A Tribute to Jack; written for Kate and her family: The Magnificent, Magical, Never Ending Adventure of Moo and Me:SPIRIT JOURNEY

Funny how someone I've never met can touch my heart so deeply... but then again... Love is contagious...

Sweet Jack is now soaring with the eagles, high above the clouds... running pain free through the meadows of vibrant flowers... he is walking hand in hand with God telling stories and finding out all about how the world was made... he is cherished by his sister Kate and his Mom's, Steph ,Jen and Gretchen... he is chasing around Tut and Shelby as they bark and run outside.... he is in the breeze that gently blows a kiss across the cheeks of those he loved... he is the inspiration for those going through hardships as his heart always cared for others.... He is that butterfly who's wings are felt across the ages...Jack may have only been 9 years old in human years, but he shared the knowledge of eternal Love...

The lesson he taught others, the wisdom held in that tiny body with the soul of an angel, was that we are all connected, we are all One, we are all Love.... Jack's body may be gone, but his spirit of Love and sharing, no... shining that Love to all he met... that, dear friends, lives on.. in you, in me, in all he touched... Thank you Jen for sharing your story on caringbridge... and thank you Kate for sharing the best brother ever... he left you big shoes to fill....... and from what Jack and your Mom's and Gretchen say, you have a giving spirit as well and will fill your own shoes well...

So, to everyone that sent prayers and healing;Thank You.... to all that will carry on Jacks legacy of Oneness and Love; Thank you...

And for all those doing and funding research for these deadly diseases and debilitating illnesses; Thank you.

There are some amazing video's on Camp jack's site that melt your heart but truly show the wonderful Spirit that was/is Jack... http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/campjack/journal thank you to Jacks sweet family for sharing him with us... I for one, will never be the same...

May God/Creator Bless you and keep you, may Light shine upon you and may Love fill your heart, mind body and soul, always.

Love and Light,

Nina P
 
A story written for Kate and her family.... Jack may not be here with a body, but he is only a heart beat away... in your memories,in your heart, and in your dreams.... Always...
 

The Magnificent, Magical, Never Ending Adventure

of  Moo and Me:

SPIRIT JOURNEY

There are so many places I want to be

With Kate, my Moms, Moo and Me

There is a story I have to tell

An amazing adventure, I know it well

It's a story of laughter, Love and tears

A story of Hope to quench all fears

For Moo and me, we would visit a lot

You see I went there when I was a tot

It's a colorful place where Love prevails

And Moos have wings and golden tails

I'd go there at night in my dreams

It all was as real, as real as it seems

It's a place where body's have no pain

And rainbow slides follow the rain

Joy and laughter fill the air

And all boys and girls have lots of hair

A place where ice cream is eaten all day

Moo even says, "It's better than hey!"

Come join us tonight it's not that far

Into the night, just beyond that star

Just say your prayers before going to bed

And then lay down your sleepy head

Think happy thoughts of gumdrop days

Let your mind float into a jelly haze

Your heart it beats quiet as a drum

Your breathing will ease into a hum

Your Spirit Journey's about to begin

To a place you can come again and again

It's how we can meet beyond that star

In with and through you, it's not that far

You can always find me in this place

A glowing smile is on my face

We'll meet you here every night past ten

And make you smile like we did back when...

For in your dreams we're never apart

I'm as close as the next beat of your heart

Thank you for coming to my castle in the sky

Where Moo and me can even fly

We can play hide and seek and jump some rope

You can even ride Moo, he'll canter and lope

Come a lot regardless the weather

I'll remind you next time when you find a feather

This Spirit Journey has no end

It's there for every man, woman and friend

So when you miss someone that you love

Go to this place given from Above

For in Love all is connected

On this I know, for I have reflected

Moo and Me; our adventures continue

Magnificent, Magical, Eternally with you

This Spirit Journey is one of the best

For in it I know we're eternally Blessed

In our dreams our worlds can combine

For that is a Promise from the Divine

We can meet and talk and even play

For Spirit's eternal come what may

So dear Kate, it's now up to you

To dream an adventure for us to do

So dream big little sister just like I said

Moo and me' will join you inside your head

I can't wait to see where you'll have us go

Just Spirit dream dear sister and make it so

Tell Mommies too; they can come along

Love makes it possible when it is strong

Journeys can happen inside of your heart

And when they do, we are never apart

Written for Kate and her family

with Love and Light

by Nina Ploetz

May you find comfort in knowing that Sweet Jack is always with you... and yes, "THE MAGNIFICENT, MAGICAL, NEVER ENDING ADVENTURE OF MOO AND ME" is true..... as long as he lives in your heart and mind.... the story never ends...

