love my twiggy heart with dried pink and burgandy roses

Beautiful Silk Ribbon Embroidery

A birthday gift from my sweet friend Katie of Rose Breeze Boutique

Girls, it is P-R-E-T-T-Y!!

And I certainly have sweet dreams sleeping on it!

Just look at all the intricate embroidery!!

A few of my Valentine Porcelain Hinged Boxes

Last year my dear friend and PRH Sister Karen of Second Hand Rose and I were Valentine's Day Swap Partners and she gifted me with the above beautiful pillow along with lots of other goodies!

My sweetheart of a friend and fellow TEXAN Vickie of Visuals by Vickie gifted me with tons of goodies for Christmas. This lovely heart "Friend" hanger with gorgeous blingy tassel was one of them!

And isn't this just the sweetest tag EVER?!?!

She also showered me with a blingy S initial in its very own pink pouch. The little pink cupcake and pink teacup Friendship pin that I shared in an earlier post are peeping in the background.

My green depression glass heart

Small cross-stitch quilted heart necklace

cross-stitch heart earrings

A recent estate sale find ~ a very pretty pink/green/burgandy heart pin cushion

Gorgeous white sequinned beaded heart from my dear friend Bertie of Aunt May's Cottage

and a pink sugared heart ornament

Pink Rosenthal Faceted Heart Paperweight

I stole my daughter's Pampered Chef heart butter press/stamp! Oops!

Dear and Thoughtful Penny, aka Tar Devil gifted me with this adorable PINK Snowlady the night before it started snowing here in TX.....the very night.....I'm just sayin'........

Have you EVER seen a sweeter face?!?!

I would consider it a special favor if you would stop by our dear hostess Beverly's blog How Sweet the Sound and leave her a get well message as she just had surgery. Then please visit all the other PINK participants here

and make sure to visit me again tomorrow for

SILVER SUNDAY!!

Big PINK SATURDAY Valentine Hugs,
Stephanie

Spotlighting "Shirl"!

Spotlighting "Shirl"!

I made lots of pictures during the holidays of my swaps & Christmas & birthday goodies, then "misplaced" them. Senior moments seem to be happening more often these days & it doesn't help when you are taking down Christmas, having company, having new grandbabies, & trying to keep working, too!! Too many things vying for my attention & I forget absolutely everything when I'm around my new little grandson!!

But here is the first in a boat-load of pics for you .....

My dear sweet friend & PRH Sister Shirl of Shirl's Rose Cottage gifted me with some glorious goodies for my bday & Christmas, & when the packaging is THIS GOOD you just know the inside is going to be yummy!!

My picture turned out too light ~ but Shirl makes the most beautiful SRE (silk ribbon embroidery) and I'm so lucky to have several of her special pieces! She sells on etsy here, so go check her out ~ you will be amazed!!

Shirl makes THE sweetest tags ever, just full of millinery flowers, beads, glitter, & TONS of soft pastel seam binding!!

Love my mini-stocking & Christmas tag!

And Shirl shares my affinity for adorable snowmen so she bought this special piece for me! I just love how it glistens!

She also knows how I love to stitch & embroider, so she is trying to get me hooked on yet another stitchery craft!!

She even gifted me with my very own "Tweet Baby" Grandma's Brag Book for new little grandson ~ and boy, has it been getting used!

Quite a haul, wouldn't you say? I love you, Shirl!!

Now many of you may know this, but Shirl is only one half of a very dynamic duo, so I'll post soon about the other half!!

Hugs,

FFM, Wedding Cake Toppers, & My Dresser

FFM, Wedding Cake Toppers, & My Dresser

Today's post is a little longer than usual because I have lots of pics to share with you. First, I would like to remind you that today is Friday Flea Market, so please stop by my selling blog, Angelic Accents a la Carte, to see what I'm offering. There are lots of other blog participants doing FFM, so please check here to see their goodies today!!

I collect wedding memorabilia & can never pass up a good deal on a pretty wedding cake topper, so these are my latest finds.....

This one isn't very old, but I just love how sweet the couple are looking at each other & the bride's Victorian wedding gown.
I thought this one was quite unique as it had been placed into a glass egg. This is a wonderful vintage chalkware bride & groom.
And now, my favorite new/old one.....a bride & groom from the 1950's standing in a double circle of wedding bands with doves on top. This piece has aged & yellowed & one poor little dove has lost its wing, but I couldn't leave the store without it!

Last Saturday I posted some pics of my bedroom dresser on PINK SATURDAY, & got several responses on it asking for more pictures, so here are some closeups.

This piece was found at an antique store & had been stripped down to its natural pine finish. There were hints of old green & white paint in the cracks & crevices. DH labourously worked to strip it completely & added Minwax to it & it was beautiful in all its pine glory for about 10 yrs.

Later I decided it must be shabby chiced up!! After hearing, "You've got to be kidding" about 100 times from DH, I started the process (without his approval or help!). The white finish really brings out all the detailing, the carvings, the beading around the oval mirror & the curly cues & columns that frame the mirror......

the sides & legs......
This is a picture of a pretty little pillow I bought on eBay back a couple of years ago that features silk ribbon embroidery & beading. I always loved it, til I saw what my sweet PRH sisters Shirl & Katie can do!! Their silk ribbon embroidery is 2die4!! Katie has just opened up a selling blog called A Petal Apart, so please stop by & visit her! And Shirl definitely needs to sell hers, too, so stop by her blog Shirl's Rose Cottage to get a peek at what she creates!! We need to encourage her to sell hers to us, too!!



the glove boxes.....
and the beautiful original appliques on the doors!
I'm going to visit my fellow FFM sellers now! And don't forget that tomorrow is PINK Saturday!! See you then!


Hugs,