Please join me in praying for the residents of Colorado who have lost loved ones and homes in the wildfires. A huge thank you to all the firefighters who have risked their lives to protect Coloradans and their homes.
God bless you. |
"Pink Cottage" photo by Robin Kearney: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinkearney/165188794/in/photostream/ Some Rights Reserved |
I love this cottage. It's warm, it's inviting and it's pink. Pink is not a color I would choose for just any home. But I think it works for this cottage.
It's been another long spell since I last posted, but sometimes life just gets in the way, doesn't it? I spent two weeks working on an assignment for Wesleyan Publishing: seven devotionals for their Spring 2013 devotional publication "Light From the Word." Then this past week I've been playing catch up around the shop and preparing to add online sales to this site. I'm pretty excited about the prospect of an online shop, but it really takes time to make it happen.
Enough already with my pitiful failure-to-communicate excuses. Let's look at another pink cottage I found.
"Lyme Pink Cottage" by Adrian Boliston: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boliston/2353431634/ Some Rights Reserved |
"Pink Cottage" photo by v1ctory_1s_m1ne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/v1ctory_1s_m1ne/455792180/ Some Rights Reserved |
All three cottages are a different shade of pink, but did you notice they all have thatched roofs? Don't we just love those?
"Cottage" photo by Mark A. Coleman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48509939@N07/4579165183/ Some Rights Reserved |
I'm celebrating pink in the shop too. Recently a consignor brought in a plethora of vintage linens and doilies in a pink theme.
The pink and gold vintage Hall teapot is delightful. Paired with the ecru, and pink trimmed large doily it says "tea party" to me.
This little white ruffled doily with pink trim is sweet. I like to hang jewelry from the teapots in the shop for fun.
Lovely Sherie, owner of Cottage Bliss, bought this intricately crocheted piece for her green and pink cottage. She'll fix the broken threads. Crafty girl.
This little pink and green charmer went home with Sherrie, too. The green Hall teapot went home with someone else who collects. . .what else? Teapots.
More pink goodies in the shop. . .
This delightful vintage Southern Belle tablecloth is hand embroidered and machine trimmed.
This is one of my favorite oils by my talented husband Dennis Reinke.
Lewis Townsend, one of the local artisans I consign with, handcrafted this wonderful barnwood hanging wall shelf.
The pink flower mosaic adds a touch of whimsy.
I hope you enjoyed this little pink journey and that you'll have a safe and fun Fourth of July. Estes Park is beautiful and open for business. :)
One Happy Painter! |
(Please take note that this site may be out of commission for a few days while I make changes to accommodate the online shop. If you can't find me, don't worry. Check back again because I will retain the ajoyfulcottage.com name and once things are in place I'll be up and running again.)
Blessings,