It's Pink Saturday!

I was so busy last week that I missed out on Pink Saturday but I did visit many of the Pinksters and their blogs. It is just so much fun to peek in and see what everyone is up to and how they interpret pink in their lives. As always Pink Saturday is hosted by Miss Beverly of How Sweet the Sound.




Now you really did not think that you could get away without seeing my newest cupcake, did you? I've wanted to make Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes for some time and finally whipped them up a few weeks ago. They are delicious and so far one of my favorites. If you'd like the recipe please click here and copy and paste.








Next is one of my floor vessels filled with pink silk Hydrangea. I bought the Hydrangea on a particularly cold, bitter Winter day and when I saw them I could not resist. Our winter was so awful this year and I thought it was never going to end and I needed something to brighten up my home. With so much ice and cold, howling winds outside the pink just seemed like the right touch. I had the silk Hydrangea in another pot but then remembered the vessel I bought at Haeger Potteries. Haeger Potteries is the oldest working pottery in the US and it's about 5 minutes from my house. I love going to Haeger Potteries and everyone there knows me by my first name!! As soon as I walk in the door it's "Hi Michelle" or "Hey Michelle, how are you?" So much fun! Since I'm so close I can pop in any time which means I get first dibs on their test glaze pieces, the one of a kind, never going to see again stuff!! And I love it!!!!! This turquoise vessel with yellow squiggly lines is a test piece and it cost all of $15. What a deal!! Haeger's is the perfect place for that unique wedding gift!







Next is a side of me that few people see anymore, except of course if you're in my home. I'm a needleworker. I quilt, sew, embroidery, ribbonwork, bobbin and needle lace, ribbon embroidery, tatting, basic and advanced embroidery and goldwork, but I probably forgetting a few. Basically I do anything with a needle except I do not do cross stitch or needlepoint. I also do beadwork and bead weaving both on and off loom.

I've made tassels since 1987 and I dearly love making tassels! I do not sell my tassels. I keep a tassel on the bedpost in our guest room and it is my gift to special friends when they come to visit.

This particular tassel, blue with little pink rosebuds, is a combination of embroidery, beading and beadweaving. To make this tassel from start to finish represents approximately 120 hours of my time. I use Japanese seed beads, small pearls, vintage glass beads, perle cotton and other threads to form the body of the tassel.












Thank you so much for visiting my Pink Saturday and don't forget to visit the other Pinksters at Miss Beverly's of How Sweet the Sound.



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