Pink Saturday

Welcome to this week's Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers and I enjoy sitting at the table just looking at them. The hot pink hydrangea is Glowing Embers, Endless Summer is to the right and Nikko Blue is in the back. I used a time release Rose fertilizer granules on them this year and loved the result. Glowing Embers are more of a hot pink color, Endless Summer was a soft baby pink and now has soft pink, cream and violet shades, and the Nikko Blue is such a vibrant blue. I won't worry about having azalea fertilizer on hand anymore.


In honor of Pink Saturday, I cut a few flowers for a sweet cream colored vase with little pink roses on the side. A vintage pink table cloth is covering an old iron table and a crystal candle holder holds a pink candle.

Please visit Beverly's by clicking HERE to see the other PINK Saturday participants.

Happy PINK Saturday!

Diane

Pink Saturday's First Birthday!

Did you know Beverly's weekly Pink Saturday event is celebrating it's first birthday? A pink tea party would be a wonderful way to celebrate and since the weather is so beautiful, we'll have an outdoor party.

Let's shop the house for a pink tea party tablescape! Pink roses from the grocery store are arranged in my grandmother's cut glass vase. Mom loved table linens and had a pink tablecloth and napkins, lucky for me, and to jazz it up I layered her crocheted tablecloth over the pink cloth. Crystal candle holders with short pink candles add a little more sparkle to the table. It's a little breezy, I hope they stay lit.

A pretty hydrangea teapot filled with blue berries and white tea is perfect for our tea party. The cup and saucer have sweet pink flowers on them, so lovely for our Pink theme. A slice of bundt cake with whipped cream and raspberries on a hydrangea plate will be delicious!




The birdcage was almost perfect, all it needed were flowers inside. We'll just "borrow" the pink hydrangeas from another arrangement. The finishing touch - a little bird on a nest resting on the flowers.


I hope you enjoyed shopping the house with me, now would you like visit for awhile and have some tea and a piece of cake?

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Please visit Beverly's by clicking HERE to see the other PINK Saturday birthday celebration participants.

Happy PINK Saturday!

Diane

Pink Saturday

Welcome to this week's Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

This week I'm sharing a mosaic of scrumptious PINKNESS. What can be better than beautiful flowers and yummy cupcakes?!?

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Photos courtesy of Flickr and my backyard.


Please visit Beverly's by clicking HERE to see the other PINK Saturday participants.

Enjoy!
Diane

Pink Saturday

Welcome to this week's Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

In honor of Mother's Day, I cut a bouquet of pink Geoff Hamilton roses and arranged them in a vintage vase placed on a pink depression glass ash tray. The glassware belonged to my Mom, as well as the sweet pink hankie and jewelry.


Please visit Beverly's by clicking HERE to see the other PINK Saturday participants.

Enjoy!
Diane

Pink Saturday

Welcome to this week's Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

It's a rainy day today and what could be better than a cup of hot chocolate with strawberry marshmallows in a sweet china cup decorated with little PINK roses. (Note to self, finger sandwiches and scones would have been a great addition to this, but I wasn't thinking ahead!)

A couple of little bunny friends came by to celebrate PINK Saturday too. Pink and green hydrangea's are arranged in a vintage creamy white floral container. (Shhh, they're FAUX!)

The Kraft jet puffed strawberry mallows are so delicious with the hot chocolate!

( The cup and saucer were part of my Mom's collection. Made by Paragon, pattern Victoriana Rose.)

Please visit Beverly's by clicking HERE to see the other PINK Saturday participants.

Enjoy!
Diane

Pink Saturday!

Thumper the Bunny is wishing you a Happy PINK Saturday! He's all ready for Easter with his basket of gerbera daisies and a pink nest for his little chick friends.

This little chick is sitting in the pink!

Little pink vases with a pink Billie Graham rose and yellow Henry Fonda roses.

Thumper also wanted to pose by the pink vases.

PINK glass eggs and PINK chenille chicks in a pretty vintage bowl.

Thumper moved in with my son and daughter in law this afternoon, along with his large stash of candy and cookies. He looked a little like my son's bunny, whose name is Thumper, so this guy was also named Thumper.☺

I bought the bunny (who's basket is empty) at Cost Plus World Market, the gerbera daisies at Michael's, the glass eggs and nest came from Marshall's, and the pink vases are from IKEA. The Easter tablecloth is older than dirt!

Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. Please visit Beverly for the list of the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!
Diane

Pink Saturday

It's Pink Saturday and my favorite colored day of the week. Time flies past so quickly, it seems like I just wrote a Pink Saturday post...

