Pinkpomegranate

Family, Flea Market, and Fun...

This weekend we had our cousins Laurie and Lisa come to visit. Laurie lives near by and Lisa in Yuba City. I have not seen Lisa for almost 25 years! We had such a nice visit...

Even the teenager got to meet each other...top left yours truly, Rene', Laurie and Lisa
my daughters Heidi, Mia , Laurie's daughter Kelliann, and Lisa's daughter Dominique
My sister made Filhos, traditional Portuguese donuts and boy were they good!

Sunday my daughter Heidi and I got up very early because of the time change it was super early...I am not good at morning anyway. We went to a wonderful flea market and I didn't mind getting up early at all it was wonderful...sneak peak at some finds more later

We made it back earlier, Heidi had to get back for her ride to go home for college...
Just in time to put up our new sign...

Yes, were open come visit it you can...

Lots left to do but so much fun...Hope to see you Pinkie

A Song for Annie

I love to look at magazines, when my kids are all safe in bed at night I will sit
in my favorite chair and dream and decorate....I will clip out pages and keep
them in file folders of my favorites....for someday. When my older children now,
19 and 20 were little I had a little shop. We had antiques and collectibles, I made my dolls and other crafts, offered painting classes, it was a lot of fun. I
enjoyed the people and finding things for my shop, and watched the excitement as they went to new homes. As I had more children I just had to give it up and my mom took it over and had a antique store, Forget-me-nots
was the name. Someday, again I dream of having a shop ....In one of my
magazines I found the perfect inspiration. The shop keeper has a gift shop-antique store in one side and a restaurant in the other. What a perfect combination! I love this.....instead of tearing the pages out of this magazine,
I keep it right by my bedside table dreaming for almost 9 years. The name of the magazine is one of my favorites Romantic Homes.....

Last summer, our cousin Corey of Tongue and Cheek came home to visit for
her annual trek.....She thought it would be fun to introduce us to some of her
talented artist friends she had met through her blog.....Blog? What was that?
We were soon to find out....

We prepared for a wedding  themed party at my Mom's home (aka the Fairy
Godmother) She really is Corey's Godmother....All we knew is four ladies were
coming. An very talented lady flying all the way from Texas wow, a doll maker,
and artist and her neighbor friend.....Our sweet cousin Alma decided to join us...

As the guest began to arrive, we began to share secrets about ourselves and
somehow it was like we had been friends forever even though we'd never met

Corey set the table so beautifully in anticipation of our guest........
As we began to visit I heard Annie from Texas tell her story about having a
shop and restaurant  named Mabel Annie's, What? Could she be my Mabel, the
one from the magazine? My heart began to race, I became week in the knees and my throat began to tighten as I collapse in tears...Oh my Gosh ! I screeched several times and my mother began to think what is wrong knowing my reserved personality she could not figure what had brought me to tears...
You are Mabel Annie? I said the one from Romantic Homes? Yes, I had a shop
in Missouri, I couldn't believe it , I as in awe for words.....What I had mostly
admired about Annie and her story was her courage and fortitude as she had
started over and made a success  of her life with her five children as she relocated and started a new life....amazing and she was standing here with us
in our home, all because of Corey and her amazing match making skills, my mom calls her a "connector of people" it is an amazing gift....There is a lot more to the story , it is unbelievable, and still unfolding, the seeds sown that
day are still growing......

The article and Annie's shop in Romantic Homes April of 1999

Yes, its still by my night table and dreams do come true....
This a special gift from our friend Annie an found object bracelet she called it,
much like our found friendship,  made by Annie who is an incredible artist, she
is going to be at  ArtFest  in April  teaching classes, I am honored to know such an incredible loving person.....                                                                                  

A photo of Annie's restaurant, I love the mixed matched china and lampshade,

there is a painting on the back wall, by her husband Dan...

Corsages Annie made for us as Party favors.......I will treasure  it forever as a sweet reminder of that special day, if you'd like to see our party visit at Annies, love you Pinkie!

