Mosaic Mermaid with Shell Frame

Just washed to shore from the Gulf Coast! Check it out at: www.inklingsdesigns.com today!

Unique Father's Day Gifts at Inklings Designs

Why not give a very Unique Gift to your special Dad? You can find these and more in the "Just for Him" catagory at Inklings Designs. http://www.inklingsdesigns.com.

New Embellished Purses for Summer Fun!

"Poodle Parade"

A very whimiscal, hot pink embellished purse just for fun!

"Bubbles"

Great for your Summer Vacation, this embellished purse will get lots of complements!

These are my latest embellished purses. You can find these at: http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/ along with lots of other one of a kind, very unique items! Check them out today!

New Item at Inklings Designs ..."Ocean Wonders"

What a beautiful handbag for summer! It is embellished with jellyfish, starfish, seahorse and coral! The inside is lined and very roomy for all your goodies. You can find it at: www.inklingsdesigns.com along with other one of a kind items.

Be Mine Valentine!

Right in the middle of the cold month of February is a day that is sure to warm your heart. Valentines Day, a day of Love and Romance.

Please visit Make Mine Pink for Pink Friday this week as we celebrate Valentines Day with our theme "Be my Valentine". You are sure to find just the right thing to make you smile.

I'll be there,

Inka

Just Shellin' My Newest Purse Design

Well I have finally finished another beautiful purse. It is just perfect for the beach or dreams of being at the beach! Speaking of the beach, I went there today with a friend of mine and our dogs. She has a puppy like my India. The dogs enjoyed playing in the sand and we enjoyed our day at the beach!

New things are happening at Inklings Designs

A new breeze has blown in my window at Inklings Designs! I am now creating Embellished Purses. Each one of these beautiful purses are hand embellished with beads, trim, and other pretties! It takes about two to three weeks to finish each one. These "art pieces" are one of a kind and made just for you. There is so much attention to detail that the pictures just don't do them justice. Once a purse is sold it is no longer available so hurry and get yours now!!! Go to http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/category_48/Embellished-Purses.htm for information on each one.

Also, Please don't forget to sign up for my newsletter. You might win that drawing next week if you do!!! Thanks

See you there,

Inka

Newsletter Contest!!!

Sign up for my newsletter by Feburary 1, 2009 and be eligable for a drawing for a special prize!!! Winner will be notified by email. Thanks so much and you will like the prize!!

Inka

Romantic Roses for Pink Friday!

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Another Pink Friday is rolling around and this one I don't want to miss! I have to say that I love roses. Any color, any style, anytime! They are a symbol of Friendship and Love and can heal your soul.

This Friday, Make Mine Pink is celebrating Roses once again with our Pink Friday sales! Please visit the boutiques at Make Mine Pink and find something for healing your soul. http://www.makeminepink.com/pink-friday/

See you there,
Inka

Tis The Season...Mardi Gras Season that is!

Down here on the Gulf Coast up thru the Mississippi River, we all celebrate Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" or "Shrove Tuesday". It is the last day of feasting before Lent and this year it falls on Tuesday, February 24 th.

The "Season" is typically celebrated from Epiphany thru Ash Wednesday with Colorful Parades, Floats, Beads, Trinkets, King Cakes, Masks, Balls, and Moon Pies! Krewes plan these events all year long with fund raisers etc.

You may not be able to come to New Orleans or Mobile so I have created this beautiful Wreath to celebrate Mardi Gras no matter where you may live. You can find it on my website @ www.inklingsdesigns.com.

Enjoy life!
Inka

Pink Friday at Make Mine Pink....Mermaids!

These handpainted Mermaid greeting cards are the perfect girlfriend card. They make great gifts. You can mix and match the set. You can find these at Inklings Designs

http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/category_43/Mermaids-of-the-Emerald-Coast-.htm

SALE!!!! SALE!!!! SALE!!!! At Inklings Designs

Inklings Designs is having a sale thru the end of December!!! Check it out for savings on one of a kind Christmas Gifts and Cards!!!

http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/

See you there!

