Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Vintage Cottage Weekend: Mother's Day Blessings


Hello dear Friends, I know you all have a busy day today for Mother's Day, so I just wanted to drop by and share a few quick pics from previous Mother's Day posts. I want to wish you all a beautiful day filled with love and family and joyous memories of Mother's Day past and precious hopes for the future.




Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Vintage Tea Party Vignette

I have sweet memories of the times when my two girlies were young, that our church would host a Spring Tea Party or luncheon in honor of Mother's Day. Moms and daughters would dress up in their best Springtime dresses to come and celebrate with teas, cookies, cakes and tiny tea sandwiches. Surrounded with flowers, ferns and fun pastel accessories, antique tea sets and china were part of the festive decor.




Friday, January 9, 2015

A new teapot and a bit of Toile

I have to admit, I have a few small rituals that I really enjoy. Having a few cups of hot tea in the afternoon is one of them. This last week has seen really low temps, so that just adds to the comfort level that having something "hot" to sip on can bring. I'm not a cup and saucer and "pinky in the air" type; I love a generous and heavy mug; something to wrap my hands around.





Monday, October 17, 2011

Take a Walk on the Dark Side

I love my white and shabby, and my white and frenchy, and my white and cottage-y, but I also love my "black".  Especially when this time of year rolls around.  We drag out the jack-o-lanterns, and the creepy and spooky, so I'm lovin' all things dark, Victorian, and a little off beat. The Victorians knew how to use "dark" so well in decor; heavy tapestries, lush fabrics, dark woods, and vibrant hues of the deepest colors.









These are the things that have inspired me this time around,
putting together my outside soiree. 



Actually, this very old parlor table cloth was my inspiration.
I found it several years ago and have used it as a base 
for many Fall and Halloween displays.


It's made entirely of silks with so many wonderful fabrics.
All edged and banded in black.
It's tattered and threadbare in places,
but it has always reminded me of a "party"
 with it's gorgeous pieced patterns and festive "banner" design.


I rummaged through my storage room
 dragging out this large black mirrored candle sconce.
I'd found these two sets of orange cups and saucers too,
they had to be used!



A couple of vintage cabinet cards
sugar and creamer,
old wire basket with some Fall flowers,
and of course my fine feathered friends are here.










The two caned seat antique chairs are a set that I keep downstairs 
at a round table for games or computer work when the kids are visiting.



The small table is an old sewing machine base with a wood top,
which usually sets behind my loveseat in the fireplace tv viewing area.






An antique luggage stand with an old tray holds my heavy pottery teapot.


My napkins and silver are tied up with a jute string and a
freshly picked soft maple leaf or two.



I have a funny story to tell you. I'm my dad's daughter and I don't like to let things go to waste, so I tear up old bread and throw it toward the back of the yard for the birds and critters. We live by the lake and woods and we have "critters". The crows have been my lunch guests lately as they love the organic sprouted grain bread that I buy. The whole time I was out here setting up the table they were perched in the trees "talking" to me. If you've been around crows for long, you know they have a variety of "voices" that they use. It's a real chorus of strange and creepy...



So....I had taken some photos and came inside to download them, checking to see how things were looking. When I came back downstairs my husband said it had been really noisy outside and that the cats were spooked. I go back out to take some more photos and one crow was knocked over and the other one was on the ground; nothing else out of place. We think they saw my fake crows as interlopers and didn't want them to share in the goodies. very strange...















So glad you dropped by for the fun...
watch out for the crows!

I'm partying with















I'm up to my eyeballs in Fall!!!
xoxo,


Thursday, January 27, 2011

Vintage Inspiration Friday #22 Morning Tea and Romance



The sun decided to make an appearance today,
so what better place to have tea than in the sunroom!





I brought out my new sterling silver tray that I received from my sis for Christmas, (yep, she's one great sister!) and a pretty pink floral Staffordshire teapot, cup and saucer, and journal to start the day.





I've been putting a few new pendant pieces together for Valentine's Day.
 Lots of hearts and cupids...


and of course some blinged keys.








I love graphics from the 20's and 30's,
and found these sweet little postcards last weekend at Spring Creek.









For anyone local, I'm now selling my jewelry at Inspirational Home
 and my booth at Spring Creek, in Ozark.



I've just listed these in my Etsy Store, The Petite Boutique
and have a few more designs in the works.
I'm lovin' these little Puffy Hearts!



















Be sure and Grab the button for the
 Valentine's Day Party
here at Vintage Inspiration Friday, February 11.





And for some fun from last weeks posts:

French newspaper Valentine Garland


A Little Bit Country Transferware Table



Assembled Boxes
(this is a must see!)



Family Sea Chest



I'm linking up with Courtney for Feather Your Nest Friday


Hope you can join in for Vintage Inspiration Friday!
Please be sure and link up within your post and then visit a few friends!

Hope you're having a little sunshine and romance in your life today.
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
love,
Debra

p.s. don't forget that I have a give away each month for VIF participants
check out the sidebar for this month's mini give away!






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