Blessings to you dear souls. Love is IN you, Hope is WITH you, and God's Light shines THROUGH you...ALWAYS and ALL WAYS

All photos are from Camp Jack and Kate site: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/campjack/journal

When the Adelaide Beauty Bloggers Meet #3

(Photo from Stacey)

And so another month passed and another ABBM has come and gone and I find myself wondering just how it could have happened in a blink of an eye and then I realize it is because it was tremendous fun. If you didn't know already, time flies when you're having fun you see.

This time we were lucky enough to meet as a big group and it was sensational! Of course we had Celeste of Becoming Beautiful who did an amazing job of organizing yet another meet up at Greek restaurant Eros Kafe (we thank you for enduring our craziness) and also brought us a very wonderful surprise! However, before I get into that the cast of the third ABBM included Stacey of Pop Makeup, Michelle of Eat Paint Sniff Glue, Neena of Princess Neena, Saku of Rozen Saku, and Kirsten of Commander in Chic! It was way too much fun finally getting to know those I had missed out on meeting at the second ABBM and it was great finally getting Kirsten joining our cult...I mean, meet ups.

We tucked into a delicious lunch (I had the Eros Mediterranean which was so very yummy! I think the olive tapenade won me over completely, YUM!) and chattered away happily while sneaking furtive looks at goodie bags tucked under our chairs or sitting in front of us.

What were these goodie bags you ask? They were beautiful, glossy black bags with FACEOFAUSTRALIA on them! I go through the contents in this video:

However, in short, this is what our bags contained! (You can see their Face Base primer, Pressed powder in Bronze, Translucent Loose Powder and Expert Finish Mousse Foundation in Tan in action in this LOTD.)

(Photo from Celeste)

Thank you so much Face of Australia for giving us such a wonderful array of products! We love you even more - in my case I'm definitely glad you have given me products that have changed my way of thinking and I think you have successfully won me over!

After much squealing, swatching and even some swapping we all decided it was time to move on and possibly secure some more Face of Australia products from our local Priceline! I wish I had realized when we trooped off there that I needed to get the last Molten Metallics color in Gold but oh well, next time!

We all settled into Gloria Jean for some downtime (plus coffee) and chattered away happily for a while before I had to make a move and get to university and then prepare for work. I think the lovely ladies moved on to the Benefit counter but you might have to ask one of them what happened next!

Overall a fabulous day and my favorite part of these meet ups is meeting the gorgeous girls behind the blogs I read religiously - read their blogs, follow them on twitter and just get to know them because each and every one of them is priceless and I definitely am counting down until we next meet again!

Once again, thank you so much Celeste and Face of Australia for making our third ABBM such a treat!

LOTD: Modeling is work

Last night I covered a shift for my friend and boy do I now understand why she hated what she had to wear for it! Unfortunately I was given my attire for the night upon arriving at the venue so I don't have photos of it, which is a shame since it was a relatively nice gold dress. Although if you are wearing a gold dress (with a sash that says 'REWARDS') and walking around a casino...well you get a lot of comments along the lines of "ho ho ho, whoring out tonight" or "hooker" or "I'm getting rewarded tonight for sure!" and other obscenities. Luckily I was working with a very nice guy so needless to say I stayed by his side towards the latter part of the night.

Anyway, the look I decided to do was a purple look with no hint of black (other than my eye color, hair and heels, d'oh) - I wanted to be different as I keep doing a black liner, eyeshadow look every time I model or a neutral look so I thought color would be good to go with the gold. Plus it had to be OTT - ah, casinos, they are such interesting places.

Vintage Book Bundles

Hi Everyone~

I love books, especially those tied into book bundles for display--I think they're dreamy. For these I have attached hand-stamped muslin with French writing and created 2 tags...The female graphic is from Dezinaworld--I adore this image!

Today, my husband and I combed antique malls where we found these books and this vintage camera--I just had to put the camera in the photo!

This book bundle is part of my 2 Market 2 Market section of my Etsy store where everything is $10 and under--I hope you'll take a look to snag some bargains!

