I had to take a break from pink Saturday because I was too busy. I missed visiting everyone, so I am back this week. You can visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound to see all the other participants or to sign up for next week.

One of the local yarn shops was having a huge sale, so I went to check it out. I got 60$ worth of yarn for $20. There is more, but it is not PINK!! I love to get good quality yarn for great prices, it makes knitting much more affordable.

I got home from the grocery store to find two packages on my front porch, which is always exciting. This one is from the super sweet Deb. It is a gift for hosting the Vintage Pink Christmas Swap. She made the cards, aren’t they lovely! So thoughtful, I love it all! Thank you Deb!

The second package was from my partner for the Just for You FQ Seceret Santa Swap. I know it is not pink, but I was so happy with everything, I had to post it. I really want to make a vintage skirt from the pattern, I love that era of clothing.

A close up of the darling vintage pottery deer, he looks so cute with all of my other pottery!

She also sent me this vintage apron!!!! She attached a note saying if I didn’t like it I could use the fabric for a project! Never, I love it.

Happy Pink Saturday, I must get ready to take the kids to the Library.

XOXO Jen

Welcome to this weeks addition of Pink Saturday. I knew on Monday what I was posting this week, which is a great feeling, because I am usually racking my brain all day Friday. On Monday I received a present from my parents. It is something I didn’t have but have been wanting for a while. Not only did they get me this present, they got it in pink! Yeah for me!!

A pink crock pot, aren’t my parents the best!

I have been married 12 years and have never used a crock pot! Crazy! I may have had a hand me down one before we got married, but never used it. I made pork tenderloin in it the other night and the fam LOVED it!! If any one has a really yummy crock pot recipe, I would love to have it!

Stop by Beverly’s to visit all the other fun Pink Posts!

Have a great weekend!

xoxo Jen

I finally got with the program and thought about what I should post for pink Saturday. I usually wait until late in the evening to think about it. However, today I thought about it around noon:)  To see all the lovely pink posts or to participate next week visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound.

Mr. Graham decided he wanted to sit where Mommy takes pictures of all her pretties for her Shoppe.

Since he was sitting on my photo backdrop I figured I better take his photo. Even if it is PINK!

I Love his goofy expression:)

I am a winner! I won these aprons two weeks ago for Show and Tell Sunday. Aren’t they pretty! The pink and white one was the prize and Cindy of JunqueArt so generously sent me the other one also!

The story of two tea pots. We have had the bigger one in the back for a couple of years, it was all pink until last evening. Ok, we are teapot addicts, we never use the microwave to heat water, always the teapot. Last night like most evenings I asked Chad to start the teapot. I was in the process of sending out partners for the swap. Which means I was not paying attention to the tea pot. After a bit I realized that there was no whistle and the water has to be hot by now. I popped into the kitchen and there is the lovely pink teapot all blackened. I got mad at Chad for not putting down the whistle lid, and he said “didn’t you hear it” UH NO! I just so happened to have a spare, still in its box all shiny and new. I got it at Ross when we first moved here. We used the new one last night and all today. Tonight Chad asked me what I am planning to do with the old one. I said” I will try to clean it”. He picks up a sos pad and wiped it a bit and off came the black. So he gave me a hard time for being mad at him last night!

Now we have two working pink teapots!

****VINTAGE PINK CHRISTMAS SWAP****

Since this is the first swap I have hosted, I had no idea what to expect. I am very excited because we have so many participants. I have enjoyed reading everyones blogs. I wanted to keep each one of you as a partner:)

Partners have been assigned. If you signed up and did not receive an email from me with your partners info, contact me right away. If for any reason you are unable to complete the swap, please let me know so I can make sure your partner gets something. We have such a great group I am not anticipating any problems.

Below you will see a list of get to know you questions. Please cut and paste these and use them on your blog so you and your partner can get to know each other better. Feel free to add photos if you have them.

1. What is your favorite Christmas decoration?

2. What colors/themes do you decorate for Christmas?

3. What Christmas item would you love to have?

4. Favorite goodie & hot drink?

5. Are you a crafter? If so what crafts do you do?

6. What is your favorite pink item in your home?

7. What do you collect?

8. Do you have special family traditions for the holidays?

I will answer the questions on my next post. Off to bed!

