SHOW ME YOUR PINK!!!!! DAY;

Hello Ladies; how are you all doing?? I hope you all had a wonderful week… Well the week sure did fly by don’t you think…. it is hard to believe that Easter is almost upon us.. We have been enjoying some gorgeous days here,, we even hit 73 today I almost wished they had the pool open…..lol

OK enough chitchat….it is Pink Saturday, a day just for nothing but beautiful Pinkness…. so let’s give a huge Pink Shout for our wonderful Pink Hostess Beverly of;How Sweet the Sound now you must stop by and pay her a visit, there you will find so many ladies that will be showing their Pink,,,, so please sit put up you feet get cozy and sip some coffee,, and enjoy your morning..

  I am showing my Beautiful Tea Pot, I found at Ross the other day…  I was going to buy a cute pair of shoes for summer,,,,,,,,,, buuuttttt when I laid my green peepers on the Beautiful Tea Pot,,,,,, welllllllll the shoes were so gone..  I have a ton of black sandals but it is not easy to find a Tea Pot that is only 8.99  not too shabby. So with out further adieu here it is… 

  OH just look at her!!!!!!!!!!!!! is she not gorgeous;;;;;; I am a big lover of Blue Willow,,,, and when I found her in Pink well you know I just had to have it,, she was the only one left, and look so lonely.. I can’t wait to make a pot of Tea with it,,. mmmmmm

I took the photos out side on our balcony,, 

And guess who wanted to show off her new look,,,,,,,, Isabella,,, she just would not stop until I took some of her for Pink Saturday….  (what a ham)

OK mommy should I show my cute little Pink Tongue?   Or should I turn my head and show off my new Pink bows… Ok I will turn my head..

OK how’s this,,,,, can you see my gorgeous Pink bow,,, I just love my pretty pink bows….

See look how well they stay in,,,,,, even when I shake my head and roll on the floor….

OOPS;;; got a go,,,,, my daddy is home and I have to show him my gorgeous Pink bows…. bye bye;;;

Isabella’s check up went really great,, she might even get to get off her medicine in a few months… I was so excited to hear such wonderful news…. she did gain some weight she is now almost 19lbs… I call her my chubby wubby….lol

 

And for my last Pink photo ; I love these yummy ribbons,,, Pink and Brown,, bought them at Hobby Lobby last week,, they were 50% off such a great buy,, I found a few more but will show them later…. I am going to try my hand at making a tassel with them all I need is some really great fringe I have the rest… so wish me luck…. will let you know how it turns out….. maybe,,, if it is bad then I won’t…hehe   Well I hope you  enjoyed my Pink Post,,,, I want to Thank you all for stopping by my humble blog and for leaving me such wonderful comments,,, I treasure each one…. as I treasure you… So until next time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

WHAT A GORGEOUS DAY;

Good evening friends; I think Spring is finally here. The trees are blooming all over here, the plants are getting their buds and soon will be open… The days have been so nice and warm sunshine.. I am a happy camper now… I hope it is the same where you live… talking with my Sister today it is looking pretty nice back home too.

We are able to make a trip back of Easter this year… I am so excited,,,,, I have been missing my big kids and my babies…. I bet they have changed a lot since I last saw them.. We are able to have a week so that is so great,, and I will be bring back some more of our things,,, we are unable to rent the Uhaul this time around,, so I will have to be creative when packing the truck again….lol  I just might have to tie something on the roof too…………….  (kidding honey)…..  Now I just have to figure out what to bring back…. that is not going to be easy…  I have been out and about these past few day’s  I found some really great things at our GW will be doing a post on them,,, and when I was visiting Cindy we went to Ross and I found a really pretty Tea Pot,, which I will be showing for Pink Saturday…. so this is what I have been working on,,, and need to get finished… 

 

Getting ready to cut all the strips for the Quilt I am making for our very sweet and dear friend Shelia,, who by the way is a new Grandma now….. I am so very excited and happy for them all,, what a wonderful Blessing…

Now don’t worry all this mess it nothing to worry about,, it will all turn out great… hmmmmmmmm I hope….

