It's TIME ....

CHRISTMAS

has come and gone ...

and I hope you had a

jolly good time!

The NEW YEAR

blossomed

along with the

paperwhites ...

right on cue!

(Seriously!

They opened on

New Years' Eve!!)

And now it's time to

drop by one of our

favorite stores!

There are lots of goodies ...

... you never know

... who is watching ...

whom ...

This little monster

came by for a visit.

Isn't he

FIERCE!?!

He

and his

precious cargo

(YEP ... the

$25 gift card

for my

"Monster Giveaway")

Is off to see if he

can gobble up some of

Oma's Oliebollen

at Sew Pretty.

See where he's headed

and tell

Annelies "hi"

here.

(Please send me your address

so he can mapquest

his route!)

THANK YOU

to all the blogging

friends and angels

who visited for this event

and allow me to

come by and

visit with you.

May your

NEW YEAR

be filled with

joy and singing

and harmony with

friends and loved ones.

Hugs and thanks for being you!

SAMMY GIRL

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!