XOXO Jen

For pink Saturday this week, I thought I would show one of my favorite rose pictures. I got it fairly recently at an estate sale. I only paid a couple of dollars for it. I love it. It is in my powder room:) I didn’t get around to taking other pictures once again, so this is the main event. I love the pink frame too. You can pop over to Beverly’s too see all the other pink goodness.

For some reason I thought the deadline for sign ups for my “Vintage Pink Christmas” swap was today. I just looked at the details and the deadline is the 15th, so there are a few more days left to sign up. So, partners will be assigned next week. If you want to sign up click here for the details or to sign up.

Have a pretty &pink Saturday.

XOXO Jen

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I have been busy all week with my in laws, so I have not had a lot of time to photograph things. So there will only be one pink item this week for Pink Saturday. This is one of my favorite pink items, not that I don’t LOVE all my pink goodies.

Yes, we actually use this phone. Mostly just to answer calls, unless we can not find one of the three cordless phones we have. The girls will have friends over and they will ask about the phone because they apparently have not seen one before:) I got it on Ebay seven years ago.

Only a few more days to sign up for the Vintage Pink Christmas Swap. You can go here to sign up.

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound is the Hostess of Pink Saturdays, if you want to join.

Have a great weekend:)

XOXO Jenpi

Happy pink Saturday! Sorry I have been MIA this week, I have been getting ready for my in laws arrival tomorrow. Here is a look at some lovely pinkness.

I made this bracelet for my sister, I had to wait until she received it before I showed it to you. It arrived in CA a couple of days ago, so I thought it was perfect for pink Saturday.

Next on the pink agenda, is the Vintage Pink Christmas Swap I am hosting. If you are participating in Pink Saturday, clearly you are a pink lover, so check out the details below.

You will have one partner to spoil. Minimum of 25$ before shipping. One Handmade item and at least one true vintage item. You can make or purchase your items. Just make sure they are Christmas, vintage, pink or a combination of all three. Items can be repros or vintage inspired, other than the one actual vintage item.

Sign ups will be open until October 15th, to sign up leave a comment on this post. Make sure to leave some way for me to contact you. Also, specify if you don’t want to send international. Swap needs to be mailed to your partner on or before November 25th. You need to find out about your partner, their style, likes and dislikes, so you can make your package extra special. Make sure you send things that you would love to receive. Please only sign up if you plan to follow through. If for some reason you are unable to participate after you have been assigned a partner, please let me know as soon as possible.

If you are interested in seeing all the other fun pink Saturday posts or in signing up for next week. Go visit Beverly’s blog How Sweet the Sound.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

XOXO Jen

This is my first time participating in Pink Saturday. Beverly at How Sweet The Sound is the hostess for Pink Saturday. If you are interested in participating, you can visit her blog and join in the fun.

For my first post I am going to share a few of my favorite Pink items. I should have no problem coming up with Pink things for many months to come, since it is my favorite color:)

Not sure what the deal is with this picture, this is what happens when you are with out Photo Shop:(

Anyway, this is one of my very favorite pink items, I bought it from my friends Granny.  She loves pink also and once she heard I love pink she would save things aside for me. I got cups somewhere else, which eludes me at the moment, it may have been Ebay.

This is my very small pink milk glass collection.  I would love to have more of it, however it is not in abundance like the white milk glass is.  I also Love the vintage pink pottery dog, I got him at an estate sale a while back.

That is all the pink goodies I am showing for now, I guess the items below fall into the pink category also:)

The winner of my one year anniversary giveaway is………………………………………. #11Beeb Ashcroft - Congrats, I have sent you an email to notify you. Thanks to everyone who entered, wish I could give you all a prize:)

Here are your random numbers:

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Here are some new items I have made, and will be adding to the store this weekend.  I would love to do it tonight however it is quarter to 12 and I finally figured out how to get my photos to do what I want them to do on Chad’s laptop.

Vintage Rose

This necklace is so hard to give up, I love it.  The rose in the charm is vintage wall paper sealed with a clear finish to protect it.  Added to it is this darling part of a lonely vintage earring.  The pink bead is also from a vintage necklace.

Pretty In Pink

I love this one too.  A vintage skeleton key topped with vintage beads and the other charm is a vintage rose that use to be an earring.

I’ve been tagged by Michelle at Country Vintage .

If you have been tagged, here is what is requested:

Martha Stewart is hosting a Blog contest and will be featuring bloggers. You can click here to enter your blog. I entered on knowing that there is a slim chance of getting picked, but it never hurts to try.

I have some really fun posts planned, so stay tuned.

XOXO Jen