Pink Saturday and an award

Well,

I didn't send my e-mail

to participate in

Pink Saturday

this week.

Wasn't planning on doing a post.

But how can I

not

celebrate pink?

So here's a pic or two

(from my own workroom*)

just for you!

Miss Rose with her pink wrap

(keeps the chill off her shoulders!)

Top of the pink bookcase there are

lots of tins

tulle, and 

a jar of vintage

pink

shoe forms!

***Chapter Two****

Do you remember Rebecca?

You, know!

Rebecca for Vintage Living!

(her blog is HERE)

She has tons of stuff I

ADORE!

And she is 

SO TALENTED!

Don't you just LOVE

these stars she makes!!

I should do a post just showing

her pics!

Such great eye candy ...

a visit always makes me

SMILE.

Anyhoo ...

Miss Rebecca has so

kindly given me an

AWARD.

Thank you 

SO MUCH!

More on that later ...

Right now it's Saturday

and we have

places to go and

people to see.

Hugs and here's to a beautiful day ... Pink Saturday, and EVERYDAY!

SAMMY GIRL

* Mr. Sammy Girl agrees that "workroom" sounds so much better than junk room!!!  Sometimes we call it the Ladies' Lounge .... can you tell it's all "girlie"?

13 Caskets!

Friday the 13th

is almost over.

Time to talk about

caskets.

No! No! No!

Not caskets, as in

COFFINS!

Caskets

as in

JEWELRY CASKETS!

These little babies were popular from

about 1904 - 1914.

I LOVE THEM!

Why 13 caskets?

Why because my

"new"

one from Diane

(Molly Mo)

is number 13!

Lucky number 13 with the

precious pink lining!

(and see the small one with blue lining

for you blue lovers??)

Here she is for her close-up!

My delight in these 

small bits of history

began with one from my

great grandmother.

That first one is on the right

three quarter profile

with the "bonk"

on the rose.

The one in front has no lid

I use it for antique store cards.

Most of mine are oval.

Except for the cute little square one!

Swirls and bows

and flowers ...

Art Nouveau at it's best!

I keep them in the front room

a sweet little cabinet

with mirrors to reflect

casket glory!

Oh, and here are 

their friends ...

Mmmmm!

Casket cousins!! lol!

Hugs and hope you had a wonderful Friday the 13th!  I'm off to dream about caskets!!  May you dream about what YOU treasure, every night!

SAMMY GIRL

The Problem with Junking ...

... is 

you lose

any sense

of time!

YEP!

bad joke

but 

a dozen

clock carcasses

(cases?)

came home with me.

Maybe 

TIME

wasn't the only thing

I lost while junking?

Hugs and hope all your junking is a really good TIME!  (and maybe this post made you smile!)

SAMMY GIRL

White Wednesday - Dying for the Holidays ... mini tutorial

Dying for the holidays

and a White Christmas?

Come on, Sammy Girl!

Christmas is coming ...

Oh, wait .....

Dying ... as in dye-ing??

Well

Sorta!

More like "un-dying" ...

All right, all right ...

it's bleaching!

I just can't think of any 

catchy puns

to go with bleaching

so we are "un-dying"

green sisal trees

Old hat for some -

maybe something new for you!

Here's a veritable forest

I bought for under $1!

First step

pour water and bleach into a

non-reactive container.

That means

NOT METAL!

glass or plastic okay

(Mine is a plastic garbage can.)

Toss the green gems

into their beauty spa!

Do not include any plastic trees!

Stir to ensure

complete coverage.

Use a non-metallic spoon --

This spoon was my gramma's ...

thought it would add the right

holiday mojo!

Stir occasionally to check progress.

The bath will turn 

GREEN.

When you think they are ready,

take trees out to check color.

The large tree is splotchy ... needs more soaking!

(note: the Dept 56 trees were tough cookies ..

they have white plastic bases.

The cheapies with wood bases were 

fast and easy - hussies!)

When color is what you want

rinse to remove bleach.

I sprinkle on baking soda

before rinsing

to neutralize the bleach.

After the beauty spa?

Why a nice visit

by the fire!

Hugs and Happy White Wednesday!

SAMMY GIRL

Notes: 

green looking tree on the far left is Dept 56 and not quite as green in person 

dark green tree near middle is "control tree" with original color

first photo of white goodness is from Holiday Treasures sale Molly Mo's and Vintage Trifles, taken by Joy (Auntie Joy) - visit her blog here.