Karen's Cottage and Castle

Sunday, December 15, 2013

A Kris Kringle Tea

Welcome Friends
To
"A Kris Kringle Tea"

I hope that you're getting in the Christmas spirit.

Today I wanted to share a special vintage toy with you.

This wee metal vintage Kris Kringle was mine when I was a little girl. It used to have a key and I would wind him up and his wheels would scoot along the floor.

He reminds me of Christmas' past.

Every Christmas morning my dear father, with a sparkle in his eye, would tell my sweet sister and I to close our eyes before we would walk into the living room and gather around the Christmas tree surrounded by presents. It was such a happy family Christmas tradition.

I'm not sure how old this Kris Kringle is but it is likely from the 1950's.

Today I am using some 'new to me' Christmas patterned china.

I have chosen a white Johnson Brothers teapot and matching cream and sugar.

The teapot was once my dear mother-in-laws.
My lovely niece (sweet sister's daughter) gave me this darling swarovski gingerbread crystal decoration for Christmas one year.

Sweet Sister recently gave me the matching cream and sugar!

I have added some gold angel table glitter on the tablecloth.

Poinsettias always make a pretty Christmas Centerpiece.

Help yourself to a shortbread cookie or a candy cane.

What is your favourite Christmas memory?

Thank you for joining me today for

"A Kris Kringle Tea"

Enjoy your week!
Karen

This week I will be joining:

Bernideen’s ~ http://blog.bernideens.com/

Friends Sharing Tea

Jann- http://jannolson.BlogSp ot.com/

Share Your Cup Thursday
Martha~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ Tea On Tuesday

Terri~ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/
Teacup TuesdayRuth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Sandi ~ http://www.sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/
Teatime Tuesday

Hope to see you there!

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Christmas at the Cottage

Welcome Festive Friends to

Christmas at the Cottage!

Please do come in.....

Decorating at the little cottage is such fun!

I love the cottage colours of turquoise and white and have searched many thrift stores and dollar stores for matching Christmas décor.

I thought it festive to add some sparkle to decorate the sideboard!

Every little cottage needs a little Christmas tree, don't you think?

With some little decorations and

some little presents!

Stockings on the fireplace remind me of happy times when I was little at Christmas!

Thank you for visiting

Christmas at the Cottage!

Enjoy the season!

Karen

Today I am joining

Beverley at Pink Saturday

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Hope to see you there!

Sunday, December 8, 2013

A Mint Green and Cream Christmas Tea

Hello Sweet Friends

Welcome to

"A Mint Green and Cream Christmas Tea"

and

"The Broken Treasure"

I am just starting to get ready for Christmas....

A few weeks ago I found this silver tree centre piece at Crossroads Thrift Shop. As you know I love crystals and bling so I couldn't resist. It is really meant for photos but I like it without.

The traditional red and green Christmas colours do not go particularly well with my colour scheme throughout the house so today I am choosing some mint green accents.

As I was washing the teacups and trying to be extremely gentle with my favourite thin Shelley cup when I was drying it..... oh no! And much to my dismay, it cracked.

I was so excited about sharing this Shelley ....

It is called "Pole Star".

I quickly got out the glue gun and tried to put it back together. No, I didn't cry but I wanted to.

Unfortunately no one will be able to drink from this dainty treasure again. From this side it looks almost perfect, doesn't it? Well, almost.

Too bad it wasn't this mint green Colclough. I have a few of these cups.

I don't mean that really. I do love it in mint green too!

Do help yourself to a Cranberry Citrus Oat Crunch Cookie in the Beleek heartshaped dish. It was once my dear mother-in-laws.

I found this sweet tiny Christmas teapot spoon at Salvation Army (I call it Sally Ann, do you?) for 49 cents.

The cream and sugar have a special little story to go with them. I found the creamer at antique shop and when dear sister saw it one day at my house she realized that she had the matching lonely sugar bowl. So, the generous gal that she is gave it to me and now I have the matched set!

Sweet Sister and I do like the same things. I must tell you another amazing story. One day she consigned two pretty fringed lamps and then I went into the same shop and bought them!!! The dear would have given them to me for free but I paid $50.00 for the pair. (I will share those another day).