My Cup Of Tea

Making Scones

2012-01-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

I thought this was interesting and wanted to share with my friends!
Happy TEA on TUESDAY!

2012-01-03T13:03:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends!

Hope all of you are excited to start a new year!

I am still in shock when I look back and realize how fast this year has gone,

so many things happened to our family this year, some good, some not so good.

I always find it interesting how our plans are not always God plans.

I don't know what will take place this year, but I do know whatever it may be,

I will try to face it with a sense of humor, grace, and lots of tea!

Right before Christmas, our Quilting group met for our yearly

Christmas celebration. At our November meeting we were all given

the same piece of fabric (a fat eighth) and our instructions were to use it in a

gift we were to make for the gift exchange at our party.

Below is my piece which I made into a pocket for a reversible apron

that I made as my gift.

Here is just a sample of some of the AWESOME

items that were made!

Here is my apron and the person (Cathy) who recieved

it. Mine is the green one.

Here is another person that received an apron.

I just loved the creativity of these amazing ladies,

we always have such a great time!

I know I did not talk about tea today and it IS

Tea on Tuesday (sorry.) but I did have a wonderful

cup of Marco Polo while I was posting this!

Happy Tea day!

2011-12-24T11:19:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to one and ALL!

Hope all of you are surrounded by friends and family

and enjoying this beautiful Holiday!

Praise the Savior!

Tea on Tuesday 21

2011-12-19T19:05:00.001-08:00

Wow! What a crazy couple of weeks it
has been! My tea today is Jasmine
and my sweet is pumpkin bread.Yum!
So far this month, we had a cookie
exchange and I baked Applesauce Raisin.
They are a Christmas family tradition; my
Great Grandmother started baking them.

Here's the recipe I used above;they are really easy to make.

I didn't know it only made 4 dozen so I had
to make another batch because I needed 6 dozen!

They turned out wonderful!

Next, I needed to make the table arrangements
so these cereal boxes turned into.........

These beautiful trees!

We had 16 ladies turn out to share in the fun!
The boxes were provided for them and
here's is what they went home with-

Here is a beverage table set with hot cocoa, tea
and punch waiting for the guests!

Here's a variety of snacks for everyone to enjoy!
Can't wait to share what else I have been up to....
Happy Tea day everyone!

2011-11-24T17:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to one and ALL!

Tea on Tuesday 20

2011-11-07T20:39:00.000-08:00

I look forward to
Tea on Tuesday but have been so
busy, I have not been able to participate like
I would want to.
Today I am drinking very strong loose Black Tea
with milk (of course) sorry no picture of cup today.
I hope everyone has a wonderful
TEA on TUESDAY!
Happy TEA day!

happy halloween

2011-10-31T07:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!
Hope you all have a
TEA-rific day!

Tea on Tuesday 19

2011-10-25T10:15:00.001-07:00

Happy Tea on Tuesday!

My tea today is Marco Polo- Made in France.
It has been one of my favorites for many years.
It is a strong black tea with a hint of fruity flowers,
(that is how they put it on the tin)
It comes in a beautiful black tin that you can refill.
I love the way it smells when I pour the boiling hot water
over the large black leaves....yummy!
Can't wait to to savor the moment.....
Hope all of you are having a lovely
Tea on Tuesday too!

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Tea on Tuesday 18

2011-10-17T19:01:00.000-07:00

Tea on Tuesday & Halloween Bag Swap

Hello my blogging friends!
So happy to be back!
My tea today is just plain Black tea and I really need it!

Things at my house have been crazy,
everyone has been running around busy,
I don't know what happened, September
came and went along with my family, ha!
Now October is almost over already! (darn!)
Today I am combining 2 posts into one.

I participated in a Halloween bag swap
with the Bloggerette Sorority
The person who received my name was Jo, from
That's my Story

When my package came....I ripped it open (after I took pictures of course!) She sent me some really thoughtful and
cool stuff!

Before I ripped into the bag.

AFTER!
Check out the cute socks and the awesome BOO
banner!

Here is the bag I made for my secret swap sister
Jo@lazyonloblolly

Here are the goodies I slipped inside her bag.

This was so much fun!
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Please visit Kimmie@ artinredwagons for
more tea on Tuesday friends and
Bloggerette Sorority for more swapping FUN!
Happy 'Tea on Tuesday'!

Tea on Tuesday 17

2011-08-30T08:34:00.000-07:00

Tea of choice here was Earl Grey, great with chocolate!

Wow it has been over a month since I posted!
We spent a wonderful week in Florida!
What a relaxing week for the whole family.
We met some really nice 'tea' people while we were there, I
will post about them next week but just wanted to share some
private tea parties I had while enjoying the beach.

Happy 'Tea on Tuesday!'
Please visit art in red wagons
for more Tea on Tuesday friends.

