Pink Saturday April 18th, 2009

Happy Pink Saturday !!! I really want to Thank Miss Beverly for hosting this each week , and being the sweet lady she is. Please go Here to visit all of the Pink Posters this week !!! :)

Well, The Absolute Best part of my week was winning Heidi's (blog) at Birds of a Feather's (shop) candy cup challenge !!! She picked this one :I borrowed her pretty copy of my basket, as I LOVED the sweet frame that she added to the picture. I owe her a Thank you letter !! Bad me !! I was SO totally Blessed by her generosity, I just sat and cried when I opened the package. Bags of her beautiful crepe papers , gosh, it really is so pretty :) and comes so beautifully packaged :)AND........................she made me the SWEETEST bird nest with a Yummy blue bird and tiny eggs that says Merci on it :) Eeeek !! I thinks she has these in kits in her store. Thank you SO super Much Heidi !!! I really love it all and it came at such a perfect time for me, right in the middle of my tests and I just TRULY love it all and that nest is going in my special hutch so I can see it every day :)
I treated myself to a Vintage sweet roses bracelet and earrings this week. :) Kinda funny as I really never wear Jewelry. :) But this is SO pretty, I might have to. Maybe not the earrings, unless I make them pierced. I seem to recall my Great Aunt having Pinched Toes and Ears all the time and I am not really up for any more pain right now, lol !!! :)


Cupcake Thank you cards. Pink and Sweet !!!!


Remember my Pink Haired Dolly ? Well, she now has a Baby Sister :)
Sorry the Pictures are so Blurry on these. It was dusk when we got home from yesterdays round of MRI's. I had two yesterday and two last Monday. No one told me how noisy they would be. I have been so exhausted though lately, I slept right through these ones, and came home, and slept till now 3:00 this morning. :) Sleeping through an MRI is like sleeping through a Marching Band while you are in the middle, in the Float, during a parade . lol !!!!

This will be my last post for a few weeks or so, till I get the medical issues off my plate and my house and studio in order. Please pray that I will have a diagnosis soon. I TRULY am NOT worried and am at peace, just ready for answers and a treatment plan. I LOVE each of you and pray for so many of you, and will visit still. I hope that you will go say Hi to Our Dear Chickie Miss Connie, as she is going through a rough patch right now. Please also go give Judy some BIG hugs, this sweet Faithful Christian lady could use some too right now. :) And sweet Lee Laurie. :) I hope that you will stop and read each of their blogs and are moved to pray or send positive virtual hugs their way :) A little Hi, or Prayer can mean so much when you are hurting.

Thank you Beverly !!! And HAPPY Pink Saturday !!!! :)

Ooops, forgot, These were some Easter Jelly Beans I gave my Mom :) With Pretty Pink Ribbons and Roses :)

Hugs,

Rhea

Happy Easter !!!

Wishing Each of you such a Wonderful Easter !!! My Heart is swollen with Love for Our Lord who Died for us and Rose again this day, The Third Day, as Promised, so that We all could have everlasting life with Him. :) Hoping that this day was spent in joyous celebration, He is Risen !!! He keeps His Promises, and Loves us more than any Human could. What wonderful words to cling to in all aspects of our Lives. :) May many Blessings to Fall down onto each of you !!!!

Hugs,

Rhea :)

Mid week Goodies. :)

Well, This post is dedicated to the Mid week Blues :) Or Pinks !!! lol !!! I am SO behind in showing off some goodies that I have bought over the last few months. EBay was a gold mine right after Christmas with gorgeous plates going for 99 cents plus $2-3 shipping !!! Wow !! So, I slowly have filled up our home, with treasures to keep and some to sell. That and our weekly Thrifting outing. That is my One day out and I can always manage to find a few great things to bring home :) I found these plates and roses dish on eBay. There are three plates altogether. I bought them to go with my cupcake sets, but am thinking I need two of them for the guest bath. Are they sweet or what ? And the dish with the pretty rose will make a lovely soap dish. :)



Got the Bunny tin for 25 cents last Saturday and now I must make some REAL sugar cookies for my family to fill it up. :) Is this stinkin' cute or what ?


