PINK SATURDAY ~ The Big PINK Mystery Reveal

Good Pink Morning to ya!

Welcome once again to

my PINK Satrday post...

and before I get going, be sure

to hop on over to our wonderful hostess

Beverly to visit other

PINK lovers just like you!

I have WINNER!!!

SHERRY from Alabama!!!!

for my PINK MYSTERY Giveaway!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Thanks everyone this was fun!

Alas, life as a mom of a Senior

in High School is

never dull, never my own time

and can be very tiring. I thought
you might love to see her and her
3 friends that went together with
dates...

My girl and her date...

Aren't they all just gorgeous!

Last night was my DD's Senior

Prom...and all the hoopla that

goes with it.  And my girl

is one to relish each and every moment of

it all...she asked after all the

festivities to invite friends over

for and after, after party...so momma

and dad didn't get to sleep til way after 3ish..

and this girl NEEDS her beauty sleep

and I am not functioning yet.

Also, I'd love to share some PINK

goodies I worked on this week.

The first one is a sweet lil vintage

evening out purse I picked up a while

ago at while treasure hunting. 

It was covered in lace and soooo pretty!
 I always had in mind to decorate the front but

for some reason could not wrap

my lil brain around what to do...

then on Thursday I just did it!!!
It's covered in some very pretty
paper roses that Love to use!

am so happy I did...

this lil beauty is staying with me and my

purse collection..see I already hung it with

the others.

The next beauty is NOT an original

thought from me but an I did an original

twist on it.  Its a Wreath...

I must admit credit to a sweet lil shoppe my

momma and I visit when I come to visit

her in Buckley, WA. Many years ago I

saw something very similar and LOVED

the idea...

I came home and made one up for me

to hang in my family room...but

had tucked the idea away for SOMEDAY

 doing one up in shabby

colors to offer for sale.

Finally, I worked one up this week  in pinks and

Ohhhhh I am just tickled with how well

this turned out.

Shabby, sweet, rosy,

pink with a touch

of vintage from an ole

broken plate that could

have been a castoff, but no way

that pretty plate was gonna end up

in the trash...

a trash to treasure 

makeover for sure!!!.

Can you guess what the frame is?

Its an 11x14 old wood Picture frame...

so pull out an old frame and

do your stuff...

I am always so geeked when I can

use things I have

in new ways!

This unique cutie will be offered up

in my etsy store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy PINK!

Lorena 

A Simple Spare Bedroom ~ Before/After On a Budget of $0.00

Hey Friends!

Well I have been a busy girl these past few days.

My daughter graduates the 3rd of June...

and with that comes those looooong put

off projects...that now become a MUST!

Because my family does NOT live close

they will be coming into town...

and that means

 I badly have needed to get downstairs and whip the

 basement spare bedroom into some type of shape.

This room was originally my

Craft Room when we finished the basement over

6 years ago.

But...I just needed fresh light coming in from

windows to create and decided to take over one of our

*other* spare bedrooms instead.

So... 2 years ago this became a dumping room

of which I opened the door and

closed it REAAAAAAL quick!

So you can see with this series of Pix

what shape is was in Before...

I am almost embarrassed to even show these...

but I wanted ya to know I am for real! lol

See? I wasn't kidding was I?

I did this room on a budget of $0.00...or

I shopped my home and

used some creative juices.

Now, its probably NOT magazine

worthy, but it will do for now and

hopefully at least will provide a nice

comfy bed to sleep in.

Now the AFTER Pixs...not bad, huh?

I went for a vintage cottagy look...mixing/matching

some pieces I have had scattered.

I used some of my favorite vintage prints from my

computer and printed them on cardstock...whaaalaaa!

Do ya see some painted pieces around the room...they were some of my

first pieces I painted..I cringe to see them but

then again a great reminder of where I have been

and how far I have come...

I have a small collection of child sized chairs

which I used for some of my sweet bunnies

and dolls.

Tea for 2!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to leave comments if you'd like to be entered

into my

PINK MYSTERY Giveaway!

Reveal is Saturday.

Blessings...Lorena

Victorian Tea Party ~ Tea Time Tuesday

Hi My Sweet Blogging Friends!

WELCOME!

I am join Cielo at The House In the Roses

and also,

Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage Inspirations

for a Tea Party!

Please Visit Cielo today to see the many other

participant in this fun event

going on today, Monday May 10th!

And

 then on Tuesday this will be my Tea Time Post

as I join Sandi and her guests for our

weekly Tea Time Tuesday post.

My Tea Party tribute today is in Honor of my Mom.

 Some 30 years

ago a friend gave her a huge box of dishes.

Now,

these were not just any ordinary dishes...

they were the Johnson Brothers, Rose Chintz pattern.

Of course my momma adored them and me,

well I wasn't quite old enough to appreciate them...

but

as I grew up and began to realized just how sentimental

I was and how much I LOVED roses, I started

to appreciate that shabby box of dishes more and more.

About 6 years ago on my yearly visit to the Seattle, WA

where I grew up and my family still resides...

mom says to me...

"Lorena, I want to give you some of these

Rose Chintz dishes to take home with you!"

SQEAAAALLLLLLL doesn't even begin

to tell you how excited I was.

So....

she began by keeping out a 4 piece place setting for herself

telling me later these would all be mine

and gave me the left overs. 

She knew that I was BIG into ebay then,

and could probably find many pieces to complete

my set.

And that was the beginning of a sweet love affair with

my ROSE CHINTZ collection...

I took those cherished dishes home and

began scouring ebay for pieces.

