Update: We have a confirmed winner, Dulcie, whose number came up when I spun the random.org random number generator. Her comment was so happy, too:
That collage is the cutest! I don’t have a crafty/artsy bone in my body and I admire people who do.
Here’s my contribution to leave some happiness – or at least a bemused smile. My bathroom isn’t pink, but it is unusual in a different way. I currently have 40 4-day old baby chickens in my bathtub. I couldn’t find any other good, safe place to keep them so the cats wouldn’t eat them. They should only be there for about a week, but in the meantime, using the bathroom is a major adventure at my house.
Thanks, everyone, for playing. I’m planning more giveaways — and they may be Flash Contests like this — so it pays to reader Retro Renovation daily! 😉
Just for fun: A 24-hour flash contest. As in, flash mob (not flasher). On Wednesday night, I finished the first collage in my big fat retro crafty office now-remodeled. It’s a Save The Pink bathrooms collage on a 6″ craft board notched for hanging. The background is vintage wallpaper from a stash that I bought on ebay a few years ago, and the pink poodle is from the fabulous roll of vintage vinyl poodle wallpaper that an amazingly kind reader sent me a few years ago. I cut out poodle Fifi with my cutter bee scissors; I like to cut. The flowers are die cut from altered photographs from my “Grace” collection (long story, which I’ll tell some other time.)
Read on for the contest rules — contest ends 10:30 p.m. Friday night!:
How to enter:
- Leave a Comment that shares some Happiness.
- You must be in the U.S., so sorry the hassle of shipping overseas is too much for me.
- I will close the contest at 10:30 p.m. Eastern on Friday night, choose a winner by random.org random number generator on Saturday morning and email the winner over the weekend. Winner must respond within one week. If they do not, I will choose another winner.
- I will post the name of the winner at the top of this post as soon as they confirm.
Other details:
- I have never tried to hang one of my collages made with vintage wallpaper in a bathroom environment. I make no promises that it won’t curl up and dye. 🙂
- This one is my first… it’s not “perfect”. But it’s my first! If I become president, and they want it for the presidential library, you’ll be a gazillionaire. :0
puddletowncheryl says
Happiness is that 32 years ago today I gave birth to my only child, My sweet, quirky, eccentric one-of-a-kind-daughter Cecilia. It was the best day of my life, even after 32 hours of labor! Thank goodness natures amnesia kicks right in. LOL. Happy Birthday, my dear.
Kerry says
Our first house had a super tiny bathroom we used it to display our 100+ pink spaghetti poodles. It was the coolest, most amazing bathroom ever and I can’t wait till my kids are alittle older to get the poodles out again. I love your square, awesome job.
Kimberly Lamb says
Happiness is finding this website when I Googled pink tile after discovering the pale pink tile in my kitchen when I was taking down the wallpaper & wanting to share the news with my mother! Who would wallpaper over tile?? gasp… but they saved the tile from exposure — it is gorgeous! Also they carpeted over 2 baths (yellow & blue tile floors) & also a lovely vintage carpet was carpeted over in the bedroom! I’m going to do some sort of wall hanging tapestry deal with that I think. My house was built in ’63 & I’m getting it ready for my mother & dad to move into. For myself I have a 70’s model ranch that we are going to try to retro renovate when budget allows. People tell me I have a gypsy style of decorating because I can’t contain myself to 1 decade or style! Love the site, love the Lowes rant & I agree!
Gracie Manasco says
I have finally gathered everything I need to start my bathroom re-do thanks to this sight! I haven’t been this happy since I bought the house!!! Thanks Pam…. now lets work on my kitchen! 🙂
Cheers!
Gracie
Mendy Barr says
Love, love, love it! Hope I’m the lucky winner!!!! 🙂
Mendy
Brody Aston says
Happiness is finding this website! Closing on a house built in 1955 soon. Buying it from the original owner. We love all of the character and want to preserve it as we renovate, it even has a bathroom with Matching Pink tub, sink and toilet.
Andi says
Happiness is watching my four little dogs (3 of them over age 12) spring out of their beds in the morning, tear through the hallway and outside through the dog door, then charge back into the kitchen to gobble their breakfasts.
Oh, and also my 1952 pink bathroom, decorated with Elvis!
tulsatammy says
Happiness, pink bathrooms, and poodles. That makes me think of my childhood in the 70’s. We had a pink bathroom in our 1959 ranch. And we had a black miniature poodle named Babette.
pam kueber says
Our mini black poodle was named: Gidget. I named her, of course!
Gwen says
Happiness is knowing that I have a wonderful husband, three healthy children and a quaint 1940 cottage to go home to after a day at the office.
Shelly Fletcher says
happiness is spending time with our grandkids camping in our vintage trailer. We love experiencing life all over again through little eyes!