Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Tea in the Garden

Today is Tea at Jan & Toms place, Click on the picture above to go visit everyone who is participating. It is hot and humid here this morning so my tea is iced:>) I decided to have a little tea and time with God in the garden this morning, but I had to get things ready in a snap because it is going to rain!


Today my grandmothers tea pot holds daisies, lilies and lavender from my garden. I threw in a few hosta blooms too, they are pale purple and I have a ton of them this year! I like how they add a little height and have a different form than the daisies.

An old tiered server that I found while garage saling last year holds fresh berries and mini croissants. My iced tea is ganished with more berries and some pineapple. I am enjoying Lipton Vanilla tea right now, it is good hot or iced, but I also like plain black tea with a touch of sugar and lemon, or rooiboos tea.

I whipped up some apricot butter for my croissants. Just a little apricot preserve mixed in with real butter. Oh I am being decadent today. I usually try to watch what I eat better than this. All this butter and bread...you did notice I said "try" up there right? All right, I admit it, if I didn't eat butter and bread I wouldn't have to "try" to be good, *sigh*, well I'm going to enjoy it anyways. Life is short, eat croissants with butter:>)

Here is a sneak peek at something else I have been up to. I made this pillow for my shop. It is made with a vintage hand embroidered piece and new cottage fabrics in pretty bright colors. I am making designs I like in case they don't sell and then I will be able to enjoy them myself:>) Clever huh? I do love this pillow, I 'll have it in my shop in a couple days. Until then, enjoy making the rounds for tea. I have seen some very pretty parties at Jan and Tom's place. Go have a look!

42 comments:

  1. Kathy...what a beautiful spot for your little, special Tea Party...and thanks for inviting all of us!!!

    Love the pillow!!!

    ~Blessings,
    Jan

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  2. What a beautiful display. Wouldn't it be nice to treat ourselves to beautiful photo-staged lives all the time? Or maybe you live like this...wish I did! The pillow is so cottagey-pretty.

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  3. Lovely, simply lovely! I like that you are having tea with God. We all need time like that.

    Kathy, your pillow is so cute! Love the colors!

    Happy day, dear friend,
    Becky

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  4. Croissants, strawberries and whipped creme or cream cheese....just doesn't get any better than that, my tea partying chick!! Wooohoooo....
    Smoochies,
    Connie

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  5. What a wonderful place to spend time alone with God and tea! Your things are beautiful. You set such a nice table. I love the pillow you created. Your work is always so nice. ~Adrienne~

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  6. what a lovely spread! the apricot butter sounds divine, and i've always loved fresh strawberries!

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  7. Hi Kathy, what a sweet tea party you are having. I love the setting in the garden, daisy's, croissants, strawberries and apricot butter. I especially love the embroidered pillow. What a cheery choice of colors! Thank you so much for stopping by!
    Blessings, Shirl
    Shirls Rose Cottage

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  8. So pretty. I am so glad you invited me. Wish I could stay longer!

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  9. Hi Kathy,
    I would love you join you for tea. Your table is set so lovely and the setting is just perfect!

    Love your pillow!! Can't wait to see what else is happening in your life.
    Hugs,
    Penny

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  10. Beautiful, beautiful! Wish I had time to sit and have tea today =) Blessings... Polly

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  11. I will have a cuppa with you on your lovely white wicker chair and i would love a croissant with loads of apricot butter. I agree life is too short to pass up that treat. Love Eleanor

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  12. What a gorgeous setting for your party! I love the embroidered napkins!

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  13. Oh Kathy, this post makes me feel so happy! Your flowers are stunning!!!! I love your white picket fence too!!!! Your grandma's teapot is beautiful too!! Croissants ~ oh my gosh, one of my very favorite things! I am such a bread freak!

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE that pillow!!!!! The colors are so cheerful and happy! I will be back to check it out in your shop!

    Love ya,
    Amy
    P.S. I have something for you on my blog.

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  14. Hi Kathy
    Just thought I'd pop in to see what you were up to and I'm so glad I did! What a wonderful little tea party you & God enjoyed. My eye was immediately drawn to that gorgeous white crocheted centerpiece doily you're using for the tablecloth. That is a WONDERFUL piece! And of course I love what you did with the basket embroidery in that sweet pillow you made. I sure wish we lived a few hundred miles closer.
    Blessings
    Patricia :o)
    PS: Thank you for the great idea on making yummy apricot butter. I can't wait to try it!!!

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  15. Apricot butter and croissants. Yum! I believe I would prefer iced tea on these hot days, too. Everything looks lovely.

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  16. Beautiful spread, so lovely and all I can say is Yum, yum, yum. The pillow is so sweet. My mom used to make pillows and they were such treasures.

    Thank you for the goodies and tea. I lke mine black please. Smile!