Update: I finally have taken a step to one of my dreams coming true...I will be opening our new Antique store this next week. My sister and I Rene' are selling vintage and antique collectibles and furniture. We will also sell our handcrafted items. I just wanted to repost this and say thank you Annie for all your inspiration and spark... Of course the name of our shop: Pink Pomegranate, Vintage Treasures collected along the way of living and enjoying life. Pinkie Denise and Ruby Rene'

Thanksgiving Swap and Pretties...

Valerie at Queens Chocolates was my Thanksgiving Swap partner. She sent me this cute little altered art dolly and card. Thank you so much Valerie for being such a great swap partner!

Well, I don't know where this year has gone...time has just seemed to pass by so quickly. I can't believe it is already December, Christmas and the end of the year. I would like to put my tree decorations on my beautiful tree. My family all eight of us, my husband, Zachary who was home from UC Merced for holiday, Heidi who is in her second year at Chico State, Savannah who is a Senior and will be graduating this year, Mia a Junior, and my two littlest boys Liam and Ryley Joe traveled to the mountains to cut down our Christmas tree. We packed some turkey sandwiches and had a very fun family outing. We had beautiful weather too. My husband was worried about it snowing, no snow just Sun. We came home with one of our the pretties trees ever....I'll post some pictures
While at my mom's I snapped some photos of her upstairs, thought I share some pretties and pink lusciousness. One of my china wreaths
One of my mom's painting on a chair back...
Sweet Antique Valentine from her collection...
A dolly I made along time ago....
I love these....Sweet dolly bonnets...they hang in my mom's dining room
Vintage creamer hanging on pretty piece of crochet....
Next post all post some of her lavender blue bathroom....Happy Thursday Pinkie

Pink Birthday Surprises!

Dolly in the Country...I received this wonderful antique child's book as a birthday gift from my mom and sister Rene'. While vacationing in Monterey this summer they found these treasures and saved them for my Birthday Surprise! And boy was I surprised...
I so love anything to do with dolls...making them, dressing them, collecting them. It doesn't matter if they are old or new...
Inside the book they found a cardboard with the name Eva Senney written in fancy script...I believe this little book must have belong to sweet Eva...
The colorful pictures are so quaint and can't help but make me smile along with the wonderful words and story of dolly...
On the back page in handwritten letters it says" My Little Dollie that I have had since I was four years old given me by Cousin Audrey...The pages are a little worn and tattered signs of being well loved
Oh but the best part is these sweet little ones! They were found together in this box...
The detail on them is amazing. I think they were made by hand out of leather and painted with such care...
Someone fashioned little silk bonnets for each of them and embellished them with little silken flowers...
I am going to make them bodies and dress them in period costumes....I am so excited to complete them...This was a wonderful birthday gift. Do my family know me or what?
I had a wonderful birthday complete with my favorite cherry chip cake my sister made from scratch, it was so yummy, surrounded by loved one and family, I truly had a wonderful blessed day, even if I am getting up there. I told them I am only halfway.....46 more years to go!Pinkie

Off, and Away...

As a child I can remember leaving the sweltering heat of the valley in the summer time for the coast. My grandparents were from a tropical island and loved the sea. I know I have inherited a love of the cool waters and
soothing sands. We're all packed and ready to go....I will miss all of you, but am so glad to be leaving this heat wave behind. We are having record temperatures! I will be back in August and can't wait to catch up with
all of you. Take care and enjoy your summer Pinkie Denise

I've been Tagged!

Well, I have been tagged my sweet Myrna at More-than-heirlooms. We are suppose to tell seven random or weird things about ourself, then link back to the person who tagged us and select seven more blogging friends to share about themselves. Here it goes....
          1. I love the country, animals, green grass and don't mind getting dirty....
          2. I am the oldest of five children, but everyone thinks that I am one of the youngest, go figure.
          3. I love working with children at my church and have worked in the school system with the developmentally disabled and handicapped. I am blessed with six beautiful children of my own. Three boys and
three teenage girls. I am accused of being very laid back, and nothing bothers me. ( This is not true) I can let alot go to create.
          4. I always dreamed of going to interior design school. I love decorating, decorating magazine, am always change my furniture and moving things around. (This drives my husband crazy)
          5. I love the thrill of finding a bargain or treasure. I will not pass anything up even its alittle chipped , broken or worn. My house is home to many castaways.
          6. I love the ocean and water, it is so soothing to my soul.
          7. I collect antiques and many things, but I would have to say my passion is the love of dolls. I love to sew, paint, dress and collect all types. I especially love dressing them and vintage womens and baby clothing and shoes.          Well, I guess I need to pick seven bloggers:
                          1. Miss Sandy at Quill Cottage
                          2. Miss Betty at Shesewspecial
                          3. Miss Niki at Nostalgia at Stone House
                          4. Miss Lori at Faerie window
                          5. Miss Susan  at Miss Maddies
                          6. Constance at Rochambeau
                          7. Donna at the Ribboned Crown
Have a wonderful Day from Pinkie Denise

Show and Tell Sunday My Studio

Well, this is the first thing you see when you walk into my studio...I want to have everything organized and put in its place , but its taking me awhile to get there....
Here is my display case- store counter I just found. It has tons of storage underneath, I have baskets to store my fabrics and linens in on the shelf. The top has a glass display case for lots of storage. I plan on putting small dolls and accessories in there...
Here is a corner where my little pink chandelier hangs......


I have a table in this corner and plan on putting my computer and workstation here when its not covered with hats....
I have started hanging my hats on the walls around the room, one down three to go....
This is a window seat that has a built in bench and alot of storage under the seat....
I like to use boxes and hat boxes to keep alot of my supplies in...
This is  my happy chair in my studio....A couple of my favorite dolls are having a seat right now...
This little cupboard is very sentimental to me...It belong to my Grandma Lena, my Grandfather bought it for her
to put her very first set of dishes in. My mom said she used it to play with her toy dishes in it....
I have several of these glass display cases, they are wonderful for storing and organizing my jewelry for projects...
This room has a set of French doors leading to my bedroom, for privacy I decided to cover them with some of my vintage wallpapers...
Below the shelves I store my ribbons, this makes them so easy to get to....and use....
I have a large counter and cabinets under the long shelves to keep my books and projects...
Like this one waiting to finished...
Some fabric and ribbons needing to find a place humm................................................................................

My display shelf with a few of my favorite china pieces...
Well, I hope you enjoyed a peek into my new studio and have a Happy Sunday...Be sure and visit again, maybe I'll have everything put together I hope. Be sure and take a look at all the wonderful show and tells  today and Thank you for stopping by Pinkie Denise

Show and tell Sunday Vintage Tea

This the very first tea set I got when I was a teenager. I went to a flea market and loved the basket of flowers,
it has four matching tea cups and saucers, I have quite a few mismatched tea cups and saucers I used for
tea parties and teapots...





















But nothing compared to my mom's collection, so I decided to visit and snap a few picts of her china..





















This is my mom's kitchen shelf over her sink, she loves dishes, china and is also a china painter....
















This is a handpainted plate with roses and violets....
















Pretty tea cups and a luster teapot...
















Pretty English teapot...
















Pretty luster biscuit jar and some of her German cup collection...
































Silver tea strainer for making tea...
 















Pretty tea cups...





















Another teapot and flowers..
















My mom has an amazing collection of German luster cups, we buy them for her birthday, Christmas and
when we don't know what to get her, we can't go wrong. We quit counting at 110...
































and the teapots in her butler's pantry...





































































Cute little silver place card holders, perfect for any tea party...


























































These are some of my favorites....





















Having tea and doing teaparties are one of Pinkpomegranates most favorite things to do...We love to take out
all our linens and napkins, pick some roses and fresh flowers, and Ruby Rene' loves to make her favorite scones and tea sandwiches in the kitchen, won't you join us?  Thanks you Annalise for hosting Show and
Tell Sunday, be sure and visit everyone....Happy Sunday Pinkie Denise

Show and Tell Vintage Linens

Welcome to Show and Tell Sunday hosted by Cerri of Little Pink Studio.Today our topic is Vintage Linens.
I love anything handmade, linens, napkins, laces, pillowcases, tablecloths and clothing. I have quite a few,
but nothing compared to my Mother, the Linen Lady. We were gone almost all day yesterday and I didn't have the luxury or time to photograph everything like I would of liked. So here is a peek into her linen closet...This is her upstairs bathroom...

This a beautiful red-work pillow sham, it was well used and loved...

This is a table in my mom's butlers pantry covered in a pretty vintage colorful tablecloth..

This is the hallway where my mother stores alot of her linens, but she also uses them to decorate all over her home..

I wish you could see what is inside this cupboard. I wanted to take them out and look at them all...

These are mostly crocheted tablecloths and the two on the bottom are Madeira work from the Azores Island which are infamous for their handwork...This is where my grandparents came from and I think  this is where the love for vintage handwork was  woven into our heritage....
(The beautiful hand painted painters palette was a gift from my mother's Godchild in France)

A monogrammed tablecloth and beautiful petticoat...

I love this sweet pillow, my mom has a collection of these along with bedspreads from the twenty's

Another pillow and some dresser scarves...

This is one of my mom's many apron's, she wears them too.....

My mom loves blue birds....

Some of her napkin collection....

Everywhere you look in my mom's home little doilies and lace touch her house....

Did I mention she loves to iron?

More whites and creams...

This is her collection of vintage hand crocheted towels.....

Just a peek into her bathroom.....

I think I will have to do another part two post .....There is just to much too see. Hope you enjoyed this

view into Godmother Mary's linen closet and have a Happy Sunday from Pink Pomegranate

Be sure and check out everyone else's show and tell there  are  so many pretties to see!

Lovely, Swaps, Finds

The weather is beautiful, it's really starting to warm up....going out this morning I snapped a few photos of
my garden in front...

Hollyhock, in vibrant shades of pinks, yellows and reds are peaking out and my foxgloves....

Roses, in all shade of pink, vibrant dark to the palest pink wild rose....

And one lone sweet pea volunteered, oh I just love their sweet scent.....

And this lovely package arrived in the mail from Jenny at Pinkaboo. She was my partner for the Kentucky
Derby Hat Swap....I love it Jenny and as you can see she picked all my favorite colors and it goes perfectly
with all my things. You did a wonderful job Jenny and thank you, this was such a fun swap. I love vintage
hats and clothing and it will go well with my collections....

So pretty and soft...

Last weekend I was planning on going to a big flea market in the Bay Area....because of family obligations I wasn't able to get away. I did go to a couple of yard sales here and I couldn't believe what I found!

A large piece of canvas cloth from maybe a flour sack, so beautiful covered with very old buttons...

They are all arrange by color and so lovingly sew on...they are even marked with whom they belonged to and where they came from. I was so excited I think I was hyperventilating....

This reads gold button from her Granmothers wedding dress 9-2-1875 Wow

Also button from someone named Mary's grandmothers charm string, so amazing to me....also a military button dating from 1876. I'll just show you a couple more of my favorites...

I have been so busy lately I haven't had time to sit and enjoy them, but I will...

There are rows of these beauties, the steels are my favorites...They are Victorian, I can only imagine what garments they adorned, what beautiful fabric they became attached to....Prized to be kept and handed down through passage of time...I so glad they were treasured for many to love....

I believe this large button is carved of jet....when I found the canvas of buttons I hesitantly asked the woman the price....I must have three dollars for that she said, I'll take it!