Tea Cup Tuesday-Afternoon Tea

I apologize for re posting last weeks tea.
 I am unable to be with you this week.
Hugs,
Terri

Hello All!

Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday!

I am having an afternoon tea treat today

because I have been watching the Hallmark Channel,
... where they are counting down to Christmas with holiday programs
featuring mouth watering cookies and holiday meals!

lol!

I spotted this product at Whole Foods the other day

and thought it might make a good dessert for tea time.

I have to admit, I was somewhat skeptical

that a scone mix out of a bag would be good,

and this one is gluten free too.

 I added dried cranberries to the mix. 

They look pretty much like scones to me.

 Would you like to join me for tea?

Here is a cup of Chamomile....

 Or would you prefer this cup?

You get to choose as you are my guest : )

It has turned chilly here, 

making tea time even more welcome.

We can chat while we sip.....

  

Tin Roof Teas Chamomile is flavorful and hearty. 

I do love it, especially if I am having something sweet. 

It just seems to balance it all out. 

Would you like a scone or two with jam and cream?
They are still warm, and smell like freshly baked shortbread.

I will have some...

mmmmmmm!

Oh my!

This is delicious!
(really truly, what a pleasant surprise!)

I hope you like them too : )
And thank you to Moon Rabbit Foods,
for making my tea today easy and extra delicious!
I love finding a new delicious GF product!

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It would be grand if we really could have tea together...

ah well, at least we can pretend.

My cups today are....

The yellow cup with gold filigree is a Paragon. 

I do love this company's china.

The yellow cup with the golden stars is a Queen Anne, 

Another fine English bone china company.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!
I enjoyed "having" tea with you today.

Hugs,

Terri

Tea Cup Tuesday-Virtual Antique Shopping at SuzAnna's

Hello All!

Happy Tea Cup Tuesday!

How about a trip to SuzAnna's Antiques?

A wonderful place where I find 

some of my favorite treasures,

especially tea related antiques.

A few years back I found these wonderful French cups...

I was so happy to see there were five of them!

And at a great price too!

This lovely design is on the side of the cup.

 Interesting backstamps!

Some stamped and some incised. 

The orange is for the shop it was created for ,

The blue is the maker,

and there are incised marks underneath

that I can not read.
Ruby Lane has a good page on identifying Sevres Porcelain.
It is very possible that these are not truly Sevres.

Vintage Village has a number of paces to shop...

Suzanne's is the largest one,

and the first shop I will share this week...

it is chock full of lovlies!

 It is always a treat to poke around each room...

SuzAnna's includes many vendors so there is plenty of variety.

Beautiful lavender transferware!

We had an afghan just like this one in my childhood home.

A trip through Suzanne's always brings back memories.

There are nooks and corners to explore...

and tables artfully decorated.

Hutches full of china...

Wonderful way to show off quilts, linens, tablecloths....

 Lots of vintage clothing and  textiles.

I have found many good things in this corner...

especially in this basket : )

Beautiful!

So much to see!

A fall themed tea cup for $6.

Bavarian...I can't make out the word below...

do any of you recognize it?

There are fall touches everywhere...putting me in the mood for Thanksgiving.

This sweet little cup did not have a backstamp.

The jewelry room is full of all kinds of treasures...

and I love the vintage Christmas balls hanging from the ceiling.

The owner, SuzAnna, is a very kind woman. 

Everyone there is helpful and excited about you

finding something you love. 

I have always had a a good and welcome experience here. 

Thank you SuzAnna!

This is a loooonnnnnng post for me, 

I hope you enjoyed our shopping trip.

Now that it is November, 

I am looking for thoughtful gifts...

and this is a favorite place to find them. 

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Hugs,

Terri

Happy November!

Hello All,

Happy November!

It is a gorgeous day!

My art table is full and messy...

I am still working on my little "lace" book.

It is not a true lace book, 

but more a little folding journal with lace in it.

I really enjoy trying new things. 

This month is National Novel Writing Month,

also known as Nanowrimo. 

This is my 5th year participating. 

I love it!