Tea on Tuesday 16

2011-07-19T16:30:00.000-07:00

Today my Tea is Jasmin because it reminds me of the beach!
My sweet Mother-n-law passed away the first week in June;

it has been so hard for all of us. As a tribute to her, we are all
going to Florida soon for a beach filled vacation.
When my hubby was a kid they would all pile in the
station wagon (2 sisters&1 brother) with dad at the wheel
and his mom wielding the hair brush (in case of any trouble). They
would meet up with 2 or 3 other families (in their station wagons)
and off to Florida they would go!
The stories they tell about their adventures are so funny!
They made so many great family memories in those vacation years.
So, with much happiness, I am gearing up for the beach with my
hubby, 2 almost grown boys and my dear friend and sis-n-law and
her sweet husband- 7 fun relaxing days beach side......hmmm I
can hear the ocean now......
Hope you are having wonderful Tea on Tuesday!
Please visit my friend Kimmie at art in red wagons to
check out everyone having Tea on Tuesday.

My GREAT find of the summer 2011

2011-07-15T07:01:00.000-07:00

Oh My GOODNESS! I just cannot contain myself......
The other day my son and I decided to stop at Salvation Army,
just to check out if they had any' fun stuff' going on.
Well much to delight I found THIS!
A 5 piece silver plated Tea/Coffee service!

This beauty from the International Silver Company was still in the box! You will never guess how much it was.......
Are you ready? (drum roll please....) $9.99 yes... NINE DOLLARS and 99 cents!
Needless to say.....I am SO excited!

I have always wanted one to use at some of my more elegant
tea parties, I have been collecting silver things for tea parties for
a long time but did not have a tea service!
I just love bargain hunting you just never know what
YOU will find!

Tea on Tuesday 15

2011-07-12T05:12:00.001-07:00

Today is another busy Tuesday!

So happy you could stop for tea

The Scones are warm and delicious (cranberry)

I am having milk in my tea, how do you like yours?
Hope your Tea on Tuesday is WONDERFUL!
Please visit my friend Kimmie at art in red wagons also go HERE
for more Tea on Tuesday!

Tea on Tuesday 14

2011-07-05T05:05:00.000-07:00

Good Day, all my Tea Friends!

I have missed you!

This is Tea for Two at my house.

Most of the dishes you see, were purchased at goodwill,
yard sales or given to me. I did get the fruit slice
dishes at Hobby Lobby last year 70% off.
The tea I choose was Organic Earl Grey.
The scones are white chocolate chip (yummy!)
It was all such a treat!
Happy Tea Day to all of you!

I am linking up with Between Naps on The Porch for Tablescape Thursday.

2011-07-03T08:03:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!

Tea-on-Tuesday 13

2011-05-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

So Sorry my friends, I missed another Tea on Tuesday!
Lot's of Life going on at my house plus some wonderful
Tea-Parties! Hope to see you next week!

Hello again

2011-05-13T10:16:00.000-07:00

Wow! So glad to be back! My Dashboard has
been gone for a week and have had no blogger
at all for 3 days. I sure hope they have fixed all
the problems!
Spring has finally arrived in my part Ohio, all the
tulips have bloomed and lilac's are about to.
hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Mothers Day 2011

2011-05-07T21:54:00.000-07:00

It don't matter if your children have 2 legs or 4
Happy Mothers Day to you!
Hope your day is wonderful!

Tea on Tuesday 11

2011-04-26T07:32:00.000-07:00

This week I made my first attempt at making
Madeleines

I used Barefoot Contessa (Ina Gartens) Coconut Madeleines
recipe and it was YUMMY!
I bought the pan at a cake decorating shop

Here is the first batch, a little to brown but still tasty.
They smelled so good baking!

Here is the next batch....just right!

I also made some chocolate covered strawberries
(you know I needed something healthy)
to go along with these delicious cookies.....

Here is the finished sweet treats!
My tea of choice with this was
double bergamot-earl grey made by Stash
and what a treat it was!
Please visit some more tea-on Tuesday friends Here!
Happy Tea Day!

2011-04-23T18:05:00.000-07:00

Hope all of you have a wonderful day!

Tea on Tuesday 10

2011-04-18T18:41:00.000-07:00

Wow, the weeks have just been flying by! Here I am 10 Tea on Tuesday's later. We had snow today, yes we really did *sad face* Sure hope your weather is better than ours. Our prayers go out to our friends in N.C., it is just amazing what mother nature can do. My tulips are coming up and I have some daffodils that have bloomed but it has been too cold to enjoy them. On the up side of things I have been enjoying some wonderful tea (and that is always a good thing!) I made some wonderful little black dress cookies for a surprise 60th birthday party on Saturday along with 3 different kinds of scrumptious cupcakes! The photos look weird because the lighting was low (sorry).

