Tea Cup Tuesday-Picnic Ready!

Hello All!

Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday with Martha and me!
We have been having a blast
visiting all of you each week!
We have seen some gorgeous china,
serene tea settings
and mouthwatering desserts...
and
enjoyed tea poetry.
But best of all we have
enjoyed visiting you friends!
Thank you all!

A couple weeks ago I shared a post about the basket 

I was painting to use for a picnic.

The idea of sitting by a lake, 

watching geese swim by while 

sipping tea and reading a good book,

seems like heaven to me. 

So I have been collecting the china to use,

picking out the linens,

choosing fabric and crafting containers. 

I just finished sewing
some padded sleeves of various designs
to protect the china and cutlery.

A larger sleeve for the Bavarian luncheon plates.

(simple cream and gold...)

The fabric is a sateen cotton,
so it has a bit of a sheen.

...and I needed to figure out
some kind of design to
hold the tea cups safely.

I am not much for patterns,
so I just visualize what I am wanting
and go from there.
lol!

I chose two of my inspiration cups from my first post

to use for this basket set.

here is the beginning of the tea cup protector

They ended up being a draw string pouch....

which seems to work well. 

There are two layers of padding between. 

The tea cup image is from the Grapics Fairy.

Thank you Karen!

The tea cups sits snugly in their pocket,

the top half tucked inside the cup for extra protection.

The saucer sleeves have some pretty ribbon

and "Time For Tea" on the front.

I somehow missed taking a full pic 

of the silverware holder.

It is a simple roll and wrap thing. 

Here is the inside,

I used an old cotton/linen textile.

I found it and some other older fabric

at a local estate sale. 

I left the gold printing 

that indicates the fabric.

I love the feel of old linens

They are so soft yet strong. 

The pocket placements called for a little math.

And a a little fancy stitching.

I have some lovely silverware I found at a local

antique shop a few years ago.

They were used as a reference as to how 

wide all the pockets should be.

 All but the silverware roll is visible in the basket.

Oh here you can see the silverware roll

bottom right hand side.

So...

How will I make tea out doors? 

What a coincidence and surprise when  Sashee Chandran 

e-mailed me and asked if I would be willing to try her

new tea product called Teadrops.

She has created a way to have tea without a tea bag.

Very portable!

This is the box of tea she sent me to try out.

It smells heavenly!

I am so impressed with this young woman's venture.

My first tea picnic I will be using Sashee's tea for the first time.

You can read more about Teadrops at myteadrop.com 

I have decided just to take boiling water in my stainless steel thermos.

And as to where to have a tea picnic...

I have chosen a beautiful park with roses 

and a peaceful pond.

We have been having some good weather,

so this week looks really good for it.

Next week I will share how my picnic 

and the new tea goes.

Wish me good weather : )

I hope you are all well,
and that your week is full of 
creativity.

If you would like to join in just add your tea cup post below.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I appreciate your visit and I love reading your comments.

Hugs,

Terri

You can visit my co host, the wonderful Martha
at Martha's Favorites

I am joining these ladies for tea this week too : )

 Sandi, Bernideen, Ruth and Kathy
(their names are links to their lovely blogs).