Little Red Hen

And the winner (for color of the year for 2009) is.....

MIMOSA!!!!!  

I couldn't be happier!  It  probably IS my second most favorite color next to red! And when I put them together, it is like an "eye-gasm" for me!  (I stole that word from my friend JoAnne...) 

Oh wait! Look around you! 

Mimosa(s), anyone?

Thank you, Pantone for 14-0848!

Mother Nature loves "mimosa", too.  I think she shows it of quite nicely like this....

When I first read the color was "mimosa" I immediately thought of a sickly pink color because in the south we have these trees that bloom in the summer with feathery leaves and pink powder-puff type blossoms. YICK was my first thought.

Then they gave other names  like "sunflower", "buttercup" and other things that made me think "yellow". 

THIS yellow.  

I really do adore this shade of yellow. 

I once had a coat that was this color. 

I painted Katie's room this color (twice) when I was in a major Mary Englebreit phase.

I still have a room painted this color, though you can't see it for the stacked up drawers and shelves.

Sneaky Peek....

Oooh boy, I love a Sneaky Pete hot dog. 

Oh wait....this post isn't about hot dogs, it is about a sneaky PEEK. (Though I could re-segue back into hot dogs because they do serve those at the circus, along with "Popcorn!" and "Peanuts!"

The circus?

Yes, the circus.  January is a circus month around here.  Ads for snarling tigers, obedient elephants, crazy nosed clowns, and even more crazed motorcyle, rocket blasting types of folks are all over the tv.

Here's my ad for the circus!  MY circus!  Coming soon to a three ring tent near you!  And I promise, the tigers don't snarl and the elephants are cuter than the tigers.  (Aren't they always????)

So, in my best ringmaster's voice, I say "Step right up! In ring number one you can feast your eyes on THE WHOLE KIT AND KABOODLE! (oops, minus the ornaments)

In ring number two....THE ORNAMENTS!!!! 

In ring number three...The amazing display at the Midwest of Cannon Falls showroom this past weekend!  (They are an INCREDIBLY wonderful company to work with a (shout out to Cassi and Susan!!!!) and I love the display they had by the front desk.   (A big THANKS and a hug to my daughter, MK, who visited the showroom, took the pix, and left feeling, as she said, "Like a rock star, Mom!)

 

 

Aren't these fun?  And I love that many of the items are perfect for everyday use and not just Christmas.  Also, be sure and look back at the top of the ferris wheel to see the little Santa head ornaments hanging off of it.  They are some of my favorites!

The circus is coming to town!

HOT DOG!!!!!

A few more of my favorite things...

 If you  made your way here from Pfatt Marketplace,  these are some of the  molds  (or items from molds)  that I've been making.    Sweet little penny dolls and old figural Christmas  lights  are my faves to do right now. 

   

 

 

I love painting them to look old, with rubbed off paint.  They're aged and also dusted with a bit of mica to give them a little "umph".....

There will be many styles comin' round the bend....STAY TUNED!

  

   

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!

 

Red. White. Polka Dots. Love. 

Christy Meyers started this madness!  I will have to place all the blame on her!

February, 08.  A surprise of a package in the mail.  One red dotted mug, some Starbucks coffee beans and lots of love.  A visit to Sur La Table (via the web) makes my heart jump out of my chest.  In addition to the mugs, there are bowls and plates and teapots!  OH MY!   I begin to drool.

March, 08.  Drooling continues.

April, 08.  I run into the first Sur La Table store I've ever seen in person.  In Berkeley, CA, no less.  (It is across the street from Castle in the Air, a place I'd been fortunate enough to visit TWICE in one day and where I really thought I'd drooled all that I could drool.)   But, there is some drool left when I go into the ACTUAL store and see the display of red dotted deliciousness all together in one spot.

May through November, 08.    Drooling and now some serious yearning.   

Then I remember Christmas is coming. 

My Christmas list is short. 

In my best Oliver Twist imitation...."More mugs, please!"  

And some bowls.

December, 08.  Santa Jonathan and Elf Katie come through with flying colors dots.

January, 09. As I start to write this post I check the SLT website so I can post links and guess what????

!!!THEY'RE ON SALE!!!

Coming soon, to a blogger you're reading....

Some plates, more bowls. 

Still thinking about that teapot.