I also threw in a couple of pictures of a favorite

Bone China Creamer/Sugar set that goes well with my Chintz.

And these darling bird salt/pepper shakers were

my MIL's and also belong to my hubby's grams.

So you see I really am a sentimental gal.

I now have enough for 6-8 place settings and would

like to have a full set of 8 some day.

I'd have to say, if asked, that the

tea cups with their sweet lil flowers inside

and

 the square luncheon plates are my favorites pieces.

I do not as of yet have a Tea Pot

or a

creamer or sugar bowl.

Sigh...Someday....

I also have learned quite a bit about how to read

the labels on Rose Chintz.

So to help you...if you find any with the pinkish/red

imprints on their undersides

 those are some of the 1st

ones made.

Newer pieces produced in the past 10-20 years may have

a black or green imprint on them.

If you have any fun facts or know more

about Rose CHINTZ I'd love to

hear about it!

Thanks for visiting today!

Be sure to also leave comments if you would like

to be entered into my

PINK MYSTERY Giveaway!

Check out my PINK Saturday Post

for all the details!

Blessings...Lorena

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY ~ Dear Friends

Dear Friends!

I wish each mother out there a

wonderful

Mother's Day.

Hope you are spoiled and your

family blesses you!

I feel so blessed to be a mother

and can remember so well when

I found out just before

Mother's Day that my

daughter was on her way!

It was always my dreams to be...

a mom!

Have a wonderful day friends!

Lorena

PS...Please do not forget to leave comments

and become a follower to

be entered in my

PINK MYSTERY

giveaway!

Check out yesterdays PINK Saturday

post for more information.

PINK Saturday ~ Come Enter My PINK Mystery GiveAway!

Hello PINK Friends!

Once again it's time to join in all the

PINK fun and see the wonderful

PINK Saturday Posts.

Please Visit our Wonderful Hostess

Beverly of How Sweet The Sound

to visit other PINK Participants.

YES!!!

 I am having a May Giveaway!

I decided earlier this week I would offer

a sort-of  PINK Mystery Giveaway in honor

of May and Mother's Day.

This Pink Canister will be filled

to the brim with goodies that I am

sure will NOT disappoint!

And that's the mystery part...you won't

get to see all of the goodies!

But I hope that will be part of the fun!

I am enticing you with a few

things that will be included...

like a pretty white battenburg lace

doilie you see under the canister

and

PINK pair of earrings!

So if you want to join in the fun

here's what you need to do:

1. Leave me a comment on today's post saying you'd love to be entered

2. Be a new follower and be added again.

3. Already a follower? Just let me know and you will be added again.

4. Every time you leave a comment this week on any post, let me know you are interested in my giveaway, and you will be entered again!

It that easy!

My best to everyone out there and thanks for joining in on the fun!

HAPPY PINK!

Lorena

Oh...be sure to stop back next
Saturday to find out who wins!

PS...I forgot to say, and many haveasked
YES, I painted the roses on the tin...

Mother's Day A Coming!

Hey there friends!

If  the advertisements on TV haven't warned you

then I will...Sunday is Mother's Day!

A special day to honor our mom's.

You know, those ladies who changed our

diapers, fed us, stayed up to

quiet our fears and loved

us through so many ups/downs

in our lives.

As I always seem to do...Mother's Day

creeps upon me and then its

OH NO...what am I gonna do?

Does this happen to you too?

Today I thought I'd go shopping..but

as I was a shopping my mind kicked in.

Lorena, I says to myself...your momma loves

your goodies you make her...why

doncha send her something you've done

up lately?  Self, I says, GOOD IDEA!!!

So when I got home I got to work

and thought you'd enjoy seeing what I came up with.

Now my momma does visit my blog, quietly but

then its not too often so I am hoping

she doesn't see this post til afterwards! lol

My mom love Roses, but then again a lady

named ROSE would just have too...

and purple too...

This sweet Girly says...A Token of Affection

for you on Mother's Day

I made a special set of my PUSH PINS in purples

and a PINK Magnet Rose for moms

PINK Rose Kitchen!

Then...a Purple Pin and Sweet Clip on Earring

I made...just special for her.

What do ya think?

Then I finished up a few more sets of PUSH PINS,

so that I could get those listed in my etsy

store along with a vintage

CAKE SAVER all done up in PINKS!

Thanks for visiting and your comments.

And be sure to wish someone a

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!

Lorena

Tea Time Tuesdays!

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome

Once Again to Tuesday's

Tea Time with my sweet friend

Sandy @ Rose Chintz Cottage

See if you can see a theme today in my pictures.

(well somewhat of a theme, hehe)

Today we will be having...homemade cream puffs,

stuffed with vanilla pudding and whipping cream.

A family FAV!

My table is set for 3...which is how many are in my family.

These 3 cups were gifted to me quite a few years ago from

my BIL who picked my name for Christmas.

Since he KNEW I LOVED Tea Cups...he gifted

me with 3, 1 for each month me, my hubs and daughter

were born.  They are gorgeous!

Even the inside was not missed to have pretty

flowers in them.

A sweet Pansy Tiny Tea Pot was a gift.  Another

creamer sugar from my collection.

A set of 5 Violet Plates gifted to me from my hubbys aunt!

Love all the GOLD on them.

Here is where my cup reside when I am not

using them. 

I am not sure what this contraption was intended for I have

used it for stacking plates and cups/saucers and

of course it was

a steal at TJMaxx!

Did you see my PURPLE theme...???

Happy Tea Time Tuesday!

Lorena