Tent Sale Tuesday

The "Marie" tassel has been place under the tent. See it HERE.

Yummy Salmon Cakes

Love these simple Salmon Cakes served over a bed of greens with a yummy chili mayo sauce.
Great for the kids to help out with too.
While I was busy working on a project the other night, my 10 yr old whipped up the sauce, flaked the salmon and chopped up the red pepper and chives for me.
It's great to have help in the kitchen!

This recipe came from a Rachel Ray cookbook. Click HERE for the recipe on food network.

I caught a little bit of the food channel this weekend. There were some great recipes for pizza on the grill by Bobby Flay, grilled teriyaki steak on a stick with grilled pineapple, and Blueberry Ginger Mojitos. Gotta try those this summer!

Tent Sale Tuesday-French Floral Bucket

Love the muted colors of this piece. It's just been placed under the tent. Check it out HERE.

Tent Sale Tuesday

Already! I can't believe my last post was exactly one week ago.

Time is flying by too quickly.

And I apologize for being a bad blogger.

I haven't posted much at all, or visited your beautiful blogs either.

It's been a very busy last couple of months in our house.

All good stuff, sporting events, dance recitals, award ceremonies, graduations, etc.

Looking forward to summer and a reduced schedule!

So back to the Tent Sale.

I've just moved the last Mini Hydrangea to the tent. Check it out HERE.

Tent Sale Tuesday!

Just 2 of these Embossed Urns left and they're under the TENT. Love the vintage green finish on these. So many uses.

I'm a Lucky Girl!

Back in March, I spotted these gorgeous tuffets on my friend Sharon's website - C'est Chouette. I had been wanting to be owner of one of her creations for the longest time. So when I proposed the idea of buying this beautiful pair for myself to my husband, he talked me out of it. It's not easy to convince a man that the perfect pair of tuffets is a NECESSITY! These also did match the colors of my website as well.

So, I agreed with him, and then noticed the pair sold in just a couple of days and of course I was a little depressed - but Sharon promised that she would let me know when she came across a needlepoint in these colors again. And I've been waiting!

Well, Saturday was our anniversary and my husband surprised me with the exact pair of the tuffets I wanted so badly. I couldn't believe it! I didn't think he had it in him! I guess my convincing had worked. Thank you honey - I love them!

Pink Friday "The Secret Garden"

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday May 29, 2009 as we present

"The Secret Garden"

Discover a secret garden, a sacred place that refreshes your senses and feeds your soul. Whether purposefully planted - like grapevines carefully twisted along a white painted arbor - or tended by nature's hand - a colorful explosion of wildflowers in a forgotten field - you'll recognize your own by the little flutter you feel inside. A place that inspires new dreams and renews forgotten strengths.
It could be bold… like a spring garden of bright red tulips, with a friendly plaque that says "Welcome friends." Or rows of dahlias in strawberry, sherbert, and lipstick pinks, lining a garden pathway. Perhaps it's delicate as dainty hearts bleeding from a hidden bush, or a single lily, whose petals are beginning to open in the sun. A perfectly pruned rosebush in a landscaped yard, or a topiary of French roses placed on the patio for everyone to enjoy. An untamed daisy bush that decided to spring up in a hidden corner, and catch your eye whenever you look out your kitchen window. A leafy hosta surrounded by blue forget-me-nots and ceramic mushrooms. Orderly pink and purple fuchsias trailing from painted pots, accompanied by a tea cup birdfeeder.
Or does your own secret garden flourish indoors? A garden embroidered along the edge of a vintage linen tablecloth, or decorating the notepaper and envelopes you keep on your writing table. Romantic peach rosebuds encircling a china plate. French ribbon roses, and hand-built ceramic roses added to dresser drawers and empty table tops. A floral pattern on a vintage handkerchief. Fleur-de-lis carved into a white display shelf. A vintage needlepoint of pink stargazer lilies surrounded by burgundy roses. A garden of photographs and memories, sprinkled with tiny flowers.
Secret gardens, wherever they may lie, fill our days with sacred places and secret sanctuaries.

Joyce Lucas, Founder

Make Mine Pink

Check out my Secret Garden products HERE.

Visit the boutiques at Make Mine Pink HERE.

Tent Sale Tuesday

Oops! Almost forgot to post with yesterday being a holiday! These weathered frames have just been put under the tent HERE.

Roasted Tomato and Mozzarella

Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad
Yum! This is a great starter for your Memorial Day weekend barbeque. These tomoatoes are roasted in the oven, but why not throw them on the grill? I'm sure they will be just as good if not better. I got the recipe HERE on the Food Network site, it's by Barefoot Contessa, of course.
Ina Garten is definitely one of my favorite chefs.

Tent Sale Tuesday!

Just one medium size Lavender tub remaining on my site.

Check it out HERE.

Il Divo in Concert

Gotta love Il Divo - They came back to NY on Friday night and I just had to see them again. It was an amazing concert. I took my mom for her birthday and she was in heaven! Neal Boyd was in the audience too. He was last year's America's Got Talent winner and there was a crowd lined up to meet him. I hear he's also a great new opera singer who just appeared on Regis and Kelly this week.

Pink Friday "Romantic Roses"

Please join us for shopping with a twist on May 15th as we present "Romantic Roses".

Come see what we are offering for this theme by clicking HERE.

Visit the participating shops at Make Mine Pink HERE.

Tent Sale Tuesday!