Pink Friday is here with more Christmas Goodies!

This little basket makes a great Christmas gift! You can find it @ http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/category_24/-Gift-Baskets-Tins.htm and it is On Sale Now!!!!

Pink Friday @ Make Mine Pink....Christmas

It is another wonderful Christmas week at Make Mine Pink! Be sure to visit all the participating shops for great Christmas gifts and decor!

I have added some nice Vintage Style Santa note card gift baskets! These make great gifts for Teachers, Neighbors and Friends. Check them out at: http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/category_24/-Gift-Baskets-Tins.htm

Last Day of the 12 Days of Christmas @ MMP

On the Twelfth day of Christmas, Inklings Designs gives to you~A Christmas Memory Gift Basket!

This basket is the perfect gift for making those Christmas Memories remembered in the Christmas to come.

Inklings Designs has enjoyed bringing the Twelve days of Christmas to you everyday. I hope you enjoyed it. You can find all the these one of a kind gifts @ http://www.inklingsdesigns.com.

Thank you,
Inka

Only Two more days of Christmas left at Inklings Designs

On the Eleventh day of Christmas, Inklings Designs give to you~a Black and Red Shoe Ring Holder!

Another one of a kind beauty! Who can resist the classic Red and Black look with roses, ribbons and bling? Only one more day left of the shop hop at Make Mine Pink and your chance to win prizes. Hurry today.
Inka

Day 10 at Inklings Designs and MMP Shop Hop

On the Tenth day of Christmas, Inklings Designs gives to you~ A Small Rose Pincushion!

This sure is a cutie! Great for a stocking stuffer. Only 2 days left for the shop hop at Make Mine Pink. Please hurry now and win prizes.

I love prizes,

Inka

12 Days of Christmas Shop Hop Day 9 @ Make Mine Pink

On the Ninth day of Christmas, Inklings Designs gives to you~ A Vintage Style Shoe Picture Frame!

Today I bring to you this beautiful picture frame!

There are only 3 more days until the shop hop at Make Mine Pink ends. Hurry on over for prizes and wonderful items for sale. Don't forget to check back for what I have for the final days!

See you later,
Inka

Eighth day of Christmas Shop Hop @ Inklings Designs

On the Eighth day of Christmas, Inklings Designs gives to you~A Heritage Mint Carousel Horse with Christmas Ornaments!

This beautiful teapot has been converted into a unique Christmas Decoration! The ornaments come with it or display your own special ones. Don't forget to check out Make Mine Pink for the 12 days of Christmas Shop Hop and Prizes! Lots of great goodies are to be found.

See you there,
Inka

Seventh day of Christmas @ Inklings Designs

On the Seventh day of Christmas, Inklings Designs gives to you~A Royal Shoe, Ring Holder!

Day 7 of the 12 days of Christmas at Make www.makeminepink.com/ for lots of goodies.

Thanks,
Inka

Mosaics for the Sixth day of Christmas at Inklings Designs

On the Sixth day of Christmas, Inklings Designs brings to you~ Make a Wish Mosaic Mirror!

We are half way through the shop hop at Make Mine Pink! Today I added a very unique mosaic mirror for a little whimsey this season. Don't forget to check out MMP for all your shopping needs.

I bet you wonder what I will have tomorrow at Inklings Designs...well you will just have to wait and see!

Until then,
Inka

Inklings Designs Fifth day of Christmas

On the Fifth day of Christmas...Inklings Designs gives to you~An Angel Christmas Thank You Note Card and Candle Gift Basket!

These thank you note cards are so beautiful. They are embellished with glitter and are pink on the inside. There are 8 of them in a set. The sweet smell of Frankincense and Myrrh...awww! The jar candle is handpoured. All inside this beautiful gold beaded basket. You can't go wrong with this one.

Just wait till you see what I have to offer tomorrow!

See you then,
Inka

On the Fourth Day of Christmas...Shop Hop

On the Fourth day of Christmas...Inklings Designs gives to you~A Pearl Shoe Ring Holder!