I sure hope all of you have had a great week and have enjoyed a pot...or cup of delicious tea!
Please visit some more tea friends with tea adventures HERE

Tea on Tuesday 9

2011-04-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Tea Day my friends!

This is the cup I use almost every
morning.It seems the tea I am drinking
most this week is Lipton(loose)Black.
So crazy busy this week! Stop by and visit
some wonderful tea friends at Kimmie's.
Have a WONDERFUL week!

Tea on Tuesday 8

2011-04-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

This tea cup was used for a tea party that I helped
my very dear friend Betty with in her home.

It is just stunning when you see it in person!

This was just some of the goodies that we served!

Betty has one of the most beautiful tea cup collections
I have ever seen in person!

This is her dining room, all ready for the party!
We served 24 people that day with 2 different sitings.
Thanks for having tea with me today!
I hope you are already having a wonderful week!
Happy Tea~Day!

Par-tea!

2011-03-31T20:26:00.000-07:00

Hello my friends! I just (found this today the 31st) and it
starts at midnight tonight. What a great way to
reach other blogger's that have not found you yet?

Well, if you have never been here before a big fat
WELCOME is in order! Take your time and look around.
Hope you come back often to have a cup of tea with me!
Please check out my facebook and Twitter too!

Happy Tea on Tuesday 7

2011-03-28T18:25:00.000-07:00

This week I am working on unfinished projects.
Getting ready to begin some new ones. My tea
today is my favorite Earl Grey.

The mug you see is from my sweet mother-n-law,
I am not sure the name of the quilt block it displays
but I love it!

I know this may look like a mess but it is a work
in progress to me. Looking forward to sharing
some new things with you sometime in
the near future. I love to learn new things!
Visit more Tea friends at art in red wagons
Happy Tea~day!

Tea on Tuesday 6

2011-03-21T18:17:00.000-07:00

Last month I helped my dear friend throw a Baby Shower Tea

for her daughter-in-law who is having a sweet little girl! This will be my
friend's very first grandchild, so she gave me carte blanche; told me what
colors, gave me a theme and I went into party mode! LOL

Here is the serving team (wonderful friends!) Our aprons are a
gift from our thoughtful hostess (aren't they cute?)

Oh- these were delicious! (wish I had some now!)

Pumpkin scones and assorted sweet breads were part
of the menu along with chicken salad on a bed of lettuce
with mandarin oranges and sliced almonds
It was quite a treat!
Happy Tea-day to all of you!

Tea on Tuesday 5

2011-03-07T17:39:00.000-08:00

Happy Tea-day!

I look forward to this day!

The name of this tea cup is Sepia Rose by Johann Haviland;
made in Bavaria Germany in 1946.
I inherited a service for 12....well not 12 anymore, some
pieces were broken in a move many years ago.
My great-grandmother passed away when I was 11 and since
I was the only granddaughter, all the girly things
came to me.

My great-grandfather and grandfather both worked for Firestone
and these dishes were an earned give away from 1950 thru 1965,
so there were a lot of them.
My grandfather passed away 2 years ago and in his basement were 2 more place
settings in their original boxes. When I did the research to find out more
about them, the info said they were known to be department store
giveaways. That's ok with me! I am just thankful to have them...well
what is left of them. I have used them quite often for tea-parties, and would
love to have the sugar and creamer, ebay has lot of this pattern.....hmmmm
I may have to be on the hunt.
Have a great week!

Tea on Tuesday 4

2011-02-28T17:38:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! I have been collecting black and
white tea items for awhile now, always on the hunt.
This tea cup was purchased
at a thrift store in Texas; this is one of a pair and each
has a different scene and a different
animal. I paid $4.00 each. They are from Tabletops
Unlimited and the name of the pattern is
New England Toile.

This cup is very large so it's great for my
morning (get up and go) tea.
Hope everyone has a lovely Tea~day today!

Tea-on-Tuesday 3

2011-02-21T18:26:00.000-08:00

This was the tea cup that started it all!
My very first real tea-cup (as I used to call it)
My mom bought this for me at a women s retreat we went on in
Sugar Creek Ohio 16 years ago.

The name of it is 'DUCHESS'
My mom and I saw it at the same time
and both said Ooo look at this!
She picked it up and took it to the register, I thought
she was buying it for herself!
She handed the package to me with a hug
and said "I wanted you to have a special gift to
remember this weekend!"
I use it when I am feeling blue; it always cheers me up!
Happy Tea-day!

Tea on Tuesday

2011-02-14T17:55:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago I participated in a tea cup swap hosted by Pat at artfullyooglebloops
My swap partner was Kimmie@ artinredwagons
Swaps are just so much fun! I love getting things snail mail (as long as they are not bills!)

Here is what she sent me- 2 different kinds of tea; one of which is my favorite (Jasmine)
and the other (Northwest Breakfast Tea) I am looking forward to trying!
She also sent the cutest magnet I have ever seen! It has a gold teapot charm on it,
(I am so sorry I do not have a close up picture of it!)
and a tiny tea~spoon with a tea pot on it too.

