Bella Pink Cafe

Sit, Relax..Let's Catch up...

   

    So many things, so little time.  Have a seat, let's play catch up around here... . my back has been acting up, had an epidural shot last week- WHOA...don't think I will ever do that again.  I know I gave birth, twice in fact, but geez Louise, that sucker hurt...and I think it has now irritated the monster that has been living in my back even more.  I'm going to leave the restless beast alone for a while.  My doctor says the disc is so bad that I need surgery, and wants to insert 3 titanium screws, but I think I will get a 2nd, 3rd and 4th opinion!

     Wriskey™ Business is *cRaZy* and I want to thank all of you for being such great supporters!  We started a Wriskey Girl photo pool on flickr.  We thought it would be cool to see creative shots of you creative people using your Wriskey or wearing your tee's, just upload them here and they will appear on the front page of my blog, at random and everytime the page is re-freshed.  Pretty cool!  We plan to have contests/prizes (we love prizes don't we!?) for the most creative shots.  If you don't like having your photo taken, then maybe snap a shot of your baby chewing on your Wriskey, etc...(or something like that, my brain is fried right now, so I am not being too creative!).  Sweet Gail sent us a shot of her reminding hubby that Valentine's Day is soon approaching, take a peek .  Too cute!  Can't wait to see all of you Wriskey Girls!

     I know everyone LOVES giveaways, so make sure you stop by my friends blogs who are having super fabulous ones, Chris at Tutti Chic's Blog and Janet over at Shabby FuFu  Great ladies giving away great stuff!

     I know I am forgetting a half a million other things I wanted to tell you all, but there is always another day and another post.  I think it's time too for another Tara TV post?  My son wants to try something different this time, I might let him run with it, we'll see, stay tuned! I'm off to browse your blogs and see what you have been up to~xo

Give me a "B"

     Love this paper cone stuffed with goodies for Fall that I got over at Etsy I was able to choose the custom letter initial and went with a "B" for Bella Pink, since it was going in the studio.  It looks so pretty hanging from the work table and reminds me that my favorite season is just around the corner.  Thank you for all the well wishes and personal emails, in means so much to me and was the perfect comforting pick me up I needed! I am feeling much "B" for better today and getting the kids off to school. ~xo

The Cafe...

     My lovely new sign for the studio came last week from Ms. Claudia.  So beautiful.  If only I could snap my fingers and the rest of the space would be finished.  Gotta get it done...it's been taking soooo long.  After the wedding I will focus, I promise myself!  The spindles Claudia painted for the boutique sold fast (and to those that bought them, thank you for your patience! I am packing and shipping them today) ps: We have cute new items being added in our "Whimsy" department in the boutique, lots of cool stuff I think you will love! 

Studio Progress...

     Ok!  We are getting somewhere now...here is a hutch that hubby rehabbed for storage in the studio...I quickly put pillows and things in there and snapped this picture but I think you get the idea though...it's a great place to keep fabrics (and the pillows look nice too!)  And thanks to my brother and brother in law...they helped us over the holiday weekend and we got the old piano out of the foyer!  They nearly broke their backs, but got it down the basement and we put it in the kids play area (better than the dumpster) and I can still hear "Mary Had a Little Lamb" being played on the old keys every once in a while!

 

     Oh!  And on another note, I got a email from  Kim at "Scrap To My Lu" that my blog is being featured on her site Today's Creative Blogs/ How cool is that?  Thanks Kim!

Help! There's A Piano in My Foyer...

     We are in the process of a studio makeover here.  Thus, the old antique piano has been wheeled out into the foyer, nice huh?  Have to make room for all that is planned.  So the piano will sit until we find the right spot for it (like maybe the dumpster?)  Is there a way to see passed this mess?  Hubby is building shelves to house the pillows, and hutches for fabric and slipcover storage all out of our salvage materials.  There will be an area for the canvas prints and frames.  A stationery spot for the notecard line, mason jars filled with supplies, etc..  A staging area for product shots, not to mention my daughter asked for her own craft area so she "can work with mommy", so I will have to fit this in somewhere.  I can see the  way I want it to look if I close my eyes...but getting it together will be a challenge  I still have my home office (see below) that's where the computer is and where I do all the paperwork.  (fun)  Wish me luck,  I will need it!

Oh the humanity!  Is there light at the end of this tunnel?

The home office in another part of the house...at least I can get some work done in here for now!