Many years ago, my grandmother bought a pair of sweet bisque figurines for me at Disneyland. I always thought of the girls as "sisters" and treasured them because Grandma bought them. Now I'm sharing them with you for Pink Saturday. The "sisters" are standing next to one of my mom's plates.

Please visit Beverly's blog at How Sweet the Sound to see the list of Pink Saturday participants.


Enjoy!

Diane

Pink Saturday!

Welcome to Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound.

The weather was wet and drizzling a few days ago so I went shopping for pink!

A pair of pink Johnson Bros plates with a big pink rose, little blue flowers and green leaves. I think they'll add a bit of whimsy to my St Patrick's Day tablescape!

Ah, so sweet!

Cups and saucers in my favorite Spode Botanical pattern.

A couple of new mugs, also in my favorite Spode botanical pattern!

I finally broke down and bought New PINK kitchen scissors! This may look a bit peculiar, but my hubby is a kleptomaniac for scissors and measuring tapes! I think the pink will stand out when I'm frantically searching tables and drawers because he took off with the scissors again. He always denies having them, then has an "oh yeah" moment as I wave them around and complain. The old black handles just disappear on whatever they're lying on.

Now, please click on Beverly here to visit the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!

Diane

Pink Saturday!

Welcome to Pink Saturday! My mother's Desert Rose pitchers are my contributions to Pink Saturday this week. Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

Aren't these the sweetest little pitcher's? Mom usually used her Desert Rose dishes at Easter. I love the colors and they bring back the wonderful memories of her fabulous dinners.

Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. Please visit Beverly to see the list of the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!

Diane

Pink Saturday

Welcome to Pink Saturday!

Pink Saturday is a wonderful event hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

I'm dreaming of spring and thinking of new roses for the back yard. Flickr is a wonderful source of inspiration, just look at all the pink roses I found!

Aren't these the most gorgeous roses in a beautiful urn? I'd love to have big bushes of these roses to create arrangements from.

How about a collage of pink roses for inspiration? I see a visit to my local nursery in the very near future!

Please drop by Beverly's blog to see the list for the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!

Diane

Pink Saturday and Valentines

Happy Valentine's Day! I couldn't have chosen a more perfect day to celebrate Valentine's Day than on Pink Saturday. Pink Saturday is a wonderful event hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

In honor of Valentine's Day, pink strawberry mini bundt cakes and fresh strawberries are my contribution to Pink Saturday this week. (I'm quite amazed by my contribution this week, because I don't bake very often, so enjoy this unusual event!)

I saw The Little Baker Fairy at a Hallmark store last year and looked for her whenever I was in the store. I finally decided that she really needed to come home with me a couple of weeks ago. She's part of the Fairies collection by Enesco. The cupcake pots are filled with lip gloss.

In honor of Valentine's Day, I baked little strawberry mini bundt cakes with strawberry frosting.

Oh yummm, they are so good! Murphy, my cocker spaniel, refused to leave the stove while the cakes were there. He "waaa-oooo'd" every so often to remind us that he was still sitting there waiting for some cake! (He wore me down, I gave him a strawberry but not the cake. ☺)

Sweet's for the Sweet!

Have you tried Pillsbury's whipped supreme frosting yet? It is so good, but I used one of Sandra Lee's Semi Homemade tips that made it even better. I put the frosting in a large bowl and added a couple of caps of raspberry flavoring, a cap of vanilla flavoring and some milk. I didn't want thick frosting. I mixed it up and frosted the cakes. It is unbelievably delicious and such a keeper!

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine Weekend!

Please drop by Beverly's blog to see the list for the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!
Diane

Pink Saturday!

Welcome to Pink Saturday!

A beautifully painted pink rose on a silver spoon by Laurie's Charming Designs and another one of Mom's beautiful plates are my contributions to Pink Saturday this week. Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.


I so admire Laurie's beautiful artwork painted on silver spoons. How fortunate for me that she sells her art on eBay! Isn't this just the sweetest little rose painted on a spoon. If you'd like more information about Laurie's Charming Designs, please pay her a visit. Just click on her name to take you to her blog.

Mom's oldest sister brought this beautiful plate to her. When Mom could no longer live alone and moved into assisted living, I arranged a collection of her treasured plates on the wall, with this one as the center focal point. It was beautiful and often commented on. The label on the back of the plate says NSP China, Made in Japan. 22 carat gold.

Please visit Beverly's blog for the list of Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!

Diane

Pink Saturday!

Welcome to Pink Saturday! A sweet Lladro figurine is my contribution to Pink Saturday this week. Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

Isn't this young woman chatting on her pink telephone just too adorable?!? The bottom of her dress has the sweetest pale pink band and I love the slightly prissy expression with the position of her hands and feet. Her dog is waiting patiently for her to get off the phone.