The teacup is so dainty and pretty with tiny pink flowers,
I just loved it!
Hope all of you have a wonderful Tea~Day!

Happy Valentines day!

2011-02-13T16:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day my FRIENDS!
Hope your day is full of LOVE
and
many cups of delicious
TEA!

Tea on Tuesday

2011-02-07T18:26:00.000-08:00

This cup and saucer is from a service for 8. It also came with a serving bowl and platter and it was the bargain of last summer's yard sale adventures! Never guess what I paid?.......Eight lovely dollars! Yes, only $8 for the entire set! I was so excited I could not get to the car fast enough; I was so afraid the lady would change her mind! It says on the back that it is called Heritage Hall- Ironstone Made in England. Most of the pieces have different houses on them and the platter has a plantation on it. I just love having tea in these cups! I love a great bargain and the thrill of the hunt! I hope everyone is warm and toasty on this Tea for Tuesday-Tea on Tuesday and Teacup Tuesday ( I just love Tuesday's!)

Tea with a friend

2011-01-23T13:03:00.000-08:00

Hello my Friends! New year, new stuff to share!
Over New Years we went back to our home town for a visit; it's 2 hours from where we live. When we go there, we always stay with my sis-n-law. We got to visit with my mother-n-law and nephew and his wife. I try to visit my dear friend Margaret when I am in town (this doesn't always happen) but this time it did! Margaret and I have been friends since the 5th grade; let's see that has been.....35 some years?! Hmmm... hate to think it has been that long! We talk on the phone almost every morning. Well, when I got to Margaret's house to visit and to see her new puppies, (Boston Terriers) I walked into the dinning room, and on her lovely dinning room table sat a tray with 2 beautiful teacups and lots of wonderful goodies to eat! She had planned for us to have tea! I was so excited! Tea is one of many things Margaret and I have in common; she has the most beautiful collection of 3 legged tea cups I have ever seen! You can imagine my excitement when she told me I could take a tea cup home! We had a wonderful afternoon; I hated to see our teatime come to a close. This was a great way to start off the New Year!
Have a happy tea day everyone!

2010-12-30T08:45:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it is almost 2011? Seems weird to even be typing the numbers 2011. We had a nice quite, drama free Christmas and we are all very thankful for that! This time of year is so busy for our family, we have a huge dinner theater at our church that ran for four days and sold 1600 tickets, it is always so much fun but can be very stressful! This year we had the added 'pleasure' of the stomach flu running through the cast and crew. YUCK! But as always God is good and took care of everyone! None of the guests had any clue that 9 cast and crew members were absent from the first two performances. Everyone is already looking forward to next year!
Today our family is going to visit my sweet sis-n-law and my wonderful mother-n-law, we will be ringing in the new year together!
December 26 was my 2 year blogging anniversary! This year I plan to have some giveaways and hope to be joining in on lots of FUN!

I pray all of you will have a happy, safe, healthy and FUN 2011!
Sip more tea and laugh more often is my motto for this New Year!
~Blessings~

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-24T10:54:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all my Blogging friends out there!

2010-12-06T20:07:00.001-08:00

I have been working on craft show Items for Christmas.
The first picture you see is my fabric drip catchers they are
machine washable, the fun part is the more you wash and dry them the more
they look like a flower when you place them on the spout of your tea pot.
They save your linens from being spoiled when your teapot drips.
I have many colors and patterns.
$2.00 each including shipping.

This one of my favorite tea-cozies because I love snowmen!All the cozies are fully lined and have a grab tab on the top, the fabric lining
for this cozy is green with Christmas trees.

If you see something you feel you need to have please leave
a comment or send me an e-mail, I accept pay-pal.

2010-11-22T11:21:00.000-08:00

Happy~Happy~ THANKSGIVING to all of YOU!

I have been drinking this wonderful tea this week,
It is really YUMMY!
Wish we could share a cup together! ( I will pretend we are!)
Have a blessed turkey day!

Pumpkins-Pumpkins

2010-10-28T07:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Fall Y'all!

I just LOVE all the colors!

So many pumpkins waiting for a home!

My friend and I went to Erie Shores Apple Orchard in MI.

I just adore fall don't you? I don't always like what comes after that but winter can be beautiful too! Even though I enjoy having all 4 seasons, I still miss TEXAS! Have a great week!

What a summer!

