FAITH

2011-12-11T12:11:00.000-08:00

This is my version of the teacup chandelier. Ashley and i made this last summer. It hangs above my kitchen table.

How do we feel about PINK?

2011-12-11T11:56:00.000-08:00

I am feeling very girly today. I had my hair cut yesterday and my toes are painted pink courtesy of husband. I ended up with a new shirt and jeans after my trip to dodge with my husband last night. It is nice to just write about pink nothingness. It is nice to be able to feel like the mindless pink that evokes a pure girly emotion in me, can be expressed without judgement by fellow bloggers who most definetly have more to say than I do for the most part......BUT WAIT!...

TO BLOG

Noun

S: (n) web log, blog (a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies) "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order"

Sounds pretty mindless to me.
BUT LOOK!......
.......a few definitions of pink.....

Pink is a pale red color; the use of the word for the color was first recorded in the late 17th century, describing the flowers of pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. Pink itself is a combination of red and white. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink

The Pink or The Carnation is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales as tale number 76.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink

Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer, songwriter and occasional actress who rose to fame in early 2000 as an R&B singer, but then switched to a more rock and pop rock sound after her sophomore record.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_(singer)

A pink (French - pinque) is one of two different types of ship.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_(ship)

Pink is an album by Japanese band Boris, released in 2005 on Diwphalanx Records in Japan and subsequently reissued in the US on Southern Lord. The album received very favourable reviews, largely for taking a more melodic and accessible direction than the band's previous work. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_(album)

"Pink" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and professional songwriters Richie Supa and Glen Ballard. It was released as the third major single from Nine Lives in 1997.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_(song)

Pink is a quarterly LGBT-focussed full-color glossy print magazine launched in 1990 in New York City and head-quartered in Chicago, Illinois with content geared towards major markets in San Francisco, New York, Denver, Los Angeles and Seattle.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_(Victoria's_Secret)

Pink magazine is a United States business magazine for women. Pink is based in Atlanta, Ga., and is published quarterly. Its motto is "Empowering Women to Live a Beautiful Career and a Beautiful Life." Its first issue was published in June 2005.

Also the word ....can mean....

tap: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

a light shade of red

sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

pinko: a person with mildly leftist political viewswordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

WOW! THERE IS MORE TO PINK THAN MEETS THE EYE!

PINK is the new BLACK! check out this bath!

When it is all said and done, pink really isn't as mindless as people might think. So go out there and THINK PINK!

“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.” James Earl Jones

2011-02-13T21:08:00.000-08:00

This is a small inspiration board that I put together for holidays. It is made from cork board covered with a vintage linen and it hangs nicely next to the stair well in the kitchen. each day it reminds the kids that they are as special to me as any other member of the family. I have valentines cards from their friends to my husband and I, pictures of fun times past, gifts given by some of my kids and a few handmade mementos. sometimes, a favorite childhood book or toy, and most of the time a quote to inspire their thoughts. I like to think my efforts make them better people as if that would be possible with just a little board....perhaps.... we will never know.

These were designed by

Mary Engelbreit HOME COMPANION MAGAZINE

I was so disappointed when she discontinued her publication of the Home Companion a few years back. I saved these on my computer because the kids love to print them in black and white and make their own art by coloring them with colored pencils and then adding glitter embellishments.

A FEW THINGS AROUND OUR HOME

These little mosaic works of art are super easy to make and fun for all with a little glue, grout, and mosaic glass on a vintage lacework plate, add a hanger to the back and you have a terrific valentine's gift in a heartbeat.

This one I gifted to a friend

I found this cute little celluloid jewelry box and am saving it for that very special occasion

R.C. NEASE

watches..diamonds
PRATT, KANSAS
Get Your own Ring Box

Metal music boxes are fun! This one plays "Ode To Joy"

When you open this brushed aluminum box, you see the sweetest little pink powder pouf full of talc.

Hand painted porcelain is another fine art i would like to try my hand in.

A local artist painted these items, I envy the talent!

casual cottage on handpainted porcelain

Another product that I enjoy is the "Stamping Up!" line of stamps and scrap booking supplies sold through local representatives. It is always fun to have card parties and to see the different designs and combination of colors that people come up with. These were the valentines that I made last year.

STAMPIN UP!

Flowers from Oliver

2011-02-11T23:21:00.000-08:00

These vintage envelopes are devine! I have been saving rolls to do something special with this easter.

I am thinking this place setting would be fun. i have the same paper that is under the plate as a charger.

Anyone care for vintage ribbon?

marthastewart.com

These little dolls were naked and very ugly when they arrived at my home.

With a little face lift, and some new duds, they have been transformed.

My favorite bunch of flowers were a Valentine's gift from Oliver, our exchange student, from Thailand.

These were photographed in my small upstairs living nook.

When I was a child, all of our important flowers were pressed in the family Bible. My children have never heard of such a thing. corsages and wedding bouteniers, funeral mementos and baby shower centerpiece sprays were all remembered in this way.

A LIST OF FLOWERS IN THE BIBLE

Valentine's Day Rocks!

2011-02-11T10:40:00.000-08:00

I like picking the fluff out of belly buttons.
My belly button is always fluff free. :)

I love surprise Proposals! CLICK HERE to see Brett's propsal to Kasey!

This picture makes me miss our Sadie.
Isn't this puppy adorable?

Do you ever just have the urge to give your friend a great big kiss
on the smackers
in public
but refrain because kissing a friend
on the smackers
in public
is socially unacceptable?

A few years back, my best friend sold her homestead here in Kansas and moved her family to Oklahoma.
She had overlooked a dilapidated scrap book full of victorian valentines and I (being the dumpster diver
that I am) just so happened to rescue them from dismay. The best Valentine's Day ever was seeing her         face when I gave her the new scrapbook full of the old favorites her mother had collected since childhood. My   favorite one from the book was a fully functioning fishing boat on wheels complete with the fish on the hook and the family dog with it's ears flapping in the wind. I wish I would have snapped a picture of that      particular one before sending the book on to my friend because it reminded me of my Grandpa and the       fishing trips we used to take with him.

I hope every last one of you have intence love every day of the rest of your life with your friends,
your family and most of all, with Jesus. May God bless you and hold you in the palm of his hands.