So I spent quit a few hrs… getting them all in order and marked so I don’t forget which one goes with which…  since I did not use the colors the pattern used I forgot what fabrics when where,,,,,, but all is well and it will soon look like a Quilt…..  I think I had better get sewing tomorrow it should go pretty fast,,,,,,,,,,,,, I hope… I have a few other projects I am going to start soon I will be letting you all see what I am working on,,,, I can’t wait…..  So that is about all that I have been up to,,, which is not much….. I hope you all are having a wonderful week so far… 

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my humble blog,,, you all mean the world to me,, and I so enjoy reading all of your comments… So until next time;

God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

I’TS THAT TIME AGAIN;

Hello Dear Friends;  Did you all have a wonderful week? We are getting a nice Thunderstorm as I type this, I love  Thunderstorm’s there is jut something about them you know.  Well it is Pink Saturday,, I just Love Pink Saturday’s they really brighten my day bring in some wonderful Pink Sunshine….so now if you want to see alot more Pink Saturday sunshine pretties, then you must pop on over to our ever sweet Pink Hostess Beverly, at

How Sweet the Sound  you will find a lot of Pink Ladies who are joining in the fun…… you won’t be sorry……

Now last Tuesday my friend Cindy and I found this wonderful little Antique shop in Rock Hill,,, since neither of us have been there before we were excited to see what they had…  it was not a big shop but it had some really wonderful booths, with some lovely things…   in one booth there was this gorgeous set of China,,,, with some Pink Roses on it but the price she had on them I just could not afford…. *sigh* 

Any way I found one booth that had the most beautiful aprons,,, some were vintage and some were handmade… well I found one that just spoke to me,,,,,,,,, have you ever had that when shopping? something speaking to you……… well I do and this did…. sorry off track,,,, my bad..    So I bought her and brought her home,,, and she is perfect for Pink Saturday….. so her she is………………

Is she not the cutest little apron,,,,,,,,,,,, OK maybe one of the cutest…..lol  I just love the lime green and Pink together…. and the black and white polka dot reminds me of the 50’s……

 

How cute is the pocket,,,,,,, not sure if I can bring myself to ware it…… she also had some really cute little one’s for girls,,, I think I will have to find a pattern and make a few for my grand daughters,, they would love it…  

Cindy  bought all us girls a small bouquet of  Tulips,,, how sweet is that,,, Cindy you are a doll and we all love you..  (she reads my blog)………………………..

So she let me pick out the color I wanted and I had to pick the Pink ones,,,,, of course…

OH they are just so pretty Pink,,,,,,,,,,,,,, brought just a bit of Spring to our home…. just wish they lasted longer…..

You know I had to take one with my pretty Pink apron and Pink Tulips…….lol  how pretty they look……ahhhhhhh

Now for my last Pinkie it is from my very sweet loving MIL,,,, it is my Birthday card she sent me….. I know my B-day was last month but I had to show it for Pink Saturday….. it is so darn cute………………………………….

LOL; HaHa….. I so love the look on her face,,,,,,,,,,,,,laughing,,,,,,,,, she is so darn cute,, caught using Mommy's lipstick…. I just might have to get a frame for it…..   Well Ladies that is it for my Pink Post….. I sure hope you all enjoyed it…  Thank you all for taking the time to stop by my humble blog,,,,,, and please leave me a comment so I can pay you a visit too,,,, I so enjoy reading your comments,,, they make my day….  Wishing you all a very Lovely Pink Weekend;  So until next time; God Bless;

Pink Hugs;

Alaura’

LUNCH WITH FRIENDS.