2010-10-10T06:02:00.000-07:00

Wow today is 10-10-10! How weird!
I know I have been missing for awhile, so many things have happened here in my part of the world. We had a tornado in June that took 2 of our friends lives(6 lives were lost altogether). It also destroyed our high school my son was to graduate from the next day. This horrible force of nature also destroyed over 100 homes in our community and surrounding area including severe damage to our church where my husband is employed. This wonderful little town in which I live, moved into action to help those affected, our smaller church campus (It was not hit by the tornado) became a hub of supplies for the people in need and the workers that were helping others. We worked closely with the Red Cross and United Way to help those in need. Donations came from around the country! It was so amazing! People are so AWESOME! In the mist of tragedy we have seen so many blessings!
My son did walk across the stage to graduate, it was just in a different location. He is attending collage now 40 minutes from home. Now that things are getting back to a new normal, I hope to get back to blogging on a regular basis. I have a lot of things to share!
Thank you to all who have stuck with me!

2010-05-09T05:34:00.000-07:00

Happy mother's day to all my friends who are moms. Happy memories to everyone whose mom isn't here today with them. And an especially extra big hug to my friends who always dreamed of being a mom. Thinking of all of you today.

A Bridal Tea Shower

2010-04-27T13:36:00.001-07:00

A beautiful tower of punch cups

Lift the veil to find the goodies

A sweet party favor for everyone!
This tea was for 35 guests the
bride to be and all of her friends
and family had a beautiful
day!

Long awatied spring

2010-04-03T15:31:00.000-07:00

The birds nest from last year

I don't know what they are. Any Ideas?

Spring is here! Yippeeee! My daffodils are blooming and my tulips are all up but have not bloomed yet! I also have some very pretty flowers; I don't know what they are called because they were here before we moved in. Our sweet little birds nest that was in the tree outside the kitchen was destroyed in September; I'm sad I won't get to watch a family of robins grow and fly away this Spring. I hope they rebuild it but it is not looking promising as of right now...sigh.

Tea parties are happening like crazy around here! I'm preparing for a bridal tea for 35 coming up (so excited!), then a tea party fashion show (can't wait!) and many more in the months to come! Looking forward to sharing these events with you!

A Heart Story

2010-02-13T07:45:00.000-08:00

Hi Friends! Just wanted to share my funny heart story with you. I thought it fit because of Valentines day being tomorrow.

Did you ever wake up just feeling blue and your not sure why? Well on this particular day I woke up just 'sad'; maybe because I did not sleep well the night before. Anyway, I fixed my regular cup of black tea and gulped that down (which I don't usually do) but I did, sat down at the computer to check my e-mail and blogger dashboard (my usual routine). There was nothing much going on so I decided to make a whole pot of tea (the cup tasted so good!) hoping to cheer myself up. I went to my tea-cup cupboard and chose a sweet little cup with pretty pink roses on it my sis-in-law had found for me a year or so ago. It made me smile (so it was already working). I brewed a pot of my very favorite tea 'Marco Polo' a black tea with a delicious fruity flavor (another smile :) poured a hot steaming cup and back to my computer I went; again I kinda gulped it down...it just tasted so good! I was all involved in reading an e-mail, went to take another drink and found out my cup was empty of tea! Upon closer inspection I looked into the tea cup and found....a heart shape at the bottom of my cup!!! A smile was on my face the rest of the day:)! Happy Valentine's Day everyone - hope you have a wonderful day!

Tea for a Princess

2010-02-02T18:22:00.000-08:00

Hello my dear friends! Had a minute to share some photos of my latest tea~party, the birthday princess turned 7! They ate beautiful cupcakes they decorated themselves (with lots of icing and sprinkles)and made some teapot picture frames to take home along with with the pretty purse boxes of goodies. Mom provided a cupcake pinata that you break by pulling the strings (pretty cool huh?). The pretty princess and her guests all had a fabulous time!

Merry Christmas to all!

2009-12-24T19:00:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all my sweet friends! Hope you share all the joy in your heart with everyone you meet! A Baby changed everything.

Tea Tree

2009-12-24T05:26:00.000-08:00

My family always knows it is that time of

year when they see me dragging the black

bags up the stairs (groans from the background)

I have 3 trees that stay decorated and this
is my favorite!

This is my tea cup/teapot tree

It sits in my alcove on an antique table.

It is cold in that room in the winter so

I don't get to have my tea in there as

often as I would like; this tree stays up

until February.

A Merry Christmas To All!

2009-12-21T18:41:00.000-08:00

My collection of nutcrackers waiting for friends

to arrive
Table set and ready for guests!

Wish you could have been here to share a cup of
tea with me!

What a wonderful teaparty we had at my house this weekend!

May your cup always be full of love and kindness.

Have a beautiful Christmas!

Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T08:29:00.000-08:00

A very Happy Turkey Day to all my wonderful blogging buddies! I hope your day is all warm and fuzzy with lots of family, friends, great food and your favorite cup of tea!

God Bless,

Brownie tea party

2009-10-10T18:08:00.000-07:00

A Tea-party for 12 Little Brownies
Trying tea for the 1st time.

What a beautiful party hat!
They each decorated a sweet cupcake
and made a fun craft!

