It's Pink Saturday and I Spy An Older-Than-Dirt-Birthday Giveaway Winner!

It's Pink Saturday at our dear Beverly's blog, How Sweet The Sound, and I thought this would be the perfect time to announce the winner of my Older-Than-Dirt Birthday Giveaway. I've enlisted Mr. Elephant here as my able assistant...



If you're wondering what he's hanging around on and you guessed a bag...



Then you guessed correctly...



And if you're wondering what's inside the bag...



That would be names, around 200 to be exact...



Mr. Elephant has volunteered to climb down in there and come out with a winner...



While we wait...



And wait...



And apparently wait...



YooHoo, Mr. Elephant are you going to come out, or are we going to have to send search and rescue in there after you??? [You know, he could be lost among all those names in the bag. I killed a forest doing this!]...



At last, I hear the rustle of paper, and now I see his eyes sparkling with glee...



For the winner is none other than one of our very own Pinkies! But I'm going to hold you in suspense a little while longer while I describe some of the things I know about this winner from reading her blog (I read it front to back in an effort to get to know her)...



After the winner's name was drawn, I had to investigate and try to determine the types of things she likes so I could go on a shopping spree. This one lasted nearly two months. LOL! ;-) I discovered a lot of things in my snooping. It's not surprising that a Pinky would love pink being a Pinky and all, but she also loves hints of blue along with roses and china. She has a world of teacups and teapots, so I figured I would mix it up a little. When I found this little hand-painted Nippon bowl, I thought it would be perfect for her...



She can use it for waste bags for her tea or as a candy dish or for soaps in her bathroom or just to sit around and look sweet....



And if you look closely at the photographs, the floral bouquets are each inside a golden heart...



Those remind me of her because she is all heart...



She's a girl who likes hankies, too, so I found her one with pink flowers and the requisite pale blue...



And one with the handwork she admires...



I think this is tatting on the edge (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)...



And a pair with some handwork on the bottoms of each, a pair that she and her daughter might opt to use as tea napkins when they have their tea time together...



Then I found a whole bunch of cute antique postcards which are something else she collects...



I tried to settle on some with pink accents...



And some with cute cottages (and pink roses, her favorites)...



Because she loves to nest in her very own rose-filled cottage...



Then I picked ones with sweet sentiments...



Because it's oh, so important to give "huggies and lovies" as this person does in every post on her blog...



Then, I went out shopping again (okay, it's hard work but some one's gotta do it!), and when I saw this little fellow I had to buy him for her. You see, he bears a striking resemblance to another little fellow who is the apple of his grandmother's eye...



That same little fellow just happens to love elephants...



Just like this little cutie does...



This one's made by Lori Mitchell...



And while he is sporting blue striped pajamas...



He has some mighty pink cheeks...



I'm hoping that every time our winner sees this little angel she will be reminded of her own little angel boy and smile...



It is also my fondest hope that when our Pinky friend sees the hearts on this little keepsake bowl, she will remember that her mother's love continues to shine across space and distance and will continue to comfort her always, until they are one day reunited in Heaven...



You see, this person started her blog in an effort to cope with the loss of her precious mother, and she feels that all of the friends she has made in the Land of Blog have helped to heal her heart. I think that's something we all share as bloggers, the ability to shine the light of love into each others' lives. I know how I have been blessed by all of you. So, I hope that this dearest Pinky enjoys these gifts and continues to shine her own sunny personality throughout the Land of Blog. She makes it a much brighter place to be! :-)

Now, if you haven't guessed who it is, then I'm going to call on Mr. Elephant to let you in on our little secret...



Come on in a little closer, Mr. Elephant, so we can all see that the winner is none other than Spencer of Bellamere Cottage! Congratulations, Spencer! :-) :-) :-) Oh, and Spencer, there are some little surprises tucked in with these gifts because there should always be some fun surprises in life! ;-) And for the rest of you, if you haven't met Spencer, you will certainly want to as she is a delight! Click on her blog name above to pop over there.



And that, my friends, concludes my Pink Saturday post. Please be sure to visit Beverly and her friends for Pink Saturday by clicking here. Thanks to Beverly for always being the quintessential hostess.



And thank YOU so much for visiting me. I look forward to visiting you at your blog in return. You always, ALWAYS make my day complete! :-)

Warmly,


Mrs. Magpie (Sheila)

P.S. In an effort not to slow down the speed readers of Pink Saturday, I'm going to post this here. I was trying to move some things around in this post when I managed to 1) publish it and 2) delete the thing I was trying to move. What I wanted to say is that before I drew the name (which was originally going to be drawn by my little friend Addie who got away before we could draw on Labor Day Weekend), I prayed hard that the Lord would guide my hand inside the bag full of names (around 200 which I wrote out and cut into little slips of paper). I mixed the names like I was mixing a recipe only with my hand, and then I drew Spencer's name. I didn't know Spencer very well at all before the drawing, but because this drawing was going to involve shopping for someone, I read her blog from beginning to end. Now, I feel as if she is one of my dearest friends. She is a doll!

What I discovered from reading the blog is that just about the time of the drawing in early September, Spencer was injured in a car accident, and I'm convinced that this was the Lord's way of sending her a special "I love you" gift. Isn't He the most awesome Father? So, Spence, this is a gift from Him as much as from me. I took a while to shop so that's why Spencer is getting this later than Labor Day.

Another thing, I had no idea that Spencer's grandson loved elephants, and that polka dot bag with the elephant (that will be on its way to Spencer with the gifts) was the actual bag I used to draw the names. So Spencer, this was meant to be!

For those of you who haven't read Spencer's blog, Bellamere Cottage, I would encourage you to do so because she is a lady who has faced adversity and come out on top. In addition to being an absolute delight, she is an overcomer, a trait I greatly admire. And she can sew ANYTHING. Just darling things! And makes slipcovers and makes lamps. And paints cabinets that look like a million bucks. We are talking T-A-L-E-N-T! And she's funny and just as nice as can be. So treat yourself to a visit to Spencer's blog. You'll be SO glad you did! I know I am! :-)

And one last thing... Spence, I tried and tried to find that toy for Ruby Mae Petunia Bell (that's Spencer's Frenton Bullier... the name I just made up for a French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix), but it wasn't to be found locally. I bought something for her as a very hopeful substitute, got it home, and it had those beanie things in the seat which I didn't want her to swallow. So I'm back to the drawing board. I'll keep looking! :-)