What is Nanowrimo?

Each November, one can 

sign up to write a 50,000 word novel

in one month...

yes, I said one month! lol!

I am writing a science fiction story about 

challenges, hope, love and...

oops, well I can't say...that would give it away ; )

Wish me luck : )

Hope your weekend is full of beauty!

Hugs,

Terri

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

It is a blustery All Hallows Eve,

the swirling winds are sending 

the colorful dried leaves dancing all 

around our "graveyard".

Children are eager for the moment

they can run home from school and get 

their costumes on.

When we were kids,

often we figured out our costumes

at the last minute...

from whatever we could find in our 

closets...or our mother's closet.

 (My older sister and I wearing our Raggedy Ann and Andy costumes.)

Sometimes we would get to make our own,

even buying a pattern and special fabric.

Which ever way we did it,

it was fun!

Running through the night 

with a heavy pillowcase dragging behind...

with your friends...

laughing all the way...

That was Halloween in the 60s. 

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I leave you tonight with a quote from one of my favorite wizards...

"Happiness can be found,
Even in the darkest of times,
if only one remembers to 
turn on the light"

Hugs,
Terri

(Pumpkin image taken with permission at Country Porch Antiques in Raleigh)
(Dumbledore image procured and  edited at Fanpop.com)

Soon to come...antiquing at Vintage Village!

Tea Cup Tuesday-Halloween Tea Time

Hello All,

Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday!

All Hallows Eve is close at hand...

Pull up a chair and join me for tea....

Late night tea time, a few days before Halloween,

with candlelight to set the stage. 

(let's turn the lights on just for a moment to see the tea cups)

Black and gold beauties.

I have chosen three black tea cups...

I love each one.

(I have shared all of them before)

The middle tea cup I have had for many years. 

Fall is when these cups get the most use.

 
For tea...

How about Rooibos Cream Caramel?

It says...

"An overwhelming favorite at 

the tea shop and cozy couches everywhere"

Sounds perfect!

Smells heavenly...

My DD is loving it : )

Grosvenor

Pattern # C756...

 Collingwoods

Royal Stafford below...

Pattern # 86741...maybe?

We are ready for our trick-or-treaters...

They love to be scared by our yard decorations.

They are more silly than scary though, lol!

Thank you for your visit!

I am so thrilled to hear from you.

If you would like to join in Tea Cup Tuesday with Martha and I,

just go and create a post with your tea cup in it,

then come back here and link up that posts URL below.

Then Martha and I can come and see  your lovely tea cups.

Thank you so much : )

Hugs,

Terri

Lace Book in Progress

Happy Saturday EveryOne!

I thought I would pop in and share my work table.

You know how over the summer I dyed vintage textiles?

and I have collected a few more...

(gosh I just love finding bits of this and that linens!)

I have been an admirer of the collaged lace book

that artist have been sharing online...

 ...two of the many wonderful artists are

Suzy of Suziqu's Threadworks, Nancy of Sugar Lump Studios.

They inspired me to begin my own vintage lace collage book. 

 (I love both these lovely ladies!)

 and...while poking around a book store I had a lucky find...

Amazon link

Traci Lyn Huskamp of Red Door Studios wrote this book.

I did not know Tracie before, but after reading her book,

I can say she is a joyful soul!

 Her book fit right in with my own love of nature and art,

and my dreams of vintage lace books.

Tracie's artwork is truly lovely, 

you can visit her blog Red Door Studios  and see.

I love how she paints birds.

and I believe she has a calendar out this year.

Yay for her!

 

I got started making the substrate book first...

(there are so many different ways to do a book!)

I still have to stop myself from cringing when I cut into vintage textiles...do you?

 

I found I was moving around many ideas

before I came to a final composition for the cover.

I also realize now that I should have planned the cover,

but maybe saved creating it for last, as it is bulky.

 (this is a bit brighter blue than it is)

This is where I am so far with the cover.

I am still musing over it while I begin to lay out the interior.

 

The theme is Renew.

Thank you for stopping by!

...now back to putzing around : )

Hugs,

Terri