Odds And Ends Of Pinkness....

I am not very well prepared for Friday and Saturday events as for three weeks now I have been getting used to blood pressure medicine that makes me so tired I can hardly move. And, a bit of vertigo from a plugged ear...the doctor irrigated the ear, but the vertigo is still here if I lie on one side. Very minor complaints, things could be worse, but they are just very annoying and keep me from getting done what I want to do!!

So, I am going back into my pictures and bringing up some things that I hope will quality as Frou Frou and PINK! The first picture is of three pretty little vintage pitchers from my collection of "too many" that are listed in my Etsy shop....

~SOLD~
Now, lets see what else I can find...I thinks this qualifies as Frou Frou with all the bits of olde lace, buttons and a sweet rhinestone button and my ribbon embroidery...This is listed on my website in The Armoire under Tea Time....

~SOLD~
And, this very Frou Frou picture frame that features a vintage birthday card and vintage buttons, vintage rhinestone jewelry, millinery and a few shells....I found this in Oklahoma in a wonderful antique mall on our way home from Texas...It, too is on the website....

Thats all for this Friday's Frou Frou...I am on my way over to visit Connie to visit all my Frou Frou Friday Friends...Come join us!
And, I am combining this post for Pink Saturday, too. Please go and visit Beverly for this weeks list of pink-a-licious blogs to visit and enjoy!
Jil
xo

~FINALLY, THE CICADAS ARE SINGING~

I love my little "buggie" that dances from a long spring, on the porch.....I found him at Mary Maxims, here, about five or six years ago....
Nothing says Summer to me, like the singing of the Cicadas.....I have waited and waited to hear their song and finally, they are here. They came with the cooler air and some soft breezes out of the North..they are late this year....the day is perfect, but you know by the feel in the air that summer is at its peak and is sliding towards fall.

Our youngest grand-daughter in Texas is leaving for her first year in college on Friday....her truck is packed and her parents will be following her to help her get settled in....grandchildren in NY are excitedly getting ready for school in two and a half weeks with new clothes and cleats for soccer to say nothing of the long lists from each teacher of supplies they must have when they walk through the school door on that first day....

The Arizona grands are involved in the same activities...summer flew by all to fast for all of them and me, too. I find it hard to think fall and then winter. I am enjoying these perfect days after a couple of weeks of hot sticky weather. I have no desire to sew or do anything else, at the moment....I just want to sit on the porch and soak it all in.

Hope all of you, too, are having a blissful summer day!
Jil
xo

PINK SATURDAY AND SHABBY COTTAGE SHOPS SPECIAL

Hello Pink Saturday Friends.... Beverly is our dear hostess for this weekly delicious pink event and when you to visit her, you will find the list of amazingly beautiful blogs whose owners are all lovers of PINK!.... Have fun!



Marian Elizabeth and myself are "The Ruffled Rose" and want to invite any of you that have been toying with the idea of joining an online mall, to consider Shabby Cottage Shops....we are very happy there under the sweet guidance of Debra and all the other amazingly talented store owners.

We were both a bit shocked to find how much we did not know about running a website and we both have had so much gentle help....the fellowship is wonderful and so are the forums. For instance we have one going on now on the importance of KEY WORDS that is so helpful.

Not only will you get marvelous exposure in the beautiful ads, but there is so much information available to help you succeed....and at the bottom of this announcement, you will see that those on eBay and Etsy are welcome to come and learn how to have your shop promoted...this is a wonderful opportunity for you in these difficult times! Click on the pretty button below to take a stroll through our shops....



New Membership Special

Become a Charming Member! Join us on French Cottage Cove and receive a FREE upgrade to Rose Cottage Court!! Enjoy 1 product display in our ads in National Magazines and 5 weblinks for six months at a special rate of $140.00 at Shabby Cottage Shops!!




This is a fabulous time to join an online shopping mall for additional Holiday exposure. We advertise in the top National Magazines! Victoria, Romantic Homes, Tea Time Magazine, Bedrooms and Baths, Cottages and Bungalows, Somerset Life and more! You can join French Cottage Cove (the third page) and receive a FREE UPGRADE on Rose Cottage Court (the second page) for $140 for a six month commitment!! With the FREE UPGRADE you'll have the opportunity to be included in one of our fabulous ads, along with 5 weblinks with your six month membership!


