Bella Pink Cafe

Why we can't eat on the dining room table...

     Hello!  My super talented 11 year old son made this video using his new tripod (it really helps to keep the video steady) In computer class he is learning how to make 'movie mixes'...I have no idea how he did this, but I know he would be happy to answer your questions, because mom sure doesn't know! LOL! He even uploaded it for me  I love how he put music to it, sped up the film, and made it look like an old time movie in a sepia tone, complete with the old time look of a reel...lines jumping, etc..(also glad there is no sound on this one because at one point my husband walks in and I tell him "don't just stand there, get to work!") This was filmed one night when we were doing the second batch of orders, since then, my poor dining room has been overwrought in Wriskey's, you can't even walk in there anymore!

  Enjoy!  I know he would love your feedback!~xo

Is This Necessary?

    That was my question to my husband when I saw him digging an area in our backyard outside my office window and then watching him build yet another patio.  Our first patio is outside our kitchen back door, the typical cobblestone paver patio jazzed up with a waterfall and steps, etc..  So when I see this going on outside my window, I had to ask that question.  Of course he says "yes it's necessary!" Like I'm crazy for even asking.  Ok then, I say to myself...now we have 2 patios.  This new one is more of a private area with a walkway that adjoins the other patio but it's sort of tucked away.  It is turning out just beautiful and I have come to the conclusion that he has to create.  period.  He does this for a living so you think he would be tired of looking at them or talking about them.  Nope.  This is his passion, so I will sit back...admire and when it's all done, I will take my laptop onto the new patio for my own inspiration and tell him how very necessary it was!~ xo

Site supervision:

Also very necessary for him...as he said "it helps the creative flow" lol...

Fresh Props...

     Here is superman's handywork for the wedding ceremony.  He created these two urns (in size XXL) with fresh flowers to be placed near the mock altar during the candlelight ceremony.  I think we may need to hire a crane and forklift to get them there, so darn heavy!

   

Boys will be Boys

     This weekend our boys (hubby and son) leave for their annual camping trip in the mountains of Pennsylvania.  They meet up with my husband 's cousin (and business partner) he has 3 boys himself and they  pitch tents and set up camp with some other friends and their sons and ride their quads and fish on 750 acres (yes- 750!)  A friend of ours own's the property and he meets them with his boys....do you get the picture - BOYS ONLY?  Not that I would go, I couldn't rough it in a tent...I like my down comforter and fluffy pillows!  This is their 4th annual trip, lots of excitement in the air...packing, bags everywhere and questions from hubby like "do you know wear my riding pants and gloves are?"  How the heck would I know that!?  Here are some shots from last year and yes they wear all the safety gear, helmets (shout out to uswood1 in NY- I see you!) chest protectors, etc...they are all experienced riders.

Group shots on the "rides"  See the little hunk in the front with no shirt on? 

Hubby is 3rd from the left in this picture (or the only one with hair!)- My washer was clogged for days after this trip!

At least here in this picture I know they remembered to feed the kids!  Pic on the right is of their camp site

     My daughter and I have a fun weekend planned with lots of girly things!  Pedicures, shopping for her shoes and a headpiece for the big wedding.  I'll be able to catch up with some old friends, one who we call the Dunkin Donuts heiress!  Her and her husband own a chain of 10 Dunkin Donuts stores....we laugh because you think she would be as big as a house from eating free donuts, but she is thin and beautiful and says that the only free donuts she gets are ones that had a donut "malfunction" that nobody would eat! 

     Oh and I also plan on listing some great flea market finds that I never got around to and also those beautiful Spindles handpainted by our lovely guest artist Claudia.  I also will get the chance to get caught up a million things this weekend with the house quiet, like shipping out orders, and concentrate on some new projects.  Planning our vacation to the beach and packing (I'll post more on that later)  It's no where tropical, just a week to the beach.  The tropical trip is planned for this Winter. 

It's a Keeper!

Look what hubby brought home today!  He is helping to restore an old Victorian which a friend of ours owns.  He found these old shabby mirrors in the barn, they appear to have been closet doors, complete with a glass knob and antique key hole!  Can you believe it was headed for the dumpster?There are 2 of them, this is one after a good scrubbing.  Now I need to figure out the perfect spot for them!

Men At Work

Here is my superman making a frame! We are starting to make our frames for the canvas print line from antique shutters we salvage from old Victorian homes here in Pennsylvania.  I'm fortunate to have "connections" through my family's construction business and we are able to rescue these old beauties!  Some of the homes we renovate date back to the early 1800's.  Oh...the history