Paintin-Patti

Pink Saturday ~ Welcome to My Craftroom!

A special thank you to  Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for hosting this lovely Pink Saturday for us all.  Be sure to visit the other ladies and see what Pink Sweets they have to share today!

Here is a sneak peak of some of my favorite sweet pinks ~ in my new craftroom! 

Remember this $2.00 yard sale cabinet?

 

Here she is with her pretty RED dress on!  Now girls, we wouldn't have pink if it weren't for our beautiful red gal, now would we?  On top of the dresser I have Rachel Ashwell pink striped blanket that we are not using right now since it is over 100 in our desert paradise!  Underneath is my Grama's sewing box!  It was given to me 24 years ago with her entire sewing room!  Seriously!  She told my mom that when she passed away to give me EVERYTHING because she knew I would keep it and never throw anything away.  I've kept a lot of your treasures, grama!

One thing I kept all these years is the box of ribbon and seam binding and rickrack that she carefully stored away on small pieces of cardboard. 

Look what I did with some of the sweet bits she gave me!

This bulletin board is huge - it measures about 4' by 3'.  I found the frame at a yard sale for $2 and I used the picture to mount my batting and fabric on.  I love it!  Some of the ribbons are new and some are from Grama.  Uh-oh - I put the cherry ribbon on upside down!

Some more pink....

Oh, look girls - a robin visited my craftroom!  How sweet - she layed her pretty blue eggs amongst sweet pink ribbon and laces!

 

I love my yo-yo's! See how pretty pink looks with her favorite friends beside her!

 

Happy Pink Saturday!

Please say hello so I can come and visit you, too!

Hugs, Patti

"Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you."

Ephesians 4:32

Pink Saturday!

A special thank you to Beverly, at How Sweet the Sound, for hosting another Pink Saturday for us all to enjoy! It's fun to meet new friends and  visit old ones.  Please leave a note if you visit me - I would love to go and visit your blog, too!

I went yard selling this morning and found these pink pins for 50 cents a piece.  I love them!  They are all pink and sparkly.

The craft room is coming along nicely!  Hubs painted the walls Robin's Egg Blue, the same color as Melony's new craft room!

 

The floors will be a nice neutral tan, and the ceiling will be a creamy white. I think I may get to start moving in tomorrow! In the meantime, I am working on these 2 projects for the craft room.

 

This cupboard was $2 at a yard sale. The paint was $28!!! It's going to be Porcelain Red, by Waverly! 

 

I found this china cabinet and buffet at a yard sale, too.  It was $22 dollars - the young lady wanted $25, but I only had $22. She was nice enough to give it to me at that price. I think I will take the doors off of the china cabinet.  I'm going to store my cute fabric on the shelves.  What do you think?

So - a painting I will go!

Whatever you do, do it heartily! 

Colosians 3:23

Pink Saturday

Hello Friends!  It's another Pink Saturday, hosted by our dear and sweet Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!  For lots of pink inspiration, visit her site for 169 Pink Pals celebrating the love of pink!

Yesterday was my last day teaching kindergarten.  It was a happy sad day for me.  The 26 children in my class were full of life - JOY, is more like it.  While I am happy to have a relaxing summer ahead of me, I will miss my sweet young friends.  Teaching kindergarten makes me realize why Jesus used children as an example of how we must come to the Father as little children.  They are so trusting and eager to forgive and be friends again.  They love to learn about God's creation.  They Believe the Word of God and delight in memorizing His word.  I teach at a Christian school ~ and I have the blessing of sharing the Word of God with my young friends every day.  Nothing could mean more to me.

 

This is a picture of my students with a PINK PIG mask in front of their faces in honor of the Mercy Watson early reading books by one of my favorite contemporary children's authors, Kate DiCamillo .  They loved reading about Mercy's adventures!  And, they loved eating stacks of HOT BUTTERED TOAST!

 

Mercy is a Porcine Wonder! She lives with Mr. and Mrs. Watson at 54 Deckawoo Drive! She loves to eat hot buttered toast!  Here are some very PINK and delightful illustrations by Chris Van Dusen

 

Mercy drives Mr. Watson's pink convertable!

This is the newest Mercy Watson book that will be coming out in July! 

I can't wait to buy it! 

 

If you have an early reader at your house, or just love to read delightful children's books and look at amazingly adorable illustrations, check out any of the Mercy Watson early chapter books! You will be glad that you did!

Happy Birthday Pink Saturday!

Hello Sweet Friends.  I just love Pink Saturday!  Thank you Beverly, for hosting another delightful Pink Saturday for us!  We have made so many friends this past year.  I have been inspired by so many creative people.  Thank Beverly - for sharing your gifts with us!

I found this pretty platter, sugar bowl, and creamer at a local yard sale for $3.00 - I love the creamy white pottery and sweet vintage pink roses!

 

My sweet daughter, Lynea, gave me this little baking dish.  Can you even imagine cooking in this sweet dish?  Oh my, I don't know if I can do it!

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A NEW ART AND CRAFT STUDIO!

I'd like to share with you the sweet gift of a new studio and crafting room.  I have outgrown my little bedroom space and so my sweet husband is creating a very LARGE room from our 3 car garage.  I get an entire 1/3 of the garage!  I am sooooo excited!  Here is a picture of the garage area before he began his remodel.  It looks very scary, girls - all this mess!  This is the side that will become my studio.  It has a large window facing south.  It will bring in lots of light.  All the cabinets are leaving and going into my husband's side of the garage.  He built them about 20 years ago and they have been moved from house to house.  I don't mind because I have been collecting charming yard sale finds to hold my supplies.  I have a feeling I will be very busy this summer ~ painting and primping up my new space.

