Comfort Doll

She is such a cutie! Now I know why it is called a comfort doll. Six inches of pure love and comfort. For more information about this project to assist a Battered Women's Shelter, go to

http://www.comfortdolls.blogspot.com/ .

"Lavender and Lace" for Pink Friday

Lavender and Lace

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday, April 24, 2009 for 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

"Marie Antoinette" Comes to Pink Friday

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday, April 3, 2009 as we present Marie Antoinette.
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”.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. See the boutiques at
MakeMinePink.com Click on PINK FRIDAY Packages to the right and have some fun!

"Easter Memories" at Pink Friday

"Easter Memories" are going on at the boutiques at Make Mine Pink this Friday, March 27th. Easter brings such joy of hope, renewal, rebirth. Spring is springing up all over. Daffodils, hyacynthis, pussy willows, lilacs (right around the corner), longer sunnier days, fresh laundry hanging out on the line blowing in the breeze, baking of homemade bread that Grandma taught us as a sign of "rising"; all these Easter memories plus more. I just love this time of year. Please join us for celebrating the season. Don't forget JELLYBEANS!!!
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Spring is Here!

Just look at these gorgeous gals all dressed up in their pretty laces all set for Spring! I love dressing them up in vintage and heirloom laces, silk brooches (which can be removed for wearing), vintage jewelry, glitter and glam. Add stuffing so that they can also be used as a pin cushion or to hold your pins on your dresser/vanity. Sprinkled in German glass glitter and touches of jewels here and there. Bit by bit their personalities come to life.

Get the Easter parade plans in the making. These Cinderella slippers are the rage for Mom's, Sisters, Aunties. Add on to fresh flowers for a unique centerpiece on your Easter table or in the foyer to welcome your guests. Fresh lavender can be added at the time of ordering for that special touch. Looking for something fresh for your bridal party attendants? Hear them ooh and aah as they unwrap the black and white polka dot gift box and peek inside the black and white tissue paper to see which one of a kind lovely is theirs. Gift cards enclosed.

March Into Spring Shop Hop is Finally Here!

The joyful march into spring begins, a cacophony of bird calls fills the blue skies, the trees show their fresh green buds, and the tulips start to poke their heads from the earth to face the sunshine. Colors are about to burst forth, and the earth will be new again. With fresh eyes, we are stocking our shelves with pretty greens, bright yellows, vibrant pinks, and beautiful blues. For the Boutiques at Make Mine Pink, spring cleaning is over, and we would love to show off our fresh new colors and exciting spring merchandise.
Please join us for our "March Into Spring" Shop Hop from March 16 through March 21, 2009. The shop hop is open to anyone that would like to participate (limit one registration per physical address). Please register if you would like to participate.

"An Altered Point of View" for Pink Friday

Altered art is taking bits and pieces of this and that and making wonderful creations of art from them. My specialty is "If The Shoe Fits~Altered Art for Cinderella Dreams", dreamy frou frou slippers made from heirloom laces collected over the years, antique buttons, brooches, silk rose brooches, baubles, gems, pearls, sprinked with German glass glitter and awaiting their new homes. Would make great pin holder, or just to adore as a romantic decor for a dresser or vanity. Pair it up with flowers for a centerpiece for a shower, wedding, of sweet 16 party. Thank that special someone with a dream all her own. Join us at Make Mine Pink (www.makeminepink.com) to visit the boutiques debuting their creations of atered art. You will be amazed!!