Good evening; So dear friends how is the weather where you are?? I talked to my daughter yesterday and she said that her Tulips are popping up,,, she was so excited,, she is back in Ind… and today they were getting sunshine and in the 60’s not too bad… Sure hope that this is the last of winter,, we are getting rain here, and maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow and Fri. That I can live with. We have Cherry trees here in the complex,, and they have bloomed so pretty,, they really don’t get cherries.. and some of the other plants are showing some of their color, I will have to take my camera out and take a few photos to share.. We are hoping that we can make a trip back home around Easter,, I can’t wait to see all my babies, hope they have not forgotten us….. and to bring the rest of our things back… I so can’t wait to have them here..

Yesterday I met my friend Cindy in Rock Hill, and we met up with 5 other ladies at Stake and Shake for lunch. It was so nice to get out and meet new friends. They were all just so sweet and kind, then we went to a Nursing Home to host a Tea and Cookie with a game of Trivia. We had such a fun time with them. I was talking with a Gentleman who was 94, and his memory was so amazing, he was telling me about his job with GE, and how they sent him all over the country.. He even spent some time in South America,, and London. I was so amazed at how his memory was, heck mine is not as good as his,,,,,, lol  The Home was so pretty, they are redoing all the rooms making them more nicer for them,,,, how great is that.. There was another  gentleman he  was so funny,, he just cracked us up… It was such a lovely time talking with them,,, serving Tea and Cookies to them… The Girls do this every Tues.. so I have joined with them,, they even pick a day and go and visit a resident and take them for a walk and spend time with them…. they are such a wonderful group of Ladies..

So after spending a few hrs. there we parted, and Cindy and I went to this little Antique shop, I found something that is just perfect for Pink Sat. sorry dear friends but you will have to wait until then….. hehehe  I know I am a stinker……………………………….

Then we went to Tuesday Morning,,,, I love that store, we found lot’s of pretties there, wish I could have gotten them all…. There was so much for the garden and flower beds,,, gorgeous flower pot’s,, I found some pretties there and they begged me to take them home,,, so I just could not refuse them,, and away we all went…. I did take a few photos to share,,, and then I forgot to take photos the the rest of them…. I will have to do another post on those….  So with out further delay,,,,, here they are……

  

I so love this Rooster pot,,, it is so pretty… and I love my rooster’s…

And I just fell in Love with the adorable Rooster plate… I don’t have a  plate stand for it so I had to prop it up with the the lid to my candle…. hey use what you have on hand I always say….. right ladies?????????????????????????? and it was only 1.99,,, now I wish I bought more of them….

Don’t they make a lovely couple………………. they are the best of friends already….

So I put my Fur baby’s doggy treats in the bowl,,,, hey she needs a pretty container for her goodies…. she even knows that they are in there already,,,,,such a cleaver doggie…..

This is the home I found for the rooster plate,,,, it is on my gorgeous iron shelf in the kitchen…. it probably wont stay there long,, I tend to move things around a bit,,,,hehe drives my DH nuts… lol  Well I hope you enjoyed my post and photos,,, I will do another one on the rest of my goodies,,,, and I will make sure I take pictures of them…… silly me.  Thank you all for taking the time to stop by my humble blog…. and leaving sweet comments….. So until next time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

HOBBY LOBBY SHOPPING LOVING IT…..

No I did not find my pot of gold there,,,,hehe I spent a pot of gold though,,,,,,,,,,,lol not really they were having a wonderful sale, most every thing was 30% to 50% off,,, even the fabric dept. had 30% off their fabrics and ribbons,,,,,, I found some gorgeous ribbons and some other pretties, but will save that for another post…. This is about the beautiful fabrics I found for my next Baby Quilt…. Since you all know I made the Teddy Bear Quilt for Shelia’s daughter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Well this one is for the Grandma to be… Now I think all Grandma’s should have a B-Quilt for the baby when they visit… to cuddle with.. and when the Baby is too big for the Quilt,,, she can use it on the wall or over a chair foot stool or table, what ever she chooses…