She was a service anniversary award from AT&T many years ago. I was so thrilled when I received her!


Please visit Beverly's blog for the list of the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!

Diane

Pink Saturday and a teapot!

Welcome to Pink Saturday! My mother's Desert Rose teapot and a pair of sweet Precious Moments figurines are my contributions to Pink Saturday this week. Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.


My mom loved her Desert Rose dishes. One Christmas when I was small, Mom asked Santa for a teapot. She had a new china cabinet and was just dying for a teapot to match her cherished dishes. My dad bought the teapot, carefully wrapped it and placed it under the tree. Mom was so bad about shaking presents and guessing the contents, that he decided to play one of his practical jokes on her. He unwrapped the teapot and put old books in the box so it would have the same weight. You can imagine the look on her as she oh so smugly opened up her gift, only to discover the expected teapot wasn't in the box - it was books! Oh horrors! She ran all over the house yelling "where's my teapot, where's my teapot"! Of course my dad and I were almost rolling on the floor laughing at her....

One year he bought a beautiful black slip with accordion pleats for her and carefully folded and placed it in a matchbox. Can you imagine the look on her face?!? He was such a practical joker!

My aunt bought the little Precious Moments goose girls one year when she was visiting. I have quite a collection of Precious Moments figurines. I began collecting them when my son was small. The original figurines were made by Jonathan David and later became Precious Moments. They were figurines of adorable little boys with a Cocker Spaniel and looked so much like Chris and Crystal, our Cocker. I was hooked.

Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/. Please see her blog for the other Pink Saturday participants.


Enjoy!
Diane

Pink Saturday

Welcome to Pink Saturday! One of my Mom's treasured plates and a favorite figurine are my contributions to Pink Saturday this week. Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

Isn't this a beautiful plate? The pink roses are amazing! Mary Stark, a dear friend of my Mom's, was an artist. She painted china as well as anything that didn't move. I had always admired her work and was delighted to be able to bring some of her treasures to my home. Both ladies have passed on, but they're not forgotten.

The Lladro figurine of the puppy and kitty playing around the table was a gift from my DH. Isn't this precious? I love this piece!

Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/. Please see her blog for the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!

Diane

Pink Saturday and one last look...

I found pink ornaments to use for my contribution to Pink Saturday! Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. (Okay, I know I'm late, but I finally got here and I'm not on Beverly's list, but I'll try to be on her list next week.)

Note: Sweet Beverly added me to her list!!! How cool is that?!?

Is it too late to say Bah Humbug!?! Undecorating is the most disagreeable part of my holiday. All that time spent planning, oh'ing and ah'ing over forgotten treasures, and finding just the perfect spot. Now I have to drag all those plastic containers downstairs to put away my whimsical friends and treasures. (I started taking some of the decorations upstairs Christmas night but have been dragging my feet with the living room.)

I didn't realize I had so many pink ornaments until I looked at some of them with the drapes open. Okay, I usually have the drapes closed because my 5 little barkers like to lay on the landing and voice their very loud opinions over every person, car, dog and leaf blowing down the street. Ouch! It gets loud around here sometimes!

I thought the pink blown glass ornaments that I bought at the Harvest Festival in San Francisco last year were red. Nope, I think they look more PINK than red! They're on my new silver tree with Swarovski Crystal Snowflakes. Thank you Susan, for sending the link for Ross Simons! (http://www.ross-simons.com/products/B41900.html)


I bought the pink/red ornaments with the intention of making beaded ornament shrugs for them. I have the beads, hmmm, didn't quite get to that project though.


The green blown glass ornament has a beaded shrug. If you'd like the directions, send your e-mail address and I'll send it to you. They take a couple of hours to bead and you have to pay attention to the counting.

Awww, pink glass candy! Aren't these the cutest things?

and another....

Last one...

The gift shop showcased them on a white tree filled with all kinds of candy ornaments. I wanted them all!

This is the prettiest artificial tree we've ever had! It's a 9 ft Bethlehem Lights slim tree. Many years ago, we bought fresh trees. We had several years where the trees didn't want to stand upright and always seemed to crash in the middle of the night. My DH was always very clever finding ways to keep the trees upright. The last straw was the dried out needles that took forever to vacuum out of the carpet. I wanted to put the tree up after Thanksgiving. By Christmas, the needles were falling off at alarming rates, the limbs had a serious droop and then we couldn't turn on the lights.

The window wall is only painted on the dining room side. Now we can finish painting!

Tee hee hee.... See the paint line.

The kitchen tree and gingerbread boy wreath.

You know if snowmen are all over the place that I'd have to have a snowman wreath hanging around somewhere, right?

Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/. Please see her blog for the other Pink Saturday participants.

Enjoy!

Diane