The Roses of Park Avenue....

So I spent a good part of this week in my home away from home...NYC. Imagine my surprise and delight - along with the idea for this week's Pink Saturday  post when I saw this.....

And then I looked and noticed down another block there were more rose sculptures...and then further down even more. I was immediately intrigued and found out that from January 25 through May 31st, Artist Will Ryman's The Roses...will transform Park Avenue from 57th to 67th into a spring garden of beautiful roses....complete with the prerequisite insects, ladybugs and other little accompanying creatures.  There are 38 sculptures of rose blossoms as high as 25 feet...coupled with random individual scattered rose petals between 63rd and 65th.  The sculptures range from five to ten feet in diameter and each cluster has a ladybug, aphid beetle or bee which gives it and extra sweet little touch. 

I love the ladybug

The bumble bee on top is so cute...

Here are some night shots I took...of some of my favorites.....

One last shot of the precious ladybug....

Happy Pink Saturday..... 

.....Have a great weekend  

Linking up to How Sweet the Sound's Pink Saturday...

Working with Eggshells....

Good morning and Happy Thursday!  Thought I'd share with you this creative little use of leftover eggshells....I'm going to try this and I'll let you know how it turns out....

Country Living Magazine

Have you ever creatively used leftover egg shells? 

Any tips to pass on?  

Window on Spring...

For many of you who are still experiencing winter weather conditions, I thought I'd share from Better Homes & Gardens, a way that you can bring Spring into your home - even if it is still cold outside.

Here's some ideas on how to plant a garden using your windows.....

Perfect for pre Easter decorations.

Grow Herbs inside

What a pretty vignette of plants.

Window ornaments.

Hope this brought some sunshine and Spring into your home.

Pink & Green Roses...

I was so inspired by the roses on Secret Garden Cottage's Can't Wait for Roses post that I went out this weekend and bought roses at Fresh Market to create a floral tablescape.  I lined a blue distressed wooden box that I purchased at Home Goods...bought some floral foam, green and pink roses and moss....this is how it came out.

Even though they're not quite the same as coming from your own 

garden - these will do just fine.   Hope you have a fabulous Tuesday.  

Joining up with Marty at A Stroll Thru Life's 

Table Top Tuesday.

Join in Table Top Tuesday

And Linda with Coastal Charm
for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Decorating with coral inspired touches....

One of my favorite online shops for coastal inspired decor and accessories is Seaside Inspired.  This shop has so many wonderful things to choose from...all with a beachy & coastal feel.  Coral is one of my favorite decorative touches and I've selected some of my favorite coral pieces currently available in this fabulous shop. 

I love the red coral sculpture.  

Which one is your favorite coral accessory?

Adding a dash of red...

I've recently been adding touches of red to my coastal blue kitchen and I love it.  My obsession love for red in the the kitchen really started with a tortilla warmer I bought in New Mexico, then came a few vintage dishtowels with cherries...and now I've added in a knife holder and a few other little accessories.

So I thought I would share some of my favorite coastal blue and red spaces from Coastal Living Magazine.

The red looks great against the ocean background.

Love the blue table...with the different chairs mixed in.

Red Wicker on the porch?  Divine!

Love the oar over the headboard.

A splash of red adds so much to this room.

What a beautiful red kitchen.

The coral pillows adds a wonderful coastal touch.

Hope this inspires you to add 

some (more) red into your home!