Tea Cups Travel the World.....

My dear friend

Stephanie

of 

The Enchanting Rose

has hosted another of her world famous

Tea CupExchange

Parties

I was partnered with

Mimi

of

A Tray of Bliss

She sent me a beautiful tea cup named

Clementine

embellished with exquisite pink roses

of the vintage kind - my favourites

Also in the package were

a gorgeous heart

and

the prettiest beaded lace collar 

both hand made by Mimi.

I just love the sweet card Mimi made

for me as well.

Thank you

Mimi

You have spoiled me with

all these pretty gifts!

I sent my tea cup to

Trisha

of

American Honey Home

and

it was my pleasure to find

the right tea cup for her

Stephanie had sent me an email

telling me Trisha's favourite colour was yellow

so when I spotted this bone china tea cup

in a little antique shop

I knew it would be perfect!

It is a Royal Albert cup

named

Primulette!

I hope Trisha loves it too.

I added some other 'tea related' bits and bobs

with a Kiwi flavour

to give her a taste of New Zealand.

Thank you

dear Stephanie for hosting another

of your lovely tea parties.

I know what a huge undertaking it is

and you run it like a professional!

Please visit Stephanie's blog here

I'm joining Mimi for

Five Star Frou-Frou

do pop over for a look!

Take care dear friends and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane

Pretty Vintage Finds

Last week I popped into our local Hospice shop

and I found two pretty cups.

Sadly, there were no saucers - only two cups.
I would love to find two matching saucers!

Meantime I've teamed them up with two floral saucers.

There is a stamp on the bottom of the cups

Royal Winchester English Bone China.

Can anyone enlighten me on the name of the design please?

I googled it, but couldn't find a match.

This pretty bowl belonged to my Mother

she used it almost every day and

it has very fond memories for me.

I'm joining

Judith for Mosaic Monday

Sandi for Tea Time Tuesday

Ruth for Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Bernideen for Tea in the Garden

I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing weekend

and wishing you a happy new week.

Sweet Wendy of Apple and Apricot
has created this darling heart as part of her
GIVEAWAY
beneath it is a dutch magazine 
"Petite Brocante"
and part of the giveaway too, it looks fabulous!
Just visit her blog and become a follower to enter!
Bonne Chance dear friends!

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Oh and don't forget Marie's
GIVEAWAY HERE!

Take care and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane

Exquisite Hand Made Lace

When I visited the

Auckland Vintage Textile Fair

I was enthralled by these

exquisite hand made lace samplers.

I am full of admiration for the women

such as our grandmothers,

great-grandmothers and great aunts

who created this fine work.

It took many hours to make one small piece

such as a collar and cuffs

for a special dress.

I imagine much of this work was done by

poor lamp light in the evening

once their hard days work was done.

I have several pieces of precious

hand made lace which I will

pass on to my granddaughters and

I hope they will appreciate it's beauty

as much as I do.

I'm linking up to Becky for

Blissful Whites Wednesday

please pop over and see what others are posting!

Thank you for visiting
and leaving your kind comments!

Merci à bientôt
be kind to one another!

♥ Shane ♥

 

 

 

 

Treasured family memories...

Hello dear friends

it's tea time again and today I'm showing

you a coffee set which my mother

passed on to me.

This is an Art Deco set made by Royal Doulton

around 1920-1930

The pattern is called 'Honesty'

and each piece is decorated with a pattern

of Honesty seed pods in red, yellow and green

with a gold edging.

A lovely Autumn inspired design.

The set contains six demitasse cups and saucers

used for espresso coffee.

I remember my parents using it when

they had friends over for lunch or dinner.

When not in use it was stored carefully away

in the china cabinet.

 

It is one of my most treasured possessions

because of the precious family memories it

holds for me.

Today I'm joining these parties

Teacup Tuesday 

A Return to Loveliness

Martha's favorites 

Friends Sharing Tea 

Tea Time Tuesday
Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Feathered Nest Friday

Please pop over to these parties for a look see!

My two sweet friends who joined me for coffee today! 

 My very talented friend DORTHE of
DEN LILLE LADE
made this exquisite collage.
The image of a beautiful lady surrounded by
vintage laces, fabrics and notions-
is her
 Giveaway
I'm sure you would all like to win it so
please visit her beautiful blog to enter.

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Thank you for your visits and comments
WELCOME

 to my new followers
it's lovely to meet you!

À bientôt

and be kind to one another

Shane ♥

French Creamy Whites

Don't you just love this

sweet little girl?

The gorgeous card is part

of a stunning giveaway

I was lucky to win over at

Pam's blog Simply Nordic Design

I've oohed and aahed at some
lovely garlands I've seen on blogs
and now I've got one of my own! 

An old book cover stamped

with the word France,

more french images and 

a vintage sheet music page.

Le Paris D'Aujourd'hui

Pam also included this amazing piece

of crocheted lace from her

collection...so yummy!

Merci Pam
I feel very spoilt!!

I'm linking to Becky at
Blissful Whites Wednesday

Thank you for your lovely comments.

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