You also have the option to upgrade the Rose Cottage Court membership to include an additional product display ad for just $40 more! So you can either join using the FREE UPGRADE on Rose Cottage Court or upgrade on Rose Cottage Court and receive two product display ads during your six month commitment, for $180, the choice is yours!


Come join us now and enjoy the benefits of being a member of Shabby Cottage Shops and get your site noticed!


Do you have an eBay store or Etsy shop, you can join us too, we'd love to help you promote your stores at these sites!


Join NOW... and pick the cottage of your choice on Rose Cottage Court for just $140 for six months!!



Email us for any questions you may have about this special, hurry it's for a limited time only, ensure you get the best cottage selection available and fabulous Holiday exposure in all the best National Magazines at Shabby Cottage Shops, its where the finest boutiques gather...

This special is for new members only.

*** If you join us, please tell Debra, Jil or Marian Elizabeth, That Shabby Pink Girl, sent you...***

And Now For A Bit Of PINK...

Are you all into blueberries like I am? I eat them by the handfuls!!! ( Not only are they rich in antioxidents, but they are delicious! I am freezing baggies of 1/2 a cup of them in each for this fall....snacks, blueberry muffins or pancakes, in your cereal.....yum!.....)

I get ours at Sam's club as the price is right and the boxes are big! Yesterday I went to stock up and as I walked throught the door, greeting me, was a special on roses....roses of all colors, roses in different mixes, all red, all white, all pale pink, all colors together but only one with pinks like these and I made them mine!




Aren't they G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S??? I came home feeling like a Queen!
Thank you, to those of you that visit and leave comments....I LOVE comments....you are all so sweet and you make me feel so good!
Sweetest Blessings,
Jil
xo

~HAPPY PINK SATURDAY~

Without our wonderful pink loving hostess Beverly we would not have this fun event each and every Saturday....Do pop over and say "Hi" to her and see the list of pink-a-licious blogs to visit today....

My Mom, bless her heart, had such talents....she was an artist.....she had her Masters from the U of Iowa and she could paint, do magnificent pottery and make a house a beautiful home. Later when we lived in California, she was an interior designer as well as Master Potter. When I was young and we were living in Omaha, NE. we had one of the first track homes and ours was no cookie cutter!!!! No way!!....our house was painted a beautiful red with white trim and shutters.....a white ranch style fence and lots of gorgeous flowers....a window box in the front made by my Dad and she painted it black with lots of, her take on Peter Hunt, flowers in pretty colors she mixed herself. She laid a brick patio, herself, under our "picture window". I remember on weekends people driving by and stopping to look at our pretty home....I was always so proud to walk up the driveway and know this is where I lived! I know that I inherited, from her, my love of decorating and painting and crafting in general.....her loving hands were always busy creating or.....playing the piano.

Anyway, this corner cupboard is from our Omaha home. Mom loved maple and we had some pretty pieces....not that clunky stuff that came out later. We had a darling Cobblers Bench, Dough Box and other wonderful pieces....She used chintz for chair covers and drapes......she was waaaaay ahead of her time in decorating. She was so gifted and had idea after idea.....I rarely saw her thumbing through magazines for inspiration....




So now it is mine and I have been painting most everything in our large dining room white, but for some reason, I haven't touched this cupboard, yet. I wish I had pictures of how she had it filled, to show, as it was much different from how I have it. She loved copper and pottery and it had a very cottage feel but more a country cottage and I think of how I have it as shabby romantic cottage. I think, the more I look at it, it will be white one day. I have found that white shows off the curves and the style so much more than the natural wood and frankly, I am tired of all the dark wood....

I could live forever, happily and peacefully, in surroundings like this!
I found this picture on Yahoo and you can follow her blog, My Shabby Streamside Studio, by clicking on her button on the left hand side of my blog...there would be no blood pressure problems living in that dreamy little cottage...that is for sure!
Now I am off to do my Pink Saturday visiting....
:-)
Jil
xo
PS I found a magical blog and I want to share it with you. I have always been enthralled with pixies, fairies and even wicked little trolls....At The Pixie Forest you will meet Tobi and you will adore her blog for she is a bit pixi-alated (sp?) I do believe, and her blog and her sparkly designs are a great treat! I love her trees and have to have one, or two or maybe three!