Welcoming Tea

Hello All!

Here it is already the 11th of January!

I welcome in this new year

as well as welcome all the good

that may come with it.

A warm cup of tea is a lovely way to welcome the coming days...

This thistle tea cup is holding nutritive plantain tea. 

Do any of you drink plantain tea? 

Once a week or so I enjoy this herb...

Plantago Major L

To me it tastes very earthy,

and I have acquired a taste for it.

 Earlier this past year I made this house on a round box.

I used some scrap paper to cover the base,

and it is topped with a doily.

The house is made from scrap cardstock 

and bits of flat toothpicks and twigs.

There is a light inside too.

Creating this was very enjoyable.

I had that little reindeer for a long while,

and he finally has a home.

May this year bring creative moments

that feed the soul.

I have not chosen a word yet for this year,

have you?

Nor have I set any resolutions...

If I have a goal it would be to experience the 

present moment more often each day...

 Thank you Martha, 

for hosting Teacup Tuesday when you can! 

Thank you also Sandi, Bernideen, and 

Ruth hosting their lovely tea parties. 

Thank you so much for visiting!

Hugs,

Terri

A New Year, New Chances

Hello All!

Happy New Year! 

Thank you for all the 

warm holiday wishes : )

It is already 4 days into 2016

How is it going for you so far?

lol?

We had a cozy yet unusual 

Christmas for a number of reasons.

One being quite warm weather,

mid 70s!

mixed with torrential rains.

It cooled off by New Year

and today we had flurries...

But we managed to keep up our cheer

no matter what the climate.

There are so very many reasons to be thankful.

So many reasons to LOVE. 

Tea, chai, herbs and spices and festive mugs

helped us feel more like it was a winter holiday.

 This mug looks as if came out of a 1950 dime store .

 She is sitting on a sweet little crochet hot pad 

someone made long ago.

Speaking of long ago...once in a while

my grandmother would give us each a dollar

and take us to the dimestore to spend it.

That was an exciting day for us! lol.

Do you remember the dime store?

 

Chai always warms you up from the inside out.

Cardamon,

cloves,

cinnamon,

milk,

honey and tea...

simply delicious.  

It even warms the heart.

Wishing YOU and the entire world

Peace and Joy...

each country

 each city

 each family

each person.

I am joining Ruth, Bernideen, Sandi  for tea,
and Judith for Mosaic Monday.
Thank  you for hosting ladies!

Thank you for visiting!

Hugs,

Terri

Oh btw..
This year I am excited to be 
joining Misty Mawn in her class

Misty Mawn is one of my favorite artists
and I was thrilled to find that again 
this year she is offering class!
All her classes are so very creative and
explore so many mediums. 
She even shares creative cooking. 
Yum all around.
: )

Do you have creative plans for 2016?

 

Merry Christmas

Jane Austen's Birthday

Happy Birthday Jane!

Jane was born on this date in 1775.

Her writings give us insight 

into a world we will never visit in person...

but delight to visit over and over

 through her words.

I could not choose a favorite of 

Jane's stories...

Thank you Jane.

Thank you for your life 

and for sharing your 

wonderful stories 

with all of us!

You may have seen

a Jane themed Christmas tree

 I had fun making two years ago.

I add to it each year. 

I thought I might offer a 

Jane themed craft in honor 

of her birthday...

Follow this link

to see post about Jane

and the tree.

Here is one of the first ornaments 

I made about Jane,

and some instructions

in case you are interested.

Winter Blessings

I tried to recreate it as best I could.
I didn't' have all the same supplies.

 1 cardstock strip 1 1/2" x 12"

Score it at 

1/4"...ish

Fold on scored lines 
and glue the ends.

punch two holes at top,

usually opposite of seam.

Lay in small hoop

or anything close to 3"

Press it down,

(you might need a weight to keep it down)

 

 Give it some glue in the center

to begin to coax it to stay.

put a weight on while you 

get the other pieces ready.

Jane image:

2" vertically and 

1 1/2" wide.

(I  Googled "Jane cameo images" )

Circle to frame the cameo

approx. 2 1/2".

adhere silver glitter to it.

 (This circle here has a scalloped edge)

Use a piece of script 

for a 2 1/2" circle on the back. 
I used a print of a letter Jane wrote

I found a Jane cameo

stamp to put on the back.

 Here is the front with all

three layers front,

and two layers back.

Adhere them in place.

 Add some glittered snowflakes,

pull ribbon though holes at top

and make a loop with knot.

Choose a saying and 

create a banner with the sentiment.

I really snowed this one up as my edges

were not totally symmetrical ; 0

This is the back.

The original one has a 

silver glitter fan back. 

