PINK SATURDAY 10/11/08

PINK SATURDAY 10/11/08

Beverly of How Sweet the Sound is always our wonderful hostess for PINK SATURDAYS, so after you read my post, please hop over to hers here to see all the other PINK participants today!

Last week I had fun shopping on FRIDAY FLEA MARKET & FIRST FRIDAY & visited many sellers. One seller, my sweet friend & PRH sister Karen of SecondHand-Rose had a couple of items I just couldn't resist.

This adorable pink & blue & white baby bassinet planter

And this precious little pink purse bank in the middle of the next picture....



DH has a pretty 1940's era PINK Art Deco light ceiling fixture that I had him hang in our hallway. It is very old & extra special to us, as it came from his grandparent's home in Fort Worth.

Believe it or not, as much as I love PINKNESS, when DH came in the door with this pink & black cowhide, I told him it just couldn't stay. We sold it, but not before I snapped a quick picture! Gosh, you should have seen the cute cow this came from!!!!

Lastly, I wanted to share some of my favorite pink dishes with you. I'm not sure of the pattern name but they are very old & such a soft pale pink, very yummy!


Please don't forget to visit all the other pinkness today!!

Happy PINK SATURDAY Hugs,

FRIDAY FLEA MARKET 10/10/08

FRIDAY FLEA MARKET 10/10/08

Just a little sneak peek again this week of some of the vintage items I'm offering here at my selling blog Angelic Accents a la Carte.

Now, I'm not selling my sweet little black furball, Muffin......yet! Doesn't he look mischievious here? I'm babysitting my grandpuppies this week & Muffin hops up in the kitchen chair each time I take them outside, then he slaps their bottoms as they come back in!

He has truly gotten his bluff in on Willie, my son-in-law's baby! Willie is a real sweetheart, even if he does like to sleep in my little shih tzu, Rosie's pink toile bed!! Here he is where I caught him on my living room sofa on my new Thanksgiving pillow. MY dogs aren't even allowed on the sofa! I just didn't have the heart to make him hop down, tho. Just look at that adorable, content look on his face!

Here Muffin is using his old pal Daisy, my daughter's dog, as a leap-frog partner! Never a dull moment here, at least not for another week!

Hugs & Happy Shopping,

HALLOWEEN 2008 SWAP ~ Pt. 1

HALLOWEEN 2008 SWAP ~ Pt. 1

My dear friend Amy of Four Sisters in a Cottage thought it would be fun to hostess her first ever swap with a Halloween theme, so Halloween 2008 Swap was born! Amy was such a wonderful hostess & paired me up with the sweetest young blogger Lindsey of Two Crazy Crafters, so named for she & her mother, Twyla.

Lindsey was so fun to shop & craft for ~ she enjoys vintage Halloween items just as I do! Below are the items I sent to her.

My first ever banner to make ~ of course I had to add some sparkly sequins & beads......just so she would know it was from ME!! BLING BLING!

A creepy laboratory beaker with skull candy for her sweet tooth!

Every ghoul, I mean girl, needs party plates & napkins for impromptu gatherings.

An appliqued Jack O' Lantern towel

I made her a pumpkin gift box with some of my favorite vintage Halloween postcard images.

Inside was a glittery sugared pumpkin.

I had fun cross-stitching a Trick or Treat Halloween Ghost/Bear for her!

I also cross-stitched a small Halloween Spider Treat Bag & stuffed it with candy.

Last year a sweet blogger Beth of Gathering Dust sent me a starter kit for making tags. She is a great tag maker, really a crafter extraordinaire of ALL things ~ she gave me the supplies & most importantly the courage to make my very first tag!

Notice the little frightened girl & boy on the back of my tag? Well, it is one of my favorite Halloween graphics & it just so happened that Lindsey gave me this EXACT same design on an adorable wooden hang tag!! Do great minds think alike or what?!!?

I had a blast participating in this blogging swap & now I won't be afraid to do it again! Lindsey, hope you enjoy all your treats & that you will think of me each year you display them!!

To see all of the great items I received from Lindsey, please see the post below!

Hugs,

HALLOWEEN 2008 SWAP ~ Pt. 2

HALLOWEEN 2008 SWAP ~ Pt. 2

Here is the continuation of Halloween 2008 Swap hosted by Amy of Four Sisters in a Cottage. The following items were what I received from my terrific YOUNG partner (she is a mere babe ~ only 19, and soooo very talented!) Lindsey of Two Crazy Crafters.

She stamped the cutest Halloween card for me & signed it "Bugs & Hisses"!!

I just love this vintage look tussie mussie ~ and it was just full of the yummiest candy corn taffy ever (WAS full is the operative phrase here!). I just love the scaredy cat graphic on it! And Lindsey even sent me my very favorite Halloween graphic on a little wooden tag ~ see the pic of the little frightened kids ~ I sent her that EXACT same graphic on a tag I made for her!! Do you feel the vibes, Lindsey?!?!

Isn't this chunky wood Spooky sign just perfect for me ~ I love the lettering style & the fact that it looks aged!

She even made me the most adorable Halloween Pumpkin Wand ~ complete with beautiful purple, orange, & black shimmery streamers. I think my granddaughter might just try to take off with this!!

And for my glittery, sparkly obsession, she included this Boo-tiful Ghost cupcake with the most heavenly pink glitter icing!!!

Love the Skeleton Jack's metal sign

And my very VERY favorite piece ~ one of Lindsey's specialties ~ a terrific piece of altered art ~ a wonderful Halloween collage!! Go check out the blog she shares with her mother here ~ they are quite a talented duo!!

Lindsey, thank you sooo very much for spoiling me with these great treats! I had such fun being your partner in this swap & will always think of you each time that I decorate with your lovely creations!! Thanks from my entire family for helping "Spook Up" our home this year!

Bugs & Hisses to you, too, sweet Lindsey!