How sweet it is..

How sweet it is..these are some of my favorite things..lighting and cupcakes. My cupcake chandelier~ I'm creating new lighting with sweets on them, cupcakes, cake slices, ice cream cones, and more! Lot's of colors, and styles. I'm so excited!

My last 2 winners were Janet B. and Midi B. leave a comment to be entered in a drawing to win a ceramic cupcake light!

Sweet Treats and Tea

Something was bubbling inside the creative studio~ I wanted to to add a little something to my ceramic classes, and my theme this year~"Keep Life Sweet"....

I got out my linens, my original ceramic pieces, that just live in the studio with me..and came up with a plan to have some fun...

"Children's Tea Parties". Add some of my favorites , cupcakes, cookies, tea sandwiches, pretty linens, and paint your own ceramic piece..and it's time to have some fun.

The outdoor studio is 90% finished and plan to begin in a few weeks!

Pink October at Make Mine Pink

Pink October means different things to different people. Some of us have lost someone dear to breast cancer, some of us have dear ones that are survivors of breast cancer and some of us don't know anyone that has been directly effected, but still feel the need to contribute to a cause that touches so many lives.Many of the MMP members participate in Pink October. Please check with their sites to see what Pink October specials they're having and which charities they're supporting

The Perfect Present...I just fell in love with these, and had to buy some for friends, and for ME!

All priced under 10.00! Adorn them with a little silver Angel..and note written by you, or a ceramic rose~ They are very heavy, use as a paperweight, or just to look beautiful in your work area..because you are the present too!

The "perfect present" which is called "Forever Present" are made by "Rose" of Sweet Humming Bird Lane, and she has a lovely poem she adds to them as well~

Fall is in the air, and I can only think I've had such a wonderful summer. Starting with a week in Cape Cod at the Make Mine Pink retreat, then visiting family in Chicago, then going on art walks with great friends, visiting local artists studios, even taking some classes to become more creative, and learn about how to recycle more into ART! Here's a few of my favorite pics.

The Breakers mansion in Newport RI..I could have stayed forever it was gorgeous..thanks Marie for suggesting that.

Cute little gift shops all along the roadside..I think we stopped in all of them...well we wanted too!
One of many art studios I visited, was Rebecca Devere's in Kirkland WA.. close to where I live..I signed up for classes to learn a technique called Picasiette...Rebecca makes and cuts all of her own tiles. She taught us this technique..shown is her tiled salmon..it's gorgeous about 5 ft in length.. currently being shown at Gallery One in Ellensburg WA. Visit her site.she has amazing shrines and tiled art and paintings.

The CUPCAKE shrine I made at her class..I had so much fun making this! I think I know what to do with some of my imperfect ceramic pieces...!

I LOVE a Pink Halloween

Has it really been about 4 months since I've posted on my blog!! Oh! My! I have been such a busy bee the past few months..so much to share..so little time.. I just love the fall, and all the holidays coming up..Have a happy Labor day too!

I'm posting my adorable Pink Pumpkin..that you can have with your name on it as well.. visit my website, to see more very cute PINK Halloween goodies..some Goblins coming this week too!

Keeping It Green!

