A Sweet Pink Saturday

I look forward to Saturdays because I get to share the beautiful pink things that have made their way into my life over the years......and for someone that really didn't like this color for the majority of my life, I find it very curious that I now have so very much of it.....hmmm, gotta wonder what that's all about.....

This is an old wooden box I made over 15 years ago. It is covered in antique tea stained laces and adorned with my Grandmother's broken costume jewelry. The beaded pieces are from my daughter's competition skating dresses. The jewelry had so much meaning and the beading was just priceless as it represents so much time and so many memories. The box holds a journal I wrote in during a very difficult year of my life.....it's all just very precious to me for so many different reasons.

And, of course, my absolute favorite saying......

Then there is my collection of crocheted hearts.....although I have over 50, these are the only two pink ones, and my favorites as well.

This sweet little lavender organza sachet is something I'm making to attach to clothing hangers for your closet as they are a natural moth repellant.

Then there is my reproduction "wannabe" yard long Paul De Longpre. I have always wanted one of the antique lithographs in it's original frame, but just can't make myself pay that much for the water stained pieces on Ebay. Maybe I'll just buy a Christie Repasey instead......one of these days ;)

I thank Beverly, our wonderful weekly host, for keeping up with all the "pinks and participants." If you share our love of the color pink, use the button on my sidebar and see what the others have for you this week.....it's always like a big pink hug!

xo,

jana

Barbara Jean's Teabag Roses

I love to visit Barbara Jean at Treasures from the Heart because she has so many really wonderful ideas....and ones that can be completed fairly quickly and with much reward for your time. When I saw her tea bag roses I knew I had to try one.......I make roses out of everything and this was a new one on me! I must admit, I am not much of a reader......more of an observer and inspector, wanting to figure it out for myself. Well, the one problem I had with doing that here is I didn't realize you were supposed to dump the tea leaves out of the wet bags and open the papers to dry....which when done correctly, allows the paper to dry quickly. Oh, no.....I left the entire tea bag in a small saucer for what seemed like days expecting the whole thing to dry....and all the time struggling with my sweet man because he wanted to throw them away.....well, it pays to read instructions and when I did it right, the project went very quickly. I also took my cue from Barbara Jean and used them on a frame......this was actually because I found a 5x7 ceramic frame next to my dumpster out back and wanted to be the one to "save" it, as the artist in all of us does. So my tea bag roses became a frame project as well. The thing I really love about recreating someone elses art is the fact that it never looks quite the same....which is a good thing, right? We all put our own spin on it, allowing ours to always look just a little different.....my roses are much larger.....but, in my defense, I am a Texas Girl! Visit Barbara Jean here for a look at her beautiful work and the instructions on how to recreate her creative tea bag roses......( The picture in the frame is simply a lining behind the glass....you would actually be able to insert your own picture here....this just looks prettier for display.)

I hope you also try Barbara Jean's little tea bag roses......it is such a wonderful idea for repurposing and a precious idea!

xo,

jana