Christmas Eve Tea

Merry Christmas Everyone!

 (Mayfair by Wedgewood)

My Christmas cup is empty but will be filled with aromatic chamomile

for a relaxing and calming moment.

mmmmmmmmmmm......

I am wishing for all of you....

relaxing, quiet moments to enjoy!

Hugs,

Terri

I know many of us are with family right now, and may not be able to post for T.T.

but in case you can...just link your tea cup post up below with Linky tools.

Hugs,

Terri

If you have not entered my December Celebration Giveaway,
go HERE and do so...really lovely gifts I would love to share with you.....no need to be a follower or anything....just leave a comment.

I just want to say "thank you!" to you all. 

Tea Cup Tuesday-Sweet Pink

Hello All!

Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday!

Christmas is only 8 days away...

Are you enjoying the holiday season? 

This time of year, I look forward to the twinkling lights all around our neighborhood...

the pretty decorations in shops...and the Christmas programs on the television. I enjoy getting cozy with a cup of cocoa and a English movie.

How about you?

What says "Christmas Cheer" to you?

Tea cups can be a pretty addition to holiday decorations....

The cup I am sharing today is a sweet little pink vintage cup...

very simple, pink, cream and gold. 

The inside is just plain cream. 

And that is fine. 

I do love the gold trim pattern!

This little cup works well with others : )

It's simple beauty lends it to a number of different uses...

In fact, I usually keep pretty little bits of vintage lace in it.

She was manufactured by Colclough in England.

And we see by the plate backstamp and the cup backstamp

 that there are not an original pair.

The cup's stamps suggesting the 1920s and the plate's stamp suggests the 1930s.

Without looking at the backstamps you would not be able to tell the difference.

 I am wishing you a very merry week!

Thank you for your good health wishes,

I am still recovering, but I can tell it won't be long now.

Thank you so much for every comment, and all your lovely kind words about the stuff I create : )

You all warm my heart!

 If you would like to join in Tea Cup Tuesday with Martha and I, just link up your tea cup post below.

We would be delighted to come and visit you!

If you haven't yet seen my 

December Celebrations Giveaway!

Then click above and go check out what I am giving away now....

Yay!

Hugs,

Terri

Christmas Tags and Giveaway

Hello All!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

It is now mid December and we are in full holiday spirit!

I have been stuck in bed with a flu, and I am dreaming up all kinds of things to make!

Soon, I will be up again and at it.

Last week I was able to begin some Christmas fun in my art room,

I started with jewelry and ended up with some tags.

Here are three different styles for some of my family. 

Mary in silver and cream.

I really do enjoy the stitching!

I am not sure if my sewing machine agrees though! Lol! 

Paper and layers of all kinds of things! 

I have a passion for glitter,

but try (I did say try) not to go overboard...

Here is a festive holiday tag, with a familiar angel image.

I like to use bits of old things...

Like the lovely blue bit of paper here is from a hundred year old paper book.

Mixing old with new...

A softer, more romantic angel tag...

I used a tissue paper transfer of a really old French receipt for the background...

and bits of an old vintage table cloth....

And I tucked in a little piece of that old pale blue paper here too.

I love the mix of fine glitter and round dots of glitter.

It really does help me get into the holiday mood to work on these for loved ones.

My shopping is just about done, only a couple last minute items,

most of ours gifts are home made.

(ooops! See the nail in the wall??? I forgot I moved a picture to be fixed!)

Here is the new organizer I just finished last week.

It was so much fun!

I really recommend it as a gift for an artsy friend.

My husband gave it to me last year,

(bought at Archiver's)

and I just couldn't let this Christmas come and go without it being created.

(I will share close up pics in next post)

You can see the corner of my newly covered couch, and I promise I am really going to share a full image!

I had a crazy idea to repaint my room and I was waiting to show it off with the new color...

we will see :  )

December Celebration Giveaway!

# 1.....a FREE  online  Domino Book Class!
 Hosted at the fabulous
Creative Workshops !

I am having a sale on this class too,

so everyone gets something : )   The best price this year!

$25! $45

a good sale price for the holidays!

# 2..."Peace on Earth"

Domino book is going to travel to one of you as it is one of my giveaways!

And here is the back view....
This tiny bottle brush tree was green,
until I followed my own video tutorial and bleached it!


and for my dear tea loving friends...

# 3...This vintage English tea cup by Mayfair!

# 4...This bracelet by Sally Jean Alexander!

If you love any of these items, leave a comment saying you would like a chance to win! Make sure you leave contact info, or hit the e-mail me button on the right side of my blog and let me know privately.

Best wishes to all!

Hugs,
Terri

Tea Cup Tuesday-December Giveway Cup and More!

Hello all!

Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday!

It's that time of the year...

to desire a fireside tea, some twinkling lights and good company.

December is such a beautiful month,

I am hosting a giveaway...

To thank you all for your continued kindness!

This cup today is one of my 4 prizes! 

Yay!

What a sweet vintage cup!

She sits upright and proper....
displaying her beauty up front and center!

Bold rose combination of gorgeous soft pinks and
deep passionate reds!

And the shades of moss green leaves are perfections..

A simply beautiful handle.

This lovely tea cup was created by Mayfair,
a Staffordshire pottery in England.

And by the end of the month she will belong to one of you!

Yay!

Or maybe one of these other prizes???

Bracelet by Sally Jean Alexander!

 If you haven't already sign up for a chance to win of of the prizes, you can leave a comment here.

It doesn't matter where you live.

I will ship anywhere.

The free Mixed Media Domino Class at Creative Workshops is online, so anyone anywhere can take it.

