Let's Eat Cake...Yum!

As part of the Mother’s Day Garden Party, the ladies at Make Mine Pink are sponsoring a Recipe Exchange today! In honor of my Mom, I wanted to share one of her recipes. When you look at the title, you will probably have the same reaction I had as a kid…. A cake made with MAYONNAISE??? At first, I refused to try it. How could anything yummy be made with mayonnaise? But the rich chocolaty goodness won out and soon I was eating and enjoying every yummy, moist, delicious bite. The mayonnaise is the secret to the moistness! Try it, you’ll be hooked too, and it will be fun to tell your family and friends the delicious cake they just ate is made with MAYONNAISE! Enjoy!

Mayonnaise Cake

2 Cups Flour 1 Cup Mayonnaise
1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Water
2 tsp Soda 1 tsp Vanilla
½ Cup Cocoa ¼ tsp Salt

Mix dry ingredients together and add both wet ingredients, mixing until there are no lumps remaining. Bake in a greased cake pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Easy!

Mothers Day Garden Party Shop/Blog Hop

Make Mine Pink will be offering a Mother's Day Shop Hop starting on April 21st, 2008 and ending on May 10th, 2008. Join the Make Mine Pink Bloggers as we each post our plans for a Mother's Day Event~ we will share stories and recipes, a garden hat or two, and stop and smell the roses along the way.

It's Show and Tell Monday again!

How can one week possibly go by so quickly? It's Show and Tell Monday once again! This is a great idea started by Kathleen at Set To A Tea. It's so fun to share what we have been working on this week and see the other great projects in the works of all our other friends at Make Mine Pink! If you interested in showing what you've been up to, or what projects you are working on, jump in and join the fun! Just post a comment with your link so we can take a look!

Besides our online business, we also manage Estate liquidations, so we spent the week preparing for an estate sale. As you can see from the photo's, there were some lovely things. As I was processing the cedar chest(which was full of wonderful vintage clothes) I came across this little pocket photo. It was in a small tooled leather case with a hook type closure. Inside, you can see the beautiful tooled gold filigree around the photo. This was not just a photo under glass though. It looked like it was layered or 3d with coloring added. I did allot of research trying to find out what kind of process was used, but I couldn't find anything. So if you have any idea, be sure and let us know. I am glad the family ended up with them, as I am sure they are a treasured heirloom!

We have a new contest starting on MMP and will be posting that soon, so check back for details! Blessings to you!

Show And Tell Monday

It's Show and Tell Monday!

One of the ladies at Make Mine Pink challenged all of us members to post some pics of our projects we currently have in progress. What a great idea! I have had such fun working on some new tote designs. Our Vintage Hankie totes have been so popular. We thought it was time to try some of our ideas in some different fabrics. There are such wonderful fabrics available now, and I just love the Amy Butler line! So here are some pics of the the ideas I am playing around with right now. I'm really excited about this line. We try to use re purposed items like buckles, jewelry and findings on them, and our straw tote is Eco friendly too. It makes me feel good to be helping the environment in some small way. I should have them done within the week, so keep an eye out for them on our site...www.forgetmenotdreams.com Tote designs are exclusive originals of Forget Me Not Dreams, and are not available for reproductions at this time.


Isn't this the yummiest pink fabric!


Recycled Buckles and bangles will be a big part of our new line.


We're trying some new shapes and embellishments too!

Half Off Easter Sale

We enjoyed a wonderful Easter at Forget Me Not Dreams and hope you did too. But now it's time for a SALE! If your like us, you love a good sale! Well, have we got one for you! We need to clear out our shelves and make room for new items. Why store product for a year when we can give our customers a great value right? We are offering all of our Easter Decor at 50%off!!! Yup...you heard it right, HALF OFF our regular prices! Sale ends March 31st, so don't wait or you'll miss out on these great deals! Click on this link for quick access:

Half Off Easter or go to http://www.forgetmenotdreams.com/ and find our Easter product in our Celebrate, Spring category.