I would like to dedicate this post in celebration of my friend's upcoming birthday this week. Lynne is an amazing artist and friend. Please join me in extending warm birthday wishes to her. Her blog is at: Adorn I am sure that many of you know Lynne too as she is just wonderful and so inspiring. I remember when I got an email from her once and how she talked about loving to read, so I thought books and the pure dreaminess of vintage images would put a smile on her face as she always creates such delicate treasures with beautiful graphics. Happy Birthday, Lynne!

AND I hope you're ALL having a great weekend!!!

XO

Cindy

Linking this to Homemaker on a Dime.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #98

Good morning Magnolia Fans!

Welcome back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges. We have another fun challenge to share with you, but first off, we are really excited to tell you about our sponsor for this week.

Our very talented teamie Denise, designs her own paper line (wow) and this week one very lucky winner is going to receive a card makers package of her newest collection "The Couture Collection". 

This paper collection is available at Megs Garden, along with Denise's other fantastic paper collections.  Thank you so much Denise!

So what do you have to do to win this amazing prize? Easy peasy... just follow the challenge here at MDUC this week... which is:

• A SKETCH BY KYLIE - feel free to get creative with the sketch, flip or rotate, do whatever you like with it, so long as the basic elements are obvious to us so we can choose your creation as our winner!

And here are the DT creations for this week using the sketch!

Kylie

Kathrin

Tara

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

TANJA

SHARON

FRAN

CAMILLA

Eulanda

HOW TO JOIN IN...

• You must have at least one Magnolia stamp or Doo Hickey die on your work, it can be a sentiment, background etc does NOT have to be Edwin or Tilda for your card to be entered..
• You must add your link in Mr.Linky
• You MUST add a link to your **direct blog post***.... All entries not doing this will be removed.
• You should have a link back to the challenge blog in your post.
• Entries close 8:00am Saturday AES time (see the clock on the side bar)
• DO NOT link your entry to an old card, even a day before will be removed. Making it fair to all the people that have made a card for the challenge...
• HAVE FUN!!

Yummy Saturday - New York City Style

Whenever we get the chance to travel to NYC, we always try to make it a point to try as many different foods as we can. A few years ago we went down, and did a few fancy restaurants. On our most recent trip, we really wanted to try something different, and some NY essentials!

You shouldn't go to New York City without trying an authentic boiled bagel! We picked up a few at 'Bagel Hole' in Brooklyn. I have (honestly) had dreams about these bagels since we arrived home.

One night we went out for simple NY Style, Brick Over Pizza - It was Amazing! We walked here from the apartment we were staying in, and had such a perfect dinner. Their Calamari was excellent too -

Okay, it was the best Calamari I've ever had!

This was the Best! This is some Oaxacan Food (Think really southern Mexico). We ordered the Chicken Mole Negro. On top of it being out of this world delicious, we had it delivered to us! By a man, on a bike, in the pouring rain! Don't worry, I tipped him well! ;)

This ruben sandwich and salad greens was a quick lunch we picked up during the day we spent at the American Museum of Natural History (That blog post coming soon!).

On one of our last nights, Our friends Jackie and Ian took us to 'Rice To Riches'! A restaurant that sells, literally, nothing but rice pudding. I don't have any pictures of our different rice puddings, but I do like the above photos of the almost futuristic containers and spoons they serve the pudding in!

I could blog for days just about the food in NYC! Anything you like to eat, you can find it there. To see more photos like these from New York, Head on over to Someday Smarter!! Stephanie has also recently returned from a trip to New York, and posted about all the great food she had a chance to try!

Do you like trying and finding new foods when you travel or go on vacation? Or would you just prefer to have food that you're used to and eat more often?

Sue Ellen's GIrl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson - Book Blog Tour Stop!

I am tickled pink to be hosting a book blog tour stop for author Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, and her new book, "Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy."

 About The Book:

Shelly Rushing Tomlinson, the bestselling author of "Suck Your Stomach In & Put Some Color On!" returns with more helpful how-to's and keen observations from Dixie in her new book, "Sue Ellen's Girl Aint Fait, She Just Weighs Heavy."

Guided by principles from the ancient Belle Doctrine, the host of radio and television's "All Things Southern" offers down-home advice on everything from health and fitness-managing thy caloric calculations without going Straight Running Crazy and surviving the Raging Inferno Syndrome (aka hot flashes)-to the Southern art of handling your man (Bubba Whispering).

