An Empty Shepherd's Hook

Hello, Glitterinas!

I need to find or make something to hang 

on this empty shepherd's hook.

Even Anne, one of my chickens, is 

wondering why I don't have something hanging there.

I tried a small Easter sign, but it wasn't in 

proportion to the size of the hook.

I was sitting on the swing.....and then, there it was.....

.....an old, rusty roaster pan!

Isn't it perfect??!!

Did you just snort and roll your eyes?

That's OK....

My family does it all the time.

I have lots of crazy ideas.....many are definitely snort and 

eye roll worthy!

Let's see what happens after I take it into the 

craft room and make a few additions to it.....

                                                  hot glue....

ribbon.....

                                                 paper.....

How exciting!

Hmmmmm, let's see what I can do.....

......a banner is always cheerful.....

so let's have two.

"Welcome" is a nice greeting....

let's add that, too.

I like a nice bow.....

Now, some tricky hot glue magic to make 

this little sign stand up ....

....hey, it worked!

Cover the hot glue glob with some moss....

.....and add some ribbons to the lower handle.

Oooooh, I think I like it!

Let's go back outside to that sad, empty 

shepherd's hook.

Hang up the perfect old, rusty, 

roaster pan.....

......and watch the ribbons dance in the breeze!

Dig around in your stash and see what you 

can find that would be 

"perfect"

for that spot in your yard that needs a little something!

I hope this inspires you to rescue that interesting old piece 

and make it into something that will add just 

the perfect touch to a space

that needs a little something!

Craft on, Glitterinas!

Share your projects with me......I can't 

wait to see them!

Until next time,

Tammy

Absolutely Amazing Floral Designs

Oh my goodness Glitterinas,

do I have a treat for you!

I was lucky enough to be invited to go to a 

floral design program at 

Southern Floral Company

in Austin.

Walking into Southern Floral you are 

greeted with vignettes like this....

The presenter we were looking 

forward to seeing was 

Els Teunissen.

She has worked all over the world 

for 40 years as a cherished 

floral designer.

Els has designed for parties, receptions,

corporate functions and even 

grand occasions for the 

Queen and King of Holland!

Before Els was known all over the 

floral world, she was a 

foreign exchange student from Holland.

Her first trip to the United States 

took her to Thrall, Texas to the home 

of Shirley and Jack Winterrowd,

my husband's home!

My husband, Papaw Jack and I all 

trekked to Southern Floral 

last weekend to watch this remarkably 

gifted lady create beautiful floral designs.

Here is the woman of the hour with 

Sweet Husband and Papaw Jack!

I think Els must have gone through the line 

more than once when the Lord was 

passing out talent!

This lady is amazingly creative 

and funny 

and knowledgeable

and personable

and warm

all rolled into one 

fabulous person!

You can see that Sweet Husband and Papaw are 

holding books......well, Els wrote a book, too!

Such loveliness.....

Let's get to the flowers.....

oh, Glitterinas, 

prepare yourselves for some

majorly gorgeous 

floral designs!

Yes, these are all real!

The afternoon was one beautiful arrangement 

after another.....

Els shared some of her memories of Texas as 

she designed.

She remembers asking if Texas really had snakes.

Shirley told her absolutely yes, and showed Els 

a little wooden box with rattlesnake rattles in it!

Eeeeek!

Els just kept creating and entertaining us

 for hours....

.....each time I looked over at Papaw he had a 

smile on his face.

Shirley has gone to Heaven with her memories 

of Els, but Papaw has his own of a 

hard-working young lady who 

spent a couple of months in Texas 

and then went on to become a 

global traveller.

Here are some more drool worthy 

floral designs.....

Look at this container.....

.....lovely!

This piece was about six feet long!

It was so striking!

This pink arrangement was crazy gorgeous!

I seriously considered snatching it and running for the 

door.....but I didn't think my chances of a clean get away

were very good!

At the very end of her presentation, Els

made a bouquet of tulips and presented them to 

Papaw!

It was a very touching moment with applause

and a couple of tears!

