20% SALE IN MY ETSY SHOP TILL SUNDAY

Hello everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am having a 20% off sale in my Etsy shop now until Sunday evening, that's right everything is on sale, go to my Etsy and when you check out use coupon code XMASSALE to receive a 20% discount. I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend. Thanks for visiting me today. Hugs, Terri

TEA CUP TUESDAY

Today I am sharing with you a tea cup and saucer that is very special for this time of year. About 12 years ago, my husband and I were in an Antique Mall and it was getting close to my Birthday and I spotted a set of dishes that reminded me of my Grandmothers dishes. It was not a complete set, but the price was right and I loved the brown and green color, so for my Birthday my husband bought me the set. When I got home I did a little research on them and found out that they still make this china, so I was able to complete the set a service for 12. They are Johnson Brothers, which are made in England and the name of it is The Friendly Village. I use this china just for Thanksgiving each year, I have amber stem wear and glasses, so it makes for a very beautiful table with very fall like colors. I will be getting this china out on Thursday and washing it by hand and setting a very pretty table. Thank you Martha and Terri for hosting Tea Cup Tuesday. You can click the button on my side bar to see everyone's cup and saucers for today. I want to thank everyone for visiting me today and wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hugs, Terri

A BEAUTIFUL GIVEAWAY I WON

Rebecca emailed me and told me I had won her 500 follower Giveback. I was so excited. I love to visit her beautiful blog rebeccaforvintageliving, I won a beautiful necklace that she had created and this is how it came, she had it wrapped so beautifully, I hated to open the package it was so lovelyl. Inside she gave me this beautiful stocking ornament and her beautiful necklace. I love it. I love birds so this necklace is just perfect. I love the beautiful stones she used and the pearls are beautiful. Thank you so much Rebecca, I will treasure your beautiful necklace and think of you when I wear it. What a wonderful way to start your week.

THE CROWNS I MADE

I hosted a swap with the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, it was a crown swap. I had two partners and these are the crown's I made for them. You could pick the color of the crown you wanted, the first crown is for Debi Huntsman of lifeinmystudio she wanted a crown done in nuetrals, I really enjoyed making this for her, she is such a sweet person and a wonderful friend.


The second crown I made is for Lisa Hessabi, she does not have a blog. She wanted a crown done in pink and aqua. I first had trouble, it was hard to put these two colors together. But once I got into it, I had fun. I hope she likes it. Thank you for visiting me today and I hope you have a wonderful day. Hugs, Terri








I hosted a swap with the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, it was a crown swap. I had two partners and these are the crown's I made for them. You could pick the color of the crown you wanted, the first crown is for Debi Huntsman of lifeinmystudio she wanted a crown done in nuetrals, I really enjoyed making this for her, she is such a sweet person and a wonderful friend.

The second crown I made is for Lisa Hessabi, she does not have a blog. She wanted a crown done in pink and aqua. Boy I first had trouble, it was hard to put these two colors together. But once I got into it, I had fun. I hope she likes it. Thank you for visiting me today and I hope you all have a wonderful day. Hugs, Terri

BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY GIFTS I RECEIVED LAST WEEK

I feel so lucky, I have met so many lovely ladies on the internet and also on the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group. Last week was my Birthday and these are the beautiful gifts I received. The first one is this lovely little book from Melanie, she has a beautiful blog artfulinterludes , I love little things and this book is amazing, she has put so much work into this, there are so many details with all the little pages. I truly love it and will treasure it. Thank you so much Melanie.








I received this wonderful pattern from Becky at Sweet Cottage Dreams Designs, Becky is such a sweet lady and so talented, you can purchase this wonderful pattern on her blog. I can't wait to make this beautiful bag, it will be hard to pick out fabric, there are so many possibilities. Thank you so much Becky, it was such a surprise and a wonderful gift.


The next gift I received was from Rella, she has a beautiful blog too, faerieluna, oh how sweet she is. She is the owner of the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group and such a wonderful leader. She sent me this sweet Birthday card, I just love it and then this beautiful box with the most beautiful bee pin. I am one of her helper bees in the Marie Group. I have always loved bees and had been looking for a bee pin for a long time, but could not find one that I truly loved, well this pin is so lovely, I just love it and will think of Rella every time I wear it and will treasure it. She also sent me this lovely angel, she is a Kelly Rae Roberts blessed angel, she had metal wings, I love her and have been a fan of Kelly's for a long time. Thank you so much Rella, you are so generous.