I have one of these Hydrangea Tubs left in stock. They are so pretty - I want to keep them all for my craft studio. I can just picture them on my shelves with rolls of fabric or paper. Or how about the bathroom with rolled towels? Filled with flowers? Magazines or books? You can also line with plastic and fill with ice and drinks for a party. Check it out HERE.

Happy Mother's Day

Just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Mother's Day!

Tent Sale Tuesday

I know it's Wednesday but I missed Tent Sale Tuesday. Why? I was busy packing up orders and simply forgot! Sorry. I just discounted the last Lavender Tub I have in this size. These are great. I would love to keep them all, but I have bills to pay! Check it out HERE!

Shop Hop begins today!

The Mother's Day Shop Hop begins today! Click HERE for the details and to start looking for those graphics hidden on participating sites. Lots of beautiful prizes to be won!

Happy May Day!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy May Day!

The girls at Make Mine Pink did an amazing job on creating some of there own May Day jars. Voting begins today for the best decorated jar.

Click HERE to check them out and place your vote!

(must be a registered forum member to vote)

Wanna meet our new baby?

First meeting off the transport.

Her name is Bella. We picked her up this week! And we're just loving her.

Pink Friday “lavender and lace”

A lavender field in full bloom creates a purple and green landscape and infuses a sweet fragrance into the air. A field of flowers brought to life with the buzzing of bees, decorated with birds and butterflies drawn to its fragrant aroma. The lavender fragrance wafts gently through the air, carrying the memories of flowers, happiness, and sunny days.

Far away, a summer porch, framed by windows with white lace, is surrounded with the scent of lavender. Lavender blooming in window boxes and flower pots, or decorating a flower garden with their purple blossoms. Whether along a country road or on a city street, the lavender scent embraces all indiscriminately.

Too beautiful to remain outdoors, the fragrance of lavender easily enters our homes and daily lives. From a carefully tended flowerbed we pick a tiny bunch and place it in a hand-cut crystal bud vase, where it can brighten a corner as it sits upon a vintage lace doily. Tuck a sprig of the tiny flowers into the lace band of a broad-brimmed summer hat, carrying the beautiful fragrance with us wherever we go. Or perhaps lay it inside a dresser drawer. Tie it with a tiny scrap of lace and hang it upon a wall, set it upon a shelf.

In a drawer or as a lavender bouquet tied with apple-green organdy ribbon, edged with a dainty row of lace, the loveliness of lavender is impossible to contain. An elegant centerpiece set upon an antique table draped with a vintage lace table cloth, it's a feast for more than the eyes as the fragrant aroma declares its presence. Sunlight shining through the lacy curtains warms the room and casts delicate shadows upon the wall. Suddenly, the room seems draped in a lavender landscape and fields of lace.

Joyce Lucas,Founder

www.MakeMinePink.com

Click HERE to see the participating boutiques.

Click HERE to see Hydrangea Home's "lavender and lace" products.

The Members of Make Mine Pink Step up and adopt a hope chest for Enchanted Makeovers 2009 vision project

First let me introduce you to the non-profit organization that Make Mine Pink is joining hands with this year. I'm sure you've heard of Terry Grahl of Enchanted Makeovers? Well, for the past several years Terry has been donating her time and gathering resources to refurbish women and children's shelters. This year the 2009 Vision project is Terry's shelter makeover. We're proud to be able to help her with this worthy project.

Please visit the Enchanted Makeover site read more. http://www.enchantedmakeovers.org/

Part of Terry's plan is to have a hope chest for each girl in the shelter that would be filled with items that they will need when they move on from the shelter. We all had or knew someone that had a hope chest, and understand the significance of giving these girls something to look forward to..dream about.. hope for.

Terry had a company lined up that expressed interest in providing the hope chest for all 20 girls but unfortunately the company that was planning to donate the hope chests is no longer able to. Terry has asked MMP to help. Two hope chests have already been donated, leaving 18 for MMP to raise funds for. As I doodled 18 hope chest at 200.00 each = 3600.00 on a piece of paper, I started thinking. 18 people (only 18) could adopt/provide a hope chest for 200.00 contribution. Two Hundred dollars each didn't sound all that bad. I could do that for such a worthy cause. But I doodled some more and thought.. 36 people - 2 to a chest would be 100.00 each - that was even better! But what about teams of 3 people? That would be 67 dollars each? That would be so within many of our reach, making it easier for more to participate. I just knew we could do this if we formed teams to adopt a hope chest. Suddenly the plan for 18 hope chests and 3600.00 didn't seem out of reach at all. A plan was formed and the adopt a hope chest program began.

As of April 20, 2009 we have 11 Hope Chest Funded. We have 7 to go in the next month. If you'd like to join a team or adopt a hope chest, please email me at info@makeminepink.com. Please let us know if you will

Adopt a Hope Chest Myself: 200.00
Adopt a Hope Chest with 1 other person 100.00
Adopt a Hope Chest with 2 others 67.00

Some of you asked if the hope chest will go with each girl. No.. it will stay at the shelter offering hopes and dreams to every new resident. When one graduates, she'll take with her the contents (some of which we will contribute) and make room for a new resident to plan and dream of a time when she'll be ready to move on.

Terry has a gentleman that will be constructing each hope chest.. so time is not a luxury we have. The 2009 vision project is due to be completed by August, so we need to move fast! Monetary donations for the hope chests will be due by May 30th.

On behalf of Terry and the Enchanted Makeover Committee at Make Mine Pink..thank you for being a part of the 2009 Vision Project.

Joyce Lucas
Founder
MakeMinePink.com