Waiting for all the friends to arrive

Before the party began!

This was the place-setting (including a purse party favor with

a pop up candy bar inside!

swapped white box

2009-10-09T15:47:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Last night we had our quilt meeting with our (round robin) white boxes in hand and ready to swap. Everyone placed their box on the table open, so we all could get a peek at everyone's block (picture to your right). Wow, some of those blocks were awesome! I did a Christmas/snowman block (picture at your left). Even though I won't get it back until March it will get a lot of use in the years to come. I am so excited and will keep you updated. Oh yeah, did I mention the white box I picked up held inside a beautiful star block? Now I have to figure out what I want to add to this already perfect block; hmmm...what to do?

2009-10-04T19:35:00.000-07:00

How nice it is to come home from a crazy day, check the mail and find a sweet little package in the mail box waiting for me! Thank you Lisa "my blogging friend" what a wonderful surprise to find so many fun things inside! Can't wait to try some pumpkin spice tea. That was so sweet of you! You did not even know that it came on my birthday!

It is FALL!

2009-09-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

Well today is the first day of fall. It starts officially here in my neck of the woods at 5:59 today. This has been my favorite season for as long as I can remember. As a kid, we couldn't wait to carve pumpkins and make scarecrows that would sit on the front porch or in the front yard; my favorites were those with the pumpkin heads. Jumping in the leaves was a big deal too! When we lived in Texas, I missed the changing leaves, but they still had the fall spirit!

The wooden scarecrow in my picture came from a friend in Texas. He is one of my favorite fall decorations! I have pulled out my pumpkin recipes and I am in a Teaparty mood! I've been looking for Pumpkin Spice Tea but have not found any yet.

I am looking forward to sharing my fall recipes and Teaparties with all of you, thanks for all the wonderful comments and kind words you have shared with me!

Blessings

I am not the only one

2009-09-14T19:08:00.000-07:00

Oh what a day today! I am glad it is over! Thanks for all the nice comments about my round robin, I will be showing pics soon of the 1st part of the 12 inch block. I wanted to share something that my family (all male) thought was funny; last summer I found a sewing dress form (mannequin) at a yard sale for $5.00 yes $5.00. I was so excited when I saw it! We had just bought the house we live in now and I was looking for items to furnish my new (happy space) sewing/scrapbooking room. I only had $40 to spend TOTAL, of course I painted everthing with a coat of white paint. Anyway, I found this manaquin and dragged it to my car. She now has her own place by the window; I call her Manny - for obvious reasons! (I know creative huh?) LOL. She somehow has acquired a couple of outfits and my kids think it is strange for me to "dress it," but as I was blog-hopping this week I came across 11 dress forms (mannequins) on other people's blogs! Everytime I saw one (all different, all dressed in some sort of clothing) I started to chuckle, I yelled to my kids, "hey I am not the only one!" I thought I would share a picture of her here. If you have a (Manny) story let me know. Have a GREAT day!

Quilting Round Robin

2009-09-11T20:10:00.000-07:00

After what feels like a short summer, we are all trying to get back into our fall (school) routine. We had our much anticipated first Kindred Kwilter's group meeting at our church that meets once a month (we don't meet over the summer). Not everyone that comes attends our church, so it was really great to see everyone together again. What was really funny was how everyone was so interested in a pile of plain white small boxes (they looked like pizza boxes). Of course we were not allowed to pick them up and look in them (shhh... it was a secret!) Every year we do a new project for ourselves and an outreach or mission project. Our only ongoing project we do all year long is making baby quilts; our group makes baby quilts for all the new baby's that are born to church members. So 25 to 30 ladies continually make baby quilts all year to keep up with the demand (we have 800 members at our Church, that means a lot of babies!)

Have you ever heard of a Round Robin? Well I had heard of one but never was involved in one... until now! I am so excited! Let me tell you how ours is going to work... this is a quilting Round Robin and every quilt group has their own rules. Our quilt group is doing a very simple round robin for our 1st one as a group.

Each person will make a 12 inch block of their own choosing. You place it in your white box (the mystery white pizza box with instructions and a place to put your name glued inside), then at the Oct. meeting everyone will place their box on the assigned table. At the end of the meeting you will pick up a box (not your own) on your way out- the fun part is you don't know who has your box! The next person will add some kind of borders to your block. Then in November, you will do the same thing. This will continue until February, and in March you will get your own box back; what a surprise it will be! You never know what you will find in the bag attached to your box (by then it will not fit in the box!) I just love this idea! I will post pics of my block when I get it done, then pics when I get it back in March. Can't wait!

Fall is almost here

2009-09-07T17:49:00.000-07:00

Can't believe that Labor Day weekend is over already! We had a wonderful time with my inlaws! We ate too much good food while sharing a lot of joy! Hope to get together again soon.

