Exciting News!!

Joyce Lucas, founder and owner of Make Mine Pink
has been named one of Country Living's 2008 Women Entrepreneur Honorees!!

Joyce founded Make Mine Pink in 2004, from a personal need to find other like minded women who were struggling to not only get their businesses started, but to gain the recognition their businesses needed to succeed. Not only did she create Make Mine Pink as an online shopping mall~ but she created a forum for the business women to exchange ideas and build friendships.

I am very proud to be a member of Make Mine Pink and to also call Joyce my friend.
Several of us will be in attendance when Joyce receives her award.....
all dressed in PINK and busting our buttons with pride!
Watch out Chicago, here we come!!

BIGBOTTOMBAGS are here!!!

Grandma G's is proud to offer a wonderful new item....the BigBottomBag!

For the past few months I have been scouring the internet for new items to offer on the Grandma G's website. I was most interested in finding items produced using vintage tablecloths,tea towels, and other linens........and I have found it!!

A lovely lady, and darn fine seamstress, LYNNE PARK, makes these wonderful bags from vintage linens.....cutters only, no usable tablecloths or other vintage linens are used!! Her product name is

BIGBOTTOMBAG!!

Here are some facts about these wonderful bags:
**They are reusable and therefore Eco-friendly!
**They are made from reused vintage items...linens...again, Eco-friendly!
**They measure approx. 12.5" tall, 10.5" wide and a big 5.5" deep!
**Their design was inspired by the brown paper shopping bags with wide flat bottoms
we have seen and used for so many years in grocery stores!
**They are reversible!
**They can be gently laundered and line/air dried to be used again and again!
**They are very versatile......use them as your shopping bag, as a gift bag, book bag,
flea market bag......or whatever bag!!

Please visit Grandma G's to see the wonderful BigBottomBag for yourself! Also, stock up on Holiday items.....all Christmas and Valentine items are on SALE!!

We Have A Winner!!!

The yummy heart shaped box of See's Candies goes to........

Lynn at The Vintage Nest!!


Congratulations to Lynn and thank you all for your comments! Keep coming back.....more give-aways coming up in the near future!!

I've Been Tagged!!!

I have been tagged by Christine at EXTRA SPRINKLES ! Watch out.....now I am lookin' for seven of you to tag.......read the rules so you will be ready!!

Here are the rules:
1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the RULES on your blog.
3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.


Now, here are the 7 weird or random facts about me!!

1. I love peanut butter and Miracle Whip sandwiches.....I can hear you all
gagging! My Dad taught me to eat them!!
2. I have collected over 1000 vintage textiles....more than half are tablecloths!
3. I have 1850 volunteer hours at a Presidential Museum!
4. I have met more than 100 political and Hollywood celebs
5. I have worked at a Presidential funeral and also at the funeral of Bob Hope
where I literally, and of course, accidentally, rubbed up against Tom
Selleck and also escorted Mickey Rooney to his seat in the church!
6. I lived in Germany for 2 years
7. I once taught the Mayor of Whittier, CA how to brush his teeth!

Okay.......now here are the lucky ones I am going to tag!!

1. Roxie at JORABEEL'S
2. Carrie at SWEET MAGNOLIA BOUTIQUE
3. Amy at THE COTTAGE GATE
4. Sita at SILVER SPOON SCRAPS
5. Sharon at C'EST CHOUETTE
6. Carol at CLUTTER BUG STUDIO
7. Debbie at COZY COTTAGE

Tag you're it ladies!!

Cough! Cough! Cough!!!!

Have any of you been bitten by the coughing bug??? Well, if not, let me tell you, when you see him coming DUCK!! I have been experiencing what so many all over the country have.....sore throat, the hardest cough and cold....

This is ME!!..... ........ Will it never stop?
I do feel much better than I have been, so cough or not, my life will go on!! I have no more time to waste.....much to do!!

For the past several weeks, I have been beating my brains out trying to find my website niche....my focus product, the grabber, so to speak. I am not a crafty person but I was determined that, like so many of my Make Mine Pink friends, I needed something unique and created by my hands to be the focus product. Then I read a blog post written by friend and founder of MMP, Joyce, that said:
"What makes you/your business interesting? What’s your hook? Your appeal?
(example) You sell vintage linens.. You also collect them. You know everything there is to know about vintage tablecloths! That passion and love for what you collect along with your knowledge is what will make you stand out. ANYONE can sell a vintage tablecloth. Being established as an expert is what is going to bring people back to you. Now add that to spectacular customer service.. And you can’t be beat.
What things do you know the most about.. No matter how trivial, that information is of interest to someone. (your niche market)" THANKS, JOYCE!!



Well, DUH!! That, friends, is ME!!! So, beginning right away, Grandma G's will make lovely vintage linens the main focus!! I introduced you all to the Vintage Tablecloth Lovers Club (VTLC) in my last post so you are aware that I do love vintage linens, I am a collector of them and through the VTLC I have gained knowledge in identifying, dating, rating condition and the care and storage of these treasures from the past. My intention is not only to sell vintage tablecloths, tea towels, etc., but to also share the information I have gained over the past 5 years. I want to be the "go to" girl for any and all questions re: vintage linens as well as your source of lovely additions to your home!!

Hang in there with me as I refine ideas, add to and make changes to my Grandma G's website.....I've been sick, remember!!

****See below: Date for drawing has been extended!!****
*****Leave a comment and your name will be added to a random drawing for a Heart-Shaped box of See's Candies.....the BEST in the west!!*****
Comments made between Jan 27th & Feb 8th are eligible!

Well, here we are four days into the new year.......do you all have your Santas, trees, nativitys and other symbols of Christmas tucked away for the year? Not me!! It will take me quite awhile to accomplish that chore but my goal is to be finished before Valentine's Day!!!
2008 will be a banner year for Grandma G's.......I can feel it! And what's more, I am working toward it. Many ideas are swirling about, some still just swirling but a few are already in the works.......watch for announcements of exciting changes!! Here are some of the first announcements!

**The first and possibly most wonderful thing is that next month I will open my Little Pink Boutique at Make Mine Pink!!
**I have begun listing a few items in my Etsy shop.....Grandma's Vintage Finds...take a look .......more will be added soon.
**All Christmas items at Grandma G's are discounted 10-50%......add to your collections for next year's decorating!
**New listings are posted for Valentine's Day and still more to come!!



For the past 5 years, I have been a member of a wonderful online group of fun and fanatical vintage linen collectors at The Vintage Tablecloth Lovers Club. The group was formed by friends who had a common interest in learning about vintage 1920-1950's tablecloths and also they had a desire to own and collect these wonderful pieces of American history.

I have acquired over 500 tablecloths and about the same number of vintage tea towels.....some I am selling at Grandma G's. If you have a question about the origin, manufacturer, fabrics, labels and care of vintage linens, the VTLC is THE place to find your answers. We have so many knowledgeable ladies (and guys, too!!) among our members.....several of whom have written books on the subject. Go to Grandma G's, by clicking this link to Recommended Reading and you will see many of their books listed.

I have made many friends through this club and learned all that I know about linens there, too. I also happen to be the Membership Director and I'd love to invite all of you to visit and maybe you will want to join us! Click the club link above and go see what a wonderful place it is!! Oh, did I mention that we have lots of fun, too? We have contests throughout the year, drawings for fun linen items a few times a year, Secret Santa partners and we are now planning our second national convention!! Don't miss out on the fun!