Christmas in July Shop Hop, Please join us July 20th - 26th.

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Instructions

MMP Shop Hops are a type of contest where you try to find as many MMP “shopping bags” as you can. Each of our participating boutiques (see the list below) has hidden a shopping bag image on its website that says, “You Found It!” on the tag (see image to the left). Click that image to return to Make Mine Pink and get credit for finding it. The more bags you find, the better your chances of winning great prizes.

Anyone (excluding MMP members and employees) can register to play. There is no cost and no obligation to purchase anything. However, if you do happen to find some products you might be interested in, don't forget to bookmark those pages so that you can come back later! Good luck!

Winners will be drawn the week of "July 27th" and posted here on the prize page next to each prize. Have fun and good luck!

Here is a list of all of the participating websites. See how many shopping bags you can find. Good luck!

• Beloved-Creations http://beloved-creations.com

• Business in the Bag http://www.businessinthebag.com/

• Candylights http://www.candylights.net

• CarolineAlexander http://www.carolinealexander.net

• C'est Chouette http://www.cestchouettehome.com

• Coeur d'Alene http://www.coeurdalenegifts.com

• Cottage Collections http://www.cottagecollections.com/

• Cottage Flair http://www.cottageflair.com

• Forget Me Not Dreams http://www.forgetmenotdreams.com

• Gail Friend Designs http://www.gailfrienddesigns.com

• Grandma G's http://www.grandmagscottage.com

• Hydrangea Home http://www.MyHydrangeaHome.com

• Meadow Street http://www.meadowstreet.com

• Misty Moonlight Creations http://www.mistymoonlightcreations.com

• Noelle Garrett Designs http://www.noellegarrettdesigns.com

• palepinkandroses http://www.palepinkandroses.com

• Patricia Rose http://www.patriciarose-apotpourri.com

• Petite Bookstore http://www.PetiteBookstore.com

• polka dot rose http://www.polkadotrose.net

• Rose Blossom Cottage http://www.roseblossomcottage.com

• Shabby Shan's Cottage http://www.shabbyshanscottage.com

• Sisters Gift Company http://www.sistersgiftcompany.com/

• The Polka Dot Rose http://www.ThePolkaDotRose.com

• The Quilt Shoppe http://www.thequiltshoppe.net

• The Raspberry Rabbits http://www.theraspberryrabbits.com

• The Roseberry Cottage http://www.theroseberrycottage.com

• the sassy beach http://www.thesassybeach.com

• Tres Belle Boutique http://www.tresbelleboutique.net/

An English Cottage

Please join Sisters Gift Company & the Participating Boutiques at Make Mine Pink for Shopping with a Twist on Friday June 17, 2009 as we present "An English Cottage"

The English cottage was introduced by British aristocrats who admired the simple beauty of the homes of farmers and craftsmen. These nobles hired architects to design similar buildings for them. The English cottage soon became popular with the general population, especially in North America, because its small scale made it more accessible. Today, the country charm of an English cottage can be created in any home, not just those with thatched roofs and ivy covered walls.

The windows of an English cottage are often decorated with delicate lace curtains or a floral fabric, like cabbage rose print. A cozy window seat provides a perfect place to enjoy a cup of tea in the china cup passed down from a grandmother.

On the walls of an English cottage hang framed nature prints or memories preserved in vintage frames. A bird tin wall plaque, a collection of framed vintage postcards, or a carefully stitched sentiment, are equally at home here. Favorite family photos in antique frames might hang in the hall, a vintage framed mirror in the entranceway.

The cottage cupboard is an essential element of the English cottage and is used for storage or to display a collection of treasures. On its shelves you might find a glass vase painted with pink roses, an antique English teapot with plum flowers, or a vintage cottage plate. This is the place to store the embroidered tea towels from your mother or the vintage pure white linens you bring out for special occasions.

Outside in the cottage garden, you'll find colorful blooms and roses, or ivy that climbs trellises and arbors. Homemade bird houses wrought iron bird baths, welcoming garden statues, and sweet garden plaques create a cottage feel here too.

With cottage touches in just the right places, the simple beauty of a country cottage can live anywhere, not just in the English countryside. Photo Contribution 1: C'est Chouette  Photo Contribution 2: PetiteBookstore

Please join Sisters Gift Company & the Participating Boutiques at Make Mine Pink for Shopping with a Twist on Friday on Friday July 10, 2009 as we present "SUMMER PORCH AND GARDEN"

There's nothing more inviting than a summer porch and garden. It can be a source of shade when the temperature gets too warm, a place of shelter during a gentle summer rain, or just a place to sit with someone special on a lazy summer day. It can be a welcoming start your day with your favorite antique tea cup in hand or a front row seat to watch the sunset from the weathered oak rocker, that in it's day sat proudly in your grandmother's home.