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We've dusted the cobwebs off of the Little Pink Slot Machine at Make Mine Pink

It's been a while since we've pulled out the Little Pink Slot Machine at Make Mine Pink, but we want to kick off the Holiday season in style! Come take your free spins Saturday October 31st and Sunday November 1st.

So turn up your speakers, flex your arm and come win some prizes at MMP! remember.. you must be a forum member to play.

Colors of Autumn at Make Mine Pink

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday October 30, 2009 as we present "Colors of Autumn"

Autumn bursts into a seasonal symphony of color. With swirling leaves of crimson, amber, and gold against a background of crisp blue sky, it excites our senses and invites us to grab hold… before it slips away.

This is a season of celebration, meant to be shared with family and good friends. There are family dinners at tables covered with vintage cloths embroidered with the colors of fall. Time spent together carving pumpkins and decorating with colorful gourds. Weekend afternoons are spent winding through corn mazes, and trips to the apple orchard. Cool crisp evenings and long walks, enjoying all that the season offers before moves into winter.

Nature’s display mingles with the scent of fall. Pies made with fresh apples baking in the oven, cinnamon and spiced tea steeping in a vintage teapot on the counter and marshmallows toasting over a crackling fire. The crisp cool air that rushes in when you open the front door refreshes and excites the senses.

The changing fall foliage provides inspiration for our indoor and outdoor decorating. We add accents from an autumn palette of copper, rust, green, gold and pink to highlight forgotten nooks and crannies. We warm up your our homes with the colors of falling leaves… orange, brown and yellow. Maybe a fall wreath hanging in the entranceway, a needlepoint cushion stitched with rustic fall colors, a pumpkin spiced candle, or a pretty fall bouquet displayed on a side table.

The colors of autumn pervade our quiet alone times too.  We start knitting projects with yarn of warm russets and reds, crimson and gold. We stitch quilts with beautiful fabrics that remind us of swirling leaves and autumn’s irresistible allure.  Perhaps an attempt at keeping the autumn colors just a little longer.

 

Joyce Lucas, Founder
Make Mine Pink

 

Photo Contribution 1: Caroline Alexander | Photo Contribution 2: CandyLights | Photo Contribution 3: Coeur d'Alene

The Pink Slipper Project - Thank You Sweet Hummingbird lane for such "sweet" slippers!

Have you ever seen sweeter slippers than these from Sweet Hummingbird Lane? Thank you Rose and family for helping us warm hearts and toes this winter. Rose is also a member of Make Mine Pink. 

Warmest Thanks,
Joyce Lucas and the girls at Make Mine Pink!

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Pumpkins and Spice at Make Mine Pink

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday October 23, 2009 as we present "Pumpkins and Spice"

With the return of autumn come the familiar feelings of comfort, happy childhood memories and hope for what the future will bring. Comfortable fires and cozy kitchens surrounded by the warmth of family and friends. Crunching leaves and laughing voices.  A brisk walk in the cool air. With crackling leaves under foot, the sights and smells mingle and wrap you in memory like a warm blanket on a chilly evening. The smell of a fire burning in a neighbor's fireplace as you take your evening stroll, reminiscent of outdoor bonfires and marshmallow roasts, or a cool night warming by the fire with someone you love. Vibrant carved pumpkins or  hand crafted velvet pumpkins, both have their place. Some gracing the front steps, others atop a dining room table or sideboard. Reminders of nights spent trick-or-treating, carving friendly pumpkin faces and toasting pumpkin seeds. All reminiscent of autumns gone by.

Cinnamon and clove potpourri simmering on the stove top or in a kettle on the wood burning stove fill your home with the delicious scent of fall. Friends stop by for spiced cider and fresh pumpkin bread - right out of the oven. Laughter and conversation over a table set with a whimsical pumpkin fairy or an elegant pumpkin centerpiece, fills the the room.

The autumn season evokes many happy memories of childhood mixed with anticipation of what's to come. Sunny crisp afternoons picking apples in the orchard,  slicing apples for the secret recipe passed down from your grandmother. The aroma of baked apples and gingerbread spiced candles in vintage teacups and containers fill the room.

Autumn is the time for quilting and knitting in front of a crackling fire. Remembering grandma's hands, covering yours as you learned how to make your first stitches so long ago. The season bursts with memory. Memory of all of the senses.

 

Joyce Lucas, Founder
Make Mine Pink

 

Photo Contribution 1: Esprit de Joie | Photo Contribution 2: Patricia Rose | Photo Contribution 3: Camelia Cottage

Funs ways to make a BIG splash!

I've had this gorgeous vintage white frame sitting in my studio forever just waiting for the perfect print or maybe even a mirror, It never happened. Until now that is! I also had this perfect little Friendship Quilt I purchased from Shell of The Raspberry Rabbits  I think this was a marriage made in heaven! The frame makes a beautiful BIG splash for an even more beautiful mini quilt. You can make one of your own with the pattern from The Raspberry rabbits using your own vintage frame.

