2010 Christmas in July Shop Hop with Make Mine Pink

I just Love a Good Shop Hop! What about you? Have you ever participated in one? Of course I am very partial but at Make Mine Pink, we do put on the Best Shop Hop on the Web!! We have 33 participating Boutiques, which have all hidden the Famous Make Mine Pink Shopping Bag somewhere in our Boutiques for you to find. You have 5 fun~filled days to find your Shopping Bags and each one registers into your registered account. Yes, you must Register here to play. The Prizes are Beautiful, all donated by the Participating Boutiques. Each Boutique as well has there own Fun Planned agenda for you and Specials too!! So what's keeping you? Hop on over, Register, Play and WIN!!!

See you there!!
Huggs, Nancy
www.coeurdalenegifts.com

Have you ever Attended ~ a "Pink Twilight" Sale???

It's Fast & Furious, and a whole lot of FUN!! Put on by the Boutiques at www.makeminepink.com and created by Founder Joyce Lucas, this monthly(3rd Saturday) Online Flea Market type Sale Extravaganza has something(s) for everyone!! You will find Handmade, Handcrafted, Hand sewn, Hand sculpted, New, Vintage, Re~Purposed, in just about every Category you can Imagine.
The Best part, is that we list everything in clean, usable out of the box condition, at a Flea Market Price and we keep adding products right up until we close! On top of all that, if you have ever shopped with any of the Boutiques at Make Mine Pink you know that Love, Care and a little Fu~Fu go into every box we ship out.

Our next "Pink Twilight" Sale is coming up on July 17th, 2010 right here! We start promptly at 6 pm and end sharply at midnight.

I just love shopping at "Pink Twilight" I hope you will too!
See you next Saturday!!!
Huggs, Nancy
www.coeurdalenegifts.com

A Fresh Breath....

I have been feverioushly working on getting things ready for a massive Garage Sale. We have a beautifully finished basement, but you wouldn't know it from the boxes, and bags just piled on the floor and on the Tables, both 8 foot long dining Table Sets. I could just open my own store right out of my basement. I wonder if my little historic city here on the Lake would permit me to do that? Just kidding friends I don't need another business venture at this stage of my Life.
I took a break from all of this activity once this past week~end to find my daughter had sent me this picture of my sweet little Granddaughter, Johanna.
Such perfect timing for the day, as I work to get rid of all this stuff. A wonderful reminder that our efforts to unload will bring us someday to being closer to where we want to spend the rest of our lives. Playing, enjoying, and spending as mush time as we can with our Grandchildren. That is our New Venture we have decided for us. We may not settle in China, but probably in some hand picked Grandma house with a Big Porch, and a Big Yard on the West Coast. Maybe even in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.......

Have a wonderful day Friends!!
Huggs, Nancy
www.coeurdalenegifts.com

Gorgeous Give~Away

Isn't this Wreath just Gorgeous? I just Love it!!! From 'Between Naps on the Porch' Blog this Morning I was directed to Pemberley Style Blog for this Beautiful Give~Away. If you would like a chance to win it too just head on over, Amy has just a Beautiful Blog! Good Luck to you too Friends!!

Huggs, Nancy
www.coeurdalenegifts.com

Catching up with 'Mimmie'

Oh Dear Sweet Friends, I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth, just dropped into a whole new realm of Life ~ Grandmotherhood, is that even a word?, or for me it would be Mimmiehood. That's a new word created by moi. Yes, dainty little Miss Johanna Grace came into our lives on May 14th. Just as precious as a little girl can be, and so is her Mother my daughter Lauren. I have been busy keeping up with her, crocheting, and creating in down time. Even had a chance to visit a couple Antique Stores here in Shelton WA.
So there are some New goodies in the Boutique.
And a new favorite Yarn Shop, which just happens to be right on my path to visit with Johanna. Fancy Image Yarns, www.fancyimageyarns.com, is a shop full of hand dyed Merino's and Mohair's. Myra's eye for color is just outstanding with yummy summer, and rich fall hues. This shop is a must have for the Fiber Artist.

Today we took Johanna to the Olympia Farmer's Market. I just Love her New Copli Stroller! Her Blanket here was made by Melissa Danner of 'My Favorite Things', melissadanner.typepad.com Thank~You Melissa!!

I Hope You ALL are Enjoying a Wonderful Holiday Week~end!!
Huggs, Nancy
www.coeurdalenegifts.com

Southern Cookin Give~Away Winner

Congratulations Roxie!! of Jorabeel's Blog Boutique! Roxie dear, you are the Winner of the this Southern Cookin Give~Away! Just leave it to me to forget to post and wonder why I have not heard from you! Em me your Address, and I'll send your goodies on their way!!

Huggs, Nancy
www.coeurdalenegifts.com

Sweet Southern Cookin` Give~Away

When I think of Southern Cooks~ I think Paula Deen. I have eaten at her lovely Restaurant, The Lady and Sons, on several occasions and the faire was Oh so yummy!! This trip I visited her Home Store, I have to say I really like the quality and design of her products. Her prices were very reasonable too!! So I did find a couple goodies there just for you!! I also stopped by 'shopSCAD'(Savannah College of Art and Design), a retail boutique full of products made by the students. So many pretties and unique color combinations too! I found a very pretty Gift there for you too. Today's Give~Away, a Special little Cooking package. From shopSCAD, a lovely Teal Toile on White Kitchen Towel & Hot Pad set. I love the color Teal, it can be mixed with so many different other colors. From Paula Deens Home Store, A set of Measuring Cups, and Measuring Spoons. I like these they are a very solid set. A set of 6 Postcards each with one of her famous recipes, and a tube of her Key Lime Chapstick!! If you would like to enter this Sweet Give Away, just comment below and sign up for our mailing list,(link on right sidebar). For extra entries, please comment if you become a fan of our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, Follow this Blog. This Give~Away ends Tuesday, May 4th, 2010.
Have a Wonderful Week~end!!
Huggs, Nancy
www.coeurdalenegifts.com