Pink Saturday

Hello Pink Ladies!

This week we are sharing this vintage face powder box.

I love the graphics and the pretty pale pink color.

The writing on the bottom says, 'Look your loveliest with

Cashmere Bouquet'.

Another little pink I couldn't resist.

Notice the little pink ear sticking up as Barney sleeps.

What a sweet baby!



Be sure to visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound and all the

other pretty pink posts!

Happy Pink Saturday!

Twyla and Lindsey

My Craft Space: Red Riding Hood

Hello friends!

This week in my creative space I have been working on a Little Red Riding Hood mini album.

I got this cute paper and sticker line from Reminisce and thought it would be perfect for an album. Not much paper in the line but I knew I could find lots of coordinating patterns in my collection.

This was a super fun project!

 I made the album measure 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

To make the chipboard book, I took sheets of chipboard and cut it down to size. Then, I used my Cinch book binder to punch the holes.

After I finished creating the pages and gluing them down,

 I cut the wire and bound the book.

I loved the giant stickers in this line. Makes for easy crafting!!

This album is available here in our etsy shop.

Wishing you well, Lindsey



Newest Vintage Find

Hello friends!

Today I thought I would share my latest vintage find.

This super sweet planter!

Isn't she cute? She looks like Cinderella to us.

She was made by Lipper and Mann.

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Smile

Hello friends!

Here's a pretty little girl

to put a skip in your step and

a smile on your face.  She would also

be adorable to craft with while we are

staying in out of the heat!

Enjoy your day!

Lindsey

Twyla on Tuesday

Hello dear ladies!

I had a birthday Sunday and

I just had to share with you this sweet

gift that I received from my son.

It's a child's cupboard and is one of the cutest

things I have ever seen!

Birthdays are sweet and I am coming to terms

with the mounting years.  In fact, I feel very

blessed to be my age!

You've heard it said that if you'd known you

would have lived this long you'd have taken better

care of yourself.  I think I've reached that age

and regret some of the choices I've made.

I don't, however, feel that it's too late for me to make

some positive affirmations toward a healthier

lifestyle.  Drink more water, eat more fruit and

vegetables, eat less sugar, exercise more.

I have always had a positive attitude and look

forward to the second half of my life with faith

that it will be just as productive and fulfilling.

I have goals and dreams and plans.

I don't believe that there is an expiration

date on your dreams.  I have

many things I still want to do!

Thank you for stopping by and visiting with me

today.  I hope enjoyed seeing my sweet

little cupboard.  It almost looks bigger in these

pictures than it really is.  It stands just over 45"

tall.  It still has all it's original glass knobs!

Have a beautiful day!

Twyla



Happy Monday

Hi beautiful ladies!

Fill your day with joy

and fill your day with creativity.



For me, creativity brings a joy

to my heart and puts a

smile on my face!

Have a beautiful day!

Twyla

Pink Saturday

Hi Ladies!

This is one of my favorite images.

It is by Jessie Wilcox Smith.

She was a great painter who painted

Good Housekeeping covers from 1917 to 1933.

The children she painted has such a sweetness

about them.  I particularly love this sweet

little girl so diligently knitting.

Be sure to visit Beverly and the other's participating

in Pink Saturday!

Have a great day!

Twyla



Wizard of Oz Magic

From the desk of Lindsey

we have two ATC's (Artist Trading Card) dedicated to

the Wizard of Oz.

We wish to inspire you to join us

in another ATC Blog Hop.

The theme is Wizard of Oz and in

honor of the movie debut, we will

have it Aug. 19th.

We hope you will decide to join

the fun.  Just share your ATC and link to

our blog Aug. 19th.

Feel free to use this button on your sidebar.

 

Have a fun Friday!

Lindsey



Pierrots

Hello friends!

Recently my heart has been captured by these sweet little Pierrots!

I was searching on the net about the history of Pierrots and the more I read the more I became intrigued by them.

Their deco style and recurrent

misfortune is endearing to me.

So, when my Mom and Brother came home the next day from antiquing, my brother brought me a present!