Then I received this beautiful card from Wendy Robinson, I love her cards, I call her the queen of cards, they are amazing. I am always so thrilled to receive one of her beautiful cards. I have a beautiful collection from her and treasure them. Then when I opened the card she also gave me a beautiful Birthday ATC. I had to show you the ATC up close, her work is just beautiful and she always puts so many details on her cards. I will treasure this special card. Thank you so much Wendy.
Thank you everyone, you have really made my Birthday so special, like I said I am so lucky to have such special friends. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Terri

OUR HALLOWEEN GALA

I belong to the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group and on Saturday, October 23, we had our Halloween Gala. It was a wonderful day, hosted by Rella, Rhonda, Melanie and I. We chatted all day long and had games and prizes, it was so wonderful to get to know everyone better. I was laughing so hard, that my husband thought I was nuts. They are such a wonderful group of ladies and I feel so honored to be a part of this great group of such talented artists. Here are the prizes that I won that day. I won this beautiful Halloween Marie ATC from Laura Carson, she is such a talented artist, her work is just beautiful. She also just started a wonderful blog, she has wonderful tutorials and she is having monthly giveaways, please visit her beautiful blog http://artfullymusing.blogspot.com Thank you so much Laura, I love this ATC and will treasure it.


I won these beautiful necklaces from Debi Huntsman at www.lifeinmystudio.blogspot.com she has such a beautiful blog, it is a joy to visit. I am sure a lot of you know her beautiful blog. I love the colors of this beautiful necklace and when I wear it I will think of her. Thank you so much Debi, I was treasure your beautiful work.


And the last prize that I won was this beautiful book on Altered art, from Melanie Hall, she has a beautiful blog too www.artfulinterludes.blogspot.com please visit her blog, she also has a wonderful Etsy shop with beautiful things http://www.etsy.com/shop/melahall please be sure to visit her and blog and her lovely shop. Thank you so much Melanie, I love this book and have learned some new tricks to create with.

AND THE WINNER IS.........

Mo, from http://rosepetalsfromheaven.blogspot.com/ is the winner of the tea cup and saucer, I put all the names from people who left comments yesterday and had my dear hubby pull out a name out of the tea cup. Congratulations Mo, please email me your address so that I can get it off to you. Thank you to everyone who visited my blog yesterday, I wish I could give you all a tea cup, I really appreciate your visits to my blog. Have a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri

TEA CUP TUESDAY

Hi Everyone, I am late again, but it's because today is my Birthday, I am not telling you this to get a Birthday greeting, but because today I am giving the cup that I am showing to one of you. It is a beautiful Limoges cup and saucer with two handles, and is marked France on it. The maker of this cup is M. Redon. I have a couple of these so I am going to give someone who leaves a comment on this post this beautiful cup as a thank you for all your visits and your wonderful comments on my blog. I have met so many lovely people, it is such a wonderful place. Thank you Martha and Terri for hosting Tea Cup Tuesday, make sure and click the button on my side bar to go see everyone's beautiful cups. Thank you for visiting me today and have a wonderful day. Hugs, Terri

A WONDERFUL NEW SWAP

We are having a wonderful swap on the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group, hosted by Terri Heinz. It is the Marie Doll Gift Box Swap. We are all making our own Marie doll, but the swap is a beautiful decorated box filled with beautiful materials and trims and items to make your own doll a beautiful outfit. The first pictures are of the box that I received from Terri Heinz, I love the beautiful box that she made me, it is my favorite color and I love the beautiful roses she put on top, then when you open the beautiful box, she has made a lovely pocket filled with trims, feather, leather for her shoes and beautiful china flowers. She also has such beautiful material, Duponi Silk, lace, beautiful prints. I am so excited to start my doll and then dress her. Check back in about a month to see my finished doll.





These are pictures are of the box that I made and sent to Rella. I asked her what color she would like and she said Creams and Rose, so I had fun making her box and decorating it and then the best part is filling it. I really enjoyed putting this box together for her. I can't wait to see what she creates with all the supplies that I gave her.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,
Terri

TEA CUP TUESDAY

Hi Everyone, today is Tea Cup Tuesday and I would like to share a tea cup that I purchased a few weeks ago at the Treasure Mart, I did a link on the last Tea Cup Tuesday post. I also purchased this lovely tea pot, which was a great deal, the price was $35.00, but it had been there for a few months and I got it for $16.00, the tea pot is made in Germany and I love the beautiful flowers on it. I was shocked that no one had purchased it. The tea cup is a unique one. It has no markings, but I love the roses and the mint green color of it and also the gold on it. It is also a larger cup and saucer and it is a mustache cup, which is different. I have never seen a mustache cup have a saucer before. Well I want to thank Martha and Terri for hosting Tea Cup Tuesday and please click on the tea cup on my side bar and visit all others who have joined today. Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and I hope you are having a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri