Just An Inkling of Pink Things

After a busy week of fleamarketing and listing my latest finds... there are only a few pink things left in my Bella Rosa Shop...

A French themed set of playing cards...


This set of buttons sold but I do have another still on hand...

This was my favorite find of the week and it is still here!

....handpainted Nippon. Beautiful.

And lots of fun for crafty types... pink satin ribbon on a spool.

Just look at it all! Nice and wide too. About 1 1/2".

Enjoy the rest of the weekend... we are having GORGEOUS weather

I hope it sticks around!

If you like pink, click here to see many more pretty posts.

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On A Bicycle Built For ...

ME!





We were on the boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean last week when I spotted this sweeeeeet pink bicycle.

It is definitely me.



My first thought was "Pink Saturday!"

We are a dedicated bunch of pinkies, no?????

For more pink scenery check out Beverly's blog at How Sweet the Sound.

Celebrate Freedom ~ A Special Pink Saturday Edition

Each year the fourth of July holiday gets bigger and bigger around our house.

It started a few years ago.

Tonight I decorated our mantle.
The rosettes I made recently using the instructions found on Country Living's website. I haven't finished them into a banner! (Maybe by next year)

I found the garland, by Bethany Lowe, on the Christmas Traditions website.

I'm getting out all of my craft and party supplies...

...because we're getting ready to have friends over

to celebrate America's birthday on Sunday!!!!!

After all, liberty is a very precious thing.

I don't want to take it for granted.

We also like to shop in the quaint little towns not too far from our house.
Get ice cream, enjoy some fireworks.

I'm really getting into buying and selling vintage patriotic items. I

even started a new category on my website this year.

This book is amazing!

Dear Hubs has already claimed this pillow cover if it doesn't sell.

He's had a dream of owning

a lake house. Wouldn't it look great?

I told him he'd better hurry up and buy his house before it goes!

It takes longer than you think to find the right place.

He's been looking for ages.

Vintage Americana postcards.... to scrapbook, frame, or create a banner...

But most of all, I love enjoying our backyard deck in the woods with our red, white, and blue lights...enjoying good conversations with friends.

Happy 234th Birthday, America!

Let freedom ring! God Bless.

A big thank you to Beverly for hosting this special edition of PINK SATURDAY.

For more fabulous freedom celebrations check out her blog, How Sweet the Sound.

Some (Pink) Days Are Better Than Others

I'm a little late getting my pink post started this morning but I'm not going to let it dampen my pink spirit today... after all some pink days are better than others and I found a lot of things these past few weeks in our favorite color!

Sweet ballet prints... the little ballerina in my house (Dear Bebe, yes she has already started doing some dancing!) almost had these hanging in her room.

It takes much will power to not keep everything.

An ad card for Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil. Ewwwww!

But the artwork on the front was so lovely...

I loved how patriotic it is with "The Twins" holding the American flag.


Cute little creamer with a great pink floral transfer.

Here I put together a trio of vintage items.

The pink rose postcard of course, is my favorite.

I just know ya'all understand that when I see Burgundy it really

appears as PINK in my head.
The color plates in this copy of Alice are stunning. Again, I had visions of cutting them out and framing them for Dear Bebe's room but I couldn't take scissor to the book.

And speaking of great color... look at this pair of rose paintings. PINK!

What more could I have asked for when I found these?

The canvas is wrapped around a 2" thick wooden frame.

I had just seen these in one of the magazine's recently ...

I remember playing with them when I was a little girl.

These are possibly even older than I am.

Victorian china never loses its appeal with me.

Anything that withstood the test of time while

being breakable finds a soft spot in my heart.

Plus, the little petite pink roses give it the extra..... "awwwwwww!"

Vintage Japanese lanterns.

These are smaller than the others I listed a few weeks ago. They would look cute together, strung every other one, with little twinkle lights for a summer time party.

This pink rose dish has me intriqued this week. It is shaped like a bone dish but it's size tells me it is not exactly a bone dish. Much larger at 9 inches long and 5 inches wide. The back stamp reads "France" and another stamp shows where it was purchased, 5th Ave, New York!

With all of this pink goodness I am certainly tickled this week. I hope you were too!

For more pinks to fill your fancy check out Beverly's blog at How Sweet the Sound.

Thanks so much for stopping by... see how many other pinkies you can visit today.

I'm off to work at our antique booth so I'll try to stop back later

and catch up with you all!

Enjoy the day!

(And yes, these finds are my latest items up for sale if interested)

First Car

Remember your first car? Mine was a red Ford Escort. It was better left by the side of the road where it usually ended up!

Here Dear Bebe has her first car. A red Radio Flyer! Dear Hubs loves the vintage look which reminded him of the old time red wagons.

I'm still trying to teach her how to "push with her feet!" Hopefully she won't have to do that to her REAL first car.

And while the car is red, Dear Bebe is wearing pink. (As usual, would I have her wear anything else?)

So stop on over....there's more pink chit-chat (not reds) on Beverly's blog at How Sweet the Sound.