This sweet little trio!

Aren't they too cute?

When researching Pierrots I had quite a time figuring out the correct pronounciation.

I wanted to be sure I had it correct, so I went online and happened across this free online talking dictionary site! It's so cool! If there is ever a word you are unsure of, type it in and find out!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey



Twyla on Tuesday

Hello sweet ladies!

I hope you are all managing to

stay cool.  It is definitely indoor

weather!  I've huffed and puffed,

but haven't blown any houses down.

Every day is near 100 degrees.

Ugh!

Today I wanted to share with you my cup

collection.

I love these old cups!

I usually collect the ones that have pink

or blue on them.

Over the weekend we shared our

craft room in the Where Women Create blog

party.

I like to decorate creatively, too!

I love collecting old sewing machine drawers.

They are perfect for displaying my small

treasures.

This display just makes me happy.

Remember the giant granny square challenge I

told you about last Tuesday?

I finished it!

It was just so much fun I couldn't stop!

Every time I sat down I picked it up and worked

on it. 

I finished off the edges in a multicolor

picot edging just for fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week!

Twyla

Altered Frame Project

Hello friends!

Today I thought I would show you this frame I altered.

There are so many frames available

at thrift stores with endless possibilities!

I took this frame and added a decorative 5 x 7 matte to update this piece.

 

I used Odd's and Ends scrapbook paper by Cosmo Cricket to add a vintage feel to this frame. I really like the look of layered mattes so for this I created 3 layers.

2 layers being cardstock and this smallest being a pretty rose pattern.

 

Adding a ribbon across your matte is a fun way to add extra dimension and also a great way to help hold a photo in place.

 

So next time your at the thrift store, take a second look at the frames and see what you could alter!

This frame is available here.

Wishing you a lovely Monday, Lindsey



Where Women Create Blog Party

Welcome everyone!

We'd like to invite you into our

vintage inspired oasis!

There is something very personal about

the space we call our craft rooms.

It is easy to see that Lindsey and I Love

vintage!  We used a lot of

vintage pieces to function in our

craft space.

Lindsey is a scrapbook artist.

She also makes journals and tags

and altered items to sell in our etsy shop.

The papercraft supplies is the majority

of the room.

These little old windows are pink and called

our name when we discovered them in an

antique store.  So did the vintage chalk board!

Our craft room represents many trips

home from antique, craft and

thrift stores.

I, (Twyla), have started painting again.

I am sharing a messy scene of what my desk

looks like after I've painted a picture.

It is so hard to resist these little bottles of paint!

We love having our craft room to display some

of our favorite collections.  On these shelves

are Lindsey's collection of Irmi's.

The two paint colors we chose because we

couldn't decide between our two favorite

colors.  It worked out well in this room.

Pink walls surrounds my yarn storage area.

We hope you've enjoyed visiting our craft room.

It's been a pleasure sharing it with you.

Thank you to Karen for hosting this wonderful

party.  It is so much fun to peek into

everyone's space.



Have a wonderful weekend!

Twyla and Lindsey

Join Us!!!!

Hello friends!

We are announcing our next ATC Blog Hop!

The theme?

Wizard of Oz!

 August will be the 72nd anniversary of the release of the movie, so we decided that it would be the perfect theme for our next ATC Blog Hop!

If you wish to join us, add this button to your sidebar and create an ATC which stands for Artist Trading Card. It's a card that measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.

Decorate it in an OZ theme and link up with us on Friday, August 19.

Create one or as many as you like!

Here is a couple of ATC cards Lindsey created to inspire you.

You could make your ATC about your love of the movie or the books!

Find Oz images to print online, draw your own Oz images, find cheap OZ books at your local thrift store, Michaels carries a Wizard of Oz paper pad or Graphic 45 carries a cute Oz themed scrapbook paper line. Crafty Secrets carries an Oz stamp set.

Whatever you want!

If you want more Oz inspiration, click here to see the Wizard Of Oz Gala Blog party we hosted in 2009.

So please join us Friday, August 19 for a fun Blog Hop!!!!!!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey and Twyla