What a beautiful and unique shoe! The gold heel is embedded with pearls. Visit http://www.inklingsdesigns/ for more pictures. Be sure to check back tomorrow for something new!!!

See you then,

Inka

Day three of the 12 days of Christmas Shop Hop

On the Third day of Christmas...Inklings Designs gives to you~A Christmas Tea Light Gift Basket!

This beautiful gift basket can be seen @ http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/. It makes a wonderful Christmas gift. Nothing smells better than Christmas!

12 Days of Christmas Shop Hop @ Make Mine Pink

On the second day of Christmas...Inklings Designs gives to you~A Sadler Tea Pot Pincushion!

Come window shop at Inklings Designs each day during the 12 days of Christmas Shop Hop and see what new items are offered!

Be sure to visit Make Mine Pink for prizes every day and other beautiful items for sale. It's a one stop shopping mall and you never leave home!

I shop there,
Inka

12 Days of Christmas Shop Hop @ Make Mine Pink

On the first day of Christmas...Inklings Designs gives to you~"Our First Christmas", Christmas Gift Basket!

Come window shop at Inklings Designs each day during the 12 days of Christmas event and see what new items there will be listed. This one has free shipping.

Be sure to visit Make Mine Pink for prizes every day and other beautiful items for sale. It's a one stop shopping mall and you never leave home!

See you there,
Inka

It's in the Basket Pink Friday @ Make Mine Pink

Join us at Make Mine Pink for wonderful "things in a basket"! The best gift baskets you will find anywhere.

I have a whole catagory "Gift Baskets and Tins" at Inklings Designs, where you can find the above baskets and a lot more! There will be new ones added tomorrow also. Check it out @ www.inklingsdesigns.com.

Also be sure to go to: www.makeminepink.com for all your shopping needs. I am sure you will find something to tickle your fancy!

Till later,

Inka

Inklings Designs Decorates for Fall Show and Tell

Welcome to my Home
Poppy loves to be up high

Front Entrance

What...a fake sunflower!!!

This scarecrow does not scare me!

Just smellin' the Mums

Hey buddy, whats up with that smirk on your face?

In the neighborhood

Down on the corner

Inside table

Down the street

Well Halloween is Friday and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I went out into my neighborhood this weekend and took a few pictures of how people decorated their stoops for the Fall Season. We don't have many porches just front entryways. I was very surprised to see that there were only a few people that had the fall spirit this year. My parrot and buddy "Poppy" helped me with my Fall Decorating this year! Here is what it looks like around my house this time of the year.

Inklings Designs has a new Catagory...Shoes!!!

What women does not like shoes!!! I love them. That is why I just had to design some one of a kind shoes that you can enjoy! I have been working on some shoe ring holders and now I have a shoe pincushion. Check out my website www.inklingsdesigns.com for new creations coming soon!!!

Thanks, Inka

Just listed...Shoe Pincushion!!!! What a great gift for a loved one.

Everything is Coming up Roses on Friday at Make Mine Pink

I've never seen a rose I didn't love. From the first blossom of spring, gently swaying in the breeze, to an intricately stitched needlepoint, rich in history, I love them all. Roses represent so many wonderful things and are often used to celebrate special milestones such as weddings, births and anniversaries. Roses have also been used throughout the centuries in estate and cottage gardens, home décor and fashion. Milliners used silk roses to embellish the finest hats, while seamstresses stitches the richest brocade drapes adorned with roses. Throughout the years, famous artists have studied and painted every aspect of the rose. Antique lithographs and post cards from the 1800s grace our homes today with their everlasting beauty while roses continue to gracefully fit every lifestyle and décor.

If you have a soft spot for roses, won't you please join us forPINK FRIDAY at Make Mine Pink on Friday October 24th. The boutiques at Make Mine Pink are pleased to present "Coming up Roses" I will be there!

