Just a Little More . . .

I've been told that I have no room left in my studio for anything else!  Oh my goodness, there is always room for a little more - as long as it is pink or just pretty! 

Found this pretty bow at a thrift store for $1.00.  It just needed a little paint.  It doesn't have a home yet but never fear pretty bow - as I said before, there is always room for pink in this house! 

 The table I had in this corner of my studio was beginning to bow from the weight of my two printers and lots of other odds and ends.  These cubes were clearance price and are absolutely perfect.  They are nice and sturdy and I have more storage now than I need (at the moment). 

Oh, by the way, my petunias survived!!!  They are still recovering but they are blooming again!  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, nice weather and lots of fun!  Don't forget to visit Pink Saturday!

What Happened to the Petunias?

I'm so happy to say that I had the good sense (which doesn't happen all that often) to take photos of these lovely terra cotta petunias a few days ago.  They were a Mother's Day gift from my daughter and (world's greatest) son-in-law. 

They just bloomed and the color was incredible!  

I just couldn't get enough photos!

We have had a very late Spring this year so I haven't planted any flowers yet and only a few perennials have come up.  June 1 was my planned planting date but it was raining that day so I didn't plant - thank goodness! 

In the middle of the night we had a serious hail storm.  It woke us up and we laid in bed watching the sheet lightning but at 3:00 am it didn't occur to me to go out and cover the petunias.  You can see what I'm getting at. . . no more petunias.  Well, that's not true.  There are a few injured blooms left that withstood the beating and the plant overall may survive. 

Same evening I took photos of my daughters horses from my backyard.  

Needless to say the horses are still here but the blooms are gone.

Aren't these pretty girls, Blaze and Stella, just dazzling framed in pink!

Blaze had enough posing - she's heading for the barn!

I'm linking up with Pink Saturday.  Take a peek at all the beautiful posts if you have a few minutes.  You can find them at How Sweet the Sound.  

Thank you Beverly!

Happy 3rd Birthday Pink Saturday!  Living in a "cave" like I do, I had no idea there were so many other crazy (about) pink people out there until stumbling across them after becoming a blogger a year ago.  I look forward to Saturdays, getting my pink eye-candy fix and meeting some lovely ladies as well.

So thank you Beverly for introducing all of us and Happy Birthday!

 

Bad Blogger

I've been a very bad blogger!  I have been so focused on getting some patterns done that I just sort of fell off the grid!  I'm so happy this one is completely finished and my Kristina Elizabeth (Kris-e) loves it!  The pink one is her favorite.  Yes, a girl after my own heart! 

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day.  We had a wonderful day!  The very best gift I received was from my oldest daughter.  She has been suffering from severe headaches, eye pain, vision problems and unbearable light sensitivity for weeks (this was the second similar episode in nearly a year).  MS was suspected and after MRIs, MRAs, nuclear medicine tests and all sorts of ophthalmology tests - still no diagnosis and no relief.  She went to the dentist last week and he found her wisdom tooth was pressing on nerves in her face and sent her immediately to an oral surgeon - within an hour she had complete relief of all her symptoms.  There had been no toothache, face pain or anything to suggest it might be a dental problem so it came as a complete shock that something so simple could be so debilitating.  She text'd me the other day "it's so nice to wake up and feel good.  I'm excited to go to work!"  I cried!
 

New Bag Pattern In The Making

 This is my new bag pattern.  It doesn't have an official name yet but I like to name my patterns after my grandchildren . . . J. Shea Bag (Jessica Shea), Casey B. Bag and now I think this will be the Kris E. Bag.  My grandson Andrew asked me to design a backpack for him and call it the "Andrewnator" - that's still on the drawing board.  There are actually a few more patterns in the works right now.  The easy part is the sewing - the hard part is getting the directions done.  So that's where I'm at - writing and drawing!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Be sure to visit Pink Saturday at How Sweet The Sound and get your pink fix!

Fun EASY Flowers

These are just some fun flowers I've been working on.  

Stash Fabric

 The new "Ultimate" table has given me new motivation to sew, sew, sew. . . and I actually used fabric from my stash!  I know we like to look at it and stack it in nice pretty piles but I am hoping to go to Sisters, Oregon again in July and will need some ROOM for all the new stuff! 

It's nice to be able to lay everything out.

And I just had to see how my daisies look with the new tablerunner and placemats.  

Be sure to click over to How Sweet the Sound for lots of beautiful Pink Saturday!

Happy Pink Saturday Eve!

  It's almost impossible for me to take a picture anywhere in my studio that doesn't have pink in it!

This is my new cutting/craft/wonderful table.  I have emptied two sets of plastic drawers (you know the kind) and still have empty drawers in my new "wonderful" table. 

I've been working on some painted lace.  Copic pens are wonderful for this and they come in beautiful colors. I want them all but I think there are several hundred colors.  I love this fabric also.  It's home-deco weight and I think it will make a great tote bag - of course I think everything will make a great bag being the "bag lady" that I am!

 

Some of these pieces are not finished but you can see how much fun I have been having.  

Thank you Beverly for hosting Pink Saturday again and here is her link: http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

I am also trying to decide if I like the new header.  If you have a minute please drop me a comment and let me know what you think.    Be brutally honest - I can take it!

Love you all! 

Precious Pink

This is my most precious pink of all!  Jessica is 4 years old and the youngest and last of my 5 grandchildren.  She is as sweet and precious as she looks in this photo.  She loves pink and Pink Saturday seemed to be the perfect day to show her off!

Polka Dot Daisies ?

If only I could grow these in my garden!

For my fellow pinkies, go to http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com and enjoy your Saturday.