It's not too late to enter our March Bonus either. Spend $50 (before shipping) and you'll be entered in our March 31st drawing to win our cute Spring planter! Hop over to our website for a look! Have fun shopping! Karen & Eileen

We've Recieved An Award!

You Make My Day Award!

We would like to thank Theresa of Cottage Violets, for this "You Make My Day" award, we thought is was so sweet of her to include us on her list. We have loved getting to know you and becoming fast MMP friends! Please stop by her blog and gorgeous website, she is so talented.

The rules for the “You Make My Day” award are to re-present it to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blog land. Let them know through email or by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times, and if you do, consider yourself really, really loved. So to pass it on and keep the love going.Here are our "Special Ten" that we want to pass along the award to.... Some of them are fairly new to blogging like us and we think that in itself deserves and award! LOL!Click onto the name of their blog to visit, and enjoy what they each have to offer!

Debbie of 2wice Upon A Time. If you haven’t taken a look at this blog, it’s great! Debbie does a great job showing us how to recycle products for our home décor. You inspire us all Debbie, and your such a sweetheart!
Carol of Clutter Bug Studio because you have been an inspiration and a friend right from the beginning! Thank you for always having something uplifting and encouraging to say!

Georgia of Grandma G's. We have the love of vintage textiles in common…aren’t they wonderful. We feel your passion in each of your delightful descriptions. You offer faith and hope to those around you with your determination to move forward.

Brenda of Just A Bed Of Roses. My Utah buddy! You are such a clever gal! I love your blog and I can’t wait to stop by your store on my next trip to Utah! It looks fantastic!

Erica of Meadow Street is one of the most talented individuals I know. Her handcrafted creations are gorgeous! She is one of those artist who has found a niche and consistently turns out “To Die For “products.
Dawn of My Hydrangea Home. You are such a genuine sweet person. We are so glad we are MMP friends! We love your website and style! Be sure and check out her wonderful products!

Trisha of My2Roses. Trisha and her beautiful site has been an inspiration for us right from the start. Thank you for all you do for MMP and your willingness to help others become their best!

Sita of Silver Spoon Scraps for your totally fun creations! We love, love, love what you do! What a great talent! Party on girl!

Pam of Preserve Cottage for always thinking of others. She is a wonderful mentor and so willing to share her expertise! We love all the info you share on your blog!

Work Should Always Be This Fun!

Work should always be this fun! Fortunately, I am blessed to love what I do! Owning Forget Me Not Dreams, our own website is BLAST! But another joy in my life is working with some of my fellow show owners and friends. I love working at their shows....all the fun without the responsibility that comes with running my own show! The past coupe of days I have been working on displays at one of our local craft and antique shows called Brookhaven. This is a boutique style show where all vendor products are mixed together and displayed in themed areas…similar to a gift shop. I love doing display work, especially in this mixed format. Combining vintage, handmade and painted furniture into wonderful vignettes is right up my alley! The style of this particular show is fun because the owner Lynette Covert is a master at combining colors and themes in a fresh and unique way.


The entre way is bright and inviting with a punch of Pear green added to a Paris Chic section.

This Estate Garden area was a blast to display and definitely made me anxious for spring! You can find some of these wonderful yard art pieces in our Cottage Garden section on our site.

Living in the Northwest, the beach look is always in. Turquoise takes this section from drab to fab and gives it a fun twist on the theme. Bellow is a cute yellow and blue area with tons of wonderful vintage and new textiles. So cute!

Of course my favorite is always the Cottage section. I could spend hours looking at the vintage china, handmade pillows and textile crafts. I couldn’t resist a bit of shopping before I left today….having first pick is another perk of helping display for shows!

Brookhaven opens March 12th and runs through March 16th. Here is a link to her site if any of you are close enough to stop by and shop! This certainly get’s me in the mood for my own show in the fall! Check our archives and you can see some pics from our 2007 shows. Time to start planning our fall shows for 2008…yes!

Eileen