The wall quickly began to go up - and as of this morning, the drywall is on the outside, the wiring is on the inside, the insulation is in, and the drywall is going up on my side!  YIPPEE!

It is so much fun to imagine how I am going to decorate this not so little space.  What color to paint?  Hmmmmm.  I'm thinking of a sweet blue - maybe Robin's Egg Blue, or a true soft blue with a vintage tint!  So pretty with Red and Pink!  Oh - I'm swooning!

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To get ready for my new room, I have been visiting yard sales and picking up things to paint.  I am crafting cute containers and shelves, etc. that I can store my supplies on.  Here are a few of my new creations.  I'm going thru a pink and red HAPPY stage.  I still paint roses, but, I want a more playful look in my craft room.  Subdued... NO!  And, I love the simple and easy art of decopauge! (Modpodge is awesome!)

Before

After

 

Before

 

I love Pink Roses and Red Polka-dots!

Happy Pink Saturday girlfriends!

"A cheerful heart has a continual feast".

Proverbs 13:15

Hurrah - It's Pink Saturday!

A special thank you to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for hosting our Pink Saturday fun!  I love meeting you all and spending time looking at your pretty pink sites.  Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope your weekend is filled with family and fun!

Isn't this little Pink Deer just the sweetest!  This week I ran up the street for a quick bit of lunch and could not resist running into the the local Goodwill Store.  She was just waiting for me - I know it!  A dear little treat for me - I am so happy!

Last weekend I wanted to paint a fun project.  It's a good way for me to relax - and believe me, after a week with my 25 giggly kinder-kids - I'm ready for relaxing!

Start by painting this little box of drawers with my favorite cottage white paint.

 

Choose from pretty papers and napkins!

 

Have a Pink-a-licious and Cherry-ific Saturday!

 And, whatever you do, do it heartily!

Colossians 3:23

 

Such Cute Little Babies

Oh, the sweet little birds are still hanging out on the front porch.  I just love this special treat - tweet, tweet!

 

 

I'm Blue - And Missing You!

Hello Dear Friends,

I am hoping that one of you can help me! I am not able to leave comments on most of your blogs.  I receive an error message from Typepad.  I have emailed them numerous times from the error box, but, they are not getting to the root of the problem.  Can you help? 

Do you think it is a Typepad problem, or my computer?

Thank you!

Faithful Friends

The babies have "flown the coop" and "left the nest" ~ but, happily, they haven't gone far!

   

I thank the Lord for my friends.  They bring me encouragement and faith.

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another".

1 John 4:11

 

Pink Saturday

Hello Friends ~ Happy Pink Saturday to you all ~ A special thank you to Beverly at "How Sweet the Sound"for hosting another sweet Pink Saturday for all of us to enjoy!

I thought I'd show you some of the pinkness around my house today. 

My Strawberry Tree!

This window hangs over my front door from the inside of the room. My girlfriend gave me the window and I painted little pink roses for fun.

A pretty window topper.

 

My plate collection.

Happy Pink Saturday!

Please scroll down a bit and our baby birdies on the patio!

 

"We love Him because He first loved us."

1 John 4:18

If I were just a little taller!

I walked out onto the patio tonight to say hello to MaMa Bird.  I saw her shiny black eyes looking at me - and then - to my wonder - I saw what looked like another pair of black eyes looking at me - and I streeeeetched up on my tippy toes - and could just barely see these TWO sweet little babies!

Hubs climbed up onto a chair and Sweet MaMa and her little babies rightly posed for the camera.

Oh - I feel like having a party!  This is just too exciting! 

 

 

I love the pretty blue shadow on MaMa Bird's eye.

"He loves you.  So always do these things:

Show mercy to others, be kind, humble, gentle, and patient".

Colossians 3:12

Pink Saturday

A special thank you to  Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for hosting another fun Pink Saturday for us all.  I hope to visit many of you this weekend!

This has been a very busy week for me.  Last week was our Mother's Day Tea in Kindergarten.  (See post below)  This Friday we had B.E.A.R. night - which celebrates a week of reading!  Be Exciting About READING is what B.E.A.R. means. My kindergarten champion reader read over 680 minutes in one week!  Not bad!

I spent the afternoon and evening face painting for 4 hours.  I did lots of pink and purple butterfly masks, puppies, flowers,squirlys, snakes, and spiderman!  I wish I could show you pictures, but I can't... not of my little students.  That would not be the right thing to do.

I do want to share this wonderful treat on my front patio! We had a chance to see this little mommy dove's baby, which you cannot see in this photo - but he was pink and bald and wiggly!  She has a total of 4 eggs!

I thought I would show you a fabulous yard sale item.  I purchased this little dresser for $2.00.  It was pretty beat up.  Hubs took the drawer fronts off the drawers and used the drawer bottoms to make shelves.  Then, he used the drawer fronts to make a door.  The door swings open and inside I store all of our DVD's and video tapes.  I painted the front with very faint pink and yellow roses.  I love this little cabinet.

  

Here you can see the cabinet in the corner of our living room.  The TV sits on top of it.  I don't really like the big black tv in my pretty living room, but my home is small, and this is where we occasionally watch a movie.

Happy Pink Saturday, everyone!  Please leave a message if you stop by.  I hope your day is lovely!

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

His faithful love endures forever!

Psalm 106:1