Pink Mitten Collection

Love these two toned ones!

I thought I would share with you my vintage children's pink mitten collection. Of course I love all children's mittens(http://ellamaesbarngathering.blogspot.com/2011/01/antique-mitten-collection.html ), but the pink one's are extra special! This pair is the pinkest of them all! These are the ones Tete bought me for Christmas!

I picked these up this fall for only $3 and I hang them on the doorknob!

I don't think these are old-but they're fun!

And the best for last- I bought this baby outfit several years ago at an antique store and had forgot about it. The set was packed away in a pink box! Isn't it precious!

I'm joining Tete's Second Hand Collection at http://tete-beyondthegardengate.blogspot.com/

Sleigh Ride Sheet Music

My new lasted collection/obsession is sheet music (at least it's small and inexpensive!). I'm now looking for different pieces I can display on my antique parlor organ through-out the year . I came across this one when I was looking for Christmas sheet music. Of course I love that it's pink, but I love that it kinda reminds me of our antique sleigh we display in our front yard for the holidays. It's a two seater also!
I'm off for three days(Yeh-relaxing the first day-antiquing with a new friend tomorrow and relaxing again on Sunday!)

I'm linking up for Tickled Pink at http://www.504main.com/

and Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Maggie Mae in her Pink Fur Coat

Here's little Maggie Mae in her pink fur coat. The boys(dogs)won't let me dress them up-but Maggie is pretty good about it.

Pink Gifts From My Sis

My sister and I usually don't do much exchanging of Christmas gifts(we say that every year and we still do a little). She usually finds something I haven't seen in pink to give me. One year she gave me a tote bag filled with all kinds of pink things I could use at the shower house when we went camping. Last year it was pink office supplies. This year she got me this little desk calender..... and this pink polka dot organizer box, pink duct tape(to take camping of course-but they're also doing some fun craft projects with it-like making purses!) and some pink tic-tacs!

Never know what she'll come up with-but it's always PINK!

A Pink Trench Coat and A Kidnapping Story!

First I wanted to ask you ladies out there if you've seen this coat at a Kohls near you? A co-worker of mine was wearing this coat and I simply fell in love with it. I've searched the Kohls website(no longer available), called Kohls customer service, checked ebay, and googled it. I think it was last summer's so it may not be around anymore-but if you spy it-send me an email. I'll call that store to see if they'll ship it to me(I love a good hunt-and of course a cute pink coat!). I also wanted to share this email that came to me about kidnapping. I hope you all take the time to read it-because something like that almost happened to me a few years ago.
NEW FORM OF KIDNAPPING Please take a minute to read this.

This is very scary and could happen to any of us.. Seems like every nice thing people do for one another can be perverted. A new twist on kidnapping from a very smart survivor:

About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flyer herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women.

The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and discovered that she had a flat. She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat. A nice man dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and said, 'I noticed you're changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care of it for you?' The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off. The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car.. She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on other side. He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn't seen for some time and they had a bite to eat, visited for a while, and he got turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was running late. The woman hated to tell him 'no' because he had just rescued her from having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy. (Trust that gut feeling!).

Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car. She told him that she'd be happy to drive him around to his car, But she just remembered one last thing she needed to buy (Smart woman!!). She said she would only be a few minutes, he could sit down in her car and wait for her, and she would be as quick as she could be. She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard what had happened, the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left. They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to the police station. The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives. When the police checked her 'flat' tire, there was nothing wrong with it; the air had simply been let out. It was obvious what the man's intention was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in advance. The woman was blessed to have escaped harm.

I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc.., you may want to pass it on to them, as well. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that The world we live in has a lot of crazies in it. Better to be safe than sorry.

The Bank Account and a Fur Poncho

First I wanted to share with you my weird outfit I wore on the first day of January(beginning of me wearing fur each day-I'm weird-I know). I have this really soft and PINK poncho that I decided to wear as a skirt. It worked out perfectly(I don't think many people knew!) and I got several compliments. Think outside the box-it's fun. Secondly, I was sent this email and one of my goals this year is to be more inspirational to others-and it's a good one-so read on! BANK ACCOUNT!!! This is AWESOME ... something we should all remember.

