Kimmie from Art in Red Wagons is inviting us all to have tea with her on Tuesdays and to share with all. I see Patty at Magpie's Nest has joined the party with an exquisite cup and my favorite flowers!
As I am running out the door ( and forgot about this until just now) I will share a pic of a typical "tea" for me!!
It is usually in one of my many handmade pottery mugs (not made BY me, mind you, just collected by me!)Mint tea is always a favorite, but I've started mixing the loose leaf teas to make my own blends!
I am either sitting at the computer with my tea, or at the d/r table watching the wild birds soar in for breakfast at the feeder. When it's not raining, me and my cuppa are at the barn!
Next week, I will be more prepared, with a fancy cup (or maybe another 'fancy' mug) and a neat tea!!
Please click on Kimmie's link above, and join the tea party!!!
My dear friends are so talented - and so polite!!! After our tea last week,for three days in a row, I got little surprises in the mail. I LOVE little surprises in the mail!!!!
After a 'proper' tea party, what follows but a proper thank you!!!!
Being all creative ladies, their thanks reflected that!!! Lennie sent me actual photos (no digital!) of scenes of the day!I love photos I can hold in my hand!!
Judy sent me a beautiful handmade card - made by her, the queen of stamping! With tiny cut out pansies, it's a keeper!!
Patty, did a beautiful altered postcard- I am sure I will hear from the postmaster about it tomorrow!!! It has pictures of my flowers and the heart rock she found!
Now I will have to sit down and create a little memento book of the day, with all these goodies inside. I hope I can do their creativity justice!!!!
Thank you all for my thank yous!!!
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To have a friend is wonderful, to BE a friend, sublime...........
Had some friends over for tea today - see my other blog for the details!!!
I thought I'd just share one of the goodies that was handed out.
I call these my 'mugger huggers'- a classier version of the cardboard sleeves you get with your Starbucks coffee.
I was trying to think of a little easy gift and this came to mind, while drinking my store bought decaf caramel macchiato!
The fabric is from some thrift store batik squares I had and hand pieced together. The backing is felted wool, and it fastens with a loop and vintage button. I'm sure I can't be the first one to think of these, but I liked the way they turned out. I hope the gals did too. They will also fit around a handled coffee mug - hence the name!!!I may do some revisions on future ones.
