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Sunday, January 15, 2012

A Few More Valentine's Day Crafts

Vintage Swedish Mail Bag...Love this one because it's hand embroidered in red by someone, somewhere.  A creative Swedish soldier?  Charming to think so....
I made this linen blend ruffled pillow with a simple red heart.  It's nestled in my white slip covered chair.
I made this flour sack tea towel trimmed in white crocheted lace and detailed with the same simple red heart as the pillow.
A lavender bud jar with a vintage zinc lid.  The metal tag is engraved with the number 14 in red.  February 14th is around the corner!
Another lavender bud jar with a numbered tag.  I have lots of numbers available, so I experimented with the paint color.  I'm thinking about the number 13 in black for Halloween and the number 25 in red for Christmas. 

That's all for now!  Thanks for stopping by. 
A special thanks to those few who leave comments.  Where oh where is everyone?  :(

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Keep Calm and Craft On!

  Valentine's Day is around the corner.  Typically, I procrastinate, then rush through the holiday.  This year I'm ready.  That means the PINKS and REDS are coming out in full force!  So far, I made more garlands.

Some glass.

 Some sprinkled.
I also put together a  few festive heart necklaces.  (Favors for my friends at an upcoming Valentine's Day Brunch....shhhh)   
In PINK.
 In RED.
In SILVER.

 They look great in triplicate!
 
 I have a few more Valentine crafts I'll share in a later post, but until then, join me in the New Year as we Keep Calm and Craft On!

(Oh, by the way, only 6 days into the new year and I already broke several New Year goals.  RELAX...NOT (kids are still on Christmas Break.)  EXERCISE...NOT (haven't been to the gym in months.)  EAT HEALTHY...NOT (how do we get rid of the Christmas sweets if we don't eat them?) 

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I hope everyone has a grateful Thanksgiving with loved ones!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Thanks, Bella Cottage!

I don't know of a person who hasn't heard of The Bella Cottage, but if you've somehow missed Michelle's website, you MUST SEE all she has to offer!  Michelle sells a variety of everything from chic and shabby to European and rustic.  For several years, I've run into Michelle at local flea markets.  She has a business sense for items her customers need.  In the past, she has featured several pieces from my website including furniture, tea towels, vintage finds, crafts and most recently, my linen blend pillows.  Here are a few: 
My vintage lace pillow is featured here.  (This pillow has a double lace design not shown in the photo.)
My Reves Doux Mon Amour pillow is featured here.
My Muse'e d' Orsay pillow is featured here.
Of course, you can also find my pillows on Etsy and at cutepinkstuff.com.  If you don't see a style you want, I also make custom pillows.  Hope to hear from you!

Blessings, Cindy

Sunday, October 30, 2011

EARLY HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION

We celebrated Halloween early this year.  Eleven kids (not all ours!) eating, laughing and making memories.  Teens think it's "lame, mom" to have their photos taken, so I shot the decor.  Here are few photos taken before the party started.
One of the few holidays when our pink corner cabinet sticks out like a sore thumb!
Wishing I shut off the ceiling fan light before taking this shot.  If you look closely, you can see my husband in the background setting up for an annual tradition...Charlie Brown's Halloween...on VHS!
Our long table came in handy for the kids to eat together with their friends.  No photos of them eating because that's "lame, mom!"
 The scariest Halloween prop we had this year:  The witch with wings.  Creepy.  No need for a broom!
The black phone...I intentionally took the receiver off the hook thinking it would make a scary prop, but my husband and kids didn't "get it."
The mouse hole and mice are die cuts from last year's Martha Stewart Halloween line.  Love them!  
Eyeball chocolates inside metal jack-o-lanterns hanging from a black wire glitter tree.
White candles fit in anywhere, anytime!
I don't have a letter "K."
Bought these creative soda bottle labels.  
 My daughter baked pumpkin cupcakes.  Yum.  My favorite part of this photo:  the Lysol kitchen spray on the counter top.  See it?  
 
 The one time of year when spiders are welcomed in our home.
 Our frog treats were Oreo cookies dipped in chocolate.  Too sweet for words.
 Inside the skeleton bucket are chocolate dipped pretzel rods.  A nice combination of sugar and salt and mom friendly (not messy to eat!)
 This year I found black roses to add to our decor.  I never thought I'd like them, but I do!
 White pumpkins...love them.  I don't mind investing in pumpkins for Halloween because they carry over so well into Thanksgiving.  Save those pumpkins because Turkey Day is just around the corner!
 
Thanks for stopping by.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Mantel of the Month

 I'm honored to be October's Mantel of the Month at Enchanted Treasures!  
Thank you, Roberta!  
You can read my interview with Roberta here.
Roberta's feature gave me the motivation I needed to try something different with our mantel.  Now that cooler weather is around the corner (even here in Southern California) I wanted to create a Fall/Winter theme in Nordic/French style.
I began with rabbit fur as my foundation.  Then I added vintage dictionary pages, old books, a rusty bird house and a variety of metal crowns.
A few candles, vintage crocheted lace...
Another crown, and more candles....
 Vintage music sheets, an ornate cross and a rhinestone crown detail the white candles....
Two pieces of linen fabric create a drape over the fireplace opening (Roberta's favorite element!)
The lined basket houses my firewood, kindling and pine cones.
DONE! (at least until the Halloween decorations come out of storage.....)

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Little French Flea Market


           EXCITING NEW LOCATION
 LITTLE FRENCH FLEA MARKET
  We’re doing it again on Saturday  Sept. 17
                    9:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.
Ann Sayre 818-606-6543      annsayre@sbcglobal.net
at the  TARZANA CULTURAL CENTER
         19130 Ventura Blvd Tarzana Ca 91356
 Please join us for a wonderful day in a gorgeous French Garden, TREASURE hunting and spending time with friends. Join us for refreshments, and AMAZING merchandise, including cottage CHIC, French style décor, ANTIQUES, vintage clothing and jewelry, collectables, furniture, linens and just about anything you may want. Handpicked FABULOUS vendors. Valet parking available.
                                          $2.00 admission
                               Future date  Nov 19th

Thursday, September 8, 2011

I CROWN THEE

 More pillows?  Yes, I know I'm pillow crazy, but I'm on a roll....  You can find them on ETSY and at CUTEPINKSTUFF.COM.
 Thanks for browsing!