Speaking of cookies. I restocked my store with like a gazillion cookies !! :)

And Vintage finds. Love these old hand painted plates. But as you can probably tell, I just have WAY too many of them. :)

Look at this antique crocheted lace. Oh My Gosh !! There is 11 feet of it. It must have lined a sheet or curtain or something. It was quite icky when I found it, all yellowed and stained. But I bleached it ( Yep, a Big no no , I know !! ) And it came out just beautiful !! It does have a few tiny spots left that didn't come out, but probably will with another cleaning. Sweet !!!!!
I found this great old Easter candy box and embellished it with Roses and the BEST pink and pearl vintage brooch !!! EEEK, This was SO pretty. It sold pretty quick. The Easter candy boxes are quite hard to find, and this one had the prettiest pink foil with a floral design on it. It is going to a Wonderful Artist, so I am a bit intimidated, I hope she likes it :)
Thank you SO much for all of the love and support. I know that Prayers and well wishes work as I have truly coasted thru this illness with such ease and strength. I never wanted my blog to be about hard or sad things, we have SO much of that going on in this world right now. But decided early on that someone who is also having the same type of symptoms I have might benefit so I chose to put all of that in here. I TRULY would like to focus on all things Pretty. All things Soft, Pink ( and aqua, hee hee !! ) and a gentle happy side of Life as I truly believe that it is out there, we just need but to look. Not THINGS per se, but all THINGs were made by people and inspired by God, so lets enjoy them all, without making them the Focus. Does that make sense ? There is SO much Beauty and Peace in this great world that we live in. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is ; Phil 4:v 8 Finally Brethren, whatsoever things are True, whatsoever things are Honest, whatsoever things are Just, whatsoever things are Pure, whatsoever things are Lovely, whatsoever things are of good report ; if there be any Virtue, and if there be any Praise, think on these things.

I LOVE that !! :)

Hugs,

Rhea

Pink Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Happy Pink Saturday !!!! Our Sweet Host Beverly has once again assembled such a wonderful group of sweet ladies for her Pink Saturday's group. :) I hope that you each go and say Hi to her and all of those on her list. Thank you Beverly !!!!

Well, I know I said I was going to finish up and list Easter items last weekend, but I relapsed and spent the week in bed again. Literally, 6 days of it. My legs are getting worse and are on fire most of the time. I am more unsteady on my feet and stumble and fall now quite a bit. I did however see a Neurologist Finally and have many tests scheduled in the next few weeks, MRI on my brain and spine, Brain wave test, sensory tests with needles on my legs and arms. This is now the third Dr. that has mentioned MS , but we wont know for sure until all of the tests are completed. It has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me this week, One day I am fine, and then the next in tears. I lost my Beautiful Stepmother Pam 6 years ago to this disease and kind of know what to expect, although medicines are getting better, people are different in how they manifest the disease and most importantly, I don't even know if I for sure have it yet, so no need to dwell. And..... The Wonderful Grace of Our Lord just shines down His love on me constantly, and it is hard to be sad for long :)

Plus, Oh My word, Easter is almost upon us, My most favorite of all Holidays :) Spring is here and everything is just so beautiful right now, it is hard not to get caught up in the Joy of the Season :) It will be 115 degrees here before long, so I will love and embrace every second of this Beautiful weather :)
Here are a few of my Pink things ( well, with a bit of aqua thrown in , of course ) this week. These will all be in my store by tonight. ( Promise !! :) )

Pink Baby Buggy Faux cookies. :)
Everyday Sugar cookies, also in Pink with Yummy Faux Sugar glitter :)

Easter cookies, with Bunnies and Eggs. :) I truly love my Faux cookies and just LOVE this design of Faux Foods. They are so real looking in person and sparkle like real sugar :) I have hearts, birdhouses, bluebirds and others ready as well. :) Sweet huh ??? :)

I bought these little wooden egg looking containers last year and finally got a few painted. Well, 2 of the 4 that I have :) But that IS progress right ? lol !! :) I added bunnies to both, embellished to match. They just need a few jelly beans and those YUMMY See's white chocolate pastel eggs, or Reeses eggs, Yum!!!! :)



I hadn't painted roses in so long I was worried I would forget how. But I think they look the same as I used to paint. I even had to stop and try and remember how to do it !! lol !! :)

I love this tiny metal basket. It isn't pink, BUT, it has pink roses and a sweet bunny with a Pink nose and ears. And Pink Easter grass :) So this qualifies , right ?


