Joining Hands Through Faith, Hope & Charity On Pink Saturday

And now stays Faith, Hope, Charity, these three; but the greatest of these is Charity.
First Corinthians 13:13American King James Version


The Three Sister Saints Faith, Hope and Charity and their Mother, Saint Sophia are described in Roman Martryology.
There are numerous interpretations of their story, and have been
recognized Symbols of Humanity throughout History.

A Campaign of Faith Hope and Charity has answered the call of Humanity in Crisis with the
Earthquake that devastated Haiti.


Today for Pink Saturday, I am showing some of the Stitched Symbols
I have collected for Faith Hope and Charity.

Faith is symbolized in the Cross.
Hope is symbolized in the Anchor.
Charity is symbolized in the Heart.

To the Country of Haiti and All Who are There Today,
We offer Faith through our Prayers.
We offer Hope through our Steadfast Support.
We offer Charity through our Heartfelt Donations!






Needlework has long been a form of expression in so many different walks of life. Creators of Needlework, Crafts and Art come from every country in the world,
from every SocioEconomic background and from the Human Heart.
Is it any wonder then that we Join Hands and Join the Organizations
in support of Humanity in Need.



My 'ShoutOut' for this Pink Saturday goes to Cat the GypsyNurse at WritingOutLoud. She has 'Joined Hands' in a very special way through her ETSY Shop. Click HERE for the post titled "ETSY Shop Sales Go To The People of Haiti."
Many Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for allowing Bloggers everywhere to 'Join Hands'. Be sure and visit all the participants for some amazing PinkPosts!

The Huffington Post is one of many WebNews sites that has Information on How To Help. The Relief Organizations are linked there. Of important note is the 'Hope for Haiti Telethon" that will Air Across Networks on January 22nd.


I had planned to start the BlogginBirthday Party today, but felt it could wait another day or two. Your Invitation is at the BlogBottom...Scroll on Down to SignUp for the GiveAway if you haven't already done so.

Please join Me and Mine in Prayer for Those In Need.
And...As Always...Thanks for Coming and Commenting.

The FIRST of The FIRST...VintageThingyThursday!

FIRST!!! There are lots of FIRST's in our Lives!

FIRST Birthday Party! Mine was January 20, 1948!

FIRST BlogginBirthday Party! Mine will be January 20, 2010.
Your Invitation is right under the January Header!

FIRST Head Vase of my Head Vase Collection!!!
Found in my FIRST Shop!

Twenty-FIRST Birthday Photograph! Taken January 20, 1968!

FIRST Time to Participate in Vintage Thingy Thursday! TODAY!!!

There's quite a Tale to Tell about how this became 'The FIRST Headvase', but FIRST I'll give you a brief history on this Very Vintage Thingy.


The FIRST Head Vases were imported from Japan after World War II in the late 1940's and early 1950's. For many years Florists used them as vases for Floral Arrangements
like the lovely 'Teen' made by Napcoware.
She has a Napco Foil tag, is numbered and has her Original Floral Arrangement of plastic flowers and greenery with pink tulle around the bouquet.
The plastic flowers help to identify her age as coming from the 1950's. She is not the FIRST but the LAST Head Vase added to my Collection just last year.
She is listed in 2006 at $100 without the flowers.

Now, This GRIT is the Thriftiest of Shoppers and in today's market $100 would be a good buy, especially with the original flowers. Are ya sittin down? I paid $25...Boy Howdy, did I have Connections!

These now Highly Collectable Vases were made in a number of different styles with the Fashion Model being the most popular. They were patterned after movie stars and models with beautiful HairDo's, strings of pearls and earrings.

And now The Tale About The FIRST...Once upon a time this GRIT was assigned to clean the bathroom of a 'Christmas Shop' by her fellow shopkeepers to be.
GirlsRaisedInTexas do not balk at bad bathrooms, we don rubber gloves, grab the Comet and go to it.
While cleaning around the toliet this lovely lady was discovered behind the bowl.
The shop, with it's little bitty potty room, was once a Beauty Shop in the 50's and 60's and was used as storage for the connecting Dress Shop. So, twenty years later, I find and claim this 'VaseThingy' as my Bathroom Booty.
Years later, I discover the Art of Collecting Head Vases and find she is worth a lot more than the dollar or two the Florist paid for her as a container for one of the 'Beauty Operators' January Birthday Bouquet. She was made by Caffco, is numbered, in Mint condition and lists for $400.
Yep, I'd say that was pretty good "PottyBooty' and we kinda look alike with our Big 1960's HairDo, Honey!
You can See and Read 'The Rest of the Story' HERE as it was posted for Pink Saturday and entitled 'Big Hair Little Heads'.


Thanks, Suzanne at ColoradoLady for hosting 'Vintage Thingy Thursday'. I'm looking forward to my FIRST Thursday with all the other participants.

I hope you have enjoyed my FIRST Vintage Thingy Thursday Post, and if this is your FIRST visit to CollectInTexas Gal, I'd like to remind you about the Invite to my FIRST BlogginBirthday Party. I hope you'll come and sign up for the GiveAway Gift.
And...As Always...Thanks for Coming and Commenting!

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