My First Tea Set

I joined Martha's Tea Cup Tuesday again this week...
I learned all about tea from my sweet mother, who of course is no long with me. She would have tea every afternoon, I was just a little girl and had my own little tea set, you know the kind I mean that all us little girls have had. She would serve me my little cup which we had with cookies or something my dad had baked, he enjoyed baking and everything he made was delicious.
As I grew up the afternoon tea tradition continued, of course when I was at work we had our tea on weekends and after dinner, we would sit and talk with our cups of tea.
One day we both were out shopping and we saw this tea set, she immediately said, I am buying this for you, I wasn't even married yet this was back in the early 50's, and yes she did purchase it and I treasure it so, it's service for six. Love my very first tea set, thank you mom and I love you always and forever and thanks dad for baking all the goodies.
Had to share these pretty little spoons that I bought at a garage sale, all for $2.00







One of my daughters also enjoys having tea and has taken me and my granddaughter to tea at the Rose Garden Tea Room at the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena several times. It's a beautiful place with many gorgeous gardens and a lovely tea room. Of course the menu is very special, so yummy.




"I cannot sit and chat with you, the way I'd like to do...So brew yourself a cup of tea, I'll think of you, you think of me"
Enjoy the evening and the coming weekend my tea loving friends...
Lu

Tea Cup Tuesday

I will begin by showing you this gorgeous rose that my granddaughter, Kelly, send me this morning via my email. First thing I saw was this precious pink rose. She told me she was walking her little dog when she saw it and thought of me. Sweet, sweet girl. Ok to the business at hand. I have entered Martha's Tea Cup Tuesday and will show you some of the tea cups and tea pot that I have done myself.

This one is one of my favorites, I did quite a bit of decorating on it, as you will see in the last pictures.
Tonight I had tea alone because my husband was not feeling well and went to bed.


This tea pot I decorated to match one of the tea cups. I apply the decals and fire them in my kiln, haven't done too much lately but plan on doing more soon.

Here are two of my tea cups, one matches the tea pot. I so enjoy doing this work.

Tea pot and cup.

You can see how much detail I added to this tea cup.


Here is a view of the saucer. Actually it's even prettier in person.
Lovingly Lu

Garden Flowers

"In the Garden We Don't Count the Hours"
I have joined Cottage Garden Party to show off some of our blooms...
Some pretty day Lilies

Love these Spathiphyllums, they are all blooming now

Yellow Canna

I planted in this bird bath

Orange Canna

Yellow Cactus blooms once a year



"Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of God"
Thank you for visiting my dear friends...

My Granddaughter's Art

Since I had such a wonderful response from everyone on the cat that my granddaughter Kelly, painted on my chair, which is in my studio, that I thought perhaps all of you might enjoy seeing a little bit more of what she has painted for me....This is the door to enter our bedroom and she knows I love angels so she decided to paint one here. She was 16.



Then you step inside the room and the first thing you see is this gorgeous angel in flight behind our headboard. We named her Angel Marion after my husbands mother who passed away when he was a little boy of 5 years. She was 17 here.



Then I asked her to paint me a tree in the entrance hall, she responded "what no angel?" no angel this time I told her, just a little tree. So here is the tree she came up with, even has a couple of little birds and a nest. I just love her work. First thing she ever painted and surprised all of us was Strawberry Short Cake doll. We didn't know she could draw, she was about 4 years old.


Tree has little pink flowers, but did not show up in picture and blogger will not enlarge it for some reason.
Have a wonderful week my friends...

My Work Space Where Bloggers Create

I have joined up with Desert Cottage
for this bloggers party working spaces.

Hello and Welcome to my home...this is
the entrance to my work room, to the right
is my bathroom to the left is my sliding
door mirror closet. Ironing board as you
enter on the right is always open. Also
to the right is another large cabinet,
not visible, with my fabrics. My area
is not too big but it's cozy and I enjoy
being in here with everything I love
around me.