Well, That is my Pinkness for this Saturday. As Ever, I am SO truly Blessed by each one of you that come to visit me, even though I haven't been as faithful a friend to visit in return. I am considering a Bloggy break and shutting down my store for a bit after Easter, as I really need to just focus on all of these tests and the diagnosis that might FINALLY after 2 1/2 years be coming my way. I also would like to re decorate our home. Not anything new, just taking it all down and rehanging, organizing and looking at things in a new way. But I am still kicking that around as I really , truly cherish each of you and my heart swells when I read such lovely comments. I feel so isolated these days, as I cant even drive anymore and each of you are my World, if you know what I mean. I told hubby today that after his two days off, when he goes back to work, I go back to my House arrest :) lol !!! I am joking for the most part when I say that. :) My life did a complete 180 degrees in three years. I was a faux finisher and was up on the very top rung of the ladder to paint, sometimes standing and balancing on one foot, and now, I stand up sometimes, and find myself suddenly at floor level to my Chihuahua's , lol !! :) I am Graceful in ways I never thought I would be, lol !! :)

However, I still absolutely LOVE my life. About 99.9% of it, so change isn't bad, only different :) I think it only hurts, if you expect things to stay the same. The more willing you are to hop on the boat and let it carry you to wherever, the easier Life is. Standing on the shore, you are fair game for Alligators :)

So with that Ultra Wise beyond my years advice, ( Hee , Hee !!! ) I bid you a wonderful Pink Saturday !!!! :)

Hugs,

Rhea

Pink Saturday , March 28th, 2009

A Happy Pink Saturday to all !!! Firstly, please forgive me, I got about half way through the list of those that left comments this week and went and said Hi, I have missed EACH of you. This week was rough with pain. One of the worst yet, but it did let up some yesterday and Friday, so I crafted to my hearts content and have SO many goodies finished and almost finished. I will be listing some items on my Etsy all weekend long. I have lots of Easter things and fun , pretty, Pastel Vintage goodies as well :)

I would also like to say to a dear friend, that we are thinking of you and your husband and granddaughter right now and praying for you all. My heart is so Broken for you, and my tears are still falling for you. May Our Lord wrap you in His arms and carry you through this loss as your friends stand ready and close by to help in any way needed. Please call on me any time, just know that you arent alone in this. Lots of people love you and care for you and are crying along side you.

I also would LOVE to stop and Thank Miss Beverly of How Sweet the Sound, as she is such a special lady and I am in her debt, that each week she is so faithful to each of us. I didn't even get down the list far enough to go say Hi to her, Poo on Me !!! So Hi Sweet Lady !!!

Ok, this isn't Pink, but I got her/him today for 49 cents at the thrift store. ( Hubby's new days off is Friday and Saturday's ) It is a Royal Doulton !!! Now, I have no idea what she is worth, but I am pretty sure, more that 49 cents !!! Steph, Help !!! Steph sells these in her store . I have always been in love with the softness and sweetness of Doulton figurines. This one just charms my heart with its simplicity :)

Found this old starched lace egg for $1, sigh................., isn't it lovely ? Look at the sweet pink wired flowers. I want to make some now :)



A Pink Faux cake that is going in the shop this week. :) Love this one and have had a hard time letting it go, so I have been sitting on it for a few months and enjoying its beauty :)


Ok, This was the Most Special Pink item of my week !!! One of my two BFF's Karen, sent this to me for Easter. Oh My Gosh, I am so mad that I took pictures so late in the day and it is blurry. This is SO pretty, you cant know, and the tiny stitching is all by hand !!! It is simply Precious !!! She has some Here, and Here. If you were only to get yourself one thing for Easter, this would be it ! The graphics she used are all so precious. Unlike the vintage ones, where there would be a card or two that is pretty and the rest funky, each vintage card replica she picked is special and I keep turning it around so I can enjoy each side :)


I have made a Ton of Eggs the last few days, these sweet hand dyed crushed velvet ones with millinery, my faux sugar ones and Diorama ones as well. I also have baskets, my faux cookies and a few surprises. :) Fun, Fun, Fun !!!!!

I am such a happy person by nature, I love to laugh, tease and have fun. It doesn't take me much either. A day out of the house, some time creating my artwork and time with family and my dogs. :) I find that Less is ALWAYS more in the grand scheme of things :)

Well, That is my Pinkness for today. I know there is a lot of Robin's egg blue mixed in, but I cant quite seem to seperate those two colors, they are so dreamy together :)

Please go give Miss Beverly a Virtual Hug and a Hi and have a wonderful time visiting all of the wonderful Pink Posters :) Wishing you a Blessed Weekend my Friends :)

Hugs,

Rhea

Pink Saturday

Hi and Welcome to another Pink Saturday Hosted by the Ever Sweet Beverly !! :)


I am slowly dragging out Easter decor, and am working on my tree.

