Hello Pink Saturday!  Hello Friends!
The wind is blowing a gale, and there are little "helicopters" from the Maple trees everywhere!  lol!  That means watching for all the little shoots of baby trees that will be coming up in the gardens, lawns, gutters....just anyplace that can put down roots.  Like squirrels, it is just part of living here ~

I was going to the antique store, as I have some things to add, but we are under another storm warning and after yesterday and the tornado sirens going and fleeing to the basement, I thought I would do the errands tomorrow just to be safe ~

The flowers love this very warm and humid weather ~ just look at the Columbine!

And the Gardenia Tree Covered in Buds ~I can't believe I coaxed it to make it through the winter to bloom again for us this summer!  My neighbors all get fragrant blossoms regularly until it is time to take it back inside! ~

And, of course I have to show you something from the WEBSITE

A pretty pillow! (if you click on the picture, you will see it enlarged )

Thank you for stopping by!  I hear the thunder rumbling, so this will be all for this time!  Have a wonderful weekend and stop back by soon!

I may be late getting to each of you...my hubby just called to me to look out the window to the West.  It is VERY black and threatening looking ~ The wind is picking up!  I love storms!!

Jil ♥

  Beverly is our friend and host, so do visit her and you will find all the other beautiful ladies and their blogs celebrating PINK!  Here is the link: Beverly's  

Five Glorious Years Of PINK~

There is a bit of PINK everywhere you look....pink tulips, pink lilacs, little girls coming home from school in pink t-shirts.  It just seems like this is the pink time of year!  And to celebrate this lovely color, you must   visit Beverly's to find many beautiful blogs all celebrating PINK and  5 years of PINK SATURDAY and new friendships!

Five fabulous years that Beverly has given us by hosting this party every single Saturday!  Thank you, ever so much, Beverly for your sweet dedication and I am wishing for us all,  five more fun filled Pink Saturday years! ♥♥

Here are some beautiful cupcakes to help with the celebration ~ Don't they look yummy!  Really too beautiful to bite into ~

And a darling Pink Cottage for Summer Dreaming ~ A perfect little studio I think ~

A beautiful Cottage chair done all up in mosaics by Vintage Dragonfly ~ Wouldn't this be perfect in the Pink Cottage?

A pretty pink apron and a sweet pillow from THE RUFFLED ROSE ;

Pretty Tulips From My Garden

Happy 5th Birthday, Pink Saturday!

♥ ♥ ♥ Jil

Two Sweet Little "Belles"

Hello Sweet Friends.....
Do you love Southern Belles as much as I do? The pretty ones are few and far between, but these two are little charmers! I couldn't resist making a sweet pillow with them....
The pillow is newly listed at THE RUFFLED ROSE


~ JUST SOLD~
and is so pretty with the soft pinks and white with feminine side ruffles....

( If you click on each picture you can see them in more detail )

I want to share with you one of my beloved belles on a small doiley that I was lucky enough to win on eBay from a lady that collected them. She was downsizing her collection and now this lives happily draped over a pink and white stripped cushion on a chair in my dining room....note the tiny stitches and all the exquisite details in this piece....



Hope your week is starting out well.....I don't know what is going on in town, but sirens are going all over the place......I hope it is nothing serious, but I think it is a good time to stay home and start a new project! It is supposed to get warm again after, once again, donning sweaters. Maybe even a thunderstorm or two, today, too. That I would like!

I am getting over a little "bug." I thought I had severe allergies, but when it went into my chest, I figured it must be a little infection. I need to get over it so I can go and plant flowers.....this is a year we will have a short window of opportunity!

Sending Happy Thoughts to you all!
Jil

Pink Saturday & Valentines Day

Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Valentines Day to all....
I had such good intentions of making all my Valentines this year .... something handmade and from the heart says L-O-V-E most of all. Well, I am feeling so disappointed in myself because that just did not get done!
I purchased a Cricut when they were on sale, last weekend, and I got bogged down in learning how to use it. It is not hard, but there are several little things to learn and the time flew by with me not getting one Valentine done. Sigh! I hope all my sweeties will understand and I promise that I will make it up at Easter....I am getting started NOW!

I did manage to get two new things done and on the The Ruffled Rose


And a pillow with the sweetest little girl by Ellen Clapsaddle....

Atleast this week was not a total loss and we only had to shovel twice, too! lol!

I hope you all have a happy and romantic Valentines Day!
Jil
xo
Be sure and visit Beverly's for this weeks list of sweet pink blogs all celebrating pink and Valentines Day!