The fabrics I choose are for either a boy or girl not too cutesy, this way Shelia can use it in other ways….. I sure hope she likes what I picked out…. that is the most nervous part about choosing fabric’s,,, making sure they match the owners personality and decor, of the home… And Shelia of Note Songs, has the most glorious funny, sweet, caring, loving personality…. So I was looking  forever trying to capture her spirit… I was lugging so many bolts of fabrics back and forth to make sure they go together,,, I had them stacked all over the cutting table….lol  they were so nice to let me stack them there…  Poor Honey,,, he left to shop a Kohl's, and left me to look and take my time….. great guy.. :0

  Ok now I will show you what I finally picked. hope you all like it as well.

  

In case you all forgot this is the quilt pattern I am making… it won’t take as long as the other one, this is more strip piecing… but the fabrics shown are not the ones I picked out,,,, Shelia’s sweet daughter and son in law don’t want to know the sex,,,,, just like the olden days,, before ultra sound’s……

  

Here they are all lined up on my desk,, it was so hard to get them all in but I did get some close up’s to show you…. I tried to stick to a monochromatic color,, I love all the patterns they had..

  Don’t you just love the olden Key’s….. I know that Shelia likes Toile so I was able to find some in the perfect shade…. then I spied the Celtic cross fabric,, love it………………

I have put the fabrics in sets that will be next to each other in the quilt,,, these represent the white prints, love the touch of blue in the floral print,, and the solid cream with another Toile print,,,, love it…….

These next two fabrics are for the inner and outer boarder’s,, I hope you can see the light Rose print,, it is so much more gorgeous then what it shows… you can click on it to make it larger to see it better… it is like a soft painting…. it matches so prefect with other fabrics..

The Rose print here has a touch of blue as well,, these are going to make a small block in the quilt, it takes the place of the green….. in the photo. if you look ever so close at the one on the right side you can see a rooster in the fabric…. now I know that Shelia loves rooster’s as well, so when I found this one, I thought it perfect for the quilt, it is not over powering either, and the Daisy fabric reminds me of Spring… (sigh)

And these two are for part of a block and the stripped one is for the binding,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, love this strip,, I wish they had lots more of it, it would make such gorgeous curtains….. it has a wonderfully soft sheen to it….perfect for a baby.. to snuggle against…. don’t ya think??????

Here they are in order so you can kind of see how they all look together,,, I had to take them in small shots could not get them all in the picture but it is easier to see how well the flow is between each one….

OK the two Toile’s are not going to be this close to each other in the quilt…… just so you know, did not notice this until after I took the photo and down loaded it…..  oops..

Well friends,,, what do you all think of my choices??? did I do good???? hope so. Like I said this part of the possess makes me a nervous wreck.  Tomorrow I will be doing the cutting of all of these pretties… getting them numbered and in order of sewing… I still have to find the backing for the quilt,, something really soft and just the perfect color…… I don’t usually use heavy pattern for the back,, maybe a plain one,, what do you think I should use???? I could use some help with this,,, pattern and color and type of fabric,,,, so please give me some ideas if you would….. That is why I love to blog,,,, there are so many talented ladies out there, and they are all so willing to help when needed, with ideas and just about any thing else one could need help with….. 

Now I have been looking all over for the Flea Market Style magazine,,,,for about a week… I finally found it in Rock Hill,,, I was so excited when I spotted it… I have been reading it since last night,, and I am so loving each and every page…

I am so happy that there is a wonderful Mag. like this,, this is one of the best ever,,, and my new best friend…hehe.  So a huge thank you to  Ki and Matthew and the others for putting together such a wonderful Magazine.