What stunning colors!

Papaw was sweet enough to share this 

lovely bouquet with me....

.....he has a mischievous cat who I think 

he was a bit concerned about.

These tulips remind me of the lovely and talented 

lady I was lucky enough to meet.

Els, here's to 40 more years of 

gorgeous and remarkable floral design!

You have some devoted fans here in Texas!

Until next time, Glitterinas,

Tammy

Easter Table.....A Re-Visit

Welcome, Glitterinas.....

to my Easter table......again!

When last we saw it,

it looked like this.

Not bad......but then not really good, either.

It was flat....it needed something with 

a little height.

I decided to use a basket with a 

pretty pink bow on it for the 

hand-painted eggs.

I also wanted to take the candles out of 

the mercury glass votives and replace them 

with Easter grass and some

small wooden eggs.

 I have three metal eggs that I 

have had since I was 

just a little 

Easter egg hunter......

I thought they might sit in 

the lovely celery dish with the 

pink flowers.

Ahh, pretty.....

I'm so sentimental.

There you have it, Glitterinas,

my new and improved 

Easter table!

What do you think?

Let me know what you think!

I am always so glad when you take time 

to visit me here at Pink Glitter.

Thank you!

I really do appreciate your time.

If you are having some of the crazy Spring weather,

please stay safe, warm and dry!

Hugs and Easter eggs,

Tammy

An Easter Table

Spring is almost here, Glitterinas!

I have waited to organize my Easter table 

because my gorgeous lilies from my 

sweet Valentine were still blooming!

These lilies were so pretty and their 

sweet scent went all through the house.

When the blooms were sadly all spent, I knew

it was time to get my dining room table 

ready for Easter.

Our big family group will all be gathering at our home this year 

for Easter.

What could be better than gathering to celebrate the

resurrection of our Savior?

I have a table cloth that is solid 

decorated egg print.  I have used it for 

25 years.....hmmmm, 

maybe I could use it as a runner this year.....

.......I got it out with a pastel pink table cloth.

Let's get these on the table and see how they look together.

I added a gauzy piece of brighter pink 

fabric for an extra layer of color.

Then, I folded the egg print cloth into a runner sized 

addition for the table.

(May I say that I now have the skills it takes 

to wrestle a bear?!)

Goodness......

Papaw Jack brings me boxes of interesting 

things.....

......would you like to guess what was in the last box 

he brought me?

Dishes?  nope

Silverware?  nope

Photographs?  nope

The box contained two very old aprons 

and a stack of doilies.

The doilies were strange colors....

brown,

darker brown,

muddy brown,

beige,

and darker beige.

Hmmmmm, smile and say 

"Thank you, Papaw!"

While in my mind I was thinking 

"I wonder what color these really are?"

Well, after several soaking,

scrubbing, and rinsing sessions.....

......here's what I ended up with!

Needless to say I was very happy.

(The two aprons washed nicely, too!)

These doilies belonged to Papaw's mother.

They were probably made for her by one of her 

many friends who crocheted.

I am so glad she kept them all those years......and then 

packed them away for me to have all these years later!

After I saw the pretty colors that were underneath 

all that brown

brown,

and brown

 I knew I'd 

probably use some of these doilies on 

my Easter table.

I picked these.....

My grandmother crocheted, so I have been 

a lover of doilies for 

a VERY long time,

but I have never seen 

this large star-like pointed pattern.

Next, I decided to use some of my

mercury glass votives.

On the large star doily,

I arranged my hand-painted eggs in 

a long celery dish.

The eggs are perched on a piece of lace and 

some pink pearls.

Tah-dah!

This is how the table looked for about a week.....

......and then I decided the table needed just 

a little more height.

Next time, I'll share the tweaks I made to add a 

little more height to this table scape!

Thank you so much for reading through 

this Pink Glitter post.  I am so glad 

you stopped by.....

Do you decorate your table for Easter?

What do you like to use?

I'd love for you to share......

Until next time, Glitterinas.....

Hugs and doilies,

Tammy