Friday, December 25, 2009

Pink Saturday Smiles

For Christmas this year Mother and I went through her holiday themed pins and picked one for each of the granddaughters. I embellished ornaments with tiny jingle bell garland and gold ribbon. Then I pinned one of Grandmother’s pin to the bow of each…they turned out really cute and the girls seemed pleased…

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I wish I had close ups, but my camera was being moody.  I’m really proud of how much the girls appreciated an ornament with a story…It just shows how special they are…my sister remembered the pins from the past and now they will hang on her tree instead of lying forgotten in a jewelry box… I love recycling and upcycling pieces with a history.

Several years ago I made memory ornaments for several of my best friends. They were similar to these, but they were made using vintage estate jewelry. I may just keep it up…Hope your holiday was Merry…take a minute to Stop in at Beverly’s house  to see the list of Pink Saturday players.

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/    It will be fun to see what everyone is up to after the big day. 

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5 comments:

Sue McPeak said...

What a great idea, Laverne. And that the girls really appreciated the sentiment and heritage behind the pins~ornaments makes it soooo special. Thanks for visiting on my 12th PSat....it was fun with the chicken dance and pink eggs!

December 26, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Rose Brier Studio said...

Those pins/ornaments are a wonderful gift. I have some costume jewelry from my grandmother and it reminds me of her every time I see it. What a great inheritance (specially cuz your mom's still here!)
Thanks for visiting me on Pink Saturday.
~Marilee

December 26, 2009 at 5:53 PM
suesueb said...

I think this is a great way to share heirlooms! Happy pink week!!

December 27, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Beverly said...

LaVerne, I love this idea. Those will certainly be gifts that are forever treasures.

I thought you might like to read this post about what I did with some of my pins.

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/my-pin-pillow.html

Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Holidays.

December 28, 2009 at 7:36 AM
tickledpinkwithrosesandpearls.com said...

I love your idea for the recycled jewelry! It means so much when the recipients are as pleased as we are making it!
If you have time, check out my blog
tickledpinkwithrosesandpearls.com
I also love vintage jewelry and finding new ways to use it!
Have a great day!

October 24, 2010 at 7:03 PM

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