 The original is on the right.

Deck the Halls is new today : )

Thank you for stopping by today : )

I know how busy we all are.

Winter blessings!

Happy Birthday to Jane

And Happy Birthday to my

youngest son!

Hugs,

Terri

Holiday Tea

Hello All!
Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday!

Tea time is restful time.

This time of year it can be a festive time!

Tea can take on a merrier theme.

  (as I sat down my tea tray I noticed a visitor coming to join in...)

The Christmas holiday to me

is about being with and appreciating those you love

and care for...

to take a moment and honor loving relationships...

 being thankful for hope and love.

It is a time to share, to give.

It is a time to be thankful for the Earth

and all she has blessed us with all year.

It is a time of year to have fun,

and even if you are not a child,

to let go and play. 

: )

A serene cup of tea for balance...

Chamomile, peppermint, spearmint and plantain.

(Besty soon joined in as tea is one of her favorite treats)

A very pretty frosty cup...
(a favorite I have shared many times)

her swirls remind me

of wintry weather. 

simply festive,

and cheery.

...and speaking of festive and cheery...

remember this hut I shared a while back,

I said I would show you more later?

Here is the tree lot a little further along...

 and almost done...

this tree lot needs a sign.

I had only just arrived to take pictures

when it began to snow! 

; )

the workers managed to get the sign up

before the storm really hit.

(and the lights went out!)

; )

Snow Valley is open for business,

and Santa is waiting to 

greet you.

there is a good selection of trees this year.

the snow really began to fall in ernest!

The wreaths are only $5!

This is my kind of play!

Thank you for visiting for tea today!

If you are celebrating this month
I am wishing for you good times
with family and friends!  

Sending you all warm hugs of LOVE
Terri 

 

I am joining Ruth, Bernideen, Sandi  for tea,
and Judith for Mosaic Monday.

Thank  you for hosting ladies!

Martha has posted Tea Cup Tuesday 290!
Yay Martha!
  

Jane Austen Themed Trimmed Tree

Hello All!

It is that time of year again,

when I go down to the basement...

and rummage through boxes....

find things I forgot I ever had...

and gather up arm fulls of nostalgia

to deck our home out for the holidays.
Yay! 

You can see the wintery cup I had 
my tea in while I decorated.

Each year I bring out my Jane Austen tree,

and each year she looks just a little different.

This year I added 

silvery minty pine cones.

 

Here she is last year with 

additional adornments 

created by loving friends!

Jane did not mind sharing : ) 

Here is my new 2015 Jane ornament! 

My dear friend Suzy creates
beautiful angel ornaments in this style,
and I crafted this with Suzy's angels in mind.
Thank you for inspiring me Suzy!

   
"Be Merry in the Moment" is written on
one of her ribbons. 
It seemed like something Jane might say.  

The artist is the English portrait painter
 William Beechey, and the 
woman he painted is Marcia Fox.   
I believe this image was one of the first
portrait art used on a Austen book cover.

She looks very Jane like to me : )    
Do you think she looks like Jane? 

Steventon was Jane's Childhood home.
She wrote Northanger Abbey, Sense & Sensibility

and Pride & Prejudice, here 

but they were not published until later.
This is a very easy ornament to create.
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 card stock with glitter edges,
Pinked edged image
A little lace, a little button
and some glittered branches.

This ornament looks a littler harder,
but it is quite easy to make too.

A Jane image of your choice,
This one is not accuate
for clothing or hairstyle
but the feeling for me
was very Jane like.  
two ovals of cardstock 1/4 " larger all around
than your image.

16 snowflakes, two kinds...

6 " of ribbon,

1 rhinestone, 

1 large jump ring

1 bead dangle.

I used two kinds of glitter on

the snowflakes.

The back piece is a print 

of a letter of Jane's.

I did a short video of making one,

and if I can figure out how to get it off my phone,

lol, I will post it : )  

*Most of the images I used can be*

*found if you go to all my Jane posts*

HERE  

Many of you are making all kinds of
amazing Christmas art!
I love visiting your blogs and seeing
what you are doing.  

Holiday crafting is so much fun : )

Whew!

this was a long post 

and hopefully not overwhelming!

 The most important part of Christmas 

is not crafting, decorating or shopping...

(those these are joyful too...not the shopping though...lol)

The priceless part of celebrating Christmas

is the magic of HOPE and

being with loved ones!

Sharing here with you is wonderful!

Wishing you all a December full of LOVE

  

 Hugs to you all,

Terri 

I am joining Sandi for No Place Like Home
and Bernideen's BTTCG party

Martha is back posting for Tea Cup Tuesday!
I am so thankful : )
Yay Martha!