My granddaughter Kelly painted this chair
for me at age 16, she is now 30.


These cabinet drawers have ribbons, old linens,
and other supplies

Wall unit displaying items I have made and more.


I covered seat of chair to match the Laura Ashley curtains I made for this room.


My two sewing machines that I could not live without, have been sewing since I was 12.

Paints, other supplies and some things I've made.

Some of the blings I use on different items I make.
I have many other boxes full of bling.



Cabinets filled with lace, paper roses, jewelry, old linens, thread and so on.

I was a Winner, Hurray!

Feast your eyes on these beauties.
2 magnets, my beautiful initial and this
gorgeous ornament in pink. Love it all.

Inside this lovely box more pretties.
Fabulous pendant and earrings.

How about those roses.

Don't you just love this color?

I was so excited cause I was the winner at http://rosechicfriends.blogspot.com/
give-away. When I received word from Lorena that I was the winner, just could
not believe it and I cried, you see it's my first win here on the blogs.
Lorena does an exquisite job on her roses, if you haven't seen them just go
to her blog or etsy shop for a peek, they come in several colors.
Thank you again Lorena, you're a sweetie...
Lovingly Lu

June White Party

I have joined Etsy Cottage Style this month of
June for color white. White is my other favorite
color next to pink and have many things in white.
Here are just a few of my white's, hope you enjoy them.

Angel in bedroom, I have draped this lace over a cabinet with a tall mirror, then a gardenia from my garden, my white home, where we have lived for 50 years and my vintage doll





This is a view of my patio with white furniture
and ready for tea.

Have a terrific day...I leave you with this poem
from Mattie Stepanek an award winning poet at the age of 11
The sky is such a perfect blue
It must have been painted there.
Even the clouds bear witness
To the stroke of an artist's brush.
This just proves that God is perfect
At many professions. February 2000

More Amazing Garden

Had to add a few more pictures of this gorgeous garden. The one's I posted seemed so small and her garden is to beautiful deserves to be shared, and still don't think the pictures do it justice.
Happy Sunday...Lu

Amazing Garden

On my way to the Post Office I drive by this lovely
garden.
This lady works hard to have all of her front yard
looking like this.
Last week I thought why not stop and ask if I
could take a few pictures of her garden. I pulled
up in front of her sweet home, had camera in my
hand and went up to her door, knocked, out came
this sweet lady. I told her how much I admired
her garden and was wondering if I may take a few
pictures of her beautiful garden,well she was
thrilled that I liked her garden and replied,
"Oh my yes, take all you want," so here is part
of her amazing garden.
Have a sweet day...Lu

Happy Father's Day

Daddy you were the best dad anyone could ever have.
Thank you for being my sweet dad and being there for me always.
I never saw you angry or upset about anything once in my entire life.
Remember when I was a little girl and you would
take me shopping down town to buy me my paper
dolls and my coloring books? Of course had to
have that big box of 64 crayons, oh how I loved
those days and will treasure
those memories forever.
Love you Daddy and miss you, I know you are my guardian angel...

A Wedding Party

I have joined Stephanie of Angelic Accents for this wedding party.
Two group wedding pictures are from 1930, family members, dear husband and I leaving on our honeymoon between them. The year was 1955, a magical time, this is our original cake topper and my crown, so glad I saved them all these years. See below for other vintage wedding pictures which I had posted previous to this party. God has truly blessed us and we are forever thankful.
Love is wonderful without love we have nothing.
Blessings...Lu

My Teddy Bears

Hi to all my precious friends, I never post things I make so today decided to show you just a little bit of my wares. I enjoy hand embroidery so made these children's clothes hangers, also love to sew and made the little bear dolls the last picture is of my favorite three bears. Gold bear was given to me before I was born, he is vintage by now, lavender is Annette Funicello bear, purple bear cause love purple. I also do decals on china cups etc., altered bottles, images on pillows and much more.
Hope you enjoyed my little bears...Love you all, Lu