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.

His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.

Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it.

'It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories!
Thank you for your part in filling my Memory Bank.
I am still depositing.

'Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3.. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Shoes, Shoes, and More Shoes

O.K. Girls out there-how many of you have seen the Marie Antoinette movie with Kirsten Dunst? I soooooooooo love that movie. All the eye candy is sure to make a girl's head swoon! And of course being a shoe and clothing lover I couldn't resist all the fun things she got to wear. So a while back I decided I wanted to do a post with all my fun, glittery shoes while I had them out in December to wear. So here's the inspirational pic..... And here's my mess-I just didn't have it in me to try and stage the whole thing. I was ready to get them all back in their little boxes and say goodbye to the glitter days of December(for those of you who don't know I wore a glittery outfit every day of the week-yes-especially to work!). It's my most fun time of the year for dressing up and everyone either thinks I'm crazy(like Cinderella escaped from the ball and is going shopping) or they like it and smile. So my little fun pic I wanted to take just didn't happen the way I planned(still too tired to put the effort in) but there's always next year!

Here's the other inspirational pic I love.........

And here's my hoard(not always a bad word) of shoes....

A close up of my beauties

As you can see Girls-a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do and keep on buying those pretties!!!!

Now I'm on to the month of wearing fur clothing(and of course -none of it's real)!

I'd really like to know what fun, crazy, and silly things you Girls like to wear at there!!! Leave me a comment and let me know!

I'm joining Tickled pink at http://www.504main.com/

Little Pink Highchair

I haven't shown you much from my birthday shopping spree in December but I think I got enough new pink stuff for two months of pink Saturdays(like I didn't have enough already!). The first mall we stopped at had this little pink and blue high chair-I thought it was so fun. It's kinda lopsided, but was half off of $10.00-so I had to have it. I think it would make a fun piece to use for the different seasons-I can see a christmas tree in it, a bunny rabbit, a plant, and of course a little doll. I'm linking up with Beverly for Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

What to Wear to New Year's Eve Dinner

I hope all you bloggers out there have a wonderful time ringing in the New Year! I look forward to getting to know you all better in 2011~

I haven't decided what to wear yet-but here's an outfit I wore for Hat Day{can you see the little black hat with feathers?}at work in December!

The Movie "Rebecca"

I just got my present for my BDay from my BF Tete yesterday-the movie "Rebecca". It's an older one made from the book "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier. Set back in the 1930's, it's a story of romance, suspense, and jealousy. If you haven't seen this movie(or read the book-it's better!), it would be a good viewing for the wintertime. I chose this book to read for an Honor's English class I had in high school because I thought it was cool that it had my name. Little did I know until I read the book that "Rebecca" in the book was evil. Since I don't want to ruin the book for you-I'll leave it at that-Happy viewing or reading-I'm sure you'll like it! Thanks Tete!

I'm joining Vintage Thingie Thursday at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Snow Angel

I picked up this snow angel at the thrift store a few weeks ago. She looks like she's just arrived from out in the snow -I may have to leave her up for a few weeks!

I'm joining Faded Charm at http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com for White Wednesday!

Pink Multi Tool Gift

I received this from one of my co-workers for Christmas. I'm very hard to buy for and he had seen me looking at it and surprised (very hard to do!) me.

Pink Castle Tent

My sister's two girls in their new pink castle tent(mostly for the little one). It has a little pink flag on the top and folds down into a tiny little bag for storage. I hope they'll bring it camping this spring-it would look cute outside my pink camper!

Santa Baby

This Christmas Eve at work we got to wear jeans, tennis shoes and holiday shirts. My friend Rachel and I with our Santa hats on! Mine is pink(of course!) I have to show you my pink Santa boots.................

and my Santa Baby sweatshirt!!!!