    Jeanne

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  17. Kathy, that is such a pretty table, daisies and tea. I love your new pillow design. It is very lovely. Ice Tea, how perfect on a hot summer day. Karen

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  18. Wow, lovely spot, and yummy food. Sigh.... Your pillow is ultra sweet !! :)

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  19. Your setting is absolutely gorgeous!!! Thank you for the invitation to join you and making some apricot butter. I'll have a large slather on my croissant since you went to the trouble. Your pillow is lovely!

    Lallee

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  20. Oh, I have just loved attending your tea party. Yes, it's hot and I'll take a little iced tea. I haven't tried the Lipton Vanilla, but it sounds so good. The apricot butter too, I guess I could used margarine? Your pillow is so lovely. What a sweet way to preserve the old embroidery. I did something similar with an old pillow case I embroidered as a child, but my pillow is very simple and can't compare with your beauty. Come see me sometimes. I'm very new at bloggin and am having a complete ball. Did you make it to my tea party today?
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  21. Your little tea spot is darling!!! I love it all. You did a wonderful job of making me feel like I could just pop over and visit=)
    Have a great day!
    Michelle

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  22. So pretty! I love that you had iced tea, though, so appropriate for our weather here in Missouri...

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  23. Kathleen,
    The pillow is lovely! It looks so pretty in the wicker chair. It's a very pretty setting and the apricot butter sounds delicious! Thanks for having us!
    Warm regards, Karen

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  24. What a beautiful spot for a tea party! Everything is just so perfectly yummy .... including your wonderful new pillow creation!

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  25. That was lovely! Your photos are beautiful - Thank you for sharing.

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  26. What a lovely setting for a tea party! Thanks for having me over!

    ~Susan

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  27. What a lovely tea party! Everything looks absolutely wonderful. We had a tea party a little bit ago: http://anapronaday.blogspot.com/2008/05/tea-party-vintage-style.html

    I'll be sure to not miss the next one at Jan & Tom's!

    For your daily dose of vintage goodness & a bit of silliness, stop by Confessions of an Apron Queen

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  28. Hi Kathleen, Your pictures are just amazing! You put together such a charming and pretty tea party! I did enjoy it, and I believe I'll have one of those plump delicious strawberries before I head home! :)

    Hugs, Rhonda

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  29. Everything looks so pretty and yummy. thanks for visiting my tea.

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  30. Kathy,

    I've awarded the Arte y Pico Award to you!! You can check my blog for instructions and pick the Award up there!!

    Congratulations!

    Jan

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  31. Hi Kathy! What a perfect setting for your party! Just beautiful. I love croissants with jam! (I've left the butter off because I tell myself I'm being good!right!!) This is my first visit but I will definitely be back - such a pretty blog! Have a great day - Jeannette and thanks for stopping by!!!

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  32. Beautiful tea party!! The photos are amazing and your pillow is great!

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  33. Hi Kathy,
    I did not have enough time yesterday to visit everyone's tea party, so I started again early this morning to catch all the one's I didn't see yesterday. And you're a Michigan girl too! Born and bread like me are you? Hope you're close enough that you can visit IRL someday. Wasn't it humid yesterday? I tried to work in my garden for a while but it was just too humid!
    I loved your tea party and visited the rest of your blog too. Your garden looks spectacular and even though we've had so much rain this summer, the gardens love it don't they!

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  34. What an adorable tea party. Your garden is just beautiful. I love the tiered dessert tray! Everything looks just lovely! I love the pillow. What a cute thing to do with a vintage embroidered linen. I think I'm going to remember that! I have some vintage pieces that don't go with my decor, but I could make a cute pillow using the embroidery as the framed center. I LOVE it! Thanks and have a great day!

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  35. OOO, thank you! YOur garden and the setting you created to share is beautiful, and refreshing!
    Love your hearts and pillows!
    Thanks for being a part of my Week long Celebration of the blog!
    With Kindness,
    Mary

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  36. I love your tea set; that is such a beautiful picture with the white daisies showing on the background.... Like a pic in a magazine... Just gorgeous.

    cielo

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  37. I really enjoyed your tea! Lovely, indeed!
    Carolyn

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  38. Hi Kathy
    What a delightful tea party! Your garden looks so pretty and I LOVE the new pillow. It's been very hot and humid here so the ice tea really hit the spot.
    Hugs, Rhondi

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  39. Kathy

    You can go to Jan's, I'll be here still in your garden when you get back!
    :))

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  40. Kathy,
    Your tea spot is absolutely charming. It rivals those in any magazine I've seen. The food is soo yummy I need to visit for a bite or two. I am putting in my reservation for tea very soon! Hugs, Jan@daylilylane

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  41. what a lovely table...Your garden is so peaceful looking..I could crochet out there all day..:-)

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  42. Looks so pretty , love tea , my Fav is chocolate mint . It all looks so yummy . Mary

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