Whether giving business tips or debunking the Big Boned Theory, making political observations or celebrating the inevitable resurgence of big hair, Shellie is an adviser women can relate to and laugh with regardless of their age or which side of the Mason-Dixon they call home.

If you want a book that will leave you weak from laughing, and one that will have you nodding your head saying "Uh huh" in agreement, Shellie's book is the book for you!

Part advice book, part cookbook (oh the recipes!!!) and all one-hundred percent pure entertainment, "Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy" is just an absolute joy to read. In this volume of what I hope will be an on-going series, Shellie gives her opinion and advice on menopause, social medias, manners, even a political thought or two. At the end of each chapter, she includes some of the most lip-smacking, soul-comforting, deeee-lish-ious sounding Southern recipes that I've encountered in a good long while - they sound so good, they'll make you want to slap your momma!  (It's a Southern saying, ya'll - we really don't slap our  mommas down here!)

So pull up a rocking chair on Shellie's front porch and sit a'spell to visit with one of the funniest ladies of Southern humor since Miss Fannie Flagg!  You will be smiling the whole time, I guarantee it!


Link to buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/Ellens-Girl-Aint-Weighs-Heavy/dp/0425240851/ref=sprightly-20

About the Facebook Party:

To celebrate the Sue Ellen’s release, Shellie is having a Facebook Party! Join Shellie and the gang on June 2nd at 5:00 PM PST (6 MST, 7 CST, 8 EST) for a Southern style shin-dig! She'll be dishing on Bubba Whispering, debunking the Big Boned Theory, and how to manage going Straight Running Crazy. If you don't know what any of that is, then be sure to pick up a copy of the book (Not necessary to join the fun! Who knows - you might win a copy!) and join us at 5:00 pm on June 2nd at Shellie's Facebook page. And tell your friends - she's giving away copies of her books and some great gift certificates.

About The Author:

 Shellie Rushing Tomlinson and her husband Phil live and farm in the Louisiana Delta.

Shellie is the author of "Lessons Learned on Bull Run Road," "Twas the Night Before the Very First Christmas," "Southern Comfort with Shellie Rushing Tomlinson," and the Penguin Group USA release, "Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On," which was voted Nonfiction Finalist of 2009 by SIBA Independent Booksellers Alliance.

Tomlinson is owner and publisher of "All Things Southern" and the host of the weekly radio show "All Things Southern" as well as a weekly video segment by the same name. Listeners also hear Shellie in her All Things Southern radio segments aired across the South. Shellie writes a weekly inspirational feature in Newsstar and a monthly print and online column for Lousiana Road Trips.

When Shellie isn't writing, speaking, taping her show, answering email or writing content for the next deadline, you can find her playing tennis with Dixie Belle, (the chocolate lab who thinks she is in charge of running Shellie's life).

Be sure to check out her website at http://www.allthingssouthern.com/

My thanks to Litfuse Book Group for including me on this tour and for the review copy. I was not compensated for my opinions.


If you'd like to check out other blogs featuring Shellie's book, here is the tour list -

5/18

Julie at The Surrendered Scribe http://juliearduini.com

Wendy at Wall-to-Wall books http://wall-to-wall-books.blogspot.com/

Tarena at Laughing Family http://laughingfamily.blogspot.com

5/19

Susie at Scraps of Life http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com

Glenda at Authors Book Corner http://www.AuthorsBookCorner.blogspot.com

Sharon's Garden of Book Reviews http://sharonsgardenofbookreviews.blogspot.com

5/20

Heidi at Starts At Eight http://www.startsateight.com

Karla at Ramblin' Roads http://ramblinroadstoeverywhere.blogspot.com

Hope at A Little Hope...Amidst the Chaos http://a-little-hope.com

5/21

Lena at A Christian Writer's World http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com

Tracye at A Heart Poured Out http://tracyedukes.com

Laura at The Book Tree http://thebooktree.blogspot.com

5/ 23

Kim at Window To My World http://berlysue.blogspot.com

Books, Etc...by Bina http://www.booksbybina.blogspot.com

Mollie at The Gandy's Home Base http://thegandyshomebase.blogspot.com

5/24

Danielle at The Happy Wife http://juanshappywife.blogspot.com

Deanna at Domestic Chicky http://domestic-chicky.com

Vic's Media Room http://vicsmediaroom.wordpress.com

5/25

Deanna's Corner http://ldgermany.blogspot.com

Julie at Book Hooked Blog http://www.bookhookedblog.com

April at Pinkie and The Bean http://pinkiefae.blogspot.com

5/26

Caroline at Happy Four http://happyfour.blogspot.com

Splashes Of Joy http://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/

Wendy at Minding Spot http://mindingspot.blogspot.com

5/27

Megan at Homeschoolin’ Mama http://meg-homeschoolinmama.blogspot.com/

Rhiana at A Frugal Life http://www.afrugallife.org

Theresa at Frugal Experiments http://www.frugalexperiments.com

5/28

Tina at Mad Hatter Mom http://www.madhattermom.com

Deb’s Here http://debshere.blogspot.com/

Hayley at Hanging Off The Wire http://hangingoffthewire.blogspot.com/

5/30

Jenn's RAQ http://www.jennsraq.com

Whitney at Rambles of a SAHM http://ramblesahm.blogspot.com

Jamie at Little Blurbs http://Littleblurbs.wordpress.com

5/31

Prerna at The Mom Writes http://www.themomwrites.com

Mel's World with Melissa Mashburn http://www.MelissaMashburn.com

Margaret at Kitchen Chat http://kitchenchat.info

Kim at 2 Kids and a Coupon http://www.twokidsandacoupon.com

6/1

Angela at All Grown Up? http://pantylesspreacherswife.wordpress.com

Alexia at The Mommy Rambles http://themommyrambles.blogspot.com

Lauren at 5 Minutes for Books http://5minutesforbooks.com

Robin at Scribbles of the Heart http://www.scribblesoftheheart.com/

6/2

Jennifer at Adventures in Unsell Land  http://www.theunsells.blogspot.com/

Lisa at Make Your Own Escape http://makeyourownescape.blogspot.com

Barb at Rural Mom http://www.ruralmom.com

Anna at The Cross Is All http://annawood.wordpress.com/

Pre-Launch Announcement!!!

Newly formed Scrapworld !!!!!!

Just wait and see !!!!!

“Be Supportive ... Be creative, invent, try, paint ....

and your comment helps!”

Hi Everyone~

I am part of an international design team at a newly-formed blog called Scrapworld. Why am I excited? Because I was asked to be part of this wonderful team that is connected to ONU United Nations and ONU Brazil.

Several weeks ago I received a letter asking me to design for it. Of course, I said, “Yes” because its purpose is to build relationships and solidarity around the globe.

Very soon, you will be able to see my first entry and to see the work of this dedicated team of designers from around the world--I will keep you posted!

Please scroll down to see my Pink Saturday post~it's got a beach theme!

XO

Cindy

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #97 {Christmas in May} - Winner and Top 5

Well it seemed we managed to get a few of you into the festive spirit with our early Christmas challenge - and just think - that's one card all finished and ready to go when Christmas mailing time sneaks up on us! There were some truly gorgeous entries again this week - from the conventional take on Christmas through to some marvellously less traditional styles. For someone like me who lurves Christmas it was a fabulous week to check out the entries! But unfortunately Blogger has been misbehaving again and there have been some issues with leaving comments - so apologies.

Now it's time to announce our wonderful winner and this week we'd like to congratulate......

Hanne A {28}

I just love the elegance of this gorgeous design - from the beautiful layout and papers to the fabulous colours. If you want to see more of Hanne's work you check out her amazing blog HERE.

Hanne can you please email Kylie at kyliekueter@tpg.com.au to claim your winner's badge.

And now onto this week's Top 5 (in numerical order) - congratulations....

Janne {2 and 7}
Marika {9}

Lori {15}
Audhild {22}

Corry {26}

These are linked these cards back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! And thanx to EVERYONE who entered - your work was truly gorgeous!

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow morning and check out our new challenge.

Debbie P and the MDUC team

xXx

One Thought...LOVE

Good Morning to my friends and family,

What a Thought to wake up to... and how true is this "thought for today":


"The Power of Thoughts


Thoughts are more powerful than actions because they are the creators of actions. You have to keep in mind that the thought-waves of your good wishes and pure feelings, your vibrations of peace and love, can once again bring harmony in nature and happiness in the world."
http://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/

Imagine if each and every ONE of us did this. Changed our thoughts to the positive, change our thoughts to LOVE... Don't we all sometimes wonder how we can BE the change we want to see in the world? or what we can do to help change the world? ...

Well here is a place to start... One person, One thought of LOVE...

Imagine if every One's thoughts were on Love; Imagine how that One thought, that One word LOVE can change things...Peace, Joy, Happiness, prosperity are all byproducts of Love.

Imagine: One Thought of Love instead of hate.... One thought of Love instead of fear.... One thought of Love instead of sadness... One thought of Love instead of judgment.... One thought of Love instead of contempt....

For One thought of Love is a companion for the lonely....One thought of Love can stop and argument... One thought of Love creates compassion..... One thought of Love creates ONEness... One thought of Love can move a mountain....One thought of Love can bridge a gap... One thought of Love can help a neighbor.... One thought of Love can cross the ocean....and... One thought of Love can heal the world.....imagine... One thought of LOVE.

Think about this too.... what ONE common thought runs through all the great masters and teachers, prophets and the teachings in most Holy books? The ONE answer is LOVE..... Think about LOVE and I know you will be forever changed...

and yes with LOVE; Peace, Joy and yes even Harmony (with each other and all things)  are possible....

If we all started with One thought of Love right now, today... imagine... and then see how it changes your world today... If negative thoughts come in, replace them with Love... If frustration comes in focus on Love... when wondering what to do, think Love and the answer will come...

May your thoughts be One of Love and in being so, may Peace, Joy, Happiness, Abundance and Harmony follow...

My ONE thought for each of you today is : LOVE.

Love and Light,

Nina P

Pick me up words from K-Andrews & giveaway

I am not one to open up to people but I read some really powerful words from getting Cricky with K-Andrews that Inspired me to change the way I've been living. I've been going through a rough patch this past few years.
 I was 18 years old when I left my parents house because I thought I knew  better. I had been sheltered from the world and  I wanted to prove to my parents that I could do it by my self. I just didn't realize that I would lose myself in a world I didn't like. I met the wrong kind of people, I did things that I am not proud of, and I hurt people that I really cared about but most of all I hurt myself by making the wrong choices.
 I met my partner while I was going through all of this, we both had a lot of growing up to do, we both were lost in this crazy world. We both came from really tough pasts. We rushed into things, moved in together and 1 week later we found out I was pregnant with my first child. At that point I realized that I had so much more to live for and that God does things for a reason. God put me in his path to help him deal with his past and his addictions. And He gave me a child so I could see how beautiful life truly is. God changed our life's by giving us the opportunity to be parents. We both grew up and made us better people. We helped each other deal with our problems. There is days where I still feel  insecure and I doubt myself but he pushes me to keep my head high.
He's truly is an amazing person and he has done everything in his power to be a better person, Husband and father and He knows I am so proud of him for wanting to change and not become the person he never wanted to be like. But sometimes I forget all he went through and that he still needs words of encouragement. So thank you K-Andrews for your Inspiring words.

She is also having a great giveaway.

Coastal Chic Pink Saturday

A Special Birthday Celebration!

Hi Everyone~

This weekend is the 3rd birthday of Pink Saturday and I hope you will join all of us with your "pinks" to celebrate this happy occasion with Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

This week is also the Grand Opening of a brand-new section of my Etsy store and it is called 2 Market 2 Market. Everything in this section is $10 and under, so if you need to do some shopping this weekend, I hope you'll take a peak in there for both Shabby Cottage and Beach Cottage Treasures.

For those of you who love Pink Saturday (and don't we all love it?) I thought you might enjoy a little "excursion to the beach" with these newest creations of mine from my Grand Opening.

(Oops! Since I made this post, this set was sold,

but if you'd like to buy a set, just let me know.)

These little peat pots can be placed on a table or shelf for added ambiance and a touch of "Coastal Chic."

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

And before you go, I'd like to tell you that my friend Holly from 2911 Jeremiah Avenue has a feature of me on her blog...It is called "A Woman of Hope." I hope you will go take a look! Thank you Holly! You are so dear to me.

Happy Birthday, Pink Saturday and congratulations Beverly for keeping us all "in the pink!"

Also, if you love vintage-style decorating, I hope you'll scoot down to the next post to take a look at my newest items!

XO

Cindy