Merry Pink Christmas-Little Pink Stove

Christmas Morning-Love that fireplace-had to have something for Santa come! Do you see the pink stove? I asked my mom if we still had it(probably not). She kept some of our dolls-but I'll be getting into the attic this spring to see if I can find it(you all know I need another pink stove(I also bought one on my birthday this month!)

I think I really liked it-so guess what-if I can't find it in the attic-the hunts on -my favorite thing to do!

Anyway-Wishing you all a Very Merry Pink Saturday Christmas!

I'm joining Beverly for Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

The True Meaning Of Christmas

I hope everyone can take the time this Christmas season to really think about why we celebrate the season. Of course, I'm really talking to myself mostly. Working retail can really take the focus out of the birth of Jesus Christ. Usually I try to go to several church services and to help decorate the church. For some reason this year(excuses are not good enough) I haven't done any of that. I always try to make it to a Christmas Eve service also-but again -work will take precedence. So I'm spending some time this morning thinking about the best gift that was ever given! Merry Christmas to you all and Happy Birthday Jesus! Several years ago(junior high?) -I played Mary in a church play.

Vintage Christmas Cards

I found all these vintage christmas cards this week for only $2.00. Some are used, some are not-great to frame or to use for craft projects-I don't think I could cut any of them up though!!!

I'm linking up for Vintage Thingie Thursday at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

LIttle Houses in a Winter Wonderland

I used to put my little house around a white glass conservatory that I have and some inside, but this year I decided to do what Martha Stewart did a few years ago in her magazine. I picked this cool stand up at a store closing a couple of years ago at a garage sale and knew it would be perfect for displaying my little houses. It still needs some finessing-but it will do for this year!Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!!

For other White Wednesday posts go to http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

Cheap Pink Ornaments

Went to the Dollar General on Sunday and found these cute pink ornaments to decorate my office tree-and they were 25% off $1.00 can't beat that! Went back on Monday to buy more and they were 50% off-and I bought these~!

Merry Pink Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!

A Birthday/Christmas Gift From a Friend

A friend from work gave this to me yesterday for my BDay and Christmas-love the little pink sparkly ornaments and the hand-lotion is always needed!!!

Pink Silent Night Ornament

This is another mess of Christmas stuff I keep under a glass cake dish in my office. Some snow, pink and silver snowflake garland and this pink silent night christmas ornament. My office is not big-just weird shaped!

Pink Christmas Box

I had forgot I had this sweet little box in my office at work. It's up on a shelf hidden from my view. I think I bought it from Target a few years ago and it's just a cute little size with fun pink trees!

Driving in a Pink Winter Wonderland...

I've got the truck loaded up to help Santa bring all my pinky friends the best of the PINK Christmas season!

In the lane, PINK is glistening,

it's all about PINK,

aren't you listening?

We'll frolic and play.

the PINK lady way,

while walking through my PINK wonderland!

Merry PINK Christmas!

I'm linking up with Christmas Vintage Truck Show at http://truckroadshow.blogspot.com/ and Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/ and Tickled Pink at http://www.504main.com/

Vintage Ornaments in my Office

I have a few vintage ornaments I keep in my office in a antique glass pedestal dish. They just give me that extra little Christmas uplift when I'm tired of being in the commercialism of retail. I like the little plastic domes with figures in them and also that green shaped one that looks like a merry-go-round!

I'm linking for Vintage Thingie Thursday at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Antique Pink/White Baby Stockings Addition

Well I have two more additions to my collection of antique baby stockings!!!!! I was so excited yesterday when my hubby took my antiquing for my B-day and these stockings I saw over a year and a half ago were still there(they were kinda expensive-maybe that's why). But hey-we only have a birthday once a year and my hubby said get them-and I was going to anyway-that's one reason I wanted to go back to this mall!!!! They were waiting for me and to join there new home! They're very heavy and the dealer's card said they were from Pennsylvania. Next year I'm going to have to come up with a fun way to display them all-any idea? I though maybe a baby mantle to put them all on??? This is the pic I showed for the Second Hand collection at Tete's Beyond the Garden Gate's Party!

I'm linking up with Faded Charm for White Wednesday at http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com