Pearls and Lace Thursday and Variation #3 on a Pink Theme

Y'all are soooo sweet!  Your comments the last few weeks about my pink dyed laces have been so wonderful!  Thank you all for taking the time to visit here and for participating in the Pearls and Lace Thursday!!
The Party will continue!
The Last of this Pink Theme Party are the closeups that I took.

I always have so much fun trying to get the best shots!

Let me know what you think!

All this pink, just because of some AVOCADO PEEL!!  Be sure and check out the previous Pearls and Lace parties where I tell you how I did it.  Have any of you tried this yet??? Let me know!!

It's time for the Party.

Be sure and add the url code of your post to the link below!  I love seeing what you are doing!!

And do you see the list on the right of my blog page?  The one where it says Parties I Love?

Well, I'm going to be joining up with a number of them!  Be sure and head over there and see all the lovely parties and join in too!

Hope you all have a lovely rest of the week!

Blessings, Doni



Pearls and Lace Thursday #77 Variation #2 on the Pink Theme

Variation #2

I showed you these same materials on my last Pearls and Lace Thursday post here, after I had dyed them with the surprisingly usable avocado peel.  The different shades of pink are so pretty, I decided to carry on by adding some pretties to help show them off.

I added layers of tatted pieces and pearl necklaces, buttons, and lace roses that I made last year.

I love the way the pinks are enhanced by the colors of the tatted pieces and the luster of the pearls.

Some of my favorite pearlized buttons are scattered among the layers, and a length of vintage ecru colored ribbon adds some shine.

My dear friend gave me some cockscomb last fall that she had grown.  I dried them and the dark pink looks so good with this collection that I will be trying to grow some of my own this coming spring!

The chintz vases were next....I'm still on the fence about whether I should have added them.

This pink pincushion begged to be part of the photo shoot!

And ironstone just belongs with the whole group and gives some anchoring to the busyness.

Next week I will show you the last of the theme (for now) with some closeups of the collection.

I hope you enjoyed Variation #2 on the Pink Theme and will now join me for Pearls and Lace Thursday!

I have really enjoyed doing this party, and will continue it for now at least.  Perhaps in the future I'll quit the party, but continue to share pearls and laces.  There doesn't seem to be a lot of interest, and there are so many other parties out there!

Speaking of other parties, I will going over to join up with some myself!  The list to the right of Parties I Love are a wonderful collection of blogs that host parties each week.  Be sure that after you join this linky party, you go over and check out the other parties!

Please join me by using the url code from your blog POST, not your blog, and please no sales items of any kind.  I truly appreciate each of you who have joined my parties in the past, and I'd like to welcome each of my newest followers!  You people are awesome!!!

Many blessings to you,

Doni

Pearls and Lace #76 Variations on a Theme #1

Pink is the Theme.

Lace is the Subject.

How on earth did I get Pink Lace?

Well avocados of course!!!

Have you tried this?  You just have to try this.  It's easy, and it makes you feel like you've done something magical!  PINK dye from avocado peel.

I boiled it, I set it aside after about an hour, and I played like a little girl.

This first post about the Theme (Pink Lace) is composed of pictures of the actual dyed pieces.

I have taken a number of different materials and tried different soaking times to get the variation of pinks. 
The longer you soak, the darker the pink.

I think the main thing I did correctly was to put the avocado peelings into a doubled portion of cheesecloth and tie the end.  I used this pouch in a large pot of water and boiled it for about an hour, then put in the laces and materials I was using and let them soak for about an hour.  Later, I put some of the pieces back in for another soak of another hour, then put them outside to dry.

It was hard for me to get some of the materials to absorb color, but I found that most of the materials were beautifully colored, and I plan on looking out for many more items to dye in the future.  And my husband gets to eat some fresh guacamole from time to time!!

On a humorous side, at the time I was doing the whole boiling and drying (outside) of the materials, my husband was out of town.  When I took the pieces outside to dry in the sun, they were gently floating in the breeze when my husband arrived home.  He got scared.  He thought he had put something red in a laundry of whites and I was flying his mistakes out front for him to see when he got home!!!  Poor guy!  I was just excited about my new pink laces and such, and he was afraid to come in the house!

Next week I will share some more photos using the pinks as a background for some additions of pearls, buttons, and tatting laces.  Be sure and come back by to see them!  I am soooo excited about finding this process!  Let me know if you have tried it before and what you did!!!

It's time for Pearls and Lace Thursday!  Add the url code for your post to the link below and show us your pretties!  You can use this party to post as many times as you like.  I love to see what you have to share!
I will be joining a number of fun parties this week as well...be sure and visit the parties I've listed on my sidebar.  You will be amazed at all the beautiful posts out there!!  Thanks to you all for joining me, and a special hello to my newest followers!

Blessings to you all!

Doni
edited: because I can spell guacamole, but not avOcado!