Inklings Designs takes you on a drive along the Gulf Coast for Show and Tell

I just returned from a wonderful long weekend in Mexico Beach, FL. Southern Cruiser Bike Club had a bike rally there this weekend to earn money for St. Jude Hospt. in Memphis. We did some wonderful riding along the Gulf Coast and the views from our hotel room were beautiful. We rode to St. George Island past Historic Apalachicola. The weather was beautiful and the seafood was fresh! I just wanted to share the beach with you! Hope you enjoy it. Most of these pictures were taken from the back of Tom's Harley, except the ones on the beach.

View from our room!

And YES...I did get a massage!! WOW what a treat!!

On St. George Island

Inside of Indian Pass Trading Post

Wow the sunsets!

I did a lot of shelling

The water is still about 80 degrees...very warm


Love all the different birds


A little morning fishing

Got Crabs?

Well that's all folks!

The Hope Chest...Pink Friday at Make Mine Pink

This weeks Pink Friday is all about The Hope Chest and the wonderful things you will find inside it. Whether it be something vintage passed down from a family member or something new that you will use in your future life together, it is always something special. Here are a few things that I have offered on my website www.inklingsdesigns.com for this special event. Please visit all of the participating boutiques at Make Mine Pink to see what wonderful things they have to offer too!

I, Chihuahua Show and Tell Monday!

Even the red carpet was rolled out and the photographers ready for all the glitz for a private showing of Beverly Hills Chihuahua in Gulf Breeze, FL

Miss India is ready for the autographs

Oh these Paparazzi!

Waiting to walk down the red carpet and really cute!

Look alikes strolling down the red carpet!

An interview....

Isabella and India's turn in the spotlight.

India,2, sports glasses and a hat Saturday during the private screening of Walt Disney Pictures "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" at The Breeze Cinema in Gulf Breeze. (John Blackie)
We were mentioned by our local paper. This is what Pensacola News Journal had to say.

I'm all smiles and really cute!

Handsome in a Tuxedo

More fur and glitz!

Pretty in Pink!

What a cute Princess!

I took my girls, Isabella and India to a private showing of Beverly Hills Chihuahua in Gulf Breeze. It was a sold out showing and they even had to turn people and dogs away. There were over 100 dogs and owners that attended. It was put on by the Chihuahua Club of Gulf Breeze and the proceeds went to the Humane Society. They had wonderful door prizes and prizes for the 3 best dressed pooches...I guess you know I took home one of those prizes...a beautiful PINK collar and leash by Swarovski. I also won a wonderful door prize gift basket from one of the Vet's office in town. It was filled with lots of goodies for my babies. The movie was cute. Isabella slept through it but India watched the whole thing. A good time was had by all.

Strength and Courage Note Cards for Breast Cancer Awareness

These handmade Flip Flop note cards are in honor of those many who have been struck by Breast Cancer. You can find them listed on my website @ http://www.inklingsdesigns.com/. Send one out today!

Fall in the South Yall!

Happy Fall Yall

The pampas grass and sea oats are in bloom!

This Pecan has already left its protection and fallen to the ground. I found some that were ready to eat and boy were they good. The meat on this tree was very sweet!

This Pecan Tree was loaded. It will be a good harvest this fall!


I love all of God's Creations. This little visitor was out for the sunshine.


We still have lots of flowers in bloom down in the South.


A nice late afternoon right before sunset with friends at the beach.

Kudzu! It is all over the South. My Grandmother used to say it will cover the earth! LOL



Beautiful flowers.

The Golden Rod is in full bloom this time of the year! ah chew

We have a lot of Pines, Not the pretty color that you get but a steady green all year.

Ah and don't forget the Love Bugs!!! They swarm in the spring and fall. Yuck

The pretty and steady Sunshine that we get in the Sunshine State!

In the ole Cotton Fields back Home!

The cotton is ready for pickin. It usually takes about 3 picks as it does not all come in at the same time.

Well it is fall in the south and I just wanted to share with some of my friends all over the country what it feels like down here. There is not much of a chill in the air but there is not much humidity either. That is a blessing. We still have a lot of flowers blooming until after Christmas and the sun shines most of the time. There is cotton to pick and pecans and citrus to harvest. What is fall like in your part of the country?