I got the CUTEST tags from Paper Bistro on Etsy and let me tell you, they are the most ADORABLE Happy tags !! Oh My !!! I didn't want to use them as tags as they are just too special and wonderful, so I bought them to hang on my tree. Cute huh ? I ordered a set of three chick tags and three egg tags, and wish I had ordered more !! :) She is the Sweetest lady too and such a Pleasure to purchase from. :)


Sweet Pink Dolly :) I think she is an Ideal doll named "Boopsie" Love those eyes, she looks like she just did something bad and is wondering if anyone noticed :)


I found these three recently while Thrifting. I am not a duck person, But this little girl is staying with me !!! I LOVE her :)

The blue one is a gift for a sweet friend, if I ever get my B*tt in gear and send it to her. I have plans for it :)


These are my Chihuahua's dinner bowls. The one on the left is Baby's. :) She is mommies little Angel :) The other one I found recently for Jake. I know, I shouldnt give him a Pink Roses bowl. Mostly as my Hubby will divorce me, lol !! That is Hubby's little Buddy and Refuge against all of the Fluff in out home. Gosh, now I have Fluffed his dog........................Hee Hee !!! :)
But Jakie LOVES his new bowl, he is SO proud that he has such a nice bowl like Baby :) I DID offer him his old plastic bowl, and he wont go near it :) Poor Daddy :) lol !! :)

Well, that is my Pink Saturday !! I hope that yours is wonderful !! I am sure most of you will be out today enjoying spring :) Have a Wonderful, Beautiful Pink Saturday !! :) And Thank you So Much Beverly !! :)

Hugs,

Rhea

Welcome Spring !!

Wow, it has been a while since my last post. I was actually feeling Good and was so busy getting out of the house, looking for new treasures and working on new items. It is Good to hear Good news for a change huh ? :) I found these sweet vintage Chick and Bunny decorations a few months ago and listed them on my Etsy. They didn't stay there very long :) Aren't they sweet ?
I also made a few Cookie banners, and they too were sold the same hour that I listed them. I will be making more and would like to personalize them. How sweet would they be in a little girls room with her name on them ???


I also added a few Chick boxes and am working on more as these sold as well. I just LOVE these !! I have a bunch more items I am trying to finish up and am hoping I can get it all done before Easter. :) This is absolutely, Hands down my favorite Holiday to create for, as I have mentioned before. I wish there were 40 hours in a day :)

Speaking of Chicks, I found a few sets of these. Are they cute or what ? They sold pretty fast too.
And my Haul from last weekend thrifting. :) We found lots of pretties , that I will be adding to the shop. Can you believe I found Three glove boxes in one day ?? Gosh, I NEVER find those. And the awesome Vintage Wedding topper.


I love that tray. I have painted several of them, in the exact style, and swore that the next tray I found in this pattern I would paint for ME. :) Love it !! And the basket is also for me. Just loved the sweet shape of it.

Love these sweet bowls. I will be adding a few roses to them as well.

A sweet Violets hand painted dish. Love this !!

A few baby pink roses on vintage teacups and these lovely birdies. They are so cute with their beaded tails and ribbon wings. Can't wait to add these to something. :)

These sweet ladies I just added to my shop. Aren't they sweet ? The one in the back looks SO 40's with her hair do. They are wonderful, clean and look like brand new, although they are at least 50 years old.
And for ME. My Nursery is Growing, hee hee !! :) I have shown the larger and medium one before, but look at their new Baby Sister :) Mama needs to get busy and make them Bonnets and dresses as they are Naked, Poor dears !! :)

Well, That is my Happy Post for today :) I had my Dr. appt with my Rheumatoid Dr. last week. He has ordered a full body MRI. He too thinks we are MAYBE looking at MS. I also will be seeing a Neurologist soon. He is the Next phase. And , Good News, My Son just moved back in ( today ). Yippeee !!! He is decided to go to college and this seemed the best for him so that he could concentrate on his studies and not have to stress over paying bills. He will still work FT as he has a great job at Wal-Mart as a manager, so he will be pretty busy. I am just absolutely Loving the time I will be getting with my son. I really missed him when he moved out. He was always so busy, and parents are at the bottom of the totem pole at this age (24) so this is wonderful :) :) :)

Hope you are having a Great week and that spring is coming to your area. :)

Many Hugs,

Rhea :)