Fall is almost here, need to get the rest of my decorations put out; of course I have already put my fall teapot on the buffet ready for any surprise guests that may wander in! Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend!

Blessing's,

Love Yard Sales!

2009-09-03T09:53:00.000-07:00

Here is a sweet little treasure my friend Linda found for me at a yard sale last weekend. And the best part.... a $2.00 bargain! It is so cute!!

2009-09-01T12:24:00.000-07:00

I love getting together with creative friends! This past February, our quilt group Kindred Kwilters got together in Tecumseh MI for our annual quilt retreat. We made a table runner with pinwheels as the focus, so pinwheels became the theme of the entire weekend. We had so much fun! A visit to the British Tea Room was the highlight of the weekend for me; the entire upstairs was reserved for our group of 25. We made our own table arrangements with the pinwheels theme in mind. We also provided some fun party favors for everyone and the food was wonderful! A great time was had by everyone!

Welcome to My Cup of Tea!

2009-08-27T11:40:00.000-07:00

I am so happy to be launching My Cup of Tea, Tea~Parties! This has been the plan for many years, and because I have been unemployed outside the home for awhile now, this seems to be the best time! I know the economy is not good (believe me) but we all still have birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers and special times with our friends.

We need to cherish those special moments as often as possible and I would love to help you with that! I have been crazy for tea as long as I can remember, and collecting anything that has to do with tea has become an obsession -(much to my family's dismay! LOL). Old doilies, tablecloths, teacups, teapots...oh so many things and not enough space!

Someday I hope to own a sweet little Tea Room here in our cute little town where I can share all my treasures and joy with everyone! I pray one day the Lord will provide a way for that to happen.

Thank you for visiting me; I'm looking forward to planning a Tea Party just for you!

Visit our cozy home

2009-08-20T11:29:00.000-07:00

Well, hello my friends! This is to let everyone know to visit http://www.ourcozyhouse.blogspot.com/ to learn about the family stuff! Please visit this blog to because great stuff will be here also! Thanks for all your imput and interest!
God Bless!
Donna

Changes to come

2009-08-08T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hello my friends! This is just an update to let you know this blogspot will become my business blog very soon and I will be posting a new blogspot address for our family blog, please feel free to visit both! I am excited to be posting lots of pics and info! Please be praying for my new business venture it is something I have wanted to do for the last 15 years. Check back soon to see the new changes. Thanks for all your support!

Summer flying by!

2009-07-08T05:05:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a while! So sorry for the delay, let's see I went to Florida came home for 2 days cleaned my house after being gone for 12 days with boys being home for most of that time, then waited for my moms movers to come, my mom, step dad and my two nieces 7 and 11 have moved 2 streets over, it is such a blessing to have family around (after 13 years) now that my mom and family are almost unpacked we will be going on vacation soon, this summer has flown by already! In the mist of all of this I have been working on my new business, soon My Cup Of Tea will proudly present "Tea par~teas for young ladies" more information later. Very exciting!
Check back with you later. Have a great week!

My Backyard

2009-05-05T12:53:00.000-07:00

I was out working in the yard this week and thought I would share some of the springtime flowers blooming in my yard, I am reminded again and again by the power of God, how he provides for every living breathing creature on our planet. I know sometimes we may think God has forgotten us but if you look outside at all the beautiful flowers and trees that have had to endure the bitter winter wind and freezing temperature's patiently waiting for the winter season to be over so they could bask in the glorious sunshine once again. I think that is how life is, sometimes we just have to wait for our season to burst forth and bloom again.
Have a Great Mothers Day!

SPRING~SPRING

2009-04-18T09:19:00.000-07:00

Wow! What a beautiful day today! It is 70, sunny and my daffodils are blooming! Yippeee! We are on our way to a wonderful spring! Hope everyone is healthy and happy!
This weather always puts me in the mood for a party so I have been thinking about having a spring tea party and have been pouring over cookbooks and web-sites looking for new and wonderful tea-party delectable's, if any of you have a favorite you would like to share please leave me a comment and let me know, I love to try new things especially when it has to do with a tea-party! I don't know if any of you have been to the Sweet Shalom Tea Room in Sylvania Ohio, if not, you should go! Last spring my friend Michelle treated me to a wonderful afternoon of Tea, savories and wonderful desserts not to mention great conversation! We had such a nice time! I would really love to go back soon!
My son Brandon turns 17 this week, so hard to believe he is that old! No wonder all my bones are aching and I need to dye my hair more often!

March Madness is ending......

2009-03-29T20:24:00.000-07:00

What a stinky week this has been! I just can't seem to kick this sickness going around our house, I am now on my 3rd round of it and hopefully the last! Tonight it is snowing and very windy not to mention it is cold.....snif...snif all adding to my misery. Ok just needed to whine a little now I am better! LOL. This week I am working on a scrapbook for someone else, which is good because it will be done soon and then i can work on my own.
I hope everyone has a wonderful week and stays well.

