Winter Romance

Today begins shopping for the month of January with the shoppes of Make Mine Pink, themed, Winter Romance. A time when we spend cold evenings curled up with a warm throw, a good book and a cup of tea in a favorite teacup.


What does winter romance mean to you? For me, I also love to romance the idea of redecorating my home after the Christmas decor is put away, bringing out decorative decor with a hint of Springtime to follow.


Cleaning out cupboards and rearranging places for everyday items. Catching up on little projects waiting to be finished sitting beside a warm fire. Cooking wintertime meals for a romantic dinner by candlelight. And my favorite, cleaning out my studio after the hustle of the Christmas season and putting in a special touch of decor to inspire new creations.


Weekend mornings find my best guy and I enjoying our morning coffee or tea with calm music in the background while we visit about the week past. Walking with Miss B on a brisk winter morning only to hurry home for that second cup of tea.
The soft glow of my favorite lamp early in the morning before the sun comes up or late evening, is pure winter romance.


However you romance the wintertime, I hope you enjoy the little details that make this time of year special in some way. Whether we are trying to stay warm in the cold temps or shoveling snow, viewing life and our surroundings in a romantic way can bring memorable joys to share with our loved ones.


Blessings to you for Winter Romance and a month of cherished times.
To visit and view Make Mine Pink Friday shopping with a twist, click HERE and till next time~


Winter Hugs from Texas,
Celestina Marie

Sleigh Bells and Winter Roses, Themed Friday Shopping at Make Mine Pink, Ornament Swap and Christmas Giveaway!

WOW,that's a long title!

Welcome friends to another shopping with a twist Friday, for our themed shopping of "Sleigh Bells and Winter Roses" I invite you to join in the fun by visiting HERE in my etsy shoppe for all things roses for winter.
We are getting close to Christmas and this year seems to have moved on more quickly then most. Well, time flies when your having fun they say. And it has been a fun year for creating and moving forward.

Speaking of fun, Our Make Mine Pink Ornament swap was fun too and yesterday I received some darling ornaments from a sweet MMP sister Janet from Janet's Creative Pillows. Visit her lovely blog HERE to meet Janet.

Here are the wrapped ornaments that popped out of the box wrapped so pretty!


She sent a darling aqua strawberry ornament, which I added to my pink Shabby Studio tree.


Next was this darling snowman ornament made from bisque and painted in pink with glitter sparkles almost like a cookie. He is adorable on my pink tree too.

Yet another sweet creation that will stay out year round is this gorgeous dress form ornament with lots of fabric details and fabulous in my studio.

All this flew to me with this sweet silver birdie, which has perched in the tree and will keep me company all Christmas season.

Love it all so much, and lastly, the gorgeous poinsettia Janet included found a spot for display in my shabby rose guestroom with a pair of vintage shoes topped with vintage earrings (I painted the shoes pink) and the sachet I won from Tammy's Stitching and Shipping.
Thank you so much Janet. I love my ornaments and you truly spoiled me with your pretties.

As a reminder, don't forget to enter my Christmas giveaway going on now with the drawing on the 10th of Dec. The entries are on this POST only. Come see my special keepsake box designed to say thank you to all my bloggy friends!



Thank you for coming to visit and your kind comments. I always love to see you and blessings to you this December Day. Have a wonderful weekend!
Celestina Marie

Pumpkin Spice and Autumn Roses

Today is another fun shopping day with Make Mine Pink and shopping with a twist. "Pumpkin Spice and Autumn Roses" is the theme today.

While I was preparing for this post, I took an Autumn walk around my garden to view the roses I still have in full bloom and so lovely. Grabbed my camera and had some fun taking a few pics and then putting my artistic touch to them.

With Thanksgiving upon us and the days turning cooler here in Texas, I am thankful for the blooms I can still enjoy. My roses today seemed to talk to me as I spent time among these gorgeous blooms. Some roses looked as though they were bowing their heads in prayer. Such peace and calm awaits in the garden. I hope you enjoy these few garden delights.




Even the pansy power had something to say!


My favorite today are the roses that were bowing their heads in prayer.

Thank you for stopping by and joining in my walk in the garden to celebrate pumpkin spice and Autumn roses.
I hope you have a wonderful Autumn day filled with promise and thanksgiving for the beauty around you. Till next time, you can find me swinging paint brushes and sprinkling fairy dust!
Blessings to you,
Celestina Marie

Shopping with a Twist Friday, at Make Mine Pink

Welcome Friends and Happy Friday. Today is our themed shopping day at Make Mine Pink and this week's shopping with a twist is "An English Cottage"
Please join the shopping fun for all sorts of treasures to accent your cottage home or give as special gifts.
To view a few of my treasures click HERE to visit my Etsy Shoppe Section for Make Mine Pink Friday.

In a couple days, I have many new items on the way to the shoppe as well as coming back tonight to announce the winner in my Visitor Giveaway. There is still time to leave a comment to be entered, as the drawing will take place this evening, Oct.1st.

Thank you to all who entered over the last few weeks and left kind comments. And, Thank you to those who decided to follow along on my painting and decorating journey.
I wish everyone could win, as it would make me so happy to send gifts to all, but we know only one will win at the moment. However, I am preparing for another giveaway for Christmas and those details will be posted later.

Here are a few new items soon to fill the shelves.





and many more pretties to join these.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you will join me again later this evening when I announce my giveaway winner. Good Luck!

Blessings to you this Autumn Day!
Celestina Marie

SHOPPING WITH A TWIST~

MAKE MINE PINK FRIDAY, shopping with a twist, celebrates the theme "working around the house."Join in the fun to view my organizing helpers for the home in my Little Pink Boutique HERE along with many other wonderful shoppes and their offered treasures.


In the meantime, I will be creating non stop to bring many new treasures your way. It looks like a cyclone hit my studio. Treasures piled high, glitter dust all around,
lace, trims and vintage pretties just waiting to accent something special. I can't wait to share the seasons new goodies with you.

And, from the heart, I want to thank you for the encouragement you give all along my journey. Your inspiration and words give me the boost to keep going, even when the hours get long, the days seem to go on forever, and the creative muse in me becomes overwhelmed at times. You are always there to lift my spirits and I appreciate you more then I can say.


Love to you my bloggy friends.
Blessings Always,
Celestina Marie
p.s. the music Irish Blessings for this post, is from a special e-card sent to me from my dear friend Carolyn of Draffin Bears. Carolyn is a very talented bear artist and writes a beautiful blog. Visit her when you have a moment. Thank you Carolyn!