Pink Saturday - ANTHRO: BIG and/or SMALL? Giveaway

ANTHROPOLOGIE

Kinda the "X-GAMES"

of display windows.

YOU KNOW ...

Go BIG

or go home!

And we

LOVE THEM

for that

over-the-top

why-didn't-I-think-of-that

look.

But who (honestly!)

has room for

ALL

those

paper chains

butterflies

and

umbrellas?

(even if some ARE pink)

BUT --

Inside the store ...

(or online!)

bits of pink perfection

sized right for

anyone's home

jewelry for your home ...

OR FOR YOU!

wake up to OJ in this!

oops! let's not talk about

waking up after wearing this!

pink presents for your mom

or best friend ...

and enough knobs and hooks to

boggle your mind with the

possibilities!

And SPEAKING of

POSSIBILITIES ...

You could win a $25

ANTHROPOLOGIE

gift card

at my last post

here.

I'm off to figure how I can fit a little bit of this into

MY DECOR ....

After all ...

My kids always wanted me

to get a dog!

Hugs and hope your holidays were fab and full of pink goodness (like freshly scrubbed grandkids, lol!)

SAMMY GIRL

notes:

yes ... I said no more posts until after New Year's ... but I just had to share these pics with you!

Anthro store windows and composite pic from World's Best Photos of Anthropologie

want more pink Saturday?? Click on logo on sidebar or go here ... to How Sweet the Sound and tell Beverly "hi!"

Pink Saturday - Traditions & Giveaway

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Traditions

from the heart

and

sometimes with

a pink twist!

Giving gifts ...

This year I participated in my

FIRST EVER

blog swap.

"Shabby Pink Christmas Swap"

was hosted by

My So Called Junky Life

here.

April of Frilyy Frolic

was my partner.

(April's blog here)

We exchanged ornaments.

I included her little

angel

on one.

Isn't she a doll?

And I received so much more

than the Santa, Nutcracker and

beautiful gift tags.

The seeds were planted for a new friendship.

Another special friend

(who I talk about ALL the time!!)

Laurie

Laurie's Charming Designs

here

Sent me this

fabulous tag/bookmark

And look at the envelope!

She knows I love pointsettia pictures.

How thoughtful!

And so many new friends ...

just because I stepped out a little.

and started a blog.

My gift to you?

Permission to

try something new ...

I tried something new

and created

my first

altered journal.

A Possibilities Journal

that I gave to a friend.

****

HOLD ON!!

There is another present ...

A GIVEAWAY

celebrating

CHRISTMAS

100 posts

My Birthday

(Christmas Eve)

WoW!

That's a lot to celebrate!

So ....

here's the giveaway

A $25 gift certificate to

Anthropologie

Just a way to say thank you

for a wonderful year of

letting me try something new

and showering me

with the gifts of

friendship

and

encouragement

It has felt like

Christmas

every day!

Hugs!

SAMMY GIRL

notes:

leave a comment on this post to enter the giveaway

leave a second comment for another entry if you are a follower (or a new follower)

This posting will remain up (and the giveaway open) until January 3rd.

We are off to visit family, and if I have computer time I will spend it getting caught up by visiting blog friends (and new friends!) who I have so poorly neglected.

White Wednesday - Make It White ....

Want to make something

"Christmas-y"?

Make it White!

!!WHITE CHOCOLATE!!

Take an ordinary cookie ...

drizzle with white chocolate

VOILA!

Christmas worthy and easy to do.

Plain old

boxed brownie mix?

Bake up in mini-muffin pans

and add

white chocolate magic!

Shazaam!

What next?

How about some

biscotti?

Homemade

(or NOT!)

INSPIRATIONAL!

Dressed to impress

in a

simple sheath

of white chocolate!

Think we're

on a roll, baby!

How about some

White Chocolate Goodness

On a candy cane??

What a

FAB - U - LOUS

hostess gift!

And another?

Nothing tastes

better than

White Chocolate

Peppermint Bark!