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday, April 17, 2009 as we "Keep It Green."Restoring and repurposing vintage products keeps the earth clean while we decorate our homes and our lives. Suddenly following the 3 R's - reducing, reusing, and recycling - is much more than environmentally friendly. Now it's about making everyday things more beautiful. The practice of keeping it "green" can come in many colors... rose petal pink, poppy red, turquoise, pearl and yes, even green. Flea market finds and fragile memories edged with glitter, embossed with jewels, engraved, stitched and woven anew giving old treasures a new purpose.Items lovingly restored to more than their original beauty grace shelves and are welcomed into our cozy corners. Table linens returned to their crisp, former selves discover new life draped over an antique oak table or reinvented as a charming pillow or or tote. Silver pieces, shining brighter than before, sit proudly upon a freshly painted piece of discarded furniture. China and mirrored glass salvaged from cobwebbed corners set a graceful display. Repurposing gives items with forgotten histories new stories to tell. Rescued needlepoints are transformed into luxurious pillows, stitched with beautiful silks and trims, and shared with a friend. Postcard pictures become pendants, someone's love notes worn as special gems. Silk ribbons, velvet trims, handmade lace, are added to vintage finds. Tapestries transform into bags, repurposed into something perfect, just for you. Even the smallest fragments of memories are unwasted. The tiniest scrap of lace from a time-ravaged heirloom can be reused, and add a "just-so" touch to a new creation. Altered art repurposes the most unlikely items from the longest forgotten closets into pieces of beauty with new intent. Whimsical works assembled from many vintage and repurposed items. Shoes trimmed with flowers, pink winged fairies, items put together with nothing more than the intent to make you smile.Repurposed Fabric Tote Image by: Dianne Hadaway -





Mama's PocketbookRepurposed Sweater Chick Image by: Tedi Mercer - Petite Bookstore

Marie Antoinette Pink Friday~...Let them eat cupcakes!

Antoinette was young, tall, blonde and beautiful and she set fashion trends through France and Europe. She was nicknamed "Madame Deficit" or "Queen of Debt” because the Queen spent lavishly on her dress and adornments, exceeding annually her clothing allowance (her overruns always covered by her devoted husband Louis). Her flip remark “Let them eat cake” (attributed to her, but never confirmed) was the spark that ignited the French Revolution. Today, we simply cannot get enough of “Marie”Only 15 when she married the crown prince of France, the dauphin. France was then the most powerful nation of continental Europe, and the royal palace at Versailles the most opulent. She became Queen of France while still a teen. Her excessive fashions for high headdresses, plumes and voluminous dresses were subject to public comment, admiration and ridicule. At Versailles, the Queen also spent lavishly on her friends and on her entertainment. She held frequent gambling parties, masquerade balls and danced all night long.To escape the formalities, boredom, and royal obligations of court, Marie-Antoinette created a private realm of pleasure for herself and her friends at the Petit Trianon, a small retreat palace on the grounds of Versailles, and Hameau, where she planted the first Anglo-Chinese garden; collected all species of antique roses; and revolutionized architecture and gardening trends. It was so much her escape that the King was reported only to have visited her there a few times.So why do we love Marie Antoinette today? All her extravagance, her life of excess, her hairstyles that were larger than life, her reported love of pastries and champagne (some truth and some fiction as Marie was a teetotaler) all create for us a time and place where a young girl can be Queen. Marie Antoinette has become a real inspiration.
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One of a Kind TreasuresRemember the days when we wanted to be like everyone else? We wanted to have the same clothes, same hairstyles, same…. everything. Only the very brave dared to be one of a kind.Sometimes it takes courage to say "I am different. I will be one of a kind." But over time, you discover that what makes a thing, or a person, unique is often the same thing that makes them beautiful. Taking chances, standing out, can make you a trendsetter and everyone else followers.At Make Mine Pink, one thing each boutique owner has in common with the others is that her boutique is one of a kind. Our boutique owners are always on the lookout for unique and special one of a kind and vintage treasures that are rich in history. Each treasure in our shops comes with a story, and no two stories are the same.When you browse through the shops at Make Mine Pink, you'll discover unique handcrafted pieces designed and produced by our artists and boutique owners. They hunt through flea markets, thrift stores, unique design shops. They peek in corners everyone else has forgotten to discover treasures everyone else has overlooked. Every bauble, piece of fabric, abandoned item they find might be a gem waiting to be unearthed.Each piece in the Make Mine Pink boutiques is designed and created to give its owner a product that can be treasured for years to come. In our shops you’ll find some of the latest trends, many handcrafted by our boutique owners, right here in the United States.When you shop at Make Mine Pink, you can feel confident that many of your purchases are one of a kind. A piece of art that is unique in its own right, as original as you.?
Joyce Lucas, Founder
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