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Top 10 places to buy your Valentine's Day chocolate gifts...
And my favorite...
An Officer And A Gentleman ~ 1982
Source ~ IMDb
My list goes on and on but here are a few of my all time favorites.
A few fun and bizarre facts about kissing
Sources ~ The Graphic's Fairy & Associated Content from Yahoo
Each year around 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are sent to people all over the world. The city of Verona in Italy, where Romeo and Juliet lived in the famous play, receives around 1000 Valentines each year addressed to Juliet.
Source ~ Word Play
I’ve never seen a ruffle or a rose that I didn’t love. From the time I was a little girl, the more ruffles, the better. Handmade dresses with rows of smocking and ruffles, filled my closet. Ruffled slips, and socks trimmed in lace, were a part of my everyday wardrobe.
Because of the chic style of decor when I was a child, I had an appreciation of the feminine grace and allure of a rose. From handmade slipcovers with huge pink cabbage roses, pillows trimmed with yards and yards of ruffles, to the softest, plushest carpet that was covered in sculpted roses, our home was a girls delight.
As I look back on my childhood home, and the home I’ve made for my family, I see so many similarities. Vintage fabrics, once a part of everyday decor, are now beautiful, much loved cushions and pillows. An ottoman, threadbare with age, is given new life with layers and layers of flouncy ruffles.
Roses, regally fill every vase, and are tucked in amongst the family photos on tables and shelves, as if they’ve always been there.
Paintings and prints of roses in the palest shades of pink, and white, inspired by artists from another time, and propped upon the mantle, revealing their beauty for all to share.
Ruffles and roses, a rite of passage, from christening gowns to wedding dresses, cottage decor to the finest Paris apartments. Our right to enjoy a gentle life-style and decor.
Please visit the boutiques at Make Mine Pink to help you fill your home with the gentle grace of ruffles and roses.
Photo Contribution 1: Gail Friend Designs
Winter Romance
When I was a young woman, the two simple words “Winter Romance” had a much different meaning than it does now. Today, I find romance in so many different things. The soft glow of an antique boudoir lamp, the faint etching of roses on a glass vase. An eiderdown comforter, with a covering of pink roses, folded at the foot of my bed.
When I hear the words winter romance, it conjures up images of creamy white roses, arranged in an antique cut-work glass vase. A soft fire glowing, the fire light dancing off the teardrop crystals that drape from the chandelier. A book of old poems, laying in wait upon a beautifully restored, needlepoint pillow.
An heirloom bracelet, with clusters of pink roses, or something as simple as a soft dusting of snow, beyond the warmth of creamy velvet drapes, is enough to capture the feeling of a winter romance.
Please visit the boutiques at Make Mine Pink and have a little winter romance of your own.
I absolutely love vintage Christmas ornaments. One day I hope to have an entire white tree dressed in them.
Make sure to visit Beverly's blog "How Sweet The Sound" for a list of blogs participating in this week's Pink Saturday.
Source for all the beautiful ornaments in my mosaic ~ flickr
Sleigh Bells and Winter Roses
There’s something magical about the Christmas holiday. I can still remember lying in bed on Christmas eve when I was a child ,and listening for Santa’s sleigh bells. The faint ringing in the distance meant that Santa would soon be arriving. To this day, when I hear a sleigh bell ring, it brings back the magic and excitement of my childhood all over again.
Christmas Eve has always been a special time in our home. Young and old alike gather in our home. The buffet table is always a sight to behold. Vintage China plates are stacked high with desserts and tea sandwiches, each almost too beautiful to eat. Glorious red and white winter roses fill vases of all sizes throughout our home. Bows in glittering shades of silver and gold make the roses themselves look as if they’re shimmering.
Vintage tablecloths with the reddest of roses and bright sprigs of holly, dress our holiday tables. Pillows propped on chairs and benches, embellished with Santa’s jolly face, and surrounded with bright winter roses and mistletoe.
From the most whimsical Santa to the most elegant winter rose, there’s a place for each in our holiday decor. Everything about the Christmas season is magical and seems like the perfect fit.
The Boutique Owners at Make Mine Pink wish you the most magical holiday season ever!
Photo Contribution 1: Holly and Glitter
Here are the ornaments that I have received...
This beauty was sent by Robin Martin... I absolutely love it! Make sure to stop by her Etsy Shop "Arjawan".
This very pretty crocheted star was created by Sherree Chmitlin. You can find her at "babybuttsandlittletoessucculents". Sherree sent along a little note telling me how she and her mother-in-law would create these during her visits.
Thanks so much, I love all of my ornaments. They have found their new home on my pink Christmas tree.
Gorgeous, gorgeous... porcelain ornament from Kim of Rose Blossom Cottage. Thank you so much, I love it!
Each year, as the holiday season begins, everyone gathers around our family Christmas tree. The children and adults alike are filled with anticipation of the upcoming celebration. Boxes and boxes of our favorite ornaments are opened up and passed around. Some of the ornaments have been handed down for generations; We reminisce about the memories they hold. Others, handmade by little hands, hold a place of honor for all to enjoy. Soon our family tree is shining with glittering angels, shinny bells, and our love of Christmas.
Christmas villages with old-fashioned houses and bottle brush trees are arranged on the mantle. The sprinkle of glittering snow on the village rooftops and pathways give us hope for the snow we are dreaming of for Christmas. Below the twinkling village, stockings are hung with hopes and wishes for Christmas morning. As we finish decorating the holiday mantle, we sit by the fire and sip hot cocoa, dreaming of the white Christmas we hope for this year.
Christmas wreaths strung with twinkly lights, grace our windows and doors. The fragrant greenery is decorated with holiday ornaments, and welcome all into our festive home.
Photo Contribution 1: The Roseberry Cottage
Let the fun begin!
Big, Pink, Holiday Fun at Make Mine Pink
My guess is 1,515 French Mints!
Make sure to click the link above to join in the holiday fun!
Source ~ flickr
Make sure to stop by "How Sweet The Sound", Beverly's awesome blog for a list of participants.
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