Yay!

 This "Peace on Earth" Domino book is one of my giveaways!

AS well as a FREE online Domino Book class I teach at
Creative Workshops!
(My class is also on sale for only $25!)

We have been enjoying unseasonably warm weather here, but we are already in the spirit of Christmas. Our decorating is done, cookies made and exchanged. Most of our gifts are ready...feels good to be with family and friends. 
I am wishing you all a warm and joyful holiday season.

Thank you for stopping by for tea today!
I am so happy to hear from you!
Don't forget to visit our co host Martha at Martha's Favorite's....
she is the queen of tea cups!
If you would like to join in, just go and create a post that has the tea cup in it you would like to share... any thing with tea cups...
we love tea cups!
Then come back here and link up that specific 
post below with Linky Tools.

Hugs,
Terri

December Celebration Giveaway and Sale!

Hello All!

Happy Friday!

I wanted to share with you the 4th gift in my

December Celebration Giveaway...

It is this bracelet made by Sally Jean Alexander. 

 I purchased this bracelet at Art and Soul
(I found it tucked away...had actually forgot about it!),
to save for my Christmas giveaway.
I love the theme of Joyful Living!

 If you haven't already sign up for a chance to win of of the prizes, you can leave a comment here.

It doesn't matter where you live.

I will ship anywhere.

The free Mixed Media Domino Class at Creative Workshops is online, so anyone anywhere can take it.

Yay!

 This "Peace on Earth" Domino book is one of my giveaways!

AS well as a FREE online Domino Book class I teach at
Creative Workshops!
(My class is also on sale for only $25!)

And for my tea loving bloggy friends.....
this lovely English vintage tea cup by Mayfair! 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here...
Tomorrow I am hosting a little party...
and it is going to really put me in the mood for the holidays.

I have had some time to do some jewelry creating lately,
and a really cool organizer.
I hope to share soon.

What are you creating? 

Hugs,
Terri

Tea Cup Tuesday and Giveaway!!!

Hello All!

Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday!

Today I am sharing a beautiful holiday tea cup,

AND

I am announcing a Giveaway and sale!

Yay!

Tis the season to give! 

This is such a festive cup!

She sits very high on her pedestal base.

My daughter is gifting this sweet cup to a tea loving friend of hers...

Tea cups make great gifts!

 The colors are that of Christmas....
green, red (o.k. pink..lol) and gold.

The handle is a lovely with it's gold trim.
Chamomile tea anyone?

The bouquets of roses are quite lovely, almost a Tole
(folk art) painted look.

Especially the golden yellow rose and the leaves.

This cup was created by Lefton China and is hand painted.

And now for my Giveaway and Sale!

My first giveaway is 

a FREE  online  Domino Book Class!
 Hosted at the fabulous
Creative Workshops !

 "Teetotaler" book above

and here below, "FLY" side view 

I am having a sale on this class too,

so everyone gets something : )   The best price this year!

$25! $45

a good sale price for the holidays!

(This class has 9 clear videos tutorials showing  4 different mixed media techniques...

...and you have access for at least a year! Wow!) 

My second Giveaway is this Christmas Domino book!

"Peace on Earth"

I finally created a Christmas Domino Book,

It was really enjoyable to do!

Above is the front view of an opened domino book, there is one domino each for the front and back cover
A folded page between the covers creates the "book".

And here is the back view....
This tiny bottle brush tree was green,
until I followed my own viedo tutorial and bleached it!


and for my dear tea loving friends...
THIS IS MY THIRD GIVEAWAY!

This vintage English tea cup by Mayfair!

This was the closest to red and green I could find in my china cabinet.
I will highlight her next week.

There may be one more prize yet...depends on time...

If you love any of these items, leave a comment saying you would like a chance to win! Make sure you leave contact info, or hit the e-mail me button on the right side of my blog and let me know privately.

I have loved sharing Tea Cup Tuesday with all of you!
December is our last month of 2012 to host it.... so...
Shall we do another year of it????
I say YES!
What do you say Martha?

Thank you all so very much for all the joy you bring with you when you visit! I appreciate each of you and your comments....as they let me know you were by, and that something interested you.
Yay!

If you would like to join in, just create a post with a tea cup in it that you would like to share...it can be a real tea cup, a child's tea cup, a painting of a tea cup, a poem about a tea cup or tea....a pillow with a tea cup on it...a collection of antique cups....
What ever it is, as long as it is a tea cup : )
(then link up below)
Martha and I happen to love them!
and you!

Happy December! Class Sale and Giveaway!

Hello All!

It is the merry month of December.

This is my favorite month of the year!

To celebrate

 I am having a giveaway and a sale! Yay! 

I just finished (the glue is still wet, and I might just add another embellishment or two!)

this Christmas Domino Book!

It is wild and fanciful!

It is my first Giveaway prize!

I am still looking for my little tin of vintage silver stars that I bought in Chelsea the first time I went to England, but I haven't found where I put them so I wouldn't loose them....lol!

I am having a very special Christmas sale on my

Mixed Media Domino Book Class 

over at Creative Workshops! Yay!

 $25!!!

If you already took the class,

stop by and see my post on how I made this one...

Once you enroll in a class at Creative Workshops,

as long as the class is still up, (And they are always up for at least a year)

you can always go back in!

Great bang for your creative buck!  Isn't that fabulous?

At $25 it would make a great gift!

I will share the inside later this week, the sun has gone down, and I still need to photograph the inside.

For those of you who celebrate Christmas...

How are your holiday preparations going?

Are you having a hand made Christmas too?

Hugs to you all!

Terri