March Madness

2009-03-22T10:24:00.000-07:00

Wow, spring has kinda sprung! So many things going on, everyone is working really hard not to let life pass by with unnoticed moments. We are about to move into a new stage of life, with 2 teenage drivers and family moving close to us, things are about to move into tornado stage! LOL
You should be prepared for some weird posts! Right now I must remember God is in control!
I am going to try hard to post more often, I really do have a lot to say!
Thanks for reading!

Finished Projects

2009-02-13T11:55:00.000-08:00

Just this week I came across a really cute project I would love to tackle but I have made a decision; I MUST finish the things I have already started, so with that said here are 2 punchneedle projects that needed to be framed. They turned out really nice. This has been a really busy couple of weeks at my house. I am so glad that huge snow mound in my front yard has melted away, I know there is a possibility of more to come!

Whoo Hoooo February (spring is close!)

2009-02-01T06:28:00.000-08:00

Today is February 1st, a new month with lots of things to do! My husbands Birthday is this month the (13th) no heart cake for him! He prefers round, when he was growing up all he ever had was a heart shaped cake LOL, so we try to make him a different shape with a little heart....somewhere in it or on it. Our ladies bible study started Tuesday and will end in March, I think we have around 60 ladies between morning and evening group; it is called Enjoy by: Tianne Moon, a thirst quenching look at Philippians, so far so good!
Our quilt retreat is at the end of this month, I cant wait, but I don't want the month to go to fast dose that make any sense? Leave a comment this month and let me know what projects you have on your plate. I would love to know what is happening with all of you!
Oh by the way, my friend Lisa made my new blog backround for me, I think it is so cute! Way to go Lisa!

Cards & Stuff

2009-01-20T12:23:00.000-08:00

Wow, January is going fast! It reminds me that spring is right around the corner! Think Spring- Think Spring! LOL! I am looking forward to planning and planting my little herb garden. Just waiting for my new seed catalogs.
February 14th, Valentines Day is also my 6th year anniversary working with Close To My Heart (selling stamping and scrapbooking supplies) It has been something I love doing and I am looking forward to holding some new workshops this year. Just for fun I have posted some of the cards from workshops I have done over the years.

My son bought a new printer/scanner so I have been learning how to use it we are having fun!

Creative Fun!

2009-01-15T11:43:00.000-08:00

I love being creative, here is a picture of a punchneedle project I did last year, think of it as a mini rug! You punch into what is called weavers cloth from the pattern printed side of the fabric (backside) with a special needle called a punchneedle you use different sized needles that punch with 2,3 or 4 strands of thread. This is so cool because it is like coloring inside the lines with thread, your project is finished really fast! I have made and given away many of these little projects, this is the only one I kept for myself. If you have any questions about it or would like to learn how to do this, I would be more than happy to teach you just leave a comment or e-mail me. It is really EASY!

Welcome to 'My Happy Space'

2009-01-13T17:51:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! Here are some pictures of my work room as I call it my "Happy Space." I sat down the other day to figure out how much I spent in the last year making my space"happy" and I spent a whoppin $35.00 Whoo hooo! Not including the shelves on the wall, a gallon of white paint and my Volkswagon that was put together in the room (that was a gift from my hubby.) The paper rack I bulit out of metal cubes. The rest of the stuff came from yard sales, gifts from friends, Goodwill, Salvation Army or treasure finding on the side of the road, (trash day) my personal favorite (much to my husbands dismay!) I have yet to share this room with my Texas friends, and I am glad to have a place to share it with everyone.

Happy New Year

2009-01-01T06:11:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! Wow 2009 is here, I can not believe it! I pray we have a fantastic year to come, we will have a lot of changes this year; my mom will be moving here to our little city, Brandon will be 17, Marshal will be 16 (yes 2 teenage drivers!) I do not look forward to that. More painting will go on in the house and maybe some work on the bathroom downstairs.
I would love to finish 4 quilts(Christmas gifts for next year) in 2009 and at least 8 punchneedle projects (also gifts). But we all know how it is; real life gets away from us and before you know it, it will be 2010! I pray all of you will have a wonderful year this year and make sure you have a lot fun too!

About Me

2008-12-26T16:58:00.000-08:00

Hi, welcome to my blog! I am so glad you came to visit me, my name is Donna, I am married to a wonderful husband. I have 3 boys and a sweet daughter-n-law. A 14 year old cat (Joey) and a 6 year old funny dog named Lucy. We now live in a small town in Ohio, (moved from Texas 2 years ago) We bought a great house and are looking forward to whatever God has in store for us here! I love to be around my family and friends; I have many passions (hobbies) and I plan on sharing them here with you along with photos and life in general. Please feel free to leave your comments so I can get to know you too!