Pink Sunday Linky Party #1: A Visit to SW Missouri and Special Gifts from Mom

Welcome to our first Pink Sunday Linky Party! I created this party in honor of Beverly from How Sweet the Sound who hosted Pink Saturday for so many years! This party is all about showing off your pink things! Anything pink counts!

Early last week I received a box in the mail from my Mom. She included some special books and fabric, returned a few books she'd borrowed. But, the most special part of it all were these gorgeous hot pads she made for me! I love them so much --- they've got such cute fabrics in them and they're huge for all my big family casseroles!

Friday I spent the day in SW Missouri visiting my friend Laura from Harvest Lane Cottage. There is a specific town I love that has so many gorgeous and huge old homes. Here's a pretty pink one.

This poster was hanging in the bathroom of the coffee shop we went to. Cracked me up!

Laura's beautiful tulip tree was in full bloom! Gorgeous!

That's all my pinks for this week! Can't wait to see what you've got to share! 

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Vintage Finds Friday #1: A New Link Party! | Vintage Butter Mold or Cookie Press?

 

Hi friends! I'm excited to be back to blogging with a few new link parties to celebrate! I'll share the details about two of them at the end of this post, but first let's celebrate Vintage Finds Friday!

This morning Lynzie and I headed out to do some errands and get groceries; but first, we stopped in to visit our friend, Christine, at the flea market where she works. I was looking for some sweet little thing to share for my first Vintage Finds Friday and Lynzie pointed out this adorable device.

I love Scandinavian-inspired things in my home and she knew this would fit my style perfectly. The tag attached read, "Vintage Cookie Press." However, the more I look at this, the more I think it's actually a butter press. 

The fit isn't tight enough to actually pour butter into this as a mold, but a ball of partially softened butter could definitely be shaped and pressed with this cute owl design... and yes, I do think it would work great as a cookie stamp, too! What do you think?

Perhaps on a future week I'll share some of the other vintage wooden things I have in this Scandinavian style. For now, be sure to link up your vintage finds below and come back to join me for the following link parties also taking place each week:

Pink Sunday: For years I linked up my pink finds with Beverly at Pink Saturday. Since returning to blogging, I've found that her blog is no longer public. (If someone could update me privately, I'd really appreciate it!) In the spirit of this fun party that was such a core part of my blog, I'll be hosting Pink Sunday. Come back every Sunday to show off your pink stuff --- anything pink counts!

The Homemaking Party: This is my original party that I've hosted for over a decade! Anything related to homemaking is welcome. This party runs every Thursday.

I've missed my blogging friends! I'm looking forward to reconnecting and making new friends.

Have a great week everyone!

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Brenna Turned 11! The Homemaking Party

Hey friends! Welcome to The Homemaking Party! Last week we celebrated Brenna's 11th birthday. How can that be?

She and I had a fun day out shopping and visiting bookstores --- but somehow I only got pictures of the food. Haha! Here are four of our daughters on an early morning donut run. Daughter number 5 stayed snug at home in bed!!

 

While we were in Walmart, Brenna saw this and said:

"Mom! Look at this! They've got this Barbie cake and it's BANANA!!! And it's like a old fashioned Barbie!"

Hahaha! Well, it's not a Barbie, but it is a Dolly!

We wrapped up our day out with Mexican dinner with Daddy. Brenna is our youngest so each of these times together are so special. I'm thankful for happy Brenna and a happy day!

Thanks for stopping by The Homemaking Party! I'm excited to see what you've got to share! 

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