Barktoberfest for Show and Tell Monday at MMP

What an Angel!

Dogoggles..too cute!

Sir..yes Sir!

There were several Dogs up for adoption

Surfer Girl

Guilty and got Caught!
Where are the Dwarfs?

Cute as my Owner!

We are here for the Treats!!!! Hand them over and no one will be hurt!

Where did you park the Broom?

Na na na!!
My owner thinks this is cute???
Cutie Pie
Even the PetSmart Doggie was there.

My Cool India and Isabella who is embarresed to be seen with her.


Another Cool Dude
Isabella thinks this is the life!
These adorable Pet Beds were 2die4...Their web site is:
www.simplyfetchin.com/net/biz


Buzz OFF!

Where's My GOLD...uh, treats!


Beep ..Beep


Follow the yellow brick road...
Pass the Mustard!

Princess..yea thats me!

Just hangin out!


Beach Bum.


Whose your Mummy?

I still can't find that broom!

It was her idea.

This past Saturday was Pensacola's annual Barktoberfest. It is sponsored by the Humane Society. Lots of adorable dogs and their matching owners. I took my girls, India and Isabella for some free treats and a lot of attention. I heard one of the dog owners tell her pouch: "See sweetie, I told you everyone else would be dressed up". I laughed so hard I almost wet myself!!! What a great way to bring out the smile in everyone there! Hope you have your smile on today.

Pink October Shop Hop!!!!

Prizes, Prizes and did I say Prizes!!!!

You can win big and give to a good cause at the same time. All you have to do is click on the pink ribbon above and go to all the participating websites. Once you find the ribbons and register you win!!! It is that easy! Shop and save at Make Mine Pink.

Show and Tell Monday at Make Mine Pink!!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! This disease has touched almost everyones life either through a family member or friend. My Mother is a Breast Cancer Survivor! I have designed Greeting Cards to help women remember that early detection is so important. This is the first one in a series. Others will follow soon. Send one to a girl friend or family member to keep in touch and remind them to do monthly self exams and always have an annual Mammogram. It could mean your life!

Thank You,
Inka

A Visit to Historic Jamestown, Virginia

Patty, My fun Pink Roomie. We had a blast!

Blacksmith in the Fort

Ships in the Harbor

Making a canoe

The finished canoe

The Fort

Cannons ready to protect the fort

Food supply

A Sailor and Me... Hubba Hubba!

Free time on the ships

Finding their way

Topside view of the lower level

Crows Nest

Indian Village

Inside one of the huts

Kids play

At the docks

Last week, Make Mine Pink had a wonderful Retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia. On a free day my roomie, Patty and I went to Jamestown to see our country's early history. There were two Museums there along with the Indian Village, Fort and docks where the 3 ships brought over the settlers. They also had a 30 min. movie of the story of John Smith and how the Indians helped the settlers survive during rough times. It was all very interesting. Everyone was dressed in period clothing and explained all of our questions. Much fun was had!

Hope you enjoyed your visit with us there.

Inka

Show and Tell...On the way to Williamsburg VIA NC

The Make Mine Pink Retreat in Williamsburg, VA was over the top with information, meeting new friends, and goodies!!! Words can not describe all the wonderful things that went on every minute. Joyce Lucas and her family are absolutely the most wonderful folks you will ever meet.

I left on Tuesday to head to North GA to meet my ride, Dianne. We became instant buddies and earned the nick names of Thelma and Louise..Brad Pitt and all!!! We took our time on the journey to Virginia and made some new friends along the way. One of the towns we had many adventures in was Salisbury, NC. Here are a few pictures of the most darling General Store we shopped in.

Oh, you want to hear the rest of the story??? Well let's just say..."What happens in Salisbury, stays in Salisbury" As we journeyed back home through North Carolina, we did notice that there were no billboards with our pics on them!!! Whew...LOL

Enjoy life,
Inka