Joyce Lucas
Make Mine Pink

The Make Mine Pink Ultimate Shopping and Decorating Guide is Ready!

Make Mine Pink Boutiques owners gather together to share their own favorite holiday gift-giving ideas and FREE decorating tips.

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Posh Tots at Make Mine Pink

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday October 16, 2009 as we present "Posh Tots"

Childhood is a time for make believe and today’s tots are growing up in affordable elegance that makes everyone believe that with a little creativity, our little ones dreams really can come true. Children of all ages are being dressed in style and nurseries and bedrooms are decorated in luxury thanks to incorporating vintage a treasures from yesteryear. At baby showers, we welcome beloved little ones with fashionable outfits and one-of-a kind treasures, like a vintage silver rattle or heirloom dresses and designer clothing made from vintage textiles. Nurseries and children’s rooms are decorated with vintage and repurposed items that once considered ordinary, now add an touch of luxury that inspire imagination. You might catch a glimpse of a vintage chenille blanket draped across the crib or a delicate needlepoint pillows set on a chair. Whimsical and chic bootie planters grace a nursery shelf. Vintage hand stitched coverlets, often hung on the wall for display.

 For our posh tots, every first is cause for celebration. There’s the first birthday, first step, a first tooth. Parents capture all these firsts in photographs and store treasures in keepsake boxes just the right shape for a child’s first coat, her first birthday dress or his
first birthday suit.

Every child needs a fairy to watch over them at night and keep their dreams sweet. A fairy house night light, magical and enchanting, lets the fairies know they are welcome in this child’s special place.. What girl doesn’t dream of a fairy tale tea party? Perhaps a tea pot night light adds a Victorian touch to a little girl’s room and whisks her off
to dreamland.

Do you need something special for a little girl made of sugar and spice? An engraved silver charm for her first piece of jewelry, or paper dolls that are just like the ones you had when you were a child. For little boys made of puppy dogs’ tails, lights in superhero colors to string
over a headboard or around a window frame. Quilts with dinosaurs, trains, lions, and planes to add adventure to a little boy’s room.With the right accessories and a sprinkling of imagination, your special child won’t need pixie dust to transform into a posh tot.

Joyce Lucas, Founder
Make Mine Pink

 

Photo Contribution 1: Sweet Hummingbird Lane | Photo Contribution 2: Mary's Cottage Treasures | Photo Contribution 3: Roseblossom Cottage

Make Mine Pink TWILIGHT Sale every third Saturday! Fast paced, low prices, over as fast as it started!

Our Pink October Shop Hop is over and we're ready to move right into our next fun and highly anticipated event. 

Every third Saturday from 6 PM - Midnight Est. You will be able to shop some of the best buys on the web! You'll find sales like you've never seen from the boutiques at Make Mine Pink! Keeps your eyes open, this sale will be fast and furious. When it's over, it's over!

Our first PINK TWILIGHT SALE will be help Saturday October 17th from 6PM - Midnight Est. Come join us for spectacular buys from your favorite boutiques.

Girly Finds at Make Mine Pink

Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday October 9, 2009 as we present "Girly Finds"

Women everywhere are no longer afraid to show their girly sides, but instead celebrate it. We are now seeking out pieces that make a statement about who we are.  Instead of downplaying our femininity, we accessorize and decorate with items that celebrate being a girl. Not only is it OK to show our feminine and flirty side, it’s easy too! Everywhere you look, there’s something fun and interesting and available at a great price. The smallest touches in just the right places are all it takes to become a girly girl.

Take a length of vintage French velvet ribbon. There’s nothing simpler, yet it can become the perfect hair tie for a casual dinner. There are other trimmings to be considered, too, like pretty rick rack in a rainbow of colors, vintage jewelry, and silk roses to add on to a favorite bag or tote.

Girly finds in various shapes and sizes can change the ambiance of any room. A piece of handmade lace draped over the back of a chair.  A floral pillow placed on the bed.   Nurseries, once cold and sterile, now lit with antique chandeliers, crystal prisms giving the room a dreamy, girly look. Yards and yards of silk puddling at each window.

 A Victorian shawl wrapped around your shoulders creates an elegant entrance. Pouring tea from a teapot painted with delicate roses turns tea for one into a relaxing and feminine getaway. Luxury soaps, as pretty as they are practical, are scented with soothing fragrances and poured into delightful shapes. Boxes made out of vintage wallpaper, buttons and handmade roses are filled with old love letters tied with velvety bows.

A single feminine element is all it takes to change the appearance of anything, or the atmosphere of any occasion. Just adding a touch like a simple rose belt to a denim skirt, or a snippet of lace at the cuff is all it takes to make personalities emerge in a sea of girly girls.

 

 

Joyce Lucas, Founder
Make Mine Pink

 

Photo Contribution 1: Shabby Shan's | Photo Contribution 2: Caroline Alexander

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The Pink Slipper Project - We did it! The Pink Slipper Project met our first challenge..thanks to YOU!

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