*Mmmm*

Want to step it

up a notch??

Ooooo ...

here we go

White Chocolate

covered

Chocolate Truffles!

Woo Hoo!

You are

ROCKING IT!

Now for the

piece de resistance

Instead of your

usual

gingerbread house ....

Make one that resembles

your OWN house

and

cover it with

WHITE CHOCOLATE

Like this*!

YEP!

Nothin' says

Christmas

better than

400 pounds

of gingerbread

covered in

WHITE CHOCOLATE!

You think if I

get started now ....

ummm

Maybe

NEXT YEAR, lol!

Hugs and have a SASSY White Wednesday!

SAMMY GIRL :)

notes:

-*only attempt this if you have professional chefs who can dedicate 6 weeks to the project! Pics and info on this year's Gingerbread White House - here

-most food pics and recipes from Better Homes and Gardens - here

-white candy canes and sassy pumpkins from Sweet Paul's blog - here

-visit Kathleen (our hostess for White Wednesday!) at Faded Charm here ... I met her the other day ... and she is such a SWEETIE! Please drop by to visit other posters and be sure and tell Kathleen how much we appreciate her work this past year! THANKS KATHLEEN!

Vintage Christmas Monday - Oldies that are GOODIES

CHRISTMAS GOODIES

That's what's I'm

talking about!

And

VINTAGE GOODIES

are not

OLD FRUITCAKE!

Do you have any

vintage recipes

or traditional foods

that you

MUST

make for Christmas?

Amaretto Truffles

would be a good tradition.

These are from

Sweet Paul

his blog is here.

These cinnamon buns

are Sweet Paul's too.

I love his blog

and have read it for

a couple of years.

Do you make cinnamon buns for Christmas Morning?

It's a GREAT tradition!

(If no time for scratch ...

the frozen Rhodes' are super!)

How about this yummy dish!

Doesn't Mari take wonderful pictures?

If you are not familiar with her work

from other sites

go to her own blog

An Angel at My Table

here.

Mmmmm!

I want to wipe up

the extra glaze

with my finger ...

just a taste!

Text is in Swedish ....

but the language of

food, photos and children

is universal!

And besides,

google translate is

ALWAYS

good for a laugh!

Shortbread?

It's one of my son's

two favorite holiday sweets.

Don't cook or have

food traditions?

There are always

non-edible holiday goodies ...

like amaryllis!

OK!

Now it's time for me to

confess.

It's true I love to cook ...

but what I love

most

in the photos

are

the

VINTAGE

COOLING RACKS!

The shortbread pic is from

Country Home

Holidays at Home

magazine from

1997

It is still

my favorite

after all these years.

And my holiday baking

would look FAB on it,

don't you think??

Tomorrow?

Not baking.

I will make

homemade mayonnaise

for my dad.

His special request for

Christmas.

I won't use the vintage

Wesson Oil gadget ...

but will put in lots of

Holiday Love!

Hugs and hope your Christmas is surrounded by Holiday Goodies and lots of love!

SAMMY GIRL :)

For more Vintage Christmas Monday .... click on the red door icon in the right column to go to Joan's blog "Anything Goes Here" (or click here). Lots of FAB stuff each week! Thanks for being our hostess, Joan!

White Wednesday - Very Merry!

Do you like

GLITTER

and

SPARKLE?

How about

Vintage Angels?

or a

small

forest

of

white

trees?

(don't you

LOVE

the vintage

white tree

candle??)

Is your

Merry

Merry

Merry

Christmas

Chippy

white

French

pots?

I love it all!

Wishing you a

glittery, sparkley, chippy

(and angelic)

White Wednesday!

Visit

Kathleen

at Faded Charm

for more WW!

Hugs and have a VERY MERRY day!

SAMMY GIRL

note: sorry for some poor quality pictures ... that's what happens when I wait until the last minute! (and no photo editor until I get a new computer .... Santa ... you listening??)