Thank you all for taking the time to stop by and visit my humble blog….. your comments are so appreciated and so very welcome….. So until next time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

VERA BRADLEY;

Good afternoon friends; I hope you all are having a great week, and happy Hump Day…. today is just gorgeous out, Sun is shinning and the snow is melting,,, yeaaaaahhhhhhhh rahhhhhhhhh….. sorry for telling you that, for the ones still getting lot’s of snow don’t hate me…. lol

Now on too my post, yesterday I finally received my Birthday gift from my Sweet MIL. I had really forgotten all about it, so it was a wonderful surprise.. I can’t remember if I told you where she works so forgive me if I have…. She works for Vera Bradley back in Ft Wayne, Ind… she loves working there sewing is her passion and she is very good at it, not many get to work at a place where the love what they are doing… So for my gift she told me to pick out any thing I wanted,,,,, well she did not have to ask me twice,,,,,, (wink)…  So I hopped on the website to look at all the gorgeous things they have to offer. It was so hard to pick from so many, but I did find the right one.. I really love Toile and they had a pretty Toile pattern, it is brown and pink.. just a touch of pink.. yes ladies I took photos of it….

Don’t you just love this sweet bag,,,, oooooooooo I do,,, and it is the perfect size too… the shoulder straps are just the right length and comfy… if you squint your sweet eyes you can see the touch of Pink our favorite color.

Close up,, such a gorgeous print hope you can see it sorry if it show’s blurry. you can click on it to make it larger if you need to.

The inside is just as pretty as the outside.. Love the pink print they used for the pockets. It hold’s all my things just wonderfully,,,, hmmmmm I have said that alot in this post….. but it is so true.

It’s it not the most Gorgeous thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (squealing now)    I couldn’t wait to give her a call and thank her for this lovely gift.. I have the sweetest MIL in the world.. Thanks MOM!! 

Well that is if for now, just had to show off my Vera,, hehe  hope you enjoyed reading my short post. I have been so lacked in making my rounds to all of you,, but I will be by to pay you all a visit.. I don’t want you all to think I am a rude person, I don’t like not stopping by to repay a visit, and comment since you have taken the time to visit me…. GEEEEEEEEEE  hope that came out right,,, did you understand what I was trying to say???? lol sounds ok in my head but when it comes out, it looses it’s intended meaning….

Any way I thank you all for stopping by my humble blog, I treasure each and every one of you wonderful friends..  Have a wonderful day and I hope that the Sun is Shinning where ever you are…. So until next time,

God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

MY PROGRAMS ARE FINALLY ON MY NEW LAPTOP…..

Good evening dear friends,, hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Hope some of you are getting some wonderful weather, I am so looking forward to Spring.. Well my sweet DH put all my programs on my new laptop, and my tons of photos.. so now I can show you what a bought at Crackle Barrel last Wed.. They had so much to look at ,, I so love that place…

OH look what I found,,, don’t you just love this cute little Rooster pillow??????????????  I love all the great colors, I hung it by the stove, but I am sure it will get moved a lot,,, I am always moving things around..hehe

They have the most gorgeous Rooster goodies,,, I could go nuts there…. buttttttttttttttt I was good….. and then I found these little pretties…

I found these sweet darling little Mother’s Day pins in the back in a cute basket… I just had to get two for my lovely Daughters for Mother’s day… I love to send them little gifts, to let them know what wonderful Mommies they are…. they were only 3.00 not too bad….

Had to take a close up shot so you can see all the wonderful things hanging on it… Love the Pink heart, baby spoon, baby shoe, little girl and little boy praying,,,  I think they will really like it…. now I just have to remember that I have them and send them out…lol 

We had a wonderful weekend the weather was really nice,,, but tomorrow we are supposed to be getting some rain or snow,,,, ick…………..  today was so gorgeous, sunny and in the 50’s…  I can’t wait to get to plant some flowers and dig in the dirt again… Love to get my hands dirty,,, Cindy is going to let me dig in her yard this year… yeahhhhhhhhhhh  can’t wait for that,,, I told her how much I love to garden, and she told me that I can stop over and give her and hand with her,,, how sweet of her….  Well that is it for now, I hope you all enjoyed my little post… I thank you all for stopping by and leaving wonderful comments,,  So until next time..

God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura