My Memorial Day weekend started at 6AM on Saturday, when the moon was still bright! It was headed towards the horizon as I was headed down Willow Pass Road in Concord, and it made for this pre...
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This is the street where I grew up in Pleasant Hill, CA. Although the house where I lived has been remodeled, it's still there and it looks better than ever. Some things have changed b...
http://pinkhousepages.blogspot.com/2013/05/you-cant-go-home-again-but-you-can-walk.html
I don't believe in fairies, but I do believe in little houses. This little ceramic house started out as a birdhouse! I painted it with acrylics, made a door from polymer clay ...
http://pinkhousepages.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-does-your-fairy-garden-grow.html
Need a special EASTER EGG TREAT BOX for the Easter Bunny to hide? I've got an idea for you, using Whisker Graphics Divine Twine! Let's get crackin'! Supplies Divine Twine (I used ...
http://pinkhousepages.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-egging-you-on.html
When professing your love, are you a bit tongue-tied? Is your stomach in knots? You better get the words out there--it's almost Valentine's Day! How about you make a card that does the talk...
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I have been busy in my little pink studio as of late. This small collage, which is heading to the aRt Cottage gallery in Concord, CA says it all: Actually, after making a dozen o...
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What's your New Year's resolution? Drink more wine? Eat more chocolate? Spend more time having mind numbing fun? What's wrong with throwing some of those in there as you go about your life, I say...
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One of my favorite Christmas movies is "Elf". It's just plain fun! So if you ever find the need to pass through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, you can make your own! Star...
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Month after month I am privileged to continue my consignor-ship at the store where I have been selling my vintage wares for over eight years now--Room With A Past ! Here's a peek at what I start...
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Oh deer! Does your dearest little deer need a festive tree? How about we make one (or a whole forest of 'em!) real quick? I made Whisker Graphics Divine Twine bottle brush trees for my Des...
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I know it's not "proper" to wear white after Labor Day, but what's the rule of thumb on flip flops? I am still wearing them as I decorate for fall! You may have seen my last post about the drool...
Look what I got in the mail today! It's new product from Whisker Graphics ! Since I'm on the Design Team there, I often receive a box in the mail. It's like Christmas! Look at these new...
Whew! What a great sale we had at Room With A Past! Here's the "before" of my spot! And "After"! I sold so much I had to bring a few things in from the Parking Lot Sale just to fi...
http://pinkhousepages.blogspot.com/2012/09/whew-what-great-sale-we-had-at-room.html
Whooo whooo whooo knows what time it is? It's time for the September sale at Room With A Past! I finished setting up my little spot on Monday! Here's a sneak peek! I had fun drawing a Fal...
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Are you ready for some fall color but the leaves on the trees are still green? With some help from the printed craft paper and a few colorful Middy Bitty Bags made by Whisker Graphics you can ...
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I went to a barn sale over the weekend and that made me think I'd died and gone to estate sale heaven! The prices were FABULOUS and I was the only person there for the first half hour they...
http://pinkhousepages.blogspot.com/2012/08/barn-of-bargains.html
When my son first started Kindergarten (over 20 years ago!), rules were taught with a picture of a bee and the phrases "Be courteous", "Be kind", "Be a good listener", etc. There were a lot of r...
It's time again for another opening at my "happy place"--Room With A Past in Walnut Creek where I am a consignor of many cool things. Here is my space just 30 days ago when it was all set up for...
http://pinkhousepages.blogspot.com/2012/07/what-difference-month-makes.html
Just when you think you've seen it all, someone comes up with something that you wish YOU'D thought of! Welcome to Cardburg! Brought to you by the creative minds at the Cardboard Institute of Te...
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Remember the summer days of your youth? Sitting in the cool grass under the shade of a big tree sharing a picnic lunch? After a bit you'd notice the tiny daisies growing about the same height as ...
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What is this medium-sized, nondescript cardboard box, unearthed from all the other junk upon the scratched and burned surface (remember the soldering iron incident?) of my kitchen table? Let's un...
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I think I posted already about my Thursday night art class with Lorrie-Marie Jenkins . Now that I have a few seconds--let me show you what I've made so far! The first project was called "Mind Fu...
http://pinkhousepages.blogspot.com/2012/06/lessons-in-art.html
It's SUMMER! I started it by making a banner from Whisker Graphics Bitty Bags . I used the new striped bags in black, yellow, red & blue, and started by cutting the bottom of the bags in shapes ...
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You can find ANYTHING at the Alameda Point Antiques Faire . Think I'm kidding? Grab a cute friend and go...! Start off with some coffee and food--there's lots to choose from. Make sure you us...
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It's Friday-so sue me. Last night I attended my first art class with a pal, taught by Lorrie Marie Jenkins , and got a